Members of the public are being asked to give their views on plans for a residential development in Whitland on the site of the former Creamery.
It is the intention of Obsidian Developments Ltd and Whitland Green Park Ltd to apply to Carmarthenshire County Council for full planning permission for a residential development and public car park together with associated roads, drainage, landscaping and other infrastructure works.
The application site which is a predominantly derelict brownfield site leftover from the demolition of the former Whitland Creamery, is located at the south of St Mary’s Street, and north of the Afon Gronw River.
The application seeks full planning permission for the redevelopment of the site for residential purpose comprising of 43 units, with a mix of 2,3 and 4-bedroom houses, as well as 4 units of affordable housing in the form of apartments, along with associated strategic landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
The proposals will provide 42 spaces of private parking as well as a replacement public car park of 40 spaces, in accordance with CSS Wales Parking Standards. The parking court will be managed by the developer/town council through a voucher system with bays marked accordingly.
Whitland Creamery - once the largest creamery in Western Europe - was demolished in 2003 following a decade of closure with the hopes to reutilise the derelict sites for housing, community or recreational space.
An adjacent part of this site which was also part of the Creamery is already allocated for development in the Local Development Plan at present, therefore it is inferred that developments on these premises will also be considered equally beneficial to the community.
In compliance with the statutory pre-application consultation requirements, Amity Planning consultants are holding a ‘drop in’ session at Canolfan Hywel Dda on Thursday, December 15 between 6 and 7.30 pm, to show the plans.
More information can be found online by visiting https://amityplanning.co.uk/st-marys-st-whitland
Anyone who wishes to make representations about this proposed development must do so by December 26, 2022 either using the online feedback form; via post to - Amity Planning ('land South of St Marys Street, Whitland’), Suite 212, Creative Quarter, Cardiff, CF10 1AF; or email: [email protected] (please include ‘land South of St Marys Street, Whitland’ in the subject title).