Plans for 39 village homes are rejected
Two planning developments to build nearly 40 homes in a Shropshire border village have been rejected by councillors.
The decisions were taken at a meeting of Powys County Council's planning committee, where members first discussed an application from Mr DC Roberts, to build 34 homes on land at Oldfield Farm in Four Crosses.
Originally the application was for 44 houses, but it was reduced by 10.
Four Crosses and Llandrinio have been subject to numerous planning applications and developments in recent years.
Objections to the applications had been submitted by Llandysilio Community Council.
In the representations, the council called for the number of homes in the application to be reduced to 24
It also claimed that the lack of a five year housing supply should not override all considerations.
The council said: "The emerging local development plan indicates that 5,596 dwellings are needed in Powys over the plan period which takes us to 2026.
"This equates to 1,250 in relation to those settlements identified as large villages of which Four Crosses is one.
"Breaking this down further as there are 42 large villages in Powys that means a growth of 30 per village.
"There is already one site adjacent to the village boundary which has gained planning permission for 46 dwellings and another two sites currently under consideration for 35 dwellings each."
The council also argued that highways and parking would cause problems, as well as a lack of infrastructure available.
Despite planners recommending the development for conditional consent, the plans were rejected.
Llandyslio Community Council objected to another application, this time to build five homes at Greenfields Farm in the village.
Arguing about a lack of infrastructure, the council said: "This is a key element in the development of large villages such as Four Crosses.
"Contribution needs to be obtained from each developer towards improving the classrooms at Llandysilio School, improving the recreational facilities and also helping the local doctor’s surgery to obtain enough funding for a much needed extension to reduce the waiting time for appointments."
Planners recommended the plans for refusal due to having an adverse effect on the character of the area, and councillors voted to reject the plans.
