en.Wedoany.com Reported - A residential development project in Brecon, Wales, has been granted an extension to its planning permission, with developers given an additional five years to submit detailed plans.
In July 2023, Mr and Mrs Fellowes applied to the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority (BBNPA) to vary Condition 2 of an outline planning permission for 30 homes on land north of Camden Crescent, Brecon, originally approved in 2020. Although the outline permission was granted by the Welsh Government's planning inspector in September 2020, establishing the principle of residential development on the site, progress was hindered by regulations concerning phosphate discharge into rivers and its impact on Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).
Under the original permission, developers were required to submit a reserved matters planning application—providing detailed project plans—by September 2023. Planning agent Dylan Green explained that issues related to phosphate impacts made businesses cautious about undertaking the development and preparing detailed plans within the timeframe. Green noted that since Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water was upgrading its sewage treatment works, and upon completion, the development site could be connected to the public combined sewer, a Section 73 application was proposed to extend the outline permission by a further five years.
In April 2024, Welsh Water confirmed the works were complete and raised "no objection" to the proposal. Amy Marshall of the company stated that the development site drains to Brecon Sewage Treatment Works and ultimately into a river SAC, and that the wastewater flow could be accommodated within the existing public sewer system.
Planning case officer Lisa Hughes indicated that any development potentially increasing phosphate levels within the SAC catchment area must undergo a Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) screening. The updated Appropriate Assessment concluded that adverse effects on the River Usk SAC could only be avoided through planning conditions. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) was consulted and agreed with the updated assessment conclusions.
Hughes approved the extension application, setting a new deadline of May 28, 2031, for the developer to submit detailed plans.
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