Guilsfield public meeting following “carbuncle” development
Residents are invited to attend the meeting at 7.30pm in the Community Centre on Friday ahead of the deadline for the new Powys Local Development Plan (LDP), which is in the final days of its consultation period.
Thought to be the biggest village in Powys, Guilsfield residents have been largely critical of the new nine-dwelling social housing block on the former garage site, located just 50 metres from the 1,000-year-old church’s gates and backing onto the village’s historical area.
Two further large developments are also taking shape in the village with the LDP plan showing land earmarked for more expansion. But it hasn’t gone down well.
“I have been inundated with complaints about the enormous carbuncle that has been erected in the centre of our village,” said Cllr Ian Harrison, the village county councillor and community council chair.
“This atrocious and unseemly building, so out of place here, has led to cries of ‘no more’ from the community and a determination to end the ad hoc building developments threatening the integrity and harmony of the village.
“To this end, Guilsfield Community Council voted recently to object to all further building developments identified in the new Local Development Plan and has called a public meeting to progress this action.”
But Cllr Harrison said that Friday’s meeting won’t just be a “protest meeting” and said there are people in support of more housing and their voice needs to be heard.
“Of course, there are residents who would like to see starter homes for younger couples. However, this development will be allocated to those across Powys with greatest housing need,” explained Cllr Harrison.
“This awful development would have been a less bitter pill to swallow had it been reserved as ‘local homes for local people’.
“But all residents of all views are welcome to the public meeting. Come and make your voice heard in County Hall.”
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