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Powys County Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Powys County Times
Plans for extension to Greenhouse café near Montgomery
A café that is run alongside a horticultural business near Montgomery could continue to grow after plans for a kitchen extension were given the thumbs up by Powys planners. Earlier this year, Marcus King of King's Nurseries at Garthmyl lodged a planning application with Powys County Council to extend the kitchen at the Greenhouse café onto the car park. The café was opened in 2022, has an area of 271 square metres, and the extension would provide a further 40 square metres to the building. Planning agent Frederick Carter explained the café, which was originally constructed for visitors to the nursery in 2022, has become successful in its own right. Mr Carter said: 'The growth of the business and its ethos to provide locally sourced quality ingredients has led to more in-house production of food, including baked goods. It is for this reason the café requires an extension to meet the demands of this growing enterprise.' The proposals would be built on an existing area designated for parking north of the café. Part of the original concern with the café plans going back to the original application in 2020 is that the site is in a flood zone near Llifior Brook. Mr Carter said: 'As the café extension will be sited in an area with potential to flood it will be raised up to protect the structure, with attenuation storage held for use by the nursery for plant watering more than accommodating the volume of water displaced by the development.' Mr Carter added: 'The business has grown substantially and this additional growth will support the existing business allowing for increased development and diversity for the site with the potential to grow the local economy by providing additional employment for the area.' Berriew Community Council discussed the proposal at a meeting in April and supported it. Planning officer Natalie Hinds said: 'A Flood Consequence Assessment (FCA) has been submitted and reviewed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). 'The design and access statement confirms that the structure will be raised, in line with NRW's assumption that the finished floor levels will match those of the existing café. 'As such, no objection has been made, and the development is considered to be acceptable.' 'It considered that the proposed development does fundamentally comply with relevant planning policy. 'The recommendation is one of conditional consent.'
Powys County Times
08-05-2025
- Business
- Powys County Times
Plans submitted for three homes in Castle Caereinion
New plans have been put forward for a development in a village near Welshpool just weeks after permission proposals were approved. Daniel Williams has lodged more fresh plans with Powys planners to build three homes at land south of Cwm Lane in Castle Caereinion known locally as 'Michael's Meadow.' The proposal is to build a two two-storey semi-detached dwellings with two bedrooms and includes parking provision, landscaping and other 'associated works.' The third home would be a bungalow with two bedrooms and will include three garden sheds. At the end of March, Mr Williams had been given planning permission for a two storey house and bungalow development at the field. This follows on from another application for a house and a 'detached' annexe/garage building being given planning permission at the site in September last year. The principle of developing the site had been agreed by Powys planners in an outline planning application for two houses back in 2022, but this was for a bigger patch of land at the site. A a chicken shed with gated access and room for vehicle parking had been in place at the site. While the shed has been removed a concrete base for parking is still there. Part of the site is at risk of flooding from the nearby Sylfaen Brook. Due to this a Flood Consequence Assessment (FCA) has been included with the application. The FCA by RAB consulting said: 'Natural Resources Wales (NRW) flood map for planning indicates that the majority of the site and the access road is located outside the flood zones.' They say that a small section to the southwest of the site is located in flood zone two and three. These cover surface water and small watercourses as a result of a natural surface water flow path and is associated with Sylfaen Brook which is located 65 metres south of the site. As the development is 'small scale' and mostly outside the flood zone RAB consulting said: 'The development is not expected to be impacted by flood water in all but the most extreme scenario.' 'Safe and dry' access and exit to and from the site is 'expected' in all but the 'most extreme' flood scenario. RAB consulting said: 'There is scope within the proposed development to incorporate a SuDS (sustainable drainage) treatment train to manage the impact of the development on surface water. 'The proposed development is appropriate for the flood risk and is not expected to increase the risk of flooding elsewhere.' A decision on the application is expected by July 1.
