Councillors backed plans for a new home for a Ceredigion businessman despite planning officers recommending refusal.

Outline permission was sought for a home on land at Brynmyrddin, Penrhiwllan, at the 11 November meeting of Ceredigion County Council’s development management committee.

The site is part of the residential land around Brynmyrddin bungalow, near the western end of the village.

No statutory consultees, including Llandyfriog Community Council, or members of the public objected, but officers recommended refusal because the area’s housing allocation had been exceeded.

Mr Jukes said the scheme would let him stay in the village while freeing existing family homes for his children.

Local member Cllr Wyn Thomas described Mr Jukes as having “a very successful local business employing a number of local people”.

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After Cllr Gareth Lloyd called for a vote, members rejected the officers’ recommendation to refuse the application, with Cllr Maldwyn Lewis saying the current LDP was outdated.