A HOUSE has been approved for a farming family in Cribyn by councillors for the second time, despite planning officers giving a range of reasons why it falls foul of the council’s own planning policies.

The application for a dwelling for an agricultural worker at Cwmmynach farm was approved by members of the council’s Development Control Committee on Wednesday.

The application was first presented in March, again with a planning officer recommendation to refuse, but councillors gave it the green light subject to conditions which included tying a large area of the farm land to the house to prevent them being sold separately.

Members heard on Tuesday however that the land has a bank charge on it and the bank would not allow the condition.

Members were told that instead of tying 100 acres of farmland to the proposed house, the bank would only allow three acres to be attached.

Chief planning officer for the south of the county, Catrin Newbold, told members that three acres was “an insignificant number” and said the proposal “can now not be supported”.

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