A call to demolish a Ceredigion bungalow, replacing it with a two-storey home, made by a relative of a councillor who wants to return to the area, has been given the thumbs-up.

In an application recommended for approval at the 11 November meeting of Ceredigion County Council’s development management committee, Owen Evans and Lowri Ward, of Roath, Cardiff, sought permission for the demolition of an existing bungalow at Bryndenys, Silian, near Lampeter, replacing it with a new four-bedroom home, as well as related works.

The committee considered the application because the applicant is a close relative of a county councillor.

An officer report for members at the November meeting said the existing single-storey, three-bedroom bungalow dates from the 1970s, and has been altered and extended over time.

It said the scheme sought its demolition and replacement with a two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling, together with a detached garage and shed, landscaping, biodiversity enhancements, drainage works and associated development.

The report added: “Although two storeys, this would not be out of character with the surrounding area, where other two-storey dwellings are present.

“Overall, there are considered to be sufficient planning advantages to justify the departure from the form and scale of the existing bungalow. The proposal would result in a dwelling of a better design, which respect the character of the surrounding area.”

The report put before members at the meeting said that one letter of support from a member of the public had been received “noting that the design would be in keeping with neighbouring properties, including Ty Capel and Glandenys, and that the applicants returning to the area would make a positive contribution to the local community”.

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Committee members backed the scheme after Cllr Gareth Lloyd moved its approval.