Almost 1,000 new homes could be developed at various sites in Llandrindod Wells.

In proposals being put forward in the Local Development Plan by Powys County Council multiple sites could be opened up for developers leading to hundreds of new homes.

In the plans over 80 acres of land in the town would made available for applications for new developments, which according to new build guides could see nearly 1,000 new homes in the coming years.

The largest area of land would be at Ty Canol Farm along the River Ithon opposite the sporsts centre. In the proposals an area of 27 acres would be made available for “open market housing” and  “affordable housing” – which would see hundreds of new homes.

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Another large are would be made available to the rear of the hospital in between Quarry Lane and Trefonen Lane covering 20 acres of land which would also be made available for housing.

As would land at Tremont Parc on the opposite side of Trefonen Lane where a further 17 acres could be developed.

There were other notable areas of the town which have been put forward as development opportunities.

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Land adjacent to the recently refurbished Auto Palace could be made available for affordable housing as would the site of the old Arlais Day Centre on Beaufort Road.

A further 18 acres of land would also be available at two other sites for further housing development.

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A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: “The council is currently preparing its new Replacement Local Development Plan, which will cover all of Powys excluding the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

“This plan will set out the out the council’s proposals and land-use policies for the future development of land in its area. It covers the 15-year period from 2022 to 2037 and will be used to guide decisions on planning applications once adopted.

“The current phase of this work has seen the council publish its preferred strategy as well as the Candidate Site Register, which includes all the sites that were submitted as part of the Call for Candidate Sites back in 2022.

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“The council is currently consulting on its preferred strategy and is also inviting views from interested parties on the sites published as part of the Candidate Site Register. This consultation will close on 7 October.

“Once the consultation has closed, the council will consider all representations made on the preferred strategy and on the sites. These will be taken into consideration when used to prepare the deposit plan, the next phase in the development of the Replacement Local Development Plan.

“The deposit plan will include a refined preferred strategy and more detailed polices for development management purposes, site policies and site allocations.

“The deposit plan will also be subject to public consultation.”