A village be greatly expanded in current proposals by Powys County Council.

Abermule could see 34 acres of land developed - adding potentially hundreds of houses to the village, which only has a population of less than 1,000.

According to the current new build guide the land, if only used for housing, could see over 300 new homes in the village. 

The proposal in Powys County Council’s Local Development plan would see a large area of agricultural land being made available for various developments which would greatly expand the village.

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According to the proposal the land would be made available for “open market housing, affordable housing, specialist housing (including for older people and those with disabilities), community facilities, health, education and social care”.

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The land which has been earmarked for potential development is the land between Bolbro Wood and the B4386.

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.”