Almost 100 new homes are to be built on a patch of land in Carmarthen after a building company secured full planning permission, it has been confirmed. A consultation was launched last year after Persimmon Homes submitted the ambitious plans. The project will see 93 new homes being built on land called Frondeg, which sits west of St David’s Park and between the A40 dual carriageway and Pentremeurig Road, north of the Johnstown area of Carmarthen.

The site comprises a single field and occupies an area of around 5.4 hectares. The 93 homes will be made up of two and three storey properties, 11 of which will designated as affordable housing for local people. The development will also include the construction of attenuation ponds, drainage features and active travel routes. To get the latest Carmarthenshire stories sent directly to you for free, click here.

As part of the project, a play area – which will include balance beams and climbing boulders, suitable for infants and primary-age children – will be built and bat, swift, and sparrow boxes will be installed, while a £984,538 financial contribution is also being made to fund local infrastructure, Persimmon Homes has confirmed.

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The area marked red is where the development will be built, to the west of St David's Park and to the south of Pentremeurig Road

“We’re delighted that our application to bring new much-needed homes to Carmarthen has been successful and would like to thank Carmarthenshire Council for engaging with us so constructively,” said the building company’s managing director, Stuart Phillips. “Persimmon already has a strong track record of delivering high quality homes for local people in the town and we look forward to expanding our positive and lasting legacy in Carmarthen with this new site.

“We’re excited to be building nearly 100 houses next to existing amenities like the University of Wales Trinity St David, but also near sites allocated for schools and employment. Alongside designated affordable homes and the ecological features we will be implementing, Persimmon is confident that by providing more homes in Carmarthen, the benefits of this development will be clear and long-lasting for the local community.”

Earlier this year, Persimmon Homes also revealed further plans to build up to 250 new homes on other parcels of land to the south, east and north of the Frondeg site in what it called a “hugely exciting development”. As part of a wider housing plan, Carmarthenshire Council unveiled plans last year to deliver 2,200 affordable homes across the county.

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