Carmarthenshire chapel spared demolition after villagers' pleas



Carmarthenshire chapel spared demolition after villagers' pleas

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11 Aug 2022 at 00:06
Carmarthenshire chapel spared demolition after villagers' pleas



The owner of a rural chapel which has stood for almost 150 years has been told that he cannot demolish it.

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Villagers in Rhydcymerau, Carmarthenshire, who objected to the plan, said they would like it to be a meeting place and community shop.

"These were our people, and we should respect their final resting place," said Rachel Philip, a resident.

A demolition application for the unoccupied chapel was turned down by the council's planning department.

Carmarthenshire council said too little information had been provided on the presence of a bat roost and the building's proximity to nearby properties.

It also said no information had been supplied on the proposed restoration of the site.

Residents were also worried about the adjacent graveyard, where author and nationalist David John Williams, who wrote Hen Dy Ffarm (The old farmhouse), is buried, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The original chapel was built in 1813, with the current building dating from 1874.

Patricia Barker, of Rhydcymerau, said in an email to the planning department that the village had already lost a pub, school, shop and post office.

She said: "This has left the village with nothing for the community of Rhydcymerau.