A Rural Enterprise Dwelling will be built on a Llanfair farm after plans were approved by Powys County Council this week.

The scheme will see a two storey, three bedroom property built on former agricultural land at Rhosfawr, near Cwm Golau, after applicant PL and PG Bumford received approval for the scheme from Powys County Council on August 9.

The so-called Rural Enterprise Dwellings provide planning exemptions to allow residential accommodation to be built in open countryside for workers in agricultural businesses.

The plans coincide with the planned expansion of the poultry side of the business, which intends to add two further poultry units to the existing 38,000 bird pullet-rearing unit already on the farm.

"PL and PG Bumford have an established and successful beef, sheep and poultry enterprise at Rhosfawr which has been operating for many years with a focus upon genetics of the stock on farm and reducing costs of production to develop a sustainable business," reads the design and access statement submitted in support of the application.

"A 38,000 bird pullet rearing unit has been developed on farm, producing pullets on contract. An IPPC permit has been secured for a total of 114,000 birds on farm.

"The business has further plans to apply to the Local Planning Authority for a further two poultry units and these would be positioned to the south east of the existing poultry unit and therefore in very close proximity to the proposed dwelling.

"The applicants are proposing to build a house on the farm, and within the vicinity of Rhosfawr, adjoining the poultry units. The combination of sympathetic building height, mass and good separation together with good landscaping ensure a neighbourly environment."

The proposal had been supported by Llanfair Caereinion Town Council in December, who said "The Town Council wish to support this application as the proposal will support a local family."

Earlier objections to the plans, which were submitted in October 2020, were concerned with vehicle access to the site, but the county council's highways department withdrew their application in March once updated drawings had been submitted.