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Search the Public Notice PortalAn official application for a change of use of a Ceredigion farm to facilities for the county’s new agricultural college is being recommended for approval by county planners.
In an application to Ceredigion County Council’s July development management committee, the council itself has submitted a call for a change of use from an existing working farm to a new education establishment for pupils of 16 years and over at Llettytwppa, Lampeter.
The site will remain a working farm with practical lessons taught to students alongside farming operations.
The application also seeks permission for the temporary installation of two mobile toilet blocks on the site to serve the students attending practical lessons/work experience on site.
Last July, following secret discussions where Ceredigion’s council backed the purchase of a new “strategic asset,” the council has announced it had bought Llettytwppa farm, said to be valued at £1.8m, to help deliver vocational and post-16 courses in Lampeter.
The farm purchase, next to the University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) campus in Lampeter, follows the announcement earlier that year of the end of undergraduate teaching at Wales’s oldest campus, with courses transferred to Carmarthen.
At the June and July meetings of Ceredigion County Council’s Cabinet, members backed approval the purchase, funded through a loan from the Welsh Government.
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Llettytwppa Farm, now owned by the council, is being transformed into an educational site for pupils who wish to follow courses related to the agricultural and horticultural sectors.
The council has previously stated: “Llettytwppa Farm will play a key role by providing agricultural, horticultural, and supplementary courses such as hedge laying, safe machinery use, agricultural mechanics, sustainable farming, and more – ensuring learners develop the skills they need to stay in their communities to learn, live, and succeed.”
An officer report for members of the planning committee says the scheme is for its consideration rather than being delegated to planning officers as the local authority is the applicant.
It adds: “The proposal would involve the continuation of farming activities on the site, with practical lessons being delivered alongside existing agricultural operations. Classroom-based learning would take place off-site at nearby premises in Lampeter, with students attending the farm for practical sessions.
“The development is intended to operate on a small scale, with approximately two courses comprising around six students per course, attending the site on a part-time basis (one day per week).
“Permission is sought for a three-year period initially, to be secured by condition imposed by the local planning authority. No alterations are proposed to the existing buildings as part of this application. Vehicular access would be taken from the existing farm access, with parking accommodated within the farmyard.”
A decision on the application will be made at the July 8 committee meeting.
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