Appeal over health and wellbeing centre withdrawn

A HEALTH board has withdrawn a planning appeal after proposals for a health and wellbeing centre featuring a drug and alcohol support service were turned down in Llanelli.

- RICHARD YOULE

Hywel Dda University Health Board said alternative sites were now being looked at and that it believed a health and wellbeing centre was essential for the town.

The original plan was to create the health and wellbeing centre at an office building on Traeth Ffordd, North Dock, but many residents were worried about the potential for anti-social behaviour because the facility would include a relocated Dyfed Drug and Alcohol Service (DDAS).

They also claimed there were water safety risks due to the building's proximity to the dock itself.

Dyfed-Powys Police supported the proposal and it was recommended for approval by Carmarthenshire Council's planning department, which said alternative sites had been considered.