A dismayed smallholder in the Towy Valley said his family is facing the loss of land again - this time for a new cycle path between Carmarthen and Llandeilo. Robert Moore said a strip of land he owns close to the River Towy in White Mill, around four miles from Carmarthen, has been made the subject of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) by Carmarthenshire Council.
He said it would be third time land has been compulsorily purchased from the family and that "enough is enough". CPOs allow a local authority to acquire land without the consent of the owner, and follow negotiations between the two parties.
The council wants to link Carmarthen and Llandeilo with a 16-mile cycle path, running predominantly along a former railway track. It has built part of it, and has now submitted a planning application for a nine-mile stretch between Nantgaredig and Ffairfach, by Llandeilo. This follows a £16.7 million Levelling Up Fund grant from the UK Government.
