AMMANFORD’S proposed monthly market could be under threat if plans for a storage unit are not drawn up and submitted to the council soon.

There were ripples of underlying tension during the Ammanford Town Council meeting last week, when the subject of the new Quay Street market were discussed.

Previously, it was announced the only thing holding-up the scheme were drawings for a new the storage unit, set to be housed in the Co-op car park, where equipment needed for the venture would be kept when not in use.

However, even though councillors voted to pay for the plans, costing in the region of £100, to be completed three months ago, there has still been no progress.

“I have all the paper work in place to submit the planning application for the storage unit,” said, Town Clerk, Miriam Phillips.

“However, the one thing holding-up the entire process are the elevated drawings for the container.

“Councillors did agree to pay for the plans but they still have not materialised.”

In March, the Guardian reported that the market, which would include 15 trade stalls, was in its final stages of the planning process and had received a cash injection of more than £15,000 from Carmarthenshire County Council's Regeneration and Leisure department.

Councillor Jonathan Davies told fellow members: “I have been trying to sort out the elevated plans.

“But in addition to this the council also want an Environmental Inspection Report.”

The question of the inspection report left Cllr Wendy Evans and Cllr Irene Hopkins fuming.

“We need to get this sorted out once and for all,” said Cllr Evans.

“We keep going round in circles and never get anything done.”

Cllr Hopkins said she was concerned that delays in the scheme were holding up other matters and need to be finalised as soon as possible.

“It was agreed to get the plans drawn up and finalised ages ago the longer this drags on the longer other projects are not being addressed," she said.

Councillors decided that the elevated drawings had to be submitted at the next council meeting or else the proposals for the market could be axed.

It was hoped the initiative would boost Ammanford’s as a commercial centre.