SR/159/007

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 381

Derbyniwyd: 02/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Mr Edward Cooper

I am objecting because this and other developments would transform the village of Tycroes into a Town which doesn't have the amenities to support it.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 979

Derbyniwyd: 07/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Cllr Tina Higgins

I object because:
Residents have raised concerns that large scale development will change the nature of the village. This development would join two villages together where they are currently separate.
Inadequate infrastructure.
Loss of green space.
Concerns about land quality.
Residents have raised concerns that the proposed use description is 'mixed use'.
Several footpaths run through the area.
Inadequate healthcare provision to cope with increased population.
Drainage issues. Flooding.
Lack of school places to deal with an increase in pupil numbers.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 1087

Derbyniwyd: 07/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Mr & Mrs Barney & Pat Gill

There is interesting biodiversity on this site, which should be allowed to regenerate.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 1131

Derbyniwyd: 07/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Mrs Amy Wright

Land should remain open land for community use

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 1300

Derbyniwyd: 07/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Miss Moira Evans

I strongly oppose the proposed development plan. Far too much land in the area has already been taken up for building purposes with the subsequent loss of green spaces, ancient woodland, the variety of plant life and the wildlife dependent upon this environment. Once lost, this ecosystem can never be regained, a situation detrimental to the living conditions not only of plants and animals, but of the people already resident in this community. This land has in the past been scarred by industrial activity and is only now beginning to recover. It should be allowed to continue to do so.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 1400

Derbyniwyd: 08/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Llanedi Community Council

Following recent public consultation, a meeting of Llanedi Community Council on the 6th February 2018 agreed that we wish to object to the inclusion of this site on to the LDP.
Our specific objection to this candidate site also includes concerns over:
* this is a community recreation space/place for safe play
* the environmental importance of the site
* the strain on infrastructure that large scale development would cause
* lack of infrastructure/services (doctors/schools etc.)
* concerns over access and traffic

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 1452

Derbyniwyd: 08/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Mrs Helen Funnell

The development would merge 2 villages into 1,and would mean local services/infrastructure would be unable to cope. There is no housing shortage in the area, therefore no need for large developments. The land is waste coal and tip material ,totally unsafe and unsuitable to build on.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 1791

Derbyniwyd: 04/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Mary Davies

The site is considered unsuitable for the following reasons:

1. Land was donated to the Teglan Park community to build a children's' playground a number of years ago, with residents donating funds to go towards the the playground, but nothing has happened so far. Can this land be legally developed.

2. Electricity poles and lines going through the top field would need to be relocated, how and where?

3. Water logged ground .

4. Less than 20' across Heol Ddu from the proposed site are two industrial units which have been there since at least the 1960s. Concern that housing will impact on the businesses and vice versa.

5. There is a large vertical mine shaft in the middle of the field behind the lower cul-de-sac.

A planning application was approved for residential development on the industrial estate, it is believed the permission is still valid, question why this site is not marked as being a potential site for housing.

Concern is raised about the number of potential houses for Tycroes which could total approximately 500 which is a concern for the use of facilities in the area.

There are also the issues of access and drainage/sewerage.

Redevelopment of the Western Carbons/Edenhall estate would male more sense. Neath Port Talbot LDP makes provision for play areas & is part of the remit of the LDPs. Currently the only playground facilities for children is in Heol Brown at the other end of the village, and that is potentially under threat. A park could be part of this estate.

The respondent also asks a number of questions of the LDP preparation process.

Sylw

ID sylw: 1970

Derbyniwyd: 08/02/2019

Ymatebydd: Welsh Government

Site can only come forward with delivery of Ammanford distribution road. Fully evidenced prior to inclusion. This is the same for all adjoining potential site allocations. Significant cumulative impacts that are required to be modelled/mitigated prior to LDP2 inclusion.

The respondent has compiled some general comments from Welsh Government Network Management Division as highway authority for the trunk road and motorways in Wales and also makes a number of site specific comments. The respondent states that the strategic trunk road network is for the safe and expeditious movement of long distance traffic. In order to maintain free-flow and safety, there is a general presumption against new access onto trunk roads. Further detailed advice is given on how developments should seek to access trunk roads, with reference made to guidance and legislation (including the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and the Active Travel Act).

In order for the trunk road highway authority to be in a position to make a considered view, the onus is on the forward planning authority to provide highway evidence in both capacity and safety terms. This will scope the consideration of existing network capacity constraints, agreed infrastructure upgrades and outline delivery streams (such as planning obligations).

Advice is provided on the potential accompanying evidence required with an application (eg Transport Statement (TS) or Transport Assessment (TA)) - commensurate with the scale of the proposal. Applications are judged on their individual merits and specific supporting traffic impact detail may be requested in order to consider network impacts. Where designs are not DMRB compliant there is a right to issue a direction to refuse an application.

Where developments require improvements to existing or new connections to the trunk road and these are agreed at planning, the developer will be required to enter into an appropriate legal agreement for their delivery, generally via Section 184 and Section 278 of the Highways Act.