Object

Representation ID: 1791

Received: 04/02/2019

Respondent: 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.