Waterfront homes plan is approved

THE latest swathe of the regeneration of Barry’s waterfront area has been given the green light – with permission granted for dozens more homes.

The plans for Arno Quay will see 92 properties built on one hectare (2.5 acres) of brownfield land north of the docks and directly south of the Morrisons supermarket and the Waterfront Retail Park.

These proposals are for the 92 new properties to be made up of 28 houses – split between two and three-bedroom homes – and 64 flats. Some, developers say, boast “stunning” views over the water.

They were approved on Friday, subject to a number of conditions.

Victoria Williams, sales director of Persimmon Homes East Wales, said: “We are delighted to be progressing this next phase of the Barry waterfront development.

“We have already seen strong interest in these 92 properties and a number of sales.”

Access to the new homes would be from waterside road Y Rhodfa as well as new streets built off it.

In a Vale of Glamorgan Council planning report, it was stated: “It is considered that the proposed development would not unacceptably impact upon highway safety, would provide occupiers of the dwellings with adequate parking, and would utilise materials that give a high-quality finish.”

And in a planning document submitted as part of the application, Arno Quay was described as “offering a gateway opportunity to Barry Waterfront” from the town centre.

Across the waterfront area as a whole there are a variety of plans for new housing, shops, bars, restaurants and cafes, a hotel, a primary school and play spaces.

A consortium made up of developers Persimmon Homes, Barratt Homes and Taylor Wimpey is working on the project as a whole.

In total up to 2,000 new homes will have been built by the end of the project, with the Vale of Glamorgan Council predicting the development “only emphasises the growing confidence in Barry as a great place to live, work and enjoy yourself”.

But some new residents of the West Pond segment of the development last month spoke of their concern at roads and other parts of the infrastructure of their neighbourhoods being left unfinished and resembling a building site.