Flats, shops and car parking planned at ‘grassy scrubland’

A DEVELOPER wants to build a twostorey building containing five shops and 13 one-bedroom flats in Broadlands, Bridgend.

Broadlands Property Investment Ltd has applied for planning permission from Bridgend council to construct the building on an open green space at Ffordd Tirion, Broadlands.

The proposed developement site lies between the Llangewydd Arms, a pub and restaurant, and Busy Bees at Bridgend, a nursery.

If approved, the new building would be built in an L shape, measuring 48.7m wide by 15.4m and 26.3m in depth. A total of 50 car-parking spaces would also be provided at the front and side of the building. A new point of access for cars would be created off Gentle Way and an existing access point, currently used by the Llangewydd Arms, would be used to exit the site.

According to the planning statement, the proposed development site consists of “grassy scrubland” with no trees or hedges, and while it may be used by dog-walkers, it is unlikely to affect biodiversity or conservation. It also states 20% of the new homes will be affordable housing, in line with council policy.

The document reads: “It is considered that the proposal offers an excellent opportunity for a mixed use development on a vacant under-utilised parcel of land which would be well-linked to the existing community, facilities and public transport without resulting in a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the area, privacy and amenity of existing and proposed occupants, highway safety and drainage.”