‘Green buffer’ part of application to build 130 houses
PLANS have been revealed for more than 100 houses to be built
An application has been submitted to the council for the development of about 130 houses on land south of Brynna Road in Brynna, which will include public open space.
An element of affordable housing would be provided within the development in a series of small clusters which will include affordable rented, shared ownership and low cost/ reduced cost market housing.
Access is proposed from Brynna Road along the northern edge and areas of open space are proposed throughout the site.
The development will include sustainable urban drainage systems and new hedgerow and tree planting to promote biodiversity.
A “green buffer” around the northern and southern site edges will be created to help minimise the impact on existing homes along Brynna Road and nearby woodland.
Pedestrian and cycle access is also proposed from Brynna Road at the new site access, with additional pedestrian links along the eastern and southern boundaries of the site onto Maywood, the disused railway and woodland to the south.
The design and access statement prepared by The Urbanists on behalf of the applicant says the buildings are “at an appropriate scale and density to reflect the character and appearance of the surrounding residential development”.
It adds that the site lies within the settlement boundary of Llanharan which is identified as a key settlement in the Local Development Plan (LDP) and the site is allocated as a non-strategic residential allocation, suggesting development is “acceptable and encouraged”.
They also said the site is close to the Llanilid development in the LDP, suggesting a “synergy between the developments could be achieved”, with residents benefiting from the provision of services planned under this development.
It also says the Brynna site does not fall under any key constraints or designations which would restrict its development.
Although it recognises the revocation of the planning policy, TAN 1 means a lack of five-year housing land supply is not now a material consideration in favour of new development, the design and access statement says national planning policy continues to emphasise the urgent need to allocate and bring forward land in sustainable locations for residential development.
The statement says it is considered that the application site meets planning policy requirements in terms of being in “an appropriate, sustainable location that is safely accessible by all forms of transport and that the impacts of the development on the continued operation and safety of the surrounding highway network would be acceptable”.