Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
Vale of Glamorgan Council

I am writing in response to the Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP) consultation regarding proposals affecting Llanmaes.

Green Wedge – Land between Llantwit Major and Llanmaes Site ID 436 – Proposal Number DNP2(6)

I would like to express my support for the proposal to designate the land between the Village of Llanmaes and the Llantwit Major Bypass as a Green Wedge. Maintaining this land as protected open space is important in order to:

- Prevent the visual and physical coalescence of Llantwit Major and Llanmaes
- Protect the rural setting and landscape character of the area
- Preserve the setting of the Llanmaes Conservation Area
- Safeguard countryside from incremental development pressures

Designating this land as a Green Wedge is a sensible and necessary planning measure to ensure the long-term separation and identity of the two settlements and to maintain the character of the surrounding countryside.

Retail Development – Bridge House Farm
Site ID 379 – Proposal Number SP12(2)

I would like to register my objection to the proposed retail development at Bridge House Farm.

The proposed store would represent a significant and inappropriate intrusion into the countryside and would undermine the purpose of the proposed Green Wedge. In particular:

- The development would contribute to the visual and physical coalescence of Llantwit Major and Llanmaes.
- It would introduce a large-scale retail building and associated infrastructure into a sensitive rural setting.
- The proposal would be incongruous with the landscape character of the area and detrimental to the setting of the Llanmaes Conservation Area.
- The site lies outside the defined Strategic Growth Area, making it an unsuitable location for this type of development.

For these reasons I strongly urge the Council to reject the allocation of this site for retail development.

Thank you for considering these comments as part of the consultation process.