Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

Gwrthwynebu

1 Ymgynghoriad ar Cynllun Datblygu Lleol Newydd

ID sylw: 5934

Derbyniwyd: 08/03/2026

Respondent ID: 3429

Ymatebydd: Mr Philip Jacobs

Cadarn? Heb nodi

Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

I oppose including Candidate Site 4069 east of Colwinston in the RDLP 2021-2036 due to insufficient transport infrastructure, lack of housing demand evidence, difficult access, and potential disruption to farming and countryside. The site’s greenfield status should be protected, and brownfield options like Llandow airfield considered instead. The proposed settlement boundary change is unjustified and would lead to overdevelopment, significantly increasing village size and altering its character. The site’s location and infrastructure issues make it unsuitable for development. This would be overdevelopment of a village with poor infrastructure and services and proposed land does not form a natural extension.

Testun llawn:

I am writing to strongly oppose the inclusion of Candidate Site 4069 Land to the East of Colwinston in the RDLP 2021 to 2036. My reasons are:
1. Transport:
Infrastructure of roads is insufficient for anticipated amount of traffic. Current school traffic problems will be exasperated.
No public transport or active travel to support people commuting to work. Residents are compelled to rely on cars for daily activities.
2. Lack of evidence showing demand for housing in Colwinston.
3. Location:
Location is difficult to access and only via Heol Cae Pwll. It is landlocked so this site would be very disruptive and dangerous. Building contractors would require alternative access routes to this field. Also it would limit access to farming land making agricultural opportunities difficult.
4. Protection of countryside
This greenfield land should be protected and alternative brownfield sites need to be utilised like Llandow airfield. Using the site will have a detrimental permanent negative impact on the conservation area and the village’s historic rural location. Other Colwinston sites have been rejected due to the incursion into the countryside yet this site is adjacent to the same piece of countryside referred to in reference to these sites. So similarly this site needs to be excluded.
4. Redrawing of settlement
The Boundary Settlement border inaccurately outlines the village settlement and has been moved to suit the proposed development using what was previously defined as countryside. This is without justification and is unacceptable.
5. Overdevelopment
Development on this site would result in overdevelopment of a small village with poor infrastructure, connectivity and extremely limited services and facilities, especially in light of the recent increase in houses in Heol Cae Pwll (64). 25 more houses would result in the village increasing in size by about 50% since 2016, changing the village setting completely. The area of land proposed does not form part of the natural flow/layout of the village.

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