Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

Gwrthwynebu

1 Ymgynghoriad ar Cynllun Datblygu Lleol Newydd

ID sylw: 6008

Derbyniwyd: 09/03/2026

Respondent ID: 3448

Ymatebydd: Mr John Lloyd

Cadarn? Heb nodi

Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

1. Fails to reflect planning policies and LDP objectives.
The site forms part of the Conservation Area’s rural setting, and development would conflict with the statutory duty to preserve it and lacks clear justification.
2. The village of Colwinston is identified as a Country Treasure.
3. Site is not supported by the Integrated Site Impact assessment.
4. Digital approach to consultation has likely excluded many residents from engaging.
5. Recent and proposed growth is disproportionate to the scale of the historic village, harming its conservation status and community cohesion, with no clear housing need.
6. The site was previously deemed unsuitable, and this change conflicts with impact assessments and policy.
7. The site has drainage, flooding, and sewer capacity issues linked to Cowbridge Wastewater Treatment Works.
8. Traffic, parking, and safe walking and cycling have already worsened due to earlier development. The A48 junctions fail to meet current planning standards, and any road upgrades would harm the village’s character.
9. Colwinston has no direct public transport links (Greenlinks is an inadequate alternative), and extra traffic from new development and the school already makes walking and cycling less safe.

Testun llawn:

Site ID 4069 Land East of Colwinston

1. The inclusion of this site is it fails to reflect planning policies and LDP objectives. It fails on the majority of Impact Sustainability objectives and should not be approved for inclusion in the final LDP.

Redrawing of the Boundary Settlement to include site 4069
The site is part of the rural setting of the Conservation Area. Extending the current boundary fundamentally alters the settlement envelope and conflicts with the statutory duty to preserve or enhance. The proposal lacks sufficient specific justification is not supported by the impact assessment.

2. Heritage and landscape impact
The village of Colwinston is identified as a County Treasure. Development would have a detrimental impact on the character and setting of the Conservation Area contrary to policy.

3. Integrated Site Appraisal
Inclusion of this site is not supported by the Integrated Site Impact Assessment contravening almost all of the stated Sustainability Objectives within the LDP itself.

4. Inadequate Consultation with Residents
The digital approach adopted in this consultation is likely to have excluded many people in the local community from participating and responding.

5. Overdevelopment
Taken together with recent developments in the village the proposed growth of the settlement is not proportionate to the scale of the historic village and is damaging to its conservation status and community cohesion. It is not supported by evidence of settlement based housing need.

6. Inconsistency Of Site Assessment over Time
This site has been judged as unsuitable several previous occasions by the Local Authority. This change in decision is not supported by the continued adverse impact assessment and non compliance with its own and national policies.

7. Flood risk
There are known drainage and flooding issues in and around this site together with sewerage system capacity connectivity issues with the Cowbridge Wastewater Treatment Works.

8. Highways
Increased levels of car use from the previous housing and primary school development has already adversely affected traffic flows, parking, safe walking and cycling throughout the whole village. The two A48 junctions do not meet current planning requirements. The any improvements to village roads would have unacceptable character changing impacts.

9. Public transport and sustainable travel
This site does not meet transport sustainability objectives. Colwinston lacks direct links to public transport (Greenlinks is an inadequate alternative) and increased traffic from development and the school already compromises safety for walking and cycling

Atodiadau:

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