Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
Vale of Glamorgan Council

The Land to the East of Colwinston allocation measures approximately 0.84ha and is therefore able to provide the minimum density of 30 dwellings per net hectare set out in Policy PGD2. It is noted that the Candidate Site Submission for Land to the East of Colwinston (Site ID: 453) was for a gross site area of 5.24ha and therefore if the allocation were to be expanded, up to 157 dwellings could be delivered at the site during the RLDP period.

The approach to residential development densities in Policy PGD2 is consistent with paragraph 3.51 of PPW which states that “Higher densities should be encouraged in urban centres and near major public transport nodes or interchanges, to generate a critical mass of people to support services such as public transport, local shops and schools.”

As such, as drafted Policy PGD2 meets the three tests of soundness.