Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

Gwrthwynebu

1 Ymgynghoriad ar Cynllun Datblygu Lleol Newydd

ID sylw: 6162

Derbyniwyd: 11/03/2026

Respondent ID: 2506

Ymatebydd: Ms Lucie Taylor

Cadarn? Nac Ydi

Effeithiau ar y Gymraeg:

Very positive as outlined previously.

Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

SF&G note the Vale’s recognition of the climate crisis, with a focus on mitigation over adaptation in the draft plan. More focus on adaption is needed. We suggest emphasising community-scale actions such as community gardens, orchards, local food growing, green spaces, repair hubs, and tree planting for biodiversity and shading. The circular economy should include biological nutrients and community resource recovery. Green infrastructure should be multifunctional, incorporating community-managed green spaces with high biodiversity and food production. Nature-based solutions should also address social heat stress and mental health, beyond water management, by including urban gardens and permeable surfaces.

Newid wedi’i awgrymu gan ymatebydd:

encouragement for community focussed initiatives that mitigate and help adapt to climate change.

Testun llawn:

The Vale has already recognised there’s a climate crisis. The plan gives mitigation and adaption as the 2 elements, though perhaps the draft plan feels like it focusses more on mitigation with adaption being more secondary.

For SP16 we suggest more on community-scale climate action that help with food security, carbon sequestration, biodiversity gains, social cohesion, and cooling e.g.
community gardens and orchards
local food growing
shared green spaces
local repair and reuse hubs
tree planting (but not just for green design with the aesthetic/landscaping but trees for biodiversity, shading, food)

No. 2 Circular Economy, the statement focuses on buildings and materials.
The circular economy also applies to biological nutrients and waste.
Community gardens are hubs for the circular economy—composting local green waste and recycling nutrients back into the soil. Suggest adding "community-scale resource recovery" to the circular economy principles

No. 5 & 8 Green infrastructure, the 2 statements identify only carbon sequestration and urban shading & cooling. Green infrastructure should have multifunctional roles i.e. not just be "trees to look at". For GI there should be measurable standards. Welsh Government and NRW have spent considerable resources developing Green Infrastructure toolkits and these should be used better within the LDP.
Suggestion: that "Green Infrastructure" specifically includes Community Managed Green Space. These spaces provide higher biodiversity value and better social outcomes than "standard" landscaping PLUS food especially if orchards are planted.

No. 10 Nature-Based Solutions The policy links nature-based solutions primarily to water/flooding.
Nature-based solutions can also address social heat stress and mental health during extreme weather.
Suggestion: add community gardens, community allotments and orchards, which provide cooling and permeable surfaces while simultaneously tackling the "nature deficit" in urban areas.