Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
Vale of Glamorgan Council

Objection: HG1 KS1 – Land at North West Barry
Objection on a number of grounds. Pre - eminent are traffic concerns which will impact existing and new residents. Evidenced from submitted supporting documents BP14 Strategic Transport Assessment – Stage 1, BP14A Strategic Transport Assessment – Stage 2. Documents reveal even a small increase in traffic will push this area of North West Barry into severe congestion with all its attendant effects and will impact negatively upon the environment. Even conservatively there is likely to be hundreds of extra vehicles on the roads during peak times.
The natural environment supports a range of habitats such as badgers, whose setts are protected under law. The irrevocable loss of the natural environment cannot be justified on a speculative ‘houses are more important’ basis.
No provision for an increase in the use of amenities such as schools and doctors (BP45 – Education).
Proposed site lies adjacent to a SSSI (Porthkerry Park). The destruction of the natural environment surrounding this area is likely to impact negatively upon this designation.
Brownfield sites should be prioritised for housing allocation within the RLDP rather than green wedge land which is currently in use for agriculture which also supports a range of biodiversity.
For the above reasons and more I believe this site (HG1 KS1 – Land at North West Barry) should be removed as a candidate for the RLDP.