The proposed site is agricultural land that has been used as a green space for many years. There is no public transport locally, the primary school is at full capacity, and the road is already particularly trouble with few cars sticking to the 20mph limit, making it often a dangerous place for children. The proximity to the school isn't ideal due to privacy for the children, and excess traffic during school hours (something that is already an issue) All this considered, I feel there isn't the capacity or need for housing in such a rural area.

I strongly object to this development. Its proximity to the school creates unacceptable highway safety risks for children during peak hours. The loss of the surrounding rural landscape will deprive students of a vital nature-rich learning environment, negatively impacting their well-being. Furthermore, increased traffic idling near school gates raises serious air quality concerns. This "urban creep" destroys the school’s rural character and creates a hazardous, congested environment. The cumulative impact of these developments along a single road is unsustainable and endangers our community's children.

While recognising the importance of affordable housing provision, the proposed concentration of tenure type in a small rural settlement risks undermining the objective of creating a genuinely mixed and balanced community.

Given the scale of Llangan as a rural village, the proportion of affordable housing proposed appears disproportionate when considered against overall settlement size and infrastructure capacity.

Although Felindre Road (past Llangan School) is 20mph, the reality is that it is a much higher speed road because there is no enforcement. Another junction onto the road will be an accident waiting to happen.

The site is located in a rural area of the Vale. There are already other developments along this road which would lead to ribbon development. There is no employment in the immediate vicinity which will lead to increased car usage as there is no bus service either.

There is no public transport and the site is not reasonably accessible to day-to-day services, such as medical facilities, shops and community facilities.
The proposed expansion of the site goes against the VOG’s objective to reduce the need for travel for VOG residents to meet their daily needs.
The site is in a Special Landscape Area and therefore the proposed development would be contrary to the VOG’s object to protect and enhance the VOG’s historic, built and natural environment.

The sites are located in the rural Vale, surrounded by open countryside and 7 miles from Cowbridge and 8 miles from Bridgend. The scale of the site is completely out of character with the local area. Realistically, anyone living in this location will rely on private cars to get to and from the site for work, shops and everything except the primary school, which is full. The nearest small shop is in Pencoed to which there is no public transport. Otherwise it is necessary to drive to Cowbridge or Bridgend or one of the large supermarkets on the edge of Bridgend. Access to the site is via small single lane country roads that are not suited to high volume traffic or emergency services.

The site is too close to Llangan School and would prohibit the school from expanding its play area or car park. The school has limited capacity for additional children. The site is located in the rural Vale and 7 miles from Cowbridge and 8 miles from Bridgend. The scale of the site is completely out of character with the local area. Realistically, anyone living in this location will rely on private cars to get to and from the site for work, shops and everything except the primary school. The nearest small shop is in Pencoed to which there is no public transport. Otherwise it is necessary to drive to Cowbridge or Bridgend or one of the large supermarkets on the edge of Bridgend.

The site is too close to Llangan School and would prohibit the school from expanding its play area or car park. The school has limited capacity for additional children. The site is located in the rural Vale and 7 miles from Cowbridge and 8 miles from Bridgend. The scale of the site is completely out of character with the local area. Realistically, anyone living in this location will rely on private cars to get to and from the site for work, shops and everything except the primary school. The nearest small shop is in Pencoed to which there is no public transport. Otherwise it is necessary to drive to Cowbridge or Bridgend or one of the large supermarkets on the edge of Bridgend. The experience of the children in the school, to now be hemmed in by housing at either side, will be negatively impacted

There is lack of infrastructure in the area to support housing. There are no bus routes, shops or amenities to support an increase in population.
This area already suffers a with a lot of surface water and poor drainage. More building on fields will worsen this situation further, and properties which are already at risk of flooding will be subjected to further risk.
The site borders a rural primary school, and further building will be disruptive to the children.
Any building would harm the intrinsic beauty of the local countryside, putting the delicate habitats of the surrounding hedgerows at risk.

The site is too close to Llangan School and would prohibit the school from expanding its premises incl play area or car park. The school has limited capacity for additional children. The site is located in the rural Vale and 7 miles from Cowbridge and 8 miles from Bridgend. The scale of the site is completely out of character with the local area. Realistically, anyone living in this location will rely on private cars to get to and from the site for work, shops and everything except the primary school. The nearest small shop is in Pencoed to which there is no public transport. Otherwise it is necessary to drive to Cowbridge or Bridgend or one of the large supermarkets on the edge of Bridgend.

1. Conflict with the RLDP Spatial Strategy
1.1 The RLDP’s spatial strategy seeks to direct housing growth to sustainable locations, prioritising:
1.1.1 Well-connected settlements;
1.1.2 Locations with good access to services, facilities and employment; and
1.1.3 Development that reinforces, rather than undermines, settlement form.
1.2 The Site:
1.2.1 Is poorly related to the existing settlement patterns;
1.2.2 Represents an outward expansion that risks fragmented or dispersed growth; and
1.2.3 Does not clearly demonstrate how development would integrate with the existing built form in a manner consistent with the Plan’s strategy.
1.3 The location of the site therefore undermines the RLDP’s stated approach to sustainable growth and settlement hierarchy.

2. Unsustainable location and transport accessibility
2.1 Planning Policy Wales requires development to minimise the need to travel and to prioritise active travel and sustainable transport.
2.2 In respect of the Site:
2.2.1 There is insufficient evidence that the site is located within convenient walking distance of everyday services and facilities;
2.2.2 Public transport is essentially non-existent; and
2.2.3 Development would be likely to result in increased reliance on private car travel, contrary to the national policy and the VOG’s climate objectives.
2.3 The RLDP evidence base does not robustly demonstrate that these sites can support genuine modal shift or deliver sustainable travel patterns.

3. Landscape, countryside and settlement character
3.1 The VOG is characterised by a sensitive and distinctive landscape, with clear settlement edges and areas of open countryside, contributing to local character.
3.2 The allocation of the Site would:
3.2.1 Result in the loss of undeveloped land that performs an important landscape and/ or settlement function;
3.2.2 Risk erosion of settlement identity through incremental outward expansion; and
3.2.3 Cause harm to the visual and rural setting of affected communities.
3.3 Where sites lie within or adjacent to Special Landscape Areas of valued countryside, national and local policy requires strong justification. That justification has not been demonstrated.

4. Failure to deliver high-quality placemaking
4.1 Placemaking is identified in the RLDP as a central objective. However, the Site raises significant concerns in this regard:
4.1.1 The location and constraints risk development that is peripheral, car-dominated and poorly integrated;
4.1.2 Opportunities to create walkable neighbourhoods with a strong sense of place appear limited; and
4.1.3 There is a real risk that development would result in standardised estate layouts, rather than distinctive, locally responsive places.
4.2 The evidence does not show that development on these sites could achieve the quality of placemaking required by the national policy and RLDP.

5. Infrastructure capacity and deliverability
5.1 For the Site to be soundly allocated, the VOG must demonstrate that they it is deliverable within the plan period and supported by appropriate infrastructure.
5.2 In relation to the Site:
5.2.1 There is insufficient clarity regarding highway capacity, safe access and mitigation;
5.2.2 Local services and facilities are already under pressure, with no firm delivery strategy identified;
5.2.3 The infrastructure implication of allocating multiple sites in proximity have not been adequately addressed (as there are other candidate sites close by, namely 398, 401, 403, 2671 & 4057).
5.3 As such, the effectiveness and deliverability of the allocation is not demonstrated.

6. Failure to justify the need for the Site
6.1 The RLDP must show that the Site allocation is necessary, having regard to reasonable alternatives.
6.2 The evidence does not demonstrate that:
6.2.1 More suitable or less sensitive sites have been exhausted;
6.2.2 Previous development land opportunities have been prioritised to the extent required by national policy; or
6.2.3 The Site is required to meet identified housing need.
6.3 Without such justification, the allocation of the Site fails the tests of soundness.

7. Cumulative impact
7.1 When considered collectively with other candidate sites in close proximity to the Site (namely candidate sites 398, 401, 403, 2671 & 4057), allocation of the Site would result in:
7.1.1 Excessive growth pressure on certain settlements;
7.1.2 Incremental erosion of countryside and landscape character; and
7.1.3 Development that is inconsistent with a plan-led, sustainable strategy.
7.2 The cumulative impacts have not been adequately assessed or addressed.

8. Conclusion
8.1 For the reasons set out above, the Site is:
8.1.1 Unsustainably located;
8.1.2 Likely to cause unacceptable harm to landscape and settlement character;
8.1.3 Inadequately supported by infrastructure and deliverability evidence; and
8.1.4 Not justified by housing need or the consideration of alternatives.
8.2 The Site should therefore be removed from the RLDP, or the Plan found unsound insofar as it relies upon its allocation.