MORE than 20 homes are set to be built in the north of the Cynon Valley after a housing development was approved by councillors.
An application from Castell Group for 23 houses and flats on land to the north of Trewaun in Hirwaun was approved by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT)’s planning committee on Thursday, October 2.
The development will include 10 two-person one-bed flats, six three-person two-bed flats, five four-person two-bed houses, and two five-person three-bed houses.
The housing will be arranged around a new internal estate road with access being off Hirwaun Road to the south and Trewaun at the western corner of the site.
The proposed site layout plan submitted with the application indicates the proposed flats will be arranged in two detached two-storey blocks and two detached three-storey blocks with the housing being provided as either semi-detached or linked properties.
Each home will have access to private outdoor amenity space and either on-plot or allocated parking.
The proposed flats will be served by allocated spaces within communal parking areas with shared outdoor amenity space.
A total of 37 spaces will be provided, the planning report said.
The site is a parcel of land of approximately one hectare in area to the north of an existing residential street Trewaun, towards the south-east of Hirwaun.
The site is currently considered to be greenfield land made up of grassland and a mixture of trees and shrubbery.
There were two public objections and one of support for the application.
The objections said that the proposal is too close to Montana Park and they have had to put up with noise, dirt, and disruption from the roadworks and the vibrations have caused damage to their home and that this will be more of the same.
They raised concerns over the additional traffic and footfall through Trewaun, the vicinity of buildings to existing properties, drainage issues, that the proposal will block the line of sight and the view, and that the plans are “misleading”.
But the letter of support said the application is “first class” and should be approved.
In recommending approval planning officers said: “The principle of development is considered acceptable and the proposed scheme would not result in a significant impact upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area or the amenities of the surrounding properties.”
They also said that there would be no undue impact upon pedestrian or highway safety in the vicinity of the site subject to works detailed in the conditions being carried out.
