Controversial plans to build 98 new houses in Swansea have been given the go-ahead, despite a campaign of objections from those who live in the area. Swansea Council granted permission this week for the housing scheme to be constructed on land to the south west Of Beili Glas Farm in Loughor. It will be made up of 37 affordable houses and 61 private houses.
The go ahead to the Pobl Group And Jehu Group scheme is subject to a section 106 agreement, something which is made between a developer and a local planning authority concerning measures that the developer must take to reduce their impact on the local community. During the planning process, an army of objectors put forward their concerns to the authority, including worries of overdevelopment and enhanced parking issues, a loss of trees, and the potential risk to wildlife.
Carolina Banza, wrote: "Nature should be preserved and there aren't enough trees. There will highly likely be a loss of property value to the newly builds in Ffordd Moriah as well as loss of privacy." And Donna Howell wrote: "We are being overrun with housing developments in a small village. Increase in traffic congestion and full to capacity resources such such as schools, doctors and dentists. Destruction of green space and disruption of wildlife is a serious concern. Parking outside new developments are limited and will cause havoc."
Rebecca Donne wrote: "I strongly object to this development. As a resident of Loughor all my life, I have witnessed already so much landscape lost, the environmental impact will be huge. Our schools full to the brim, our doctor surgeries already struggling. Parking! Well that is a whole debate of its own." And Ian Morgan added: "Loughor cannot take any more development, not enough schools health facilities and the traffic structures are at bursting points already."
Alison Harding wrote: "This development does not consider the infrastructure or environmental impact of such buildings. The number of dwellings is significant in an area which already has huge issues with traffic levels, noise and light pollution. The area is near rural spaces of significant biodiversity and this will damage these area beyond repair. These areas also support the health and well-being of current residents. This level of building will undoubtedly impact on locals schools, surgeries and those are already above capacity." And Joanna Pritchard wrote: "We do not need more housing builds in this area. A big development has already been built next to the proposed application. Our wildlife must be protected."
Reacting to the concerns raised and to the plans getting the go-ahead, a spokeswoman for Pobl Group said: "This scheme will provide much needed quality affordable housing for the local community on land earmarked for development in the council's local development plan. We are creating a true mixed-tenure site with homes available for social rent, shared ownership and outright sale. We recognise concerns raised during the planning process and we will be engaging fully with local residents and community groups to allay their fears and ensure that we create a development that benefits the wider Loughor community."
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