Petition wording
We the residents of Llanmaes, Millands Park, and the surrounding rural areas object to:
· The proposed new northern access road for the proposed Defence Technical College
· The proposed new Tremains Farm housing estate
Objections to the above are for the following reasons:
Petition raised by: Llanmaes Community Council
First considered by the Committee: June 2009
Number of signatures:416
Supporting information:
As residents of Llanmaes we wish to submit the attached petition
signed by 416 members of the community. These include signatures
from all but six of the residences in the village, Millands Park
and the community area.
Our concerns are particularly about the proposed Northern Access Road and the Service Family Housing Development, both of which are located on Greenfield sites, when there are many underused Brownfield sites available in the area. In addition, a new road in this position is unnecessary and difficult to justify, with alternative, less disturbing, options available.
These developments will have a major impact on our community, resulting in a trebling of the number of residences within Llanmaes. The lives of residents of Millands Park will be profoundly affected by the new road which will be adjacent to their homes. The road and housing development will also have major ecological and amenity implications for the community as a whole.
We
address the petition to you as First Minister of the Welsh Assembly
Government as we understand that these proposals and funding for
the road stem from the relevant departments of the WAG rather than
from the Metrix consortium.
We would ask your planners to reconsider the possibility of
locating the Access road via an enlargement of the West Gate
entrance to the existing base. This would avoid the destruction of
green field sites, the considerable traffic disruption and the
noise and visual pollution. In addition it is likely to be less
costly.