Comment for planning application 2015/00249/FUL

Land to the East of St. Nicholas

Development of 79 houses and associated open space vehicular and pedestrian access landscaping and infrastructure, including the demolition of Emmaville

11 Ger-y-llan,St Nicholas,CF5 6SY

I submit a supplementary document to support my earlier objection. I attach a copy of a letter of 22 April 2015 from Welsh Government. The 2nd and 3rd paragraphs make it clear that Welsh Government ?.does not direct local authorities on the scale or location of development proposals? and ?...does not set a specific housing target for LDP?s to achieve.? The letter confirms that ?...local authorities can deviate from the projections, both upward and downwards when preparing a plan, provided this can be justified by robust evidence.? As noted above and in my letter of objection, there is a robust evidence that the real requirement for houses in the period to 2026 is a figure very much lower than 10,450.The planning department and the council should thus oppose this proposed development on the basis that it is not justified on the basis of need. Please see full text of this in the attached document.