Appendix H to the initial consultation report consultation 2 responses - Part B

030: Penally

Stakeholder ID: 3960

Object

Future housing development will greatly overload the village infrastructure and cause traffic problems as well as affecting wild life and agriculture.

030: Penally

Stakeholder ID: 3961

Object

There have been several applications in the past to build houses on the field. Each was refused. The grounds for refusal are even more relevant today – i.e. road access, extra sewage capacity and the maintenance of a green buffer zone between village and bypass on the ecology front, the field is frequented by curlew, snipe, lapwing, swallows, house martin along with our resident birds. At night fox, hedgehog and bats are present.

030: Penally

Stakeholder ID: 3962

Object

Tenby is already unable to cope with existing population in terms of services – Doctors, nurses, dentist, hospital. This can only be bad for the community.

030: Penally

Stakeholder ID: 3963

Object

(No additional text provided)

030, 076, 083, 181, 255, 256, 257, 376, 388 and 389: Penally

Stakeholder ID: 3991

Object

I am writing to raise objections about the proposed developments for Penally, a candidate site for the Local Development Plan in Pembrokeshire.
I am in the process of moving to Penally from Bidford on Avon in Warwickshire. Like Penally, this is a lovely village. However, the local Council’s development plan has resulted in Bidford growing exponentially over the past decade and in effect it has now become a small town without a town’s facilities. The character of the village has been spoilt and the community spirit almost extinguished. The volume of traffic and associated problems has increased significantly because people have to drive everywhere to access employment, schools, healthcare etc.
These are lived experiences and I am deeply concerned that Penally and other beautiful parts of Pembrokeshire are at risk of a similar fate.
The development proposals for Penally are disproportionate when compared to other, similar areas. It is very alarming that the sites are all around the village and therefore everyone will be negatively affected by the proposed developments. For the existing community, this is simply not fair.
It is not clear who the proposed housing developments would be for. I appreciate that local people should have the opportunity to live within their community, however the scale of the proposed developments suggests otherwise. There is no employment in the local area; schools and other facilities are at a distance which inevitably results in people using cars. This directly conflicts with the UK’s Public Health agenda.
Penally is beautiful and historic, surrounded by open green spaces that attract tourists all year around. The proposed housing developments will spoil that beauty and have a negative impact on biodiversity. The area is home to numerous species of wildflowers, birds and insects that depend on open spaces to thrive. We should therefore be celebrating and preserving Penally as a village that supports this richness in so many positive ways, not looking to turn it into something it isn’t and shouldn't be.

I really hope that central and local Welsh Government continue with their commitment to reject proposals for proposed developments based on the full range of community and environmental evidence.

062, 063, 064, 065, 141, 383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3996

Object

Attached are copies of objections to candidate sites 062, 063, 064, 065, 141, 383, 384 and 484.

(Note: objections for candidate sites 062, 063, 064 and 065 are identical. As the owner and proposed developer of these sites are one and the same, the objections for these sites have been inserted on one form only. It may be necessary to submit separate forms for these candidate sites). Two maps have been supplied (not reproduced in this document).

Comments on 062 063 064 and 065:

The above Candidate sites are currently Greenfield land outside the development boundary of the town. It is agricultural land with a Grade 3a or 3b rating according to the Agricultural Land Classification Predictive Map. Grade 3a is Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land defined as “excellent to good quality land which is able to best deliver the food and non-food crops”. Change of use of this land should be avoided especially as there is sufficient alternative unutilised land within the town boundary for the anticipated housing needs of this Local Development Plan Review spanning 2021 to 2033.

There are brownfield sites within the town boundaries that will accommodate a substantial number of new dwellings, these should be developed before any Greenfield sites. Sites such as Bridge Meadow Lane (currently for sale and comprising 5.12 acres) and Albert Town (which has outline planning permission for 87 homes). Planning approval for Albert Town was first granted in 2014 but the site is still derelict with no sign of works commencing.

There are other areas within the town boundary which should be developed and built upon before any new greenfield sites outside the boundary are considered for planning permission.

A few significant sites within the town boundary which have already been approved for development are: -

Slade Lane (a 51 acre site with approval for 728 residential properties). A substantial amount of taxpayer and developers money has already been spent on providing this development with two substantial connections to the adjacent road network. However, several years have passed since approval of the development and the first house is yet to be built.
Land at Scarrowscant Lane (11.6 acres with approval being sought for the construction of 150 plus residential properties).

Another significant site within the town boundary which has been submitted for approval and development is Tir Yn, off Freemans Way (7.72 acres of mixed use – housing, food and drink, retail). This should also be developed before any new greenfield sites outside the town boundary

Developers of the aforementioned sites within the existing Haverfordwest town boundary are in the process of gaining or have already gained planning approval for close to 1,000 residential properties, work has not commenced work on any of these sites and not one property been built yet. The need to allocate more land for development outside the existing town boundary is therefore considered unjustifiable. Meanwhile, if developers who have been granted planning approval sit on their proposal and do not commence work in a reasonable time the planning approval should be withdrawn.

If planning approval is granted for the candidate sites outside the current town boundary it will set a precedent and open the door to development and/or access to other greenfield plots of land in the vicinity which are outside the town boundary.

Development of the candidate sites will substantially overload current traffic flows on New Road and Uzmaston Road. New Road is the only two lane road that would serve existing motorists as well as the additional motorists travelling to and from these sites. New Road and Uzmaston Road already have three pinch points which frequently reduces the highway to a single lane due to parked vehicles. Meanwhile, the junction of New Road with Salutation Square roundabout is far from satisfactory it frequently causes traffic to tail back up New Road during rush hours. Additional traffic from new housing off Uzmaston Road, Clover Park and Creamston Road would further exacerbate an existing problem on both New Road and Uzmaston Road.

Access to the candidate sites would also have to be via an unsuitable winding route through Clover Park estate or off the single vehicle width Creamston Lane and via candidate site 141. There are also pinch points on the route through Clover Park estate where parking is a problem.

The foul sewers in New Road adjacent to and in Clover Park have been subject to problems over the years and are unlikely to have the capacity to accept new flows from additional housing.

If all the candidate sites that will have to be served by New Road are approved the traffic flow on New Road and at its junction with the Salutation Square roundabout is likely to double.

Comments on 141:

The above Candidate site is currently Greenfield land outside the development boundary of the town. It is agricultural land with a Grade 3a or 3b rating according to the Agricultural Land Classification Predictive Map. Grade 3a is Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land defined as “excellent to good quality land which is able to best deliver the food and non-food crops”. Change of use of this land should be avoided especially as there is sufficient alternative unutilised land within the town boundary for the anticipated housing needs of this Local Development Plan Review spanning 2021 to 2033.

There are other areas within the town boundary which should be developed and built upon before any new greenfield sites outside the boundary are considered for planning permission.A few significant sites within the town boundary which have already been approved for development are: -

Slade Lane (a 51 acre site with approval for 728 residential properties). A substantial amount of taxpayer and developers money has already been spent on providing this development with two substantial connections to the adjacent road network. However, several years have passed since approval of the development and the first house is yet to be built.
Land at Scarrowscant Lane (11.6 acres with approval being sought for the construction of 150 plus residential properties).

If planning approval is granted for the candidate site outside the current town boundary it will set a precedent and open the door to development and/or access to other greenfield plots of land in the vicinity which are outside the town boundary.

Development of the candidate site will substantially add to current traffic flows on New Road, and Uzmaston Road. New Road is the only two lane road that would serve existing motorists as well as the additional motorists travelling to and from the candidate site. New Road and Uzmaston Road already have three pinch points which frequently reduce the highway to a single lane due to parked vehicles. Meanwhile, the junction of New Road with Salutation Square roundabout is far from satisfactory it frequently causes traffic to tail back up New Road during rush hours. Additional traffic from new housing off Creamston Lane (or Clover Park) would further exacerbate an existing problem on both New Road and Uzmaston Road.

Access to the candidate site would have to be off the single vehicle width Creamston Lane or via an unsuitable winding route through Clover Park estate and other candidate sites (There are also pinch points on the route through Clover Park estate where parking is a problem).

The foul sewers in New Road adjacent to and in Clover Park have been subject to problems over the years and are unlikely to have the capacity to accept new flows from additional housing.

Comments on 383:

There are other areas within the town boundary which should be developed and built upon before any new greenfield sites outside the boundary are considered for planning permission.

A few significant sites within the town boundary which have already been approved for development are:-

Slade Lane (a 51 acre site with approval for 728 residential properties). A substantial amount of taxpayer and developers money has already been spent on providing this development with two substantial connections to the adjacent road network. However, several years have passed since approval of the development and the first house is yet to be built.
Land at Scarrowscant Lane (11.6 acres with approval being sought for the construction of 150 plus residential properties).

Development of the candidate site will substantially add to current traffic flows on New Road, and Uzmaston Road. New Road is the only two lane road that would serve existing motorists as well as the additional motorists travelling to and from the candidate site. New Road and Uzmaston Road already have three pinch points which frequently reduce the highway to a single lane due to parked vehicles. Meanwhile, the junction of New Road with Salutation Square roundabout is far from satisfactory it frequently causes traffic to tail back up New Road during rush hours. Additional traffic from new housing off Uzmaston Road would further exacerbate an existing problem on both New Road and Uzmaston Road.

The foul sewers in New Road adjacent to and in Clover Park have been subject to problems over the years and are unlikely to have the capacity to accept new flows from additional housing.

This candidate site will have to be served by New Road, if it is approved the traffic flow on New Road and at its junction with the Salutation Square roundabout is likely to double.

Comments on 384:

There are other areas within the town boundary which should be developed and built upon before any new greenfield sites outside the boundary are considered for planning permission.

A few significant sites within the town boundary which have already been approved for development are: -

Slade Lane (a 51 acre site with approval for 728 residential properties). A substantial amount of taxpayer and developers money has already been spent on providing this development with two substantial connections to the adjacent road network. However, several years have passed since approval of the development and the first house is yet to be built.
Land at Scarrowscant Lane (11.6 acres with approval being sought for the construction of 150 plus residential properties).

Development of the candidate site will substantially add to current traffic flows on New Road, and Uzmaston Road. New Road is the only two lane road that would serve existing motorists as well as the additional motorists travelling to and from the candidate site. New Road and Uzmaston Road already have three pinch points which frequently reduce the highway to a single lane due to parked vehicles. Meanwhile, the junction of New Road with Salutation Square roundabout is far from satisfactory it frequently causes traffic to tail back up New Road during rush hours. Additional traffic from new housing off Uzmaston Road/Creamston Lane would further exacerbate an existing problem on both New Road and Uzmaston Road.

The foul sewers in New Road adjacent to and in Clover Park have been subject to problems over the years and are unlikely to have the capacity to accept new flows from additional housing.

Comments on 484:

The above Candidate site is currently Greenfield land outside the development boundary of the town. It is agricultural land with a Grade 3a or 3b rating according to the Agricultural Land Classification Predictive Map. Grade 3a is Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land defined as “excellent to good quality land which is able to best deliver the food and non-food crops”. Change of use of this land should be avoided especially as there is currently sufficient alternative unutilised land within the town boundary which can easily accommodate mixed use (employment and housing) developments of this scale.

There are brownfield sites within the town boundaries that will already accommodate a substantial number of new dwellings, these should be developed before any Greenfield sites. Sites such as Bridge Meadow Lane (currently for sale and comprising 5.12 acres) and Albert Town (which has outline planning permission for 87 homes). Planning approval for Albert Town was first granted in 2014 but the site is still derelict with no sign of works commencing.

There are other areas within the town boundary which should be developed and built upon before any new greenfield sites outside the boundary are considered for planning permission.

A few significant sites within the town boundary which have already been approved for development are: - Slade Lane (a 51 acre site with approval for 728 residential properties). A substantial amount of taxpayer and developers money has already been spent on providing this development with two substantial connections to the adjacent road network. However, several years have passed since approval of the development and the first house is yet to be built.
Land at Scarrowscant Lane (11.6 acres with approval being sought for the construction of 150 plus residential properties).

Another significant site within the town boundary which has been submitted for approval and development is Tir Yn, off Freemans Way (7.72 acres for mixed use – housing, food and drink, retail). This should also be developed before any new greenfield sites outside the town boundary.

Candidate site 484 was previously submitted for development by the owner at an earlier Local Development Plan. It was rejected as the proposal then involved removing 20,000 tons of mudstone/shale from the field. The owner currently operates from a garage at the rear of the Withybush Industrial Estate, the business comprise a Parts and Service Centre and a showroom for new and used vehicles.

The current proposal for the site by the owner is for mixed use developments comprising employment and residential use. The additional traffic from this proposed development will join the A40 at a bottleneck and bend on this hazardous stretch of road. It is obvious that the South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) consider this section of the trunk road to be hazardous, the up and down lane are separated by double dotted lines with a wide central hatch in between. It is also considered necessary to monitor this hazardous stretch as two overhead cameras also keep watch on this bottleneck. Additional traffic to and from the proposed development is likely to impede traffic flow through this stretch of road and increase the current danger.

Additional commercial and residential developments either side of the A40 between Scotchwell Roundabout and Haverfordwest Golf Club should be avoided. This section of the A40 is a pinch point on this important trunk road that not only serves Haverfordwest and a large part of Pembrokeshire but also forms part of the E30 Trans-European road network. The free flow of traffic along this section of road should not be further compromised, it is frequently used by ferry traffic and particularly the emergency services now that ambulances have to regularly travel this route to Carmarthen. If this section of road is blocked for a prolonged duration the only realistic alternative route around this section is South via the Cleddau Bridge and Pembroke.

This candidate site is outside the town boundary, if planning approval is granted it will set a precedent and open the door to ribbon development and/or access to other Greenfield plots of land in the vicinity.

062, 063, 064, 065, 141, 383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3966

Object

With regards to the consultation for candidate sites for Local Development Plan, I would be grateful if the following concerns / objections could be addressed by the Council and the partner agencies:

There is significant problems already with traffic entering the Salutation Square roundabout from Cambrian Place via New Road, with large queues back on New Road even with current housing on the New Road / Uzmaston Road area. Any development would during construction significantly increase this, and afterwards with the increased population would make the junction onto the Salutation Square roundabout even more dangerous that it already is for residents.

There have always been significant issues with drainage from the Clover and Style Park estates. Dwr Cymru only taking over responsibility for the drains when compelled to by legislation. I understand this was the reason the sites were turned down for development in 2000. Nothing has changed with regards to the drainage issues with regular blocking caused by topography of the existing development.

The current economic climate and the County Council’s own population estimates show a reduction in population in Pembrokeshire over the next decade. With the army leaving Cawdor Barracks, the likely downgrade or closing of Withybush, the possibility of the Ports to Ireland seeing a decrease in activity and move away from the use of fossil fuels will likely see the closure of the petrochemical industries on the Haven; will likely see further reduction in population over the next 10-20 years. Several sites around Haverfordwest have already been ear marked for development with site access already in place but have to be built on (Slade Lane site).
This suggests a lack of demand for new sites in Haverfordwest. These areas have little or no current residents.

The impact during construction would likely be considerable on the local residents in terms of noise and air pollution, the poor access to the site due to the congested nature of the roads up to Uzmaston due to parking and lack of width would make the journey to and from the roundabout even more dangerous than it is already. Access onto Clover Park is even worse with many cars parked on the road blocking visibility.

062, 063, 064, 065, 141, 383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3983

Object

I am a resident within the area of Haverfordwest affected by proposals for residential development in the local development plan for candidate sites 062, 063, 064, 065, 141, 383 and 384 and wish to express my views. These sites all depend on vehicular access from New Road and the Salutation Square roundabout and I wish to register my objections to the proposals. My main concern is that the roundabout is such that entry from New Road is difficult and that the road from the roundabout (Cambrian Place) has the capacity for single lane traffic only. Site 383, which particularly affects me contains woodland close to the Western Cleddau and provides habitat for wildlife. I go into more detail of these issues in the following paragraphs.

Vehicular access to all these sites is gained by way of Cambrian Place and New Road off the roundabout at Salutation Square. In my view, in general, roundabouts are larger than the one at Salutation Square and have no more than four entry/exits. This roundabout has five exits and would have been larger if it were not for the constraints of the site. There are five exits: the A4076 to Milford Haven; to the town centre; the A40 to the Fishguard Road, out of town retail stores and Withybush; the A40 to Carmarthen; and Uzmaston by way of Cambrian Place and New Road.

At most times of the day it is not easy for vehicles to gain access to the roundabout from New Road as they have to compete with two lanes of traffic coming from the Fishguard Road (Cartlett Road) and the A40 traffic from the Carmarthen direction. In my view, it is a potentially dangerous traffic situation and surprising that road accidents are not more frequent – there was an accident on the roundabout last year resulting in one fatality. I don’t know what mechanism, if any that the County Council has in place for taking on board the frequency of accidents or fatalities in their planning proposals. Presumably this is a matter for Highways who hopefully have input into the planning process.

In addition to the roundabout issue there is often a bottleneck of traffic in Cambrian Place that links the roundabout with New Road. Because of parking along Cambrian place, some of this allocated to the residents of Cambrian road, traffic along Cambrian Place is single file and traffic congestion is only avoided because of the goodwill of residents who stop at the end of New Road and give way to vehicles coming from the roundabout and town centre. I cannot see this informal arrangement continuing to be affective with a significant increase in residential development off New Road.

From a more personal point of view the outlook from my house is attractive as it overlooks relatively unspoilt small woods which are close to Pembrokeshire’s main river and is a haven for wildlife. When I moved to this property over two years ago, in my back garden I observed a pair of Reed Buntings, birds that I had never seen before and are not the most common of British birds. Habitat for many wild creatures will be destroyed by the proposed development. The message that we should be more caring about our environment and climate is broadcast nationally and internationally, and this means we should use every opportunity to take action as individuals and as part of organisations. Pembrokeshire County Council should play its part and remove these sites from the Local Development Plan.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3978

Object

New housing would add to the drainage and water pressure problems of the existing housing.

The exit from the New Road facing traffic blocking the island and the whole length of Freemans Way at a standstill and is a constant worry to local residents.

The rebuilt garage is going to further limit visibility.

In 40 months when the high school is opened, all the traffic which has used the Portfield site, school buses, taxis, parents’ cars and pedestrians will coverage from Freemans Way and Barn Street to add considerably to the problem at critical times of the working day.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3979

Object

I wish to register my objection to the proposed development bordering our Estate at the rear of Clover Park.

Surely other sites should be considered where there are already access roads provided such as the ‘Sainsbury’ site.

The proposed development is on a greenfield site and would have environmental impacts

There would also be significant impact on the road system with additional traffic.

There would also be extra impact on the drainage system, which already has periodic problems.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3980

Object

In view of the fact that recently a proposed development site for 700 houses was abandoned when access roads and facilities were already in place I feel that additional houses, particularly in this area is not required.

This is a green field area and should remain so. It is immediately over our garden fence and will have a severe detrimental effect on the value of our property as well as removing the pleasant outlook we have at present over open countryside.

Traffic traveling up and down New Road is already subject to delays during peak periods especially at the roundabout at the Carmarthen/Milford junction when it is very difficult to enter the flow of traffic into town. Such a development will certainly increase the congestion in this area where ever any access roads are to be constructed. Additionally residents on many properties in New Road have no off street parking available to them and parked cars will also cause increased congestion. Extending the yellow lines further up the street will only encourage drivers to drive faster causing serious danger to children and other pedestrians.

A previous application to develop this site was rejected in 2000 and I understand one of the reasons was the difficulty in upgrading the drainage/sewage system to accommodate more houses. At present, in wet weather the drainage system in New Road frequently overflows out through the manhole onto the road surface and clearly the system cannot deal with more pressure.

The prospect of the disturbance caused to residents in Clover Park during the building of this proposed site is frightening with heavy traffic, dust and noise pollution apart from the danger caused to children on the site and in New and Uzmaston Roads.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3981

Object

There have been 2 occasions when the drainage system became blocked in the last 2 months – April, May 2019.

There are already plans for 700 houses near the Sainsbury site development (now abandoned) with access roads and facilities already put in place. There is no demand for this new housing in this area and the Council would be better directed to brownfield site development around the town.

The proposed development would use up greenfield sites with environmental impacts. The council should not be using valuable farming land when the need for housing is not justified in the present economic climate.

If the development proceeds there will be dramatic effects on the traffic flow problems on the present estate, the New Road / Uzmaston road. Present traffic lead to build up and tail back during rush hours. Additional traffic flow would seriously add to this problem.

A previous request to develop the site was turned down in 2000 because of unfeasible development of the drainage systems – which at present cause periodical problems with blockages. The site would be unable to take any further pressure on the system.

If the development gets the go ahead there will be disturbance for present families – the roads are narrow with cars parked on the road now. Any lorries bringing materials for new housing will cause dust pollution, noise pollution and danger to young children playing/riding on their bikes. This could go on for many months.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3982

Object

It is a greenfield site. Why use sites like this when there are already other brownfield sites available i.e. Sainsbury site development with access roads and facilities already in place? I believe they are also building Persimmons houses - ? 180 houses in the Haverfordwest area.

Impact on surrounding houses with already narrow roads and increased traffic flow problems at peak times at the end of the new road onto the roundabout.

In the current economic climate there is no justification for more houses to be built on greenfield sites.

There is already periodic sewerage issues with blockages and I believe back in 2000 the plans were turned down because of this issue. What has changed during this period of time?

There is retired/semi-retired people living in this area who frequently walk about the estate and young children playing on their bikes. An increase in traffic is more likely to cause accidents.

There is quite a lot of wild life in the surrounding fields which will affect their natural habitat.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3964

Object

There are already plans for 700 new houses near the Sainsbury site.

Development (now abandoned) with access roads and facilities already put in place. There is no demand for this new housing in this area and the Council would be better directed to brownfield site development around the town.

If the development proceeds there will be dramatic effects on the traffic flow problems on the present estate, the New Road / Uzmaston Road. Present traffic lead to build up and tail back during rush hours. Additional traffic flow would seriously add to this problem.

062, 063, 064 and 065: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3965

Object

The candidate sites 062, 063, 064 and 065 are all on Greenfield land that has 3a and 3b rating that identifies it to be of such excellent quality to best deliver food and non-food crops.

I would not support any additional housing development of Greenfield land that is outside of the Haverfordwest Town Boundaries until all other options have been exhausted.

Planning consent has already been obtained to build 728 residential properties at Slade Lane and even though the infrastructure work has been carried out no actual houses have been built to date. This site would provide adequate additional housing for Haverfordwest during the next 15 years.
There are also a number of Brownfield sites within the town boundary that could also provide a substantial amount of residential properties, including the Albert Town site that has already has outline planning consent for 87 properties.

I have other major concerns relating the Candidate Sites 062, 063, 064 and 065.

This land was refused consent in 2000 because of the impact any new housing development would have had on the existing residential properties foul sewage system that already experiences ongoing problems with blockages.

There were and still are real concerns relating to the impact that the additional site development traffic would have on Clover Park, New Road and the Salutation Sq. Roundabout.

That any such new housing development would without doubt exasperate the existing traffic flow problems by creating additional traffic through the residential area and especially when vehicles are trying to accessing the Salutation Square Roundabout.

141: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3967

Object

I object to this site being considered suitable for housing on the following grounds:

The visual impact of such development

The increased pressure on the already overworked road system

The detrimental effect that this would have on the local environment and wildlife

383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3967

Object

Comments on 383:

I object to the site being considered appropriate for housing on the following grounds:

Development on these fields would have a detrimental effect on the visual appearance of the area. Housing would cover the whole area of hillside down as far as the Frolic and would be visible not only to walkers on the footpath but also to the users of the bypass and those in other parts of the town.

It is becoming increasingly common for households to have more than one car. The additional traffic arising from a large housing development here can only be estimated but it would certainly make the traffic congestion on the New Road and Uzmaston Road far worse that it is already. These roads and the Salutation Square roundabout are already overstretched as anyone who uses them will know.

Major work would be needed to provide water, gas, telephone, electricity and sewerage services causing much disruption and inconvenience to the existing residents and road users.

There is a major gas pipeline running through the fields from the Frolic to the Uzmaston Road. This is not, therefore, somewhere suitable for housing development.

Such a development would have a disastrous impact on the wildlife of the area. At the moment the riverside provides plenty of opportunities for nesting birds, (including water birds), as well as fields, hedges and woodland used by badgers, foxes, bats, rabbits, owls etc. Developing these fields would destroy the environment and drive out the existing plentiful wildlife.

The Frolic is a peaceful green area which is much appreciated and used by the people of Haverfordwest. It is close to the town centre and provides quick access to the countryside. Developing the fields overlooking this peaceful park-like area would destroy its attraction.

Comments on 384:

I object to this site being considered suitable for housing on the following grounds:
It is an unnecessary expansion of the town into the surrounding countryside.

It would destroy useful agricultural land

It would increase the pressure on the already overworked road system. The Creamston Road is narrow and would need major changes

It would badly affect the local environment and wildlife of the area

141: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3968

Object

I object to this site being considered suitable for housing on the following grounds:

The visual impact of such development

The increased pressure on the already overworked road system

The detrimental effect that this would have on the local environment and wildlife

383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3968

Object

Comments on 383:

I object to the site being considered appropriate for housing on the following grounds:

Major work would be needed to provide water, gas, telephone, electricity and sewerage services causing much disruption and inconvenience to the existing residents and road users.

There is a major gas pipeline running through the fields from the Frolic to the Uzmaston Road. This is not, therefore, somewhere suitable for housing development.

Comments on 384:

I object to this site being considered suitable for housing on the following grounds:
It is an unnecessary expansion of the town into the surrounding countryside.

It would destroy useful agricultural land.

It would increase the pressure on the already overworked road system. The Creamston Road is narrow and would need major changes.

It would badly affect the local environment and wildlife of the area.

275, 299, 341, 391, 392, 393, 412, 413, 414 and 440: Llandissilio

Stakeholder ID: 2018

Mix of Support and Object

Comments:

Need to look at the current infrastructure of Llandissilio i.e

Sewerage - Welsh Water already at capacity.
Surface water.
Roads - visibility, increased volume on an extremely busy highway with many crossroads or junctions.
Is there a need for all of these houses in the village?
Culture - possible effect on the Welsh language and culture within the village.
Sustainability - limited public transport, lack of capacity of health facilities within the locality, work - increase traffic volume as more will have to travel for employment.
Population - on the candidate site one suggested site would double the population size of the village.

275, 299, 341, 391, 392, 393, 412, 413 and 414: Llandissilio

Stakeholder ID: 3984

Object

The Planning Authority needs to be mindful of the collective effect the Candidate Sites for Llandysilio could have on the community.

Residents have raised the following concerns:

Housing Need – is there evidence to support the need for such development in the community?

Infrastructure – Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water are failing to meet the current needs of the Village let alone those proposed. Where is the capacity within the system to cope with the added pressures of surface, foul and sewage? The current sewers and infrastructure are not coping with current needs.

Sustainability – there is very little Public Transport provision and with very little employment opportunities within the Village, residents would have to travel for work using private means.

Health – Is there adequate capacity at the Health Centre at Narberth to cope with the increase in Patients?

Education – What effect would the proposed developments have on the School?

Welsh Language and Culture – In 2001 the number of Welsh Speakers in the Village was 62.1%. In 2001 it was 55.7% - a decrease of 6.4%. Residents feel that the Local Planning Authority should designate Llandysilio as a ‘Defined Area’ and should make this clear on the LDP Map. As stated in the Report.

Well-being of Future Generation (Wales) Act 2015 2.1 The Act seeks to improve the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of Wales and create a Wales that we want to live in. The Act puts in place seven well-being goals and identifies a range of public bodies including Local Authorities who must work to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales.

2.2 One of the well-being goals is to achieve ‘A Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language’ - A society that promotes and protects culture, heritage and the Welsh language, and which encourages people.

383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3972

Object

Destruction of green fields and wildlife area, additional traffic on already overstretched roads, safety concern due to gas pipeline.

383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3977

Object

This is a wildlife area, especially bats, which are a protected species.

Developing would spoil our ‘quiet enjoyment’ to which we are entitled.

Property devaluation.

Increase in traffic on rural road.

383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3986

Object

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383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3969

Object

Plan has been reused for building behind Addison Road & Dunsany Park approx. 40yr ago.

We have seen a marked decline in the birds in our garden since Freemans Way bypass was built.
I dread to think what would happen if this mad idea was given the go ahead at the proposed site.

383 and 384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3990

Object

I enclose objection to LDP (replacement) ACSC

A place of natural beauty and habitat to natural springs and wildlife, which should be preserved for future generations of families and wildlife.

Objection – wildlife, gas line, woodland, springs – all these I list make this unsuitable for housing.

383: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3970

Object

There will be a loss of natural habitat for wildlife including natural water course and increase pressure on a variety of species which make this mixed area their home. There will be additional pressure on an already inadequate transport infrastructure.

Increased run off from an increased impervious ground footprint affecting the quality of water in the Western Cleddau River.

In addition there will be a negative impact on the Health and Wellbeing of existing residents along the whole of the New Road as a result of construction works and loss of our ‘green’ environment at a time when we should be protecting our greenfield sites.

383: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3971

Object

I wish to register an objection to the Proposed Development of Candidate Site 383 and endorse the points set out by my neighbour (name redacted) as attached.

I object to the site being considered appropriate for housing on the following grounds:

Major work would be needed to provide water, gas, telephone, electricity and sewerage services causing much disruption and inconvenience to the existing residents and road users.

There is a major gas pipeline running through the fields from the Frolic to the Uzmaston Road. This is not, therefore, somewhere suitable for housing development.

383: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3995

Object

I am contacting you to express my dismay at the proposal to deem this location as suitable for development. Having lived in Haverfordwest all my life I have witnessed a largely positive transformation and expansion of the town centre. As a child growing up in the town the close proximity of woodland and other wild spaces were an essential part of growing up. These areas have not survived during the expansion of the town so well and the town is suffering as a consequence.

Having grown up in the Scarrowscant area and played in the woods there I witnessed their destruction as a child to make way for development. We moved to City Road looking over a beautiful meadow in a steep sided valley full of wildlife (a very similar site to 383), this area was converted into the unmitigated disaster known as Kensington Gardens complete with seriously undermined boundaries due to the extreme excavation and endless truck loads of removed spoil needed to shoehorn properties into a steeply sloping unsuitable site (similar to 383), the fiasco remains an unfinished mess. The planning permission for this site was I am led to believe denied by Pembrokeshire council but overruled by the Welsh Assembly from a distance.

There is another major development site at Slade Lane that had approval and work commenced major excavations undertaken resulting in destruction of wildlife corridor only to be mothballed. So it begs the question why do we need to develop further sites when we are not utilising the ones already in place.

We have since moved to Dunsany Park, we moved here to raise our young children in a rural environment and to enjoy what is one of the most beautiful parts of the town. Our family have a love of wildlife and a great appreciation for the beauty that surrounds our home and have certainly never considered the possibility of the area becoming a major development site due to its complete lack of suitability for such a purpose, not just from the obvious aesthetic and environmental impact but the level of excavation needed to landscape the site and the corresponding heavy traffic nightmare that ensues on a site with no viable road connections due to the already overstretched connection to the salutation square roundabout, this would also make it unviable from a post development traffic point of view. In addition there is a major gas pipeline running under the site adding to its complexity. We are told that the overriding consideration for all housing is that it should conform to sustainable development principles, this site certainly does not satisfy those goals.

This area is one of the last unspoilt and untouched wildlife corridors remaining around the town, these areas must be left undeveloped to preserve the appeal of the town as it expands. There has been considerable effort made to promote this end of the town as an escape into real rural tranquillity for the people of Haverfordwest with paths along the river leading you from the town centre to the old trim trail area and the path continues along to Uzmaston.

Users of this path are treated to a great diversity of wildlife due to the close proximity of the woodland on the 383 site to the river, estuary and marsh associated with the upper reaches of the Cleddau the development of this site would be extremely detrimental to the town including the people and wildlife who enjoy. They need and surely have a right to access undisturbed tranquillity in their surroundings.

It is very nice that the (personal details redacted) (property name redacted) are so interested in providing housing for the people of Pembrokeshire but maybe they should satisfy the concern by developing some of the lovely level fields adjacent to the (property name redacted) and destroy their own views instead of ours.

Please accept my apologies for a poorly drafted email but we and the other residents have only had 24 hours’ notice to prepare. Surely something as important as this requires at minimum a letter or a door to door consultation for the many elderly residents of the New Road area to prepare a response. We are directly sharing a boundary with the proposal after all.

On behalf of a very concerned (name redacted).

383: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3973

Object

I believe that the loss of this natural greenfield site will have a disastrous effect on wildlife, increase congestion and pollution and have an altogether negative affect on the environment.

383: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3974

Object

Totally unsuitable due to access/ area of natural beauty. I object in the strongest manner to the proposed development to candidate site 383 on the following grounds:-

Access at peak times to and from the Uzmaston Road to the town is already stressed. As a resident, I have to leave early in the morning to avoid a log jam on the Salutation Square roundabout and plan departures at the end of the day, again to be able to get out of the New Road. At normal times of the day, due to resident parking the lower part of the new road is a virtual one-way road, relying on drivers to wait patiently at the top after resident parking, to allow a free flow of traffic.
Sheer volume of works traffic followed by resident cars would place incredible pressure on the free flow of traffic through the town, not just at peak times. Statistics show that average households have more than one car and this would further increase town congestion.
Critically, the area is an essential and integral part of the outstandingly beautiful area surrounding the Cleddau and the Frolic. The area is used by locals and tourists for its peace and tranquillity. Housing would disturb the peace and blight the landscape. Importantly, it is a natural habitat for many forms of plant and animal life. With the saddened and run-down state of the much of the town centre it provides a “breath of fresh air” which lifts the spirits.
There is a major gas pipeline that runs from the frolic across the Uzmaston road - surely this in itself makes it unsuitable for housing development.

383: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3975

Object

Additional Traffic – this gives great concern. The new road, Uzmaston Road and Salutation Square roundabout are all inadequate to deal with traffic from a large housing development.

The increase in population is worrying – at my local doctor’s surgery an appointment to see a doctor needs 7 weeks’ notice. So the surgery is over stretched already.

The current sewerage system for over forty years has had problems with properties facing the new proposed development – only last month there were blockages again and several attempts had to be made by different agencies.

(Name redacted) gave land known as the Frolic for the enjoyment of the people of Haverfordwest – not for it to be spoiled by a nearby large residential housing estate and all the additional traffic on over stretched roads which will spoil the peace and serenity of the ‘Frolic.’

384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3967

Object

I object to this site being considered suitable for housing on the following grounds:
It is an unnecessary expansion of the town into the surrounding countryside.

It would destroy useful agricultural land.

It would increase the pressure on the already overworked road system. The Creamston Road is narrow and would need major changes.

It would badly affect the local environment and wildlife of the area.

384: Haverfordwest

Stakeholder ID: 3968

Object

I object to this site being considered suitable for housing on the following grounds:
It is an unnecessary expansion of the town into the surrounding countryside.

It would destroy useful agricultural land.

It would increase the pressure on the already overworked road system. The Creamston Road is narrow and would need major changes.

It would badly affect the local environment and wildlife of the area.

388 and 389: Penally

Stakeholder ID: 3976

Object

388 – Access for this site will be via an unmade, narrow, private lane and its use by heavy vehicles and equipment has a potential to cause danger to properties adjacent to the lane and to residential traffic and pedestrians.

389 – Access for this site will be via an unmade, narrow, private lane and its use by heavy vehicles and equipment has a potential to cause danger to properties that lay alongside the lane and to residential traffic and pedestrians.