Redrow set for approval of 100-home development in Torfaen
On 14 June, the Torfaen County Borough Council is expected to approve the planning application submitted by Redrow Homes to build 102 homes on a 23.2 acre site in Llantarnam, Cwmbran. The development will include 15 affordable homes, a public open space and a play area.

Wales Property Stephen Farrell

A development of 100 properties in Torfaen by housebuilder Redrow, part of a wider scheme comprising about 450 homes and employment space, is expected to be granted planning consent when it goes before councillors.

The company has submitted an application to build 102 homes on a site in Llantarnam, Cwmbran.

The scheme forms the first phase of a wider project covering four plots, comprising of more than 450 houses, employment space and a community centre that was previously granted outline approval in June 2015. This is allocated for housing in the local development plan.

The site under consideration, referred to as The Cottage, measures 23.2 acres and is predominantly made up of farmland. The application seeks approval of reserved matters including access, appearance, landscaping and layout.

It proposes 102 properties on the site with a mixture of tow, three and four bedroom properties. Provision for 15 affordable homes is included along with public open space and a play area.

The application will be considered by Torfaen County Borough Council on 14 June 2016 with a report prepared ahead of the meeting recommended approval is given.

It said the plans proposed "a range of attractive dwellings set within a good level of public open space".

The report added that the principle of the development had been established by the outline planning application for the wider scheme and the site's inclusion in the Llantarnam strategic action area in the local development plan.

Redrow purchased the land for the development in July 2015, along with plots in Colwinston in the Vale of Glamorgan; and Pentyrch near Cardiff.