Site 2: Playing Fields Godre’r Coed Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Risks Located in the village. The site is protected by a Fields in Trust Provide new facilities for use not only Increase in levels of traffic is likely to order which will require compensatory by the school but also by other schools increase risks to pedestrians and other Site can provide safe vehicular and land offered to the community if this in the area and the community. road users. pedestrian access. location is used. Provide safe parking / drop off Additional costs may be needed to Site can provide adequate onsite parking Reduce size of current available amenity facilities. address identified barriers. facilities for drop off and pick up. for community/sports use. By approximately 56%. Enhance / improve community sports Safe routes compliant - does this apply to facilities. other sites? Identified as a site in the adopted Merthyr Tydfil Open Space Strategy (June 2016). Provide improved safe fenced playing Large level site which meets government Such public open space sites are protected area. guidance for external space for primary in the Merthyr Tydfil Local Development schools. Plan by Policy BW16. Also lies adjacent to Enhanced/alternative facilities would the Cyfarthfa Conservation Area, have to be provided to satisfy policy No identified flood risk therefore, its setting would have to be BW16. preserved or enhanced. Utilities available. Likely to be able to facilitate the installation of affordable SuDS. The principle of developing the site for a new school is acceptable as it is located within the settlement boundary (as identified in the LDP).
Site 2: Godre’r Coed Playing Fields Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Risks Located in the village. Site can provide safe vehicular and pedestrian access. Site can provide adequate onsite parking facilities for drop off and pick up. Safe routes compliant - does this apply to other sites? Large level site which meets government guidance for external space for primary schools. No identified flood risk Utilities available. Likely to be able to facilitate the installation of affordable SuDS. The principle of developing the site for a new school is acceptable as it is located within the settlement boundary (as identified in the LDP). The site is protected by a Fields in Trust order which will require compensatory land offered to the community if this location is used. Reduce size of current available amenity for community/sports use. By approximately 56%. Identified as a site in the adopted Merthyr Tydfil Open Space Strategy (June 2016). Such public open space sites are protected in the Merthyr Tydfil Local Development Plan by Policy BW16. Also lies adjacent to the Cyfarthfa Conservation Area, therefore, its setting would have to be preserved or enhanced. Provide new facilities for use not only by the school but also by other schools in the area and the community. Provide safe parking / drop off facilities. Enhance / improve community sports facilities. Provide improved safe fenced playing area. Enhanced/alternative facilities would have to be provided to satisfy policy BW16. Increase in levels of traffic is likely to increase risks to pedestrians and other road users. Additional costs may be needed to address identified barriers.
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