{"id":2185,"date":"2022-10-04T14:37:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/?page_id=2185"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:10:11","slug":"rmldgroup-information-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/rmldgroup\/rmldgroup-information-page\/","title":{"rendered":"RMLDGroup \u2013 Information Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is more information on each of the bullet points. Please let us know (<a href=\"mailto:rmldgroup@radyr.org.uk\">rmldgroup@radyr.org.uk<\/a>) if you can add any more information on any topic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 2021 Census demonstrates that there is no need for further land to be allocated for development in the Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP). This applies across Cardiff<\/li>\n<li>Developers and land owners are pressing Cardiff to allow further development land to be allocated in NW Cardiff (notably Goitre Fawr, between Pantawel Lane\/Golf Club and Llantrisant Road\/Rhydlafar \u2013 1000 houses, and Plasd\u0175r Uchaf, opposite Rhydlafar to west of Crofft-y-Genau Road \u2013 3000 houses) even before the existing Plasd\u0175r development (7000 houses) is half completed. No extra development should be allowed until Plasd\u0175r is fully completed and the promised infrastructure is put in place. At the current rate of build, that would put the need for additional land beyond the 2036 RLDP end date.<\/li>\n<li>The RLDP should take account of the Cardiff Capital Region (see \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffcapitalregion.wales\/about-ccr\/\">cardiffcapitalregion.wales\/about-ccr\/<\/a>). The electrification of the Valley Lines under the Metro scheme will open up a much wider area for potential development \u2013 and community regeneration \u2013 without the need to build on virgin Greenfield spaces.<\/li>\n<li>Building on Greenfield spaces is contrary to both Cardiff\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.gov.uk\/ENG\/Your-Council\/Strategies-plans-and-policies\/stronger-fairer-greener\/Pages\/default.aspx\">stronger, fairer, greener\u2019 policy<\/a>and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneplanetcardiff.co.uk\/\">\u2018One Planet Cardiff\u2019 policy<\/a>. Every effort should be made to avoid destroying virgin Greenfield sites. Once gone, they can never be recovered.<\/li>\n<li>Some of the suggested sites in NW Cardiff are rich in biodiversity. Specifically, there is a \u2018Site of Special Scientific Interest\u2019 (SSSI) in place on the proposed site for Plasd\u0175r Uchaf, and four Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). Two of the\u00a0SINCs are Nant Dowlais and Nant Rhydlafer. At present both streams are a clean water supply for the SSSI. Protected species in and around this\u00a0area include Horseshoe Bats, Barn owls and Great\u00a0Crested Newts. There are also several SINCs within Goitre Fawr, including ponds and woodland.<\/li>\n<li>The current development of Plasd\u0175r has already exposed problems with developing the area. These include flooding issues (notably in St Fagans) and sewage disposal. There is now significant disruption in attempting to retrofit solutions to these problems, which should have been foreseen by the planners when considering the area for such extensive development. Adding further development in the same area will simply worsen the problems.<\/li>\n<li>There is already a significant problem with the road infrastructure. All the development \u2013 the existing Plasd\u0175r and the proposed extensions \u2013 must be served by the existing road network. The Llantrisant Road is constrained by the bottleneck in Llandaff and current proposals to safeguard that area by using traffic lights to stack traffic back up beyond the road into Parc Radyr is, frankly, irresponsible. There is no foreseeable prospect of implementing the branch of the Metro that would run from Fairwater to Ponyclun, and no plan to allow cars to access the M4 from the Llantrisant Road at Junction 33. Plasdwr will cause significant traffic chaos in NW Cardiff. To add yet further development to this will make the situation untenable.<\/li>\n<li>Much of the current development is being built close to the road and the impact on pollution of a substantial increase in traffic is likely to be very great. It is amazing that the original traffic analysis for Plasd\u0175r did not flag up this issue, but adding yet more houses in this area will worsen the situation considerably.<\/li>\n<li>What sort of City do you want to live in? Isn\u2019t it time we had a debate about the effects of constant growth? Continually providing for extra growth is like someone who eats too much and just keeps buying bigger pants and a longer belt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, we have been getting data and feedback from a number of sources. Have a look through any or all of the following articles when considering what and when to write to the various representatives.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any comments or other material you can add to this list, please contact <a href=\"mailto:rmldgroup@radyr.org.uk\">rmldgroup@radyr.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are the RLDP \u2018Candidate sites\u2019 in North West Cardiff?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/rmldgroup\/rmldg-leaflet-april-2022\/\">We prepared this handout giving the facts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Does Cardiff need to identify more land for development by 2036?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/RMLDG-Press-release-220704.pdf\">We prepared this News Release<\/a> in July 2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would be the impact of more traffic on the Llantrisant Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/air-pollution.pdf\">A technical article on air pollution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/BMJ-article.pdf\">The British Medical Journal on air pollution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/Sewage.pdf\">Disquiet over the way sewage problems are being solved<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>General Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/CCS_Our_vision_for_Cardiff.pdf\">Cardiff Civic Society\u2019s image for the future of our City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danescourt.org.uk\/danescourt-news\/1-latest-news.html\">A worrying report from Danescourt Community Association on planning issues<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contacts (here is a list of people you can lobby):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>In Cardiff Council<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Postal address: County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff CF10 4UW<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huw Thomas (Council Leader) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:huw.thomas@cardiff.gov.uk\">huw.thomas@cardiff.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Simon Gilbert (Chief Planning Officer) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:SGilbert@cardiff.gov.uk\">SGilbert@cardiff.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stuart Williams (RLDP lead) \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:stwilliams@cardiff.gov.uk\">stwilliams@cardiff.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ed Stubbs (Chair, Planning Committee) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:ed.stubbs@cardiff.gov.uk\">stubbs@cardiff.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your Elected Representatives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Members of Cardiff County Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calum Davies \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:calum.davies@cardiff.gov.uk\">Calum.Davies@cardiff.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Helen Lloyd Jones \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Helen.LloydJones@cardiff.gov.uk\">Helen.LloydJones@cardiff.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Or our Members of the Senedd:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Postal address: Welsh Parliament, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF99 1SN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Constituency Member (Cardiff West):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Drakeford \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Mark.Drakeford@senedd.wales\">Mark.Drakeford@senedd.wales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regional Members (South Wales Central):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rhys ab Owen \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Rhys.abOwen@senedd.wales\">Rhys.abOwen@senedd.wales<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andrew RT Davies \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:AndrewRT.Davies@senedd.wales\">AndrewRT.Davies@senedd.wales<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heledd Fychan \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Heledd.Fychan@senedd.wales\">Heledd.Fychan@senedd.wales<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joel James \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Joel.James@senedd.wales\">James@senedd.wales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Minister for Climate Change (portfolio includes planning matters)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julie James \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Julie.James@senedd.wales\">Julie.James@senedd.wales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And our MP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Postal address:\u00a0 395 Cowbridge Road East Cardiff CF5 1JG<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Brennan \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:brennank@parliament.uk\">brennank@parliament.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is more information on each of the bullet points. Please let us know (rmldgroup@radyr.org.uk) if you can add any more information on any topic. The 2021 Census demonstrates that there is no need for further land to be allocated for development in the Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP). This applies across Cardiff Developers and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":2063,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2276,"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2185\/revisions\/2276"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radyr.org.uk\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}