68 Peulwys Farm, Peulwys Lane, Old Colwyn (site 2)

Remove site from development plan.

No building should be permitted in this area as the few existing roads serving this area are already saturated due to building which has taken place. Doctors surgeries are also oversubscribed.

Remove

This proposal will destroy our community. No amount of tinkering with an extra doctor at a satellite surgery or an extension to a school will solve the impact of such a large development. The idea of a road link via Highlands Rd will exacerbate our ever increasing traffic problems. Rural areas are important and need to be protected

Remove from development plan.

The increase to traffic from the development of this proposal will have a negative impact on Old Colwyn. The village will struggle with the increase in traffic. Especially at the junctions of Peulwys Lane and Llanelian Rd, the roundabout on Abergele Rd, Highlands Rd and Abergele Rd. Traffic will try to go down Coed Coch rd, or onto Peulwys Lane, Peulwys Ave and Peulwys Rd bearing in mind Peulwys Avenue is a private Rd.
Putting in an extra doctor at a satellite surgery or an extension to local schools will not solve the impact of such a large development.

Whilst I appreciate the need for further housing and am not against the principle of building locally,I feel that the size of the project would have a hugely detrimental effect on our local community and the efficiency in which it operates.

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Remove the site from the RLDP.

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I do not think the project should proceed or should be on a much smaller scale with thorough consideration being given to all the inevitable problems and resolved prior to planning being considered further

I wish to oppose the plan as I do not feel that there will be capacity in the local schools for more people or in cadwgan surgery with up to,a three week wait already for appointments. The building traffic will increase particularly on llanelian road and parking in the area will be even more difficult. I also worry that the houses may not only be for first time buyers. There is limited funding available and these problems will not be resolved. The same land is believed to,have been rejected previously. It won't benefit old colwyn

While I see the need for affordable housing, this is not a suitable site.

I object to this proposal due to the impact on the local community. The existing infrastructure of roads and public services will not support it. It will be detrimental to Old Colwyn and surrounding areas.

The plan to build in this area does not appear to be well considered at all. I am objecting to the proposed development based on the above points. I cannot think of a single positive reason to build such a large amount of houses, which would look out of character, in this area.

The proposed development would:
*Increase the risk of radon exposure by excavating the soil to build*
*Impose upon already existing large communities.
*Overstretch GP surgery and schools.
*Create undue stress for medical staff and teachers.
*Create longer waits for appointments/treatment, and reduce quality education by increasing teacher/student ratio.
*Increase congestion and heavy traffic along already overused surrounding roads.
*Increase safety risk at Llanellian Road/Peulwys Lane T-junction.
*Create increased traffic at Marine roundabout, raising safety concerns generally, considering the amount of incidents/collisions occurred over recent years.
*Additionally, school-children cross these roads 5-days a week, often not paying due care or attention.

no development

The development would

Increase traffic on Llanelian Rd, Coed Coch Rd and Peulwys Lane - current roads are too narrow and many houses don't have access to off road parking. There is insufficient parking at Colwyn Bay football ground and during home games football supporters park on both sides of the road reducing this to a single line of traffic.

Place a burden on services, schools are facing funding cuts and Betsi Cadwaladr is struggling to recruit GPs to area.

Increase traffic on the marine roundabout

Impact local wildlife - hedge rows and green open spaces.

I STRONGLY OBJECT to the proposed development plan. This area has been previously rejected for planning, as Conwy Local Development Plan; Deposit Plan 2007-2022 details. Previous reasons for rejection states "The development would extend into open countryside and would be harmful to the appearance of this landscape. The demand for housing can be met by other proposed sites in more sustainable locations". These reasons remain valid and applicable, in addition to the reasons I have highlighted above. Furthermore, the area adjacent to Peulwys Estate has already been granted permission to build a significant number of additional Cartrefi Conwy houses, therefore this should be considered more than enough sustainable development for such a small area.

The proposed development would:
1.Increase surrounding road usage, increasing maintenance costs and decreasing road safety for drivers and pedestrians.
2.Create noise and air pollution, and radon exposure, during building and following construction with increased residents/road users.
3.Building would extend into open countryside **planning previously rejected for this reason.**
4.Lead to loss of privacy and light for existing properties.
5.Negatively impact upon existing residents' psychological wellbeing.
6.Reduce employment opportunities by introducing 450 more people/families into village setting.
7.Deeply harm environment character**planning previously rejected for this reason** and negatively impact upon wildlife. Loss of biodiversity.
8.Lead to serious mains sewerage/water supply/drainage issues.

No further development in Old Colwyn

The land is outside of the settlement boundary and in open countryside. There will be an adverse effect on wild life and the health and well being of the residents of Old Colwyn, with the destruction of hedgerows, trees and footpaths. There is already an acute lack of amenity space in Colwyn. The infrastructure is not in place, all existing roads are unsuitable for any increase in traffic. Old Colwyn is already over developed.

Remove from LDP.

Infrastructure at this moment in time is totally inadequate for supporting existing community increase the demand by 450 homes.....well you do the maths! Chaos ensues.

Choose not to use this location.

We were shocked to hear of the possible new housing development in the fields above Gwynant, Old Colwyn. Initial emotions centred on sadness at the loss of such a large area of beautiful open farmland much appreciated by current residents. This was followed by questioning of the rationality of the proposal. Many services in Old Colwyn are already under severe pressure. Adding several hundred new properties would push many of these beyond breaking point. We acknowledge that planners have built in the need for a new school and doctors surgery but they have not addressed the difficulties that would result in staffing these facilities. In particular there is already a major problem finding GPs who are prepared to relocate to North Wales.Drainage is another significant issue. In recent years we have seen sewage and drainage structures unable to cope along the Old Colwyn promenade. Both Network Rail and Welsh Water, terrified of the cost implications, have tried to deflect responsibility to each other. Adding several acres of concrete and tarmac above this area is surely likely to have disastrous consequences for the crumbling system. Our final and most important objection is the effect on our road network. At busy times the roads in the area are congested to a point close to gridlock. The possibility of adding over a thousand new vehicles to this network will surely bring key hubs such as Marine Roundabout to a grinding halt.
We hope the planners responsible for the coming decisions will take on board the genuine concerns of local residents and realise that this proposal would be a disaster for our area.

Tynnu'r safle oddi wrth y cynllun datblygu

Rwyf yn gwrthwynebu'n gryf adeiladu ar y safle yma. Bydd adeiladu tai yma yn gael effaith erchyll ar y cefn gwlad, y safleodd gwyrdd a'r bywyd gwyllt sydd yno ac o'i gwmpas. Yn waeth na hynny, nid yw'r priffyrdd o gwmpas y safle yn medru ymdopi hefo'r nifer enfawr o draffig sydd ar y lonydd yma rwan, a mi fydd adeiladu'r tai yma yn adio nifer enfawr o geir i'r lonydd yma. Bydd y traffig ar Lon Llaneilian a Coed Coch, a'r cyffordd Lon Peulwys/Lon Llanelian (sydd i gyd yn hynod y brysur rwan) yn gwaethygu - dydi arwyneb y lonydd yma ddim yn medru gwrthsefyll y traffig sydd yn teithio arno rwan. Does dim lle yn y meddygfa lleol na'r ysgolion lleol i fwy o drigolion yn yr ardal yma, a does dim warant bysa unrhyw meddygfa newydd yn denu doctoriad i'r ardal, yn enwedig wrth wybod yr anhawster recriwtio sydd gan y meddygfa yma yn barod (a'r ffaith fod y meddygfa arall yma wedi cau!) Yn olaf, teimlaf yn gryf fod adeiladu unrhyw dai newydd yn yr ardal yn mynd i gael effaith negyddol ar ein iaith Gymraeg a'n diwylliant. Does dim byd yn atal pobol o tua allan i'r ardal (neu tu allan i Gymru) prynu'r tai yma a chymudo i'w gwaith yn rhywle arall, neu ymddeol i fyw yma o ardal arall. Mae Cymraeg yn iaith lleiafrif Hen Golwyn yn barod - does dim eisiau gwanhau'r iaith yn bellach drwy adeiladu tai a fydd ar gael i bobol tu allan i'r ardal yma.

No development in this area to be allowed.

Same issues as site 1 but having both sites will further exasperate the problems.

Remove this site from the replacement local development plan

This will significantly increase the volume of vehicles using Llanelian Road and negatively impact on the already congested Marine roundabout. Other routes, Coed Coch Road, Peulwys Lane, both currently bus routes, are severely congested by parked vehicles. The T junction between Peulwys Lane and Llanelian Road is already hazardous.
Pupils walking to the various schools in the immediate vicinity need to cross these already busy traffic routes and will be exposed to more risk.
The proposal will lead to further degradation of Doctor's services.
The difficulties presented by this site will disproportionately impact on the existing settlement of Old Colwyn.

Tynnu'r safle oddi wrth y cynllun datblygu

Rwyf yn gwrthwynebu'n gryf adeiladu ar y safle yma. Bydd adeiladu tai yma yn gael effaith erchyll ar y cefn gwlad, y safleodd gwyrdd a'r bywyd gwyllt sydd yno ac o'i gwmpas. Yn waeth na hynny, nid yw'r priffyrdd o gwmpas y safle yn medru ymdopi hefo'r nifer enfawr o draffig sydd ar y lonydd yma rwan, a mi fydd adeiladu'r tai yma yn adio nifer enfawr o geir i'r lonydd yma. Bydd y traffig ar Lon Llaneilian a Coed Coch, a'r cyffordd Lon Peulwys/Lon Llanelian (sydd i gyd yn hynod y brysur rwan) yn gwaethygu - dydi arwyneb y lonydd yma ddim yn medru gwrthsefyll y traffig sydd yn teithio arno rwan. Does dim lle yn y meddygfa lleol na'r ysgolion lleol i fwy o drigolion yn yr ardal yma, a does dim warant bysa unrhyw meddygfa newydd yn denu doctoriad i'r ardal, yn enwedig wrth wybod yr anhawster recriwtio sydd gan y meddygfa yma yn barod (a'r ffaith fod y meddygfa arall yma wedi cau!) Yn olaf, teimlaf yn gryf fod adeiladu unrhyw dai newydd yn yr ardal yn mynd i gael effaith negyddol ar ein iaith Gymraeg a'n diwylliant. Does dim byd yn atal pobol o tua allan i'r ardal (neu tu allan i Gymru) prynu'r tai yma a chymudo i'w gwaith yn rhywle arall, neu ymddeol i fyw yma o ardal arall. Mae Cymraeg yn iaith lleiafrif Hen Golwyn yn barod - does dim eisiau gwanhau'r iaith yn bellach drwy adeiladu tai a fydd ar gael i bobol tu allan i'r ardal yma.

Removal of this site from the final draft plan and proposal map

The development of this site would have a major detrimental impact on the landscape amentities and quality of life of existing residents of Old Colwyn by virtue of:
* extending development into open countryside
* loss of good quality agricultural land
* visual intrusion due to the prominent and exposed nature of the site
* impact on local infrastructure
* detrimental effect on the local highway network including Llanelian Road and in particular the roundabout junction with Abergele Rd
* impact on local schools which are already beyond capacity
* impact on other local services such as doctor's surgeries

Make the area to be developed a LOT smaller.

The impact of this proposal on the nature of the village is huge, raising concerns over the following:
Loss of visual amenity
Loss of privacy
Unacceptable increase in traffic
Noise and disturbance as a result of increased traffic
Concerns over road access, traffic congestion in Old Colwyn village, Llanelian Road, Coed Coch Road
Impacts on schools, Dr Surgery
Concerns over Nature conservation, siting of services, land drains and sewers
Concerns regarding density, appearance and materials of dwellings.

Scrap plans.

This proposed development should not go ahead based on the following-
The community of Old Colwyn is already stretched to maximum capacity-
We have only one Doctors Surgery that is already at maximum capacity that
poses a risk to people with health problems. We don't have a Dentist within
the community. The Working fields around Old Colwyn are a part of our
heritage and date back hundreds of years. The landscape would never been
the same again for our future generations to enjoy. There are more urgent
sites that could benefit from development within the county of Conwy.

The infrastructure isn't in place to support extra housing. Roads are congested already, through Old Colwyn & Llysfaen & Llanelian rd. Doctor isn't able to cope with local residents needs now, no dentist locally. Swn y Don "unsatisfactory" at Estyn inspection & other schools under budget pressure & experiencing staffing cuts, not a good educational environment for children. Wildlife habitat will be destroyed, proposed site is in open countryside. Parking is very limited in the Old Colwyn area with no visible way of improving it. This site has already been refused planning permission & the decision upheld previously.

My objections are based on the following, traffic levels on Llanellian road leading to increased congestion, Insufficient infrastructure to support the additional population (schools, dentist, GP, shops, parking).

This proposal should be rejected from the LDP.

Developing this land will have a detrimental effect on the infrastructure in place in Old Colwyn. It will put a significant strain on already stretched services and amenities. Schools are already at or near maximum subscription with no funding or space to expand or budget to employ additional teaching staff; the surgery in the area, is already under extreme pressure and any additional health facilities would not meet current demand let alone increased demands from additional households; the current road system will not sustain increased traffic follow. Development here will also be harmful to the environment character to the area.