Two fields north of Swansea will make way for 166 new homes after Swansea Council's planning committee unanimously approved a Barratt Homes scheme. They will be built on six hectares of land off Llewellyn Road, Penllergaer, with access off a short link road called Mount Crescent.
The application was originally for 180 homes but the number was reduced following discussions with planning officers about design, road safety and so-called green infrastructure.
Fifteen per cent of houses in new estates in this area of Swansea should be classed as affordable, but Barratt Homes contended that the project would not be viable at this level - and council officers accepted the viability assessment it put forward. Instead, the affordable housing allocation will be 10%, and Barratt Homes must also contribute £1,372,504 towards education provision.
