A Cardiff councillor fears roads in her ward could be brought to a standstill if plans for thousands of homes to the north of the city are approved this week. Cardiff Council's planning committee will meet on Thursday to discuss an outline planning application for the construction of 2,500 homes on land south of the M4 between Lisvane, Pontprennau and Cyncoed.
If approved, the proposed development will also include a primary school, land for a secondary school, employment land and a district centre which will have shops and spaces for leisure and community use. However, residents and local councillors have raised concerns about the plans, with one Cardiff Council ward member for Lisvane and Thornhill, Cllr Emma Reid-Jones, fearing chaos in her ward if construction goes ahead.
She said: "Lisvane’s road infrastructure is already at breaking point – I get daily reports of construction HGVs being stuck in St Mellons Road causing tailbacks and delays despite being clearly signposted as “unsuitable for HGVs”. The plans state a potential 73 construction vehicles will be using St Mellons Road and other residential streets across Lisvane & Pontprennau to access building sites during the duration of the development which will I’ve no doubt lead to gridlock.
