A former coking works in the south of Rhondda Cynon Taf could see £8m of funding go towards its redevelopment, with the potential for more than 600 houses on the site. The council’s cabinet will be asked on Monday, July 17 to approve the agreement between the developer and RCT council to enable the draw-down of £8m of funding from the Cardiff Capital Region Housing Investment Fund for the Cwm Coking Works in Beddau.
The report to cabinet said Cwm Coking works is a strategic site in the RCT LDP (Local Development Plan) and this proposal is looking to allow the potential to develop a minimum of 625 homes, subject to planning permission, and to remove the eyesore that is the disused coking works. Current estimates suggest that the site could accommodate around 650 new homes plus associated infrastructure, open space and community uses.
The report said that although the site has been the subject of previous planning applications, little or no interest has been expressed which would suggest that development would not otherwise be forthcoming for the foreseeable future without additional funding. RCT, along with a number of other councils in the area, have been working with Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) on funding to help deliver major residential developments that have stalled and without intervention from the public sector, would not ordinarily be built. For the latest Pontypridd news, sign up to our newsletter
