Residents fear that plans to build more than 100 homes in their town could result in "choking the life" out of it. A number of people living in Cowbridge have voiced their opposition to plans from Redrow to build 105 homes on land between Windmill Lane and St Athan Road.
Chief among the residents' concerns are the potential visual impact the houses could have, with the surrounding area being in the Upper Thaw Valley - a Special Landscape Area - and the risks associated with the proposed entrance of the development on St Athan Road. "We are firmly of the belief that it is a dangerous junction," said one resident who wanted to remain anonymous.
A new agricultural entrance, which was a separate development, was built on the St Athan Road bend and includes crash barriers. According to CrashMap, which uses data collated from the Department of Transport, there have been five reported crashes on this particular bend in the past 23 years.
