Plans for more than 100 new houses in Merthyr Tydfil have been approved despite public opposition. The Persimmon Homes application for 121 houses on land off Elm Tree Grove in Twynyrodyn was given the go-ahead by the council’s planning committee on Wednesday, October 19.
A site visit took place before a committee meeting on August 24, with the decision deferred for technical reports to be reviewed. The council received 41 letters of objection to the plans, as well as a petition with 345 names.
The proposed residential development will be made up of 121 houses, of which 12 will be affordable and will include one to five-bedroom detached, semi-detached and terraced properties together with associated engineering, access and landscaping works. The initial proposal was for 131 houses but this has been reduced to 121.
