A new Welsh medium primary school in Rhydyfelin has been approved by councillors. The plans for the current Heol y Celyn Primary School site, which include a multi-use games area, sports field and car park, were given the go ahead by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee on Thursday, March 24.
The existing school will be demolished and a new school built on the western part of the site which is currently occupied by a playing field. The location of the existing school will be redeveloped to provide “improved access circulation” and parking facilities, the report said. This will include 41 car park spaces and six coach spaces and access to the site will be from its north-eastern corner directly from Holly Street.
The remainder of the site currently occupied by school buildings will be given over to a mini football pitch and a multi-use games area. There were 32 objections received in the initial consultation and then three more after a further round of consultation and the addition of more details. These include procedural issues, highways and transport concerns and drainage and water management.
