A family has voiced their fears over plans to turn land they have farmed for generations into a business park. Vale of Glamorgan Council's planning committee deferred a decision on Wednesday on whether or not they wish to approve Legal & General's application for the business park, which is intended to support the aviation industry.
The proposed location of the development is for land at Model Farm, Port Road in Rhoose. Gethin Jenkins, whose family has worked and lived on Model Farm for generations, said the farm means "everything" to them. He said: "The only thing I ever wanted to do was farm and we have taken great pride in farming the Model for all these years.
"My son has got two daughters and they just love it out on the farm. It is a way of life and it has been a way of life for the Jenkins family for nigh on 90 years now." The original planning decision to grant the application back in July 2021 was quashed due to a lack of viability information. Although the council will have a say on whether or not to approve the application, it is still subject to a Holding Direction from the Welsh Government.
