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Homes plan for city ex-garden centre site
3:50pm Monday 8th February 2010
THE site of a former Newport garden centre could be replaced with 60 new homes if a planning application gets the go-ahead.
Bellway Homes South Wales and Red-190 Limited have applied to Newport City Council to build the houses on the site of the former Hurrans Garden Centre in Langstone.
The garden centre closed in January last year which saw the loss of 25 jobs and the centre has now been demolished.
The housing developers want permission to build 60 houses, which will mainly be two storeys high, and 12 of which will be affordable housing run by a social landlord.
Officers have recommended for the application to be granted by the council’s planning committee when it meets on Wednesday but with certain conditions.
This includes dealing with issues which have been raised by neighbours.
For example, officers have advised that the company pay a £206,438 contribution towards secondary education as there are no spare places at nearby Caerleon Comprehensive School.
Neighbours also said there was no state nursery in Langstone, the area's playgroup already has to share the village hall with other groups and primary and infant schools are filling up.
The council’s head of continuing learning and leisure has confirmed there is a shortfall in play space in Langstone and so the developers would have to pay £366,354.67 which would be used towards maintaining a new play area on the site and for the repair and upkeep of the play facilities in nearby Grenadier Drive.
In the 54 letters of objection from neighbours, some had concerns about the increase in traffic onto the A48 and Coldra roundabout and about the already lack of facilities such as shops, post office and community centre, for residents.
There was also concerns about the proposed alterations to Catsash Road leading to an accident black spot being created on a road already described as a rat run.
Some raised the problem of flooding in the area and Welsh Water agreed that the proposed development would overload the existing public sewerage system.
But it said improvements to this system are planned to be completed by October 31 and so work could start after this date.
Langstone community council objected to the application on some similar grounds and also because of the lack of community consultation.
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wagtail, newport says...
5:17pm Mon 8 Feb 10
With all the new developments in Langstone surely this site should involve a small primary school and some shops, something for the locals.
I forgot, NCC are in charge and what I say is commonsense but, they don't know what that is!!!
anthony1971, says...
6:07pm Mon 8 Feb 10
john/undy wrote:Charter Housing in Langstone? Good god no. We don't want that sort of riff-raff here thank you very much.
Why doesn’t Charter housing association build affordable housing for the homeless in Langstone. The local Politian’s keep going on about the need for more affordable housing in Newport, there are plenty of people in Underwood and the surrounding areas would love to live in Langstone.
The tone has already been lowered considerably with all the new housing that's gone up. Young families and other undesirables. I'm sick to the back teeth of having to deal with glue-sniffing, Special Brew-drinking yobbos riding around on illegal motorbikes at all hours of the day.
Bring back the birch.
john/undy, undy says...
6:26pm Mon 8 Feb 10
6:07pm Mon 8 Feb 10
People who live in Charter houses are working class families, ask your local councillors who approve these developments all over Newport, Langstone is part of Ringland now.
So what are you trying to say
wagtail, newport says...
6:47pm Mon 8 Feb 10
NigelNewInn, New Inn says...
6:54pm Mon 8 Feb 10
anthony1971 wrote:Talk about tarring everyone with the same brush. So all social housing tenants are riff-raff and yobbo's. What an absolute prat you are!
john/undy wrote:Charter Housing in Langstone? Good god no. We don't want that sort of riff-raff here thank you very much.
Why doesn’t Charter housing association build affordable housing for the homeless in Langstone. The local Politian’s keep going on about the need for more affordable housing in Newport, there are plenty of people in Underwood and the surrounding areas would love to live in Langstone.
The tone has already been lowered considerably with all the new housing that's gone up. Young families and other undesirables. I'm sick to the back teeth of having to deal with glue-sniffing, Special Brew-drinking yobbos riding around on illegal motorbikes at all hours of the day.
Bring back the birch.
alwaytom, newport says...
7:03pm Mon 8 Feb 10
wagtail, newport says...
7:07pm Mon 8 Feb 10
independent voter, newport says...
7:24pm Mon 8 Feb 10
alwaytom, newport says...
7:36pm Mon 8 Feb 10
spidab, Newport says...
7:36pm Mon 8 Feb 10
Just who do you think you dam well are to say such comments if you was saying these things about a clooured person you'd get done for racisism what makes you think you can say things about people with regards to their housing situation
I supposed you live in your two up two down with a mortgage roses around the front door white picket fence and your car on HP is it
john/undy, undy says...
7:43pm Mon 8 Feb 10
anthony1971, says...
8:06pm Mon 8 Feb 10
spidab wrote:No offence intended but I speak as I find.
Anthony 1971........HOW DARE you say that people that live in charter housing are "riff-raff" We are not a Young familiy or other undesirable. we dont do glue-sniffing, Special Brew-drinking yobbos riding around on illegal motorbikes at all hours of the day. Just who do you think you dam well are to say such comments if you was saying these things about a clooured person you'd get done for racisism what makes you think you can say things about people with regards to their housing situation I supposed you live in your two up two down with a mortgage roses around the front door white picket fence and your car on HP is it
These inbred loons on their untaxed motorcycles have ruined my twice-weekly pheasant shoot. It is driving away the birds.
These people should simply not be tolerated.
spidab, Newport says...
9:25pm Mon 8 Feb 10
Dave on his Soapbox, Casnewydd, Gwent says...
9:28pm Mon 8 Feb 10
anthony1971, says...
9:29pm Mon 8 Feb 10
spidab wrote:Like I said, I speak as I find.
I am neither a slob or do I smell of wee!
The **** living behind me are a (anti?) social nighmare.
charlie, newport, newport says...
10:32pm Mon 8 Feb 10
anthony1971, says...
10:36pm Mon 8 Feb 10
charlie, newport wrote:Independant Voter is Salem.
Green belt land? Independent voter - have you even been to Langstone?!
Spot the inappropriate use of capitals.
Gerry Parker, Langstone says...
9:58am Tue 9 Feb 10
COUNCILLOR ATWELL: Has registered an interest in the application.
john/undy, undy says...
2:52pm Tue 9 Feb 10
9:58am Tue 9 Feb 10
It appears that
COUNCILLOR ATWELL: Has registered an interest in the application.
He also had a look at the roads as he is Chairman of the highways department for NCC,
But what has he done? NOTHING
bert, newport says...
2:26pm Wed 10 Feb 10
independent voter, newport says...
7:17pm Wed 10 Feb 10
alwaytom wrote:Is that a Promise Tom ? Hope so !
If Conservative councillor Attwell comes under the new Alway /Ringland/Langston council ward then he won’t get voted back in.
Woodgnome, Newport says...
2:50pm Thu 11 Feb 10
bert, newport says...
4:39pm Thu 11 Feb 10
I hope the Langstone residents buy you a drink tonight,
Well done from Ringland resident
Woodgnome, Newport says...
5:58pm Thu 11 Feb 10
alwaytom wrote:Sorry Alway, you appear to be living is some third dimension!!
Alway, Ringland and Langstone is one big housing estate, we are like one big happy family
As a minimum there is a 6 lane motorway in between!!
independent voter, newport says...
10:29am Fri 12 Feb 10
independent voter, newport says...
10:43am Fri 12 Feb 10
independent voter, newport says...
11:04am Fri 12 Feb 10
Woodgnome wrote:Is your cat related to the Attwells then lol maybe you should get out abit more if you think your cat is talking to you.
This lot of drivel confirms that most of the comments in "Your Say" are such utter bilge water they aren't worth the 10 calories one burns reading them. My cat talks more sense and frankly she's thick.
Katie T, Newport says...
8:24am Mon 15 Feb 10
independent voter, newport says...
12:22pm Mon 15 Feb 10
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john/undy, undy says...
4:26pm Mon 8 Feb 10