Monmouthshire's 4,000 new homes (From Free Press Series)

Monmouthshire's 4,000 new homes

2:00pm Wednesday 30th December 2009

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THOUSANDS more homes will be built across Monmouthshire, pending the outcome of talks in County Hall next week.

Councillors will discuss where to site around 4,000 homes, earmarked for the next decade, following a consultation on the council’s vision for development. The planning committee will also be asked to rubber-stamp further investigation into developments at Fairfield Mabey in Chepstow, the former Sudbrook paper mill, Wonastow Road in Monmouth, Crick Road in Portskewett, Rockfield Farm at Undy and Deri Farm at Mardy to meet housing needs.

But officers report that some sites are undesirable. These included the green wedge between Caldicot and Rogiet, Main Road in Portskewett and sites at Osbaston in Monmouth and to the west of Chepstow.

Monmouthshire’s Local Development Plan (LDP) sets out the council’s vision for land between 2011 and 2021 and the preferred strategy states the most acceptable level of housing growth is around 400 dwellings per year during the 10-year period.

But even the preferred sites outlined in the report to be discussed on Tuesday are controversial – with sites at Deri Farm and Crick Road receiving several objections already. Concerns relating to Deri Farm include its greenfield site status, over-development of Abergavenny, loss of agricultural land, congestion and inadequate infrastructure.

Meanwhile, concerns at Crick Road, Portskewett include lack of employment and a local demand for housing, plus inadequate infrastructure, lack of public transport and loss of agricultural land.

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