I ATTENDED a packed parish hall in Dinas Powys last Tuesday and was encouraged by the words of Andrew RT Davies AM who has pledged his support for a Barry to Cardiff bypass and to prevent the proposed St Cyres School housing development.

Against the wishes of the local community and Dinas Powys Community Council, and submissions to the Local Development Plan against unwanted housing from our residents, the Vale of Glamorgan Council has forged ahead with the conversion of Ardwyn School, Bryneithin residential home, Caerleon Road greenfield site, and Cross Common road greenfield site housing developments.

These developments will create more clogged roads, increase pollution, especially at the infants school, and generally make life more miserable for our hard-working, high tax-paying residents.

The biggest mistake of all would be the creation of 350 more homes at the wholly inappropriate St Cyres School site, presently an unspoilt haven of 33 acres of fields and woodland.

A perfectly useable school and sound building which was turned into a ruin by thieves while under the guard of this authority and was then demolished without proper consultation with the local elected members.

Is this the legacy that this Labour-Llantwit Major First coalition administration will leave to my community and how do these actions comply with the Well-being of Future Generations [Wales] Act 2015?

Cllr Christopher Williams

Independent

Vale of Glamorgan Council