Dear RAG Supporter,
I expect you have been
wondering what is happening about the reservoirs. So are we!! We
are still awaiting the decision by the Welsh Government Ministers about the
Public Inquiry which was held last summer. As you may remember from our
previous newsletters, the planning inspector who presided over the inquiry, Mr.
Richard Poppleton, reported to the Minister for Environment and
Sustainable Development, John Griffiths AM, last April. We fully expected
a decision sometime over the summer but nothing has materialised. We do
not know why there has been such a long delay, nor do our elected
representatives in the Assembly and Cardiff Council. However, quite
properly, our AMs and Councillors have not been pressurising the Welsh Government,
and are patiently awaiting the outcome like the rest of us. We can only
assume that the Welsh Government is considering the appeal by Western Power
Distribution, regarding their proposed housing development at the
reservoir, very carefully, and is taking its time to ensure that its
decision is legally water-tight. Needless to say, as soon as a decision
is announced we will try and get the details out to our membership. In
the meantime, the RAG Committee is making plans for the future of the reservoir,
in the hope that the appeal is rejected and development at the site is finally
ruled out.
Another recent
announcement which will be of interest to RAG members, is that Cardiff Council
have just announced their Preferred Strategy for Consultation regarding
the Local
Development Plan 2006-2026.
Although this includes plans for more than 45,000 new homes around
Cardiff, it reiterates the importance of protecting the natural environment and
particularly the river valleys, of which Llanishen Reservoir forms a part.
It was agreed by the full Council on 25th October, and there will now be
a six week consultation period. Please click on this
link to find details of Public Meetings and Public Drop-in meetings
about the new LDP which will take place in early November. Julie Morgan,
AM for Cardiff North, is also holding a meeting this coming Friday, 2nd
November, in Llanishen Leisure Centre at 7.30 pm. This is promoting a
campaign to establish a Cardiff Green Belt in addition to the long-standing
protection of the four strategic river valleys. Any interested residents
are welcome to attend.
Andrew Hill
Chairman, RAG
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