Caerphilly Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle has called on developers to withdraw plans to develop housing on farmland in Caerphilly.

Caerphilly Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle has called on developers to withdraw plans to develop housing on farmland in Caerphilly.

The proposed development by Harmoni Homes – a brand of housing association United Welsh –has led to massive opposition from people worried about the loss of the much-loved Nant y Calch Farm. The site off Warren Drive would also involve the development of a new access road.

But the Plaid Cymru MS says the land is the wrong site and new homes schemes should be first developed on brownfield sites.

“As a former housing manager I spent my life putting people in homes but they were  homes in the right place. This greenfield site in an urban part of Caerphilly is not the right location.

“Building a total of 44 homes will mean a lot more traffic leaving Warren Drive onto the fast Caerphilly Mountain Road that takes commuters into and out of Cardiff and there is also the development’s impact on services like that of  GPs.

“This land is a wonderful place to come where people can relax, walk the dog and enjoy nature. I can remember coming here as a schoolboy when I was a pupil at the nearby school. We used to do our cross country runs in this area.

“This is a totally wrong site for new housing. This tiny  part of Caerphilly has already had more than its fair share of new housing. I say to the developers, please go somewhere else, particularly as we know there are brownfield sites available in this town. We must save our greenfield sites from destruction.”