Caerphilly’s Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle has called for a rethink over plans to build flats in the heart of Ystrad Mynach without any car parking spaces.

Lindsay Whittle has urged residents concerned about the proposals to write directly to planning consultants LRM Planning of 22 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ.

A pre-planning process for the scheme has begun ahead of a planning application expected in the new year.

The scheme involves the demolition of buildings in Bedwlwyn Road and the construction of 24 flats.

Lindsay Whittle said: “We do need flats for younger people in the centre of the town but the flaw in this scheme is that there is no provision for car parking. Inevitably, whether you provide parking spaces or not, people will have cars. So if there is no provision for them on site, it will lead to parking problems elsewhere in Ystrad Mynach.

“I’m aware that there is Welsh Government guidance that because this scheme is in the centre of the town onsite parking provision is not needed. But this is not the city centre of Cardiff, where people can easily walk to jobs and all the facilities.

“The nearby residents of Ystrad Mynach need their parking. My view is that the planners need to go back to their drawing boards and revise this scheme to make it more acceptable,” added Lindsay Whittle.