Urban Village Plan Gets the Green Light

An urban village plan which could bring 900 new homes next to the Mamhilad Park Estate has been approved. Hundreds of jobs will be created during the construction of the multimillion-pound scheme.The mixed-use scheme, which includes construction on the former Parke-Davis site in Pontypool, will also bring forward a primary school, a multi-use neighbourhood centre and play and recreational facilities.The development, which has been approved by Torfaen County Borough Council, is located on the A4042 between the M4 motorway and Abergavenny. It will include approximately 47 acres of residential development, including a range of family homes and affordable homes.A series of open spaces are incorpoeared linked by tree-lined streets to create walking and cycling routes connecting with the Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal.The proposed green spaces include a neighbourhood park at the heart of the site, retention of ancient woodland, as well as a range of ecological measures associated with new housing.Property company Johnsey Estates, which owns the brown field development land and the neighbouring Mamhilad Park Estate where about 1,700 people work, submitted the outline application to Torfaen County Borough Council.Torfaen County Borough Council’s planning committee agreed with their officers’ recommendation to approve the scheme on the brown field site.