local community to establish the level of positive local support for the proposal received under the 'Communities First' initiative.
c. In the case of Petherbridge Road proposal, and in addition to (a) and (b) above, a comprehensive evaluation of the level of additional traffic movement that would result from the proposal.
Once these matters have been addressed by the necessary bodies then the matters will be reported back to the Planning Committee. When this happens the planning department will notify us of the next stage and we will let you know through our web site
www.elygardenvillagers.co.uk
Or at a public meeting.
The Ely Garden Villagers would like to thank everybody for their continuing support which we still need because the battle's not won yet
The Councils proposed planning applications for the building of approximately 330 dwellings which will include some multi occupation properties (flats) on the sites of the Recreation ground and surrounding fields and the old allotment site behind the Youth Centre on Pethy-
bridge Road, has again been deferred for a second time. The Planning Committee's
reasons for deferment are as quoted in their official documentation. a. survey to
ascertain the existence of any dormice habitats on or
adjacent to the sites.
b. further consultation with the
Area left in a shameful way
WELL done to the council!
You have done an excellent job on making Snowden Road in Ely, Cardiff
look shameful.
Very clever, putting shutters down and not up, and leaving windows wide open - strange that they got set alight and badly vandalised.
You only did it to the ones which were due for demolition for access to a proposed housing development.
So now we have five bricked-up houses.
Why weren't the shutters properly put in place to prevent this?
Guess you got what you wanted - to make Ely once again look bad, and on a bus route, too.
We have more than 72 empty council houses in Ely (excluding Caerau), well over 87 private houses up for sale, and the council wants to build another 330 more houses/flats.
Community First kindly donated money for the children to have a fun day during the Easter holidays at the children's play centre based on our recreation fields.
What a day with more than 85 children turning up.
I challenge the councillors to pay a visit to this site in the next half-term and see for themselves how much these recreation spaces are used.
They can then go away and see if they get a good night's sleep knowing they want to take it all away.
Lynda Sullivan,
Ely, Cardiff
hit by blaze
FIRE has swept through a block of disused houses, vacated in preparation for a new development.
The blaze hit two empty houses in a block of five at Snowden Road, Ely, Cardiff, and spread into the roof space of three more in the terrace the scene of a raft of protests against Cardiff council's plans to build houses on green fields behind.
Crews from Ely, Central and Whitchurch were called to deal with the fire at around 10pm last night.
These dramatic pictures were taken by local resident, Pete Sullivan, who said firefighters had to rip tiles from the roofs to gain access to the blaze.
The five houses were earmarked for demolition, subject to planning permission being granted, to make an access road for the construction of 310 houses behind. The last house was vacated on Tuesday, according to local residents.
But protest group the Ely Garden Villagers are furious they have been left empty at all. Tay Godfrey, from the Ely Garden Villagers said: "The houses will have to be demolished now, whether planning permission is granted or not, at a cost to the taxpayer."
ELY Garden Villagers would like to thank the following:
The Echo for the coverage they
have given us in our fight to stop
houses being built
on our open green
spaces;
Arson Reduction, who put in
bollards to stop stolen cars entering
our fields, and for
removing all the
rusted old cars from our woods;
Colin Hill, from parks, who had fencing put in place to stop the horses entering the children's recreation area, and for getting our gate fixed so quickly;
Peter Hamling, from parks, for
responding the next day and having
our grass cut;
Communites First, who funded a fun
day for the children's club in Easter
and will continue
to do so during the
summer holidays. And for their help in
trying to get our football
pitches
marked up and goal posts put up;
All the shops which have supported
us by keeping our posters, and our
leaflets for
our meetings up in their
shop windows for free.
The local community police for
meeting with us, along with Arson
Reduction and Communities
First, to
find ways forward for the younger
generation in Ely;
Rhodri Edwards for the letters he's
written;
And last but not least, all the people
in our community for signing our
petitions and
their continuing support.
Our fight is not over and we will continue to fight.
Lynda Sullivan, Ely Cardiff
Council threat to OUR Park
IN response to "Proud Of Our New Play Facilities" (Viewpoints, March 26), Councillors Kelloway, Salway and Burfoot are very proud of their new play facilities in Cyncoed Gardens.
They were delighted to tell us how the play area will be upgraded with new seats, planting and other facilities.
Look at what they've achieved.
Haven't they worked hard for the benefit of the community in Cyncoed?
Unfortunately, at the same time, Coun Kelloway has also been working extremely hard to destroy our park!
He would like to build a new school, youth club and medical centre on Rumney Recreation grounds in Cardiff.
The council also seems hell bent on destroying parks and open, green spaces around the city, namely Ely fields, Llandaff Fields, Bute Park, Heath Park and don't forget poor Llanishen Reservoir!
We wrote to Freda Salway, chairwoman of the council's scrutiny committee, complaining about the way the council conducted its consultation with residents and received an obscure answer.
So councillors Kelloway, Burfoot and Salway, stop boastin about what's going on in your own park, while you want to build on mine.
Talk about rubbing salt into the wounds!
I also read with interest the article from Mr Broad regarding the destruction of hundreds of trees in Bute Park in Cardiff (Viewpoints, March 24).
When we tackled the council about the possible destruction of more than 200 trees on Rumney Recreation grounds, we were brushed off with the statement that the council could always plant more and had very little consideration for the fact that some of our trees are more than 200 years old - and it calls itself a responsible administration?
Come on everyone. Write to Viewpoints and let them know what's happening in your park.
Give Councillors Kelloway, Salway and Burfoot something to think about while they're out enjoying their new park faculties.
Denise Taylor
Rreel Action Group
Newport Road, Rumney, Cardiff
How can the government say one thing and our council say another. The government want to spend £225m for funding playgrounds that’s good news. However the way things are going there will be no playing fields left if the council keep building on them. We have beautiful playing fields in North Ely which have been neglected by our council. Some of this funding could be used to replace the neglected fencing around our playing fields reinstating our much needed football pitches, along with our changing rooms and showers. Instead the council want to take away our only playing fields and build 230 houses on them. This will give the children no option but to hang around our streets.
News Of The World Sunday March 23 2008
Kids get £225m play aid
A £225 MILLION scheme is being launched by the government this week to get more kids to play outdoors.
The initiative, to be announced on Thursday, will create safer public play areas after research showed that one in three parents will not let children as old as 15 play outside their house or garden.
It promises funding for 3,500 playgrounds and 30 new adventure playgrounds for children in disadvantaged areas, supervised by trained staff.
A spokesman from the Department of Children, Schools and Families said: "Children spend less time playing outside than they would like—less than their parents did as children.
"We want to change that by providing safe places for children to play in."
