“I’m still very disappointed that it will be going ahead.” Local ward member, Cllr Stuart Ashley, said he had “nothing against the actual development”, but it was the road it was on that caused residents’ concerns.
The proposed Stagecoach depot He said: “Local people didn’t approve of it in any shape or form.” The committee chair, Cllr Norma Parrish, said she felt “strongly” over the traffic issues, but acknowledged “the inspector’s report which makes it obvious that in the inspector’s opinion the committee behaved unreasonably”. Cllr Gwyn Jenkins said: “It amazes me that we as a planning committee have made a decision on local knowledge yet you can get somebody stuck in an office somewhere who can come overrule everything about us.”
AMENDED plans to move a Lidl store to a bigger site in Cwmbran, and to redevelop a Stagecoach bus depot, have been given the green light by Torfaen council. Original plans, which included demolishing the existing Stagecoach depot in St David’s Road, were given the go-ahead recently, after a decision by Torfaen council to refuse the development was overturned.
The proposed Stagecoach depot The county borough council’s planning committee originally refused the application due to concerns over traffic, but a Welsh Government planning inspector subsequently allowed an appeal – submitted by the discount supermarket and bus company – and granted planning permission for the development.
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