Public meeting

Last night local ward Councillors Brian Jones, Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson held a public meeting at the All Saints Hall in Rhiwbina to discuss the appeal and public enquiry.

Cllr Jayne Cowan informed those present that the Assembly had granted a public enquiry, and said that this was a "positive way forward".

Adrian Robson talked through the enquiry procedure, and reminded those present that all objection letters already sent in to the Council on this matter will be forwarded to the planning inspector - but that doesn't mean you shouldn't write in again!

There's more information on the Planning Inspectorate website - click here.

Adrian reminded everyone that written representations must be received by the inspectorate by 4th July. Write to:
Hefin Jones
Case officer
The Planning Inspectorate
Crown Buildings
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Jonathan Morgan AM was also in attendance, and he explained that he has experience of 2 major planning appeals.

Thank you to everyone who came - please send your letters of objection to the planning inspectorate now!

Watch this space for more news soon!

Assembly to rule on Pantmawr Inn's future as developers appeal

Assembly to rule on pub’s future as developers appeal

Katie Norman, South Wales Echo

DEVELOPERS have appealed against the rejection of controversial plans to build flats and houses on the site of a popular pub.
Proposals to build on the site of the Pantmawr Inn, Pantmawr, Cardiff, were rejected by Cardiff council’s planning committee after a lengthy residents’ campaign against the idea.
But Asbri Planning, which represents developer Charles Church and landowner Mitchells and Butlers, has appealed to the National Assembly.
The Pantmawr Action Group (PAG), which formed to try to save the pub, has said it will continue its campaign against the plans.
The Assembly’s planning inspectorate, based at Cathays Park, Cardiff, will now have 30 weeks to look at the appeal.
Asbri Planning has asked the inspectorate to consider the application on written representation alone, without a public inquiry.
But a public inquiry could be held if the Assembly receives enough demands for such action from the public.
Ward councillor Jayne Cowan said she fully supported PAG and believed a public inquiry would be in their interests.
“It would mean there would be a site meeting and the campaigners could show the full scale of the impact, as they have done previously,” she said.
A public meeting to discuss the situation has been organised at All Saints Church Hall, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, at 7pm on Monday, May 26.

WRITE TO THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE NOW!

Local Cllr Jayne Cowan has just sent us this update...

"Just a short note to advise that I have made contact with the Planning Inspectorate and they have confirmed the following contact details for people wishing to make their representations.

Although the application has not been formally registered, this should be done in the next few days.

The Planning Inspectorate
Crown Buildings
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Telephone: 029 2082 3866
Fax: 029 2082 5150

wales@planning-inspectorate.gsi.gov.uk

wales@pins.gsi.gov.uk

I will also post this on our website www.rhiwbinaward.com"

Reasons planning permission was refused

Local independent Councillor Jayne Cowan confirmed the reasons planning was refused - reasons cited by the planning officer.

Pantmawr Inn - reasons for refusal - 07/1980

RECOMMENDATION 1: That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reasons:

The proposed development by virtue of its scale and massing would be out of keeping with the pattern and density of development in the surrounding area and would appear obtrusive and over-dominant when viewed from neighbouring properties, to the detriment of visual amenity, residential amenity and the character of the area and contrary to policy 11 of the Cardiff Local Plan, policies 2.20 and 2.24 of the deposit. Cardiff Unitary Development Plan and paragraph 9.3.3 of Planning Policy Wales.

The density of the proposed development is such that the development would be contrary to policy 2.24 of the Cardiff Unitary Development Plan in that there would not be an adequate distance between facing habitable room windows of dwellings within the application site and between such windows of the proposed dwellings and existing dwellings surrounding the site to maintain a satisfactory standard of privacy.

Celebratory emails from campaign supporters

The Pantmawr Action Group has received a huge number of emails following the Planning Committee voting NO to development. Here's just some of them:

A short note to say many thanks for all the hard work that you’ve put in on the campaign to stop the Pantmawr planning application. My wife and I moved here last year, and we quickly realised the importance of the pub as a focus for the estate and a place for our three year old daughter to play. We were horrified at the prospect of losing it before we’d really had a chance to get to know it, and I have no doubt that this would have been the result had you not decided to press the case with such commitment and innovation. I’ve attended the last two planning meetings and the site visit and have been amazed at the support that you’ve mobilised. Pantmawr is fortunate to have you. [Pantmawr resident]

Congratulations and thanks to all concerned for achieving this result. By mounting such a professional and well informed campaign you have demonstrated how members of the community can exert a real and positive influence over decisions which affect them. You have also highlighted a worrying naivety and lack of rigour in the way that the planning and highway officers handled such a badly prepared proposal. Hopefully lessons will be learned in County Hall. [Elwyn Owen, Pantmawr resident]

Congratulations. What an amazing result. Everyone worked so hard to ensure the right result was achieved. [Independent Cllr Jayne Cowan]

Latest newsletter to residents

PANTMAWR ACTION GROUP NEWSLETTER – 18th APRIL 2008

PANTMAWR INN SITE PLANNING APPLICATION

You should all be aware by now from other notes around the Estate that the Planning Application for 34 dwellings on the Pantmawr Inn site was rejected by the Planning Committee. Excluding the Chairman, of the six Councillors present and able to vote, five voted to reject the application and one abstained. From a point of view of fairness we should make it quite clear that Adrian Robson, the Independent Councillor for this area on the Planning Committee, was obliged to declare an interest and withdraw as he had publicly stated his opposition to the plans prior to becoming a member of the Committee. A comment that he didn’t bother to vote is inaccurate. The Labour Councillor present voted in favour of rejection.

We would like to record our grateful thanks to our local Councillors Jayne Cowan, Adrian Robson and Gareth Neale for the support they have given us during our campaign to defeat this application. We have also been supported by Julie Morgan MP, Jonathan Morgan AM, Chris Franks AM and others. We would also like to acknowledge the fantastic support we have received from residents of Pantmawr especially and users of the Pantmawr Inn. Without their demonstration of support at the two planning meetings and at the site visit it is possible we would not have achieved a positive result. However, the applicants can appeal to the National Assembly for Wales against the decision by the Council or they could submit a new application to develop the site. We cannot allow ourselves to be complacent.

We should emphasise our campaign is not just about saving the Pantmawr Inn, but about rejecting totally unsuitable developments on the site.

PS. Could the person who contacted the Chairman about Bats please ring him again on 20628484 and remind him of their address so that he can let them have the promised copy of the report on the survey that was carried out last year.

"It's a wonderful result"

“It’s a wonderful result”- The words of PAG’s chairman Hugh Payne says it all. Yesterday the Council’s Planning Committee voted to reject plans to demolish the Pantmawr Inn and build apartments on the site. Below is what happened at the meeting.....

At the Planning Meeting, Richard Twomlow spoke on behalf of PAG and other objectors and neatly summarised the range of objections in an excellent 3 minute speech – detailing the main objections as the loss of the pub as a community facility, and fundamental planning problems – massing, scale, access, and open space. Twomlow urged the Committee to reject the application

Developers Charles Church had the opportunity to respond but chose not to.

Conservative Councillor Gareth Neale spoke and congratulated PAG on a “superb campaign”. Neale said his main concerns were access to the site as the entrance is narrow and obscured, and this matter had been ignored by the Highways Officer. He also drew attention to various inaccuracies in the plans. Neale also discussed a Times article published a couple of weeks ago which claimed every 6 hours in England and Wales a pub closes. Neale urged the Planning Committee to reject the application.

Independent Councillor Jayne Cowan thanked the Planning Committee for attending the site visit to consider the impact of the development, and praised PAG’s use of balloons to illustrate the height and area of the proposed development. Cowan went on to highlight various inaccuracies in the application and questioned the Committee as to how they could vote on an application that is inaccurate. Cowan argued that Councillors should reject the plans on overdevelopment of the site; scale and character of the development would be overbearing; privacy standards would be reduced by the development; the un-neighbourly nature of the apartments including their close proximity to existing dwellings; the development being out of keeping with the area; and the impact the development would have on existing houses; and loss of amenity as the development would mean the loss of amenity for 1000 residents – “it will mean no parks, no shops, no nothing”. Cowan urged the Planning Committee to reject the application.

Planning Officer Martin Morris talked through the application, and noted that there had been a huge number of objections from local residents, as well as Jonathan Morgan AM, Julie Morgan MP, and the Rhiwbina Civic Society. Morris claimed that objections based on the pub acting as a community facility should not be considered because he claimed the pub doesn’t act in the same way as a community facility and that in a January 2007 audit, a report stated that there were community facilities located within a one mile radius of the site. This comment was met with jeers from the audience gathered. Morris went on to argue that the site for proposed development was an “isolated site” on the Pantmawr estate – a comment which caused the room to erupt into laughter and jeers. Morris thanked PAG for the balloons at the site visit, but claimed that they were not set at an appropriate site. PAG can confirm that the balloons were laid out by a civil engineer!! Morris apologised for citing the Monico flats as an example, and admitted he’d made a mistake by claiming that particular site was in Rhiwbina. Morris said that he believed the plans were for a “reasonable” development, and said “we recommend approval”.

The Highways Officer discussed two issues – access and traffic. She confirmed that the width of the entrance is indeed 6.8m – a correction to the original application – pointed out by PAG! She went on to argue that the pub currently has 84 parking spaces, and that the new development would only have 48 – meaning a reduction in traffic. This was also met with boos and jeers as the cars would be entering and leaving the site at peak times, meaning an increase in traffic density!

The Councillors on the Committee were invited to comment.

Councillor Cathy Pearcy said that she had visited the pub recently and it was very busy and “thriving”. She argued that local residents “deserve” to have a facility like this near them. She said
“I do not believe the other community facilities mentioned in the report are easily accessible for residents on the estate”.
She also said she was very unhappy with an old building being pulled down. Pearcy went on to highlight the access issues, and noted that the Planning Committee struggled to get onto the estate in their mini-bus. She argued that members (and indeed residents) should be very concerned if a fire engine needed access.

Another Councillor said that they were very concerned how close the new buildings would be to the existing properties.

Another Councillor said that they were very concerned about a comment made by Planning Officer Martin Morris about the proposed development being a “tight development” and that this strongly suggests overdevelopment and overbearing.

The Vice Chair of the Planning Committee said that he was very concerned with the application, and said that this new style of development will be an over development of the site. He also highlighted the lack of amenity space, and concerns over the proximity to existing houses.

Another Councillor said that at the site visit she felt the site was very claustrophobic.

The Chief of Planning told the Committee
“this application meets all requirements”
And said that if Councillors vote to reject it and the developers appeal, there would be a potential cost to the tax-payer. The audience jeered loudly and many audience members shouted “blackmail” in response.
After the meeting, several PAG members said that his behaviour was disgraceful.

The Councillors then voted to REJECT the planning application amidst a burst of applause and celebration from the audience.

After the meeting Planning Officer Martin Morris approached PAG member Sue Rawlinson and said:
“Congratulations on a very entertaining campaign”.
Why thank you Mr Morris.

The Charles Church Rep also spoke to Sue Rawlinson and said
“Congratulations”.
“Do you think they’ll appeal?” replied Sue.
“I’ll need to consult with my client”
“Tell them to bugger off. We’ll fight them to the end of the earth” Sue told the Rep.
“I’ll pass the message on”

PAG will be holding a celebration party at the Inn very soon….check back for details.

YOU ALL DESERVE A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.....

THANK YOU!

However, the fight is not over. The developers might appeal.....please check back for details.

Hundreds brave the rain for the Site Visit

Yesterday the Council's Planning Committee visited the Pantmawr Inn site to get a better understanding of the issues facing the planning application. Local residents turned out in force to show the Planning Committee the strength of opposition to the proposals. Lead by Chairman Bob Derbyshire the Planning Committee looked at three locations around the site.



Jonathan Morgan AM came along to show his support.

The Planning Application states that the entrance to the site is 7.5m wide, however, PAG's civil engineer has measured the entrance as 6.8m, so we showed the Planning Committee this with a giant tape measure!

The Planning Application will now be considered at the next Planning Committee meeting on 16th April at Cardiff's City Hall. Please check back here for details.

Local Councillors latest thoughts...

Local independant Cllrs Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson have made their latest thoughts known to Martin Morris in the Planning department at the Council. Here's what they had to say:

Pantmawr thoughts:

1) Paragraph 7.3. It is worth noting that approx 495 people resident in Pantmawr have signed the petition and that there are only approx 510 properties in Pantmawr.

2) The Operational Manager for Transportation makes no comment in paragraph 5.6 about the width of the driveway which is a matter of great concern to many objectors. We would request that this issue is specifically examined should a site visit be granted by the Planning Committee.

3) We are disappointed that the Planning Officer has given attention to the comments as stated in section 8.6. The issues relating to the licence application were some years ago and this issue should be treated as a separate matter, just as every planning application is treated as a separate matter. The comments which are in the Supplementary Planning Statement on behalf of Charles Church Developments limited, which are repeated in subsection 1 of this para 8.6 suggest that the applicant does not believe that residents should have the right to make a representation on an application, whether that be licensing or planning if they have made comments on what is a completely separate matter. The repetition of this in this planning report suggests that this is condoned.
Additionally the comment relating to the recent increase in visitor number as “short term” is short sighted by the applicant.

Cllr Jayne Cowan & Cllr Adrian Robson

Pant plans to be heard on 19th March

Those who live on the Pantmawr Estate will have received an update from Cllrs Jayne Cowan/Adrian Robson saying that the Pantmawr Inn plans are to be heard at the Planning Meeting of 19th March. It will be in the Ferrier Hall at the City Hall, Cathays Park commencing at 2.30.

Please keep checking back for more info :)

Latest newsletter to residents

PANTMAWR ACTION GROUP NEWS UPDATE – 1ST MARCH 2008

You will be aware from latest the circular from Councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson that amended plans for the Pantmawr Inn site have been submitted to the Council in an attempt to make them more acceptable. This was obviously the reason this Planning Application was not on the agenda for Planning Committee meeting of 19th February. Although the amendments were submitted to the Council on 18th February the Planning Officers decided they were too minor to warrant a further consultation so we only heard a week later!! The letter to Planning Department accompanying the amended plans says: Following receipt of your positive comments in the meeting (to discuss draft revised proposals) the revised scheme has been finalised………

Also according to this letter one of the principle amendments is:
“Scale and Massing – The height of the development has been reduced to an average height of 21/2 storey throughout with the exception of a small part of the apartment building which is 3-storey which is in any event centrally located.” Basically the roof height over most of the apartment block has been lowered by up to a metre by flattening the roof slope and bringing the gutter line down to the base of dormer windows from part way up thereby allowing them to try to claim that most of the flats are now only 21/2 storeys instead of 3 storeys. Other principle amendments relate to the landscaping of the main courtyard and the submission of a landscaping scheme which give no cause for serious general concern though may be of interest to those around the boundary of the site. Anyone wishing to see the plans as paper copies should contact Hugh Payne on 029 20628484. See also our website www.savepantmawr.org.

It might be possible to force a short consultation over the amendments but the application is in any case likely to come before the Planning Committee at their meeting on 19th March. So we would urge all those who have written in/e-mailed with objections previously, and consider the amended proposals are still too massive and out of scale with the existing development, to put in a another short note as soon as possible to say so. You should say the other objections in your previous letter/e-mail still stand. We would still hope that the Committee decide at their meeting to make a site visit, which will probably take place on 31st March as the previous Monday is a Public Holiday. The next Planning Committee meeting is then on 16th April. So please keep these dates free if you are willing to make your presence felt to the Planning Committee.

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT :)

Pantmawr development plans ammended

Local Councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson have forwarded the ammended Pantmawr development plans to the Pantmawr Action Group. If you'd like to see the plans in full please email savepantmawr@hotmail.co.uk and we'll forward you a copy :)

Planning application WON'T be heard at February meeting

Local councillor Jayne Cowan has just confirmed that the Pantmawr application will not be heard at the February planning committee. This means that the earliest date the application can be heard is now Wednesday 10th March.

So please keep on sending your objection letters, and sign the petition!

A newsletter will be distributed around the estate over the next few days by the local councillors.

Keep checking here for updates :)

Thanks for your continued support!

Open meeting at the Pantmawr Inn

The Pantmawr Action Group (PAG) held an open meeting at the Pantmawr Inn on Friday evening for local people to come along, find out more about the plans, and have their questions answered.

Councillors Jayne Cowan, Adrian Robson and Gareth Neale were in attendance as well as Jon Bassett, who is the current operator of the Pantmawr Inn. Jonathan Edwards MEP sent his apologies.

PAG Chair Hugh Payne addressed the meeting, and urged those in attendance to write and post their objection letters as soon as possible. Hugh explained the plans using copies of the plans submitted by the developer Charles Church. He showed people the enormous L shaped block of flats which, if the plans get approved, will stand on the site of the historic Pantmawr Inn. Hugh explained that the amended plans are very similar to the original application with a mixture of 2 and 3 storey buildings. Hugh highlighted the fact that whilst the number of dwellings has been reduced by 2, the number of bedrooms remains the same – 60. The amended plans submitted by the developer are shown on a horizontal level – PAG is assuming that during the development, the uneven land will be levelled off.

Hugh covered a number of points which people objecting may wish to include in their objection letters, including the scale of the development, the height and mass of the development, the density of dwellings, parking, and the ‘type’ of dwellings – which are completely out of character of the existing estate. The amended plans also exclude facilities for the disabled and elderly, with the entrance to one section of flats straight off a section of grass. Under the submitted plans, a significant number of existing properties will be overlooked.

Questions were also raised over the ‘tunnels’ on the plans. Cars can fit through, however vans were certainly struggle, and this also raises questions of access for the emergency services, as well as rubbish collection. The tunnels on the plans are 7’6” high.

Hugh explained that he looked up the word ‘amenity’ in the dictionary, and it carried the definition – ‘pleasurable and useful feature’. If the Pantmawr Inn is not a ‘pleasurable and useful feature’ then we are at a loss to what is. In Cardiff County Council’s planning guidelines, there’s a recommendation that a public amenity should be provided. It seems that Charles Church believe that several small patches of grass will suffice.

Currently, children are welcome in the Pantmawr Inn, however, under the new proposals, there are no facilities for children at all.

Hugh urged those present to get their objection letters to the Council by 10th January at the latest. Whilst it was noted that this is very short notice, it was also noted that Charles Church did not submit the amended plans until 18/12/07, meaning that PAG was extremely lucky to get hold of a copy of the new plans before the City Hall closed for the Christmas period.

Councillor Gareth Neale reminded residents to primarily focus their objection letters on planning objections as opposed to the ‘softer’ aspects.
A member present at the meeting also raised the traffic issue, arguing that if the Pantmawr Inn is closed, Pantmawr residents will be forced to use their cars to access other local community facilities. The fact that The Deri Inn may be in walking distance for a small number of residents, The Deri does not allow children on its premises. At the other end of the age scale, some elderly residents will find it very challenging to walk to The Deri, and as Cllr Jayne Cowan pointed out, the Rhiwbina area has the oldest population in Cardiff.

Local Councillors hold meeting to discuss plans

Councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson held an open meeting last night to discuss the amended plans, and how to best oppose them. Adrian briefly explained the new plans before opening the meeting up for the floor to comment.

The packed out church hall saw a range of comments discussed, including overdevelopment, peoples’ property being over looked, access, transport, wildlife and so on. There were a wide range of people at the meeting – young and old – and one of the youngest attendees addressed the meeting, arguing that the loss of the Pantmawr Inn would be terrible because the Inn provides a social space for young people to meet up, and celebrate various events, for example, Halloween. “It’s a place for children to play as well”.

Jayne Cowan said that she thought the amended plans were a “complete overdevelopment of the site”.

The Councillors reminded those present that objection letters must be sent to the Council by 10th January 2008, ready for the planning meeting on 20th February.

There was no representation from developers Charles Church at the meeting, however, the Councillors did say that they could put any questions to Charles Church if necessary.

URGENT! We need YOUR support!

The local councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson are holding an open meeting on 2nd January at 7pm to discuss the new planning application. The meeting will be held in All Saints Church - all welcome!

The Pantmawr Action Group are also holding an open meeting on Friday 4th January at 8.30pm in the Pantmawr Inn. All are welcome to attend and there'll be an opportunity to find out more about the proposals and what you can do to help!

If you wish to look at the ammended application, you can view the plans at City Hall Reception, Main Entrance (Room 139). You'll need to quote the reference number - 07/01980/W.

In the meantime, please send your objection letters to:
Julian Stedman
Development Manager
Development Control Planning & Environment
City Hall
Cardiff
CF10 3XD

Please watch this space for more details, and check us out on Facebook.

Application withdrawn!

A note has been circulated by Councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson saying that the planning application for the Pantmawr Inn site was not going before the November meeting of the Planning Committee.

It seems likely that the present application for 36 flats is being withdrawn. This is almost certainly due to the number of valid letters of objection and signatures on the petition by Pantmawr residents and Pantmawr Inn users. Many thanks for that.

However, a new application, probably for a smaller development, is expected to be submitted in the future. There will be a new consultation on any revised application.

It was anticipated that the first application was for a scale of development that was expected to be unfavourably received and was only submitted to see what reaction would be. What would be the objectors main dislikes. The new application will be the real one.

The Action Group will be prepared to fight the new application to retain the Pantmawr Inn. Thanks to your assistance, the survey we carried out on the estate, has yielded some very valuable information. We are also pursuing other interesting lines of potential objection.

We will hold another open meeting when the plans are available and ask you all to write in again with your objections. We will also be putting together a new petition. Please keep your posters up in the meantime.

The Pantmawr Inn continues to be very well used and the food can be thoroughly recommended. Craig and his staff are doing a fine job. The Halloween Childrens' Party and the Fireworks & BBQ, organised by the Residents Association in conjunction with the Inn staff, were both great successes and showed what a community spirit there is on the estate. Please support your local pub!

Visit http://www.savepantmawr.org/ for the latest.

Surgery and the marathon - all in one morning!

It's been a very busy Sunday morning!

Local councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson held a surgery on Sunday morning at the Pantmawr Inn. Members of the Pantmawr Action Group discussed the planning application with the councillors, and made clear their reasons for objecting the plans. Jayne and Adrian told members that when the application gets discussed at the next planning committee meeting, they will request a site visit. If successful, the application would then be discussed in full at a future planning committee meeting (normally the one after the site meeting). Jayne confirmed that she is in full support of the campaign and informed members of the Pantmawr Action Group that she'd do anything she could to help.

And...

Wayne, from the Pantmawr Action Group, ran the Cardiff Half Marathon dressed as a gorrilla! Well done Wayne!

‘Our pub is all we have left in here’

MORE than 130 residents met to discuss controversial plans to replace their community’s only pub with flats.

Residents have vowed to campaign against plans to build 36 apartments on the site of the Pantmawr Inn, in Tyla Teg, Pantmawr, Cardiff.

The pub is well used by community groups and is the estate’s only amenity.
Administrator Malcolm Dean, 51, of Tyla Teg, attended the packed meeting at All Saints Church, Rhiwbina, yesterday. He said: “I’ve lived in Pantmawr for 19 years now. I’ve seen shops go, greens gone, post office gone.
“Slowly the community spirit in Pantmawr has totally eroded. The last bastion was the pub.”
Owner Mitchell and Butler is selling the pub after claiming a fall in profits. Developer Charles Church plans to knock down the existing building, replacing it with four three-storey blocks of nine one and two-bedroom apartments and 48 car parking spaces.
Residents at the meeting said roads in Pantmawr were in a bad condition and too narrow to cope with the extra homes. They claimed ambulances and fire engines struggled to get through.
Gill Champion, 57, a housewife, of Tyla Teg, said: “There’s too many cars going mad on the estate – without this extra traffic. “It’s disgusting that we’re even here talking about this.”
Charles Church land manager Steve Rickard, who attended the meeting to answer residents’ questions and gauge opinion, claimed the number of car parking spaces was sufficient.
He said: “There’s a drive in Cardiff to reduce dependency on cars.”
Residents also raised concerns about the impact on bats and owls, which live on the site. Anne Greagsby, a policy officer, from Beulah Road, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, said: “This will be catastrophic for wildlife. What the community wants should come first.”
Plumber and tiler Steve Copner, 47, of Caer Wenallt, Pantmawr, said: “Part of the reason I moved here was to come to that pub and socialise and this is taking everything away.”
The meeting was organised by ward Councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson, who urged people to make their views known to Cardiff council ahead of the proposal’s consideration by the planning committee on October 11.
A Pantmawr Residents Action Group is to be established. It will meet at the pub at 8.30pm on Tuesday.
Aug 31 2007 Katie Norman, South Wales Echo
katie.norman@wme.co.uk