There will be 50 new flats and houses built on land in the centre of a Rhondda town
A planning application for a residential development from Trivallis for Mitchell Court, in Tonypandy, went before Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council's planning committee and was approved for the site which also includes the location of the former conservative club and the RCT principal office building and it will comprise 27 one-bedroom apartments and 15 two-bedroom apartments.
It will also include four two-bedroom houses and four three-bedroom houses.
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The existing primary access to the apartments will be kept from Court Street leading to a car park containing 16 spaces.
At the ground floor level the plans include separate rooms for the storage of mobility scooters, cycles, and recycling/waste.
There would be off-street parking for the houses with two spaces per house. To get all the latest Rhondda news straight to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter here.
The open space will be landscaped and include a 'pocket park' between the houses leading to a landscaped play and social space and new tree-planting and sustainable drainage features would be included.
During the consultation period revised plans incorporating small tweaks to the layout and access were received.
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In recommending approval planning officers say in their report that the proposed development is located within the settlement boundary where its highly sustainable location and the beneficial re-use of previously developed land would comply with both the northern strategy area policies of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Development Plan and national sustainable placemaking outcomes set out in Planning Policy Wales.
'In addition the design and layout of the development would provide an attractive use of the former residential and office site and would be of an appearance and scale appropriate and sympathetic to the surrounding properties and street scene.
'Furthermore the 100% affordable dwellings would provide a welcome and significant contribution towards local housing needs as identified by the council's local housing market assessment.'
They add that the impact of the development upon the residential amenity of the surrounding neighbouring properties and existing residents would be considered to be acceptable and the scheme could be delivered without detriment to highway safety.
Councillor Wendy Lewis described at as a "lovely development".
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