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Social Audit... Appendix 1 - Introduction |
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1. Introduction This report has been
prepared by D J Thomas M.R.T.P.I. on behalf of the Community Regeneration
Department of the University of Glamorgan.
The work was carried out during June – July 2003 and involved
visits to the four buildings: - Parc
Hall, Park Road, Cwm Parc Alison
House, Youth Centre, Park Road, Cwm Parc Ynyswen
Welfare Hall, Ynywen Road, Ynyswen. Abergorki
Hall, Bute Street, Treorchy (External only) Interviews were carried
out with:- Brian
Jones at Ynyswen Welfare Hall, Ynyswen Road, Ynyswen Jackie
Prosser at Parc Hall, Park Road, Cwmparc and Alison
House, Youth Centre, Park Road, Cwmparc. Chris
Edwards Innovation Centre RCT The Report sets out
various key issues within a Planning context. The four buildings
are placed within the context of Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Plan which was
adopted in 1998. Planning history searches were carried out which are
included in this report as are current usage of the buildings. Parc Hall
and Abergorki Hall are registered at the Land Registry for Wales. Land
registry documents for
both buildings are included in the appendices. Alison House and Ynyswen
Welfare Hall are unregistered. Ordinance survey plans for both of these
buildings are included in the appendices. None of the four buildings are
listed. The
report does not provide a condition survey for any of the buildings or
give precise measurements. Until any potential future full planning
applications are submitted for any proposed developments all comments made
are provisional. Only on submission of planning applications to the Local
Authority Planning Department can merits of any proposed developments be
fully considered. All
four buildings are situated in Treorchy which is located north west of
Pontypridd. It forms part of a line of settlements, which extend through
the Rhondda Valley and is the meeting point of this route with the cross
valley link to the Llynfi valley and further west. The town grew around
the coal mining industry and a number of collieries operated at Treorchy
and neighbouring Ynyswen and Cwmparc. Treorchy
offers a range of services, including high street shops, primary and
comprehensive schools and the Park and Dare Theatre. It serves the
communities of Ynyswen to the north west and Cwmparc to the south west.
There is a mixture of building within the town but the central core has a
strong linear character and consists of terraced housing. Access to the town is
inconvenient as the route is often congested and passes through
residential areas. The railway station provides access to the town centre. The
Rhondda Valley provides a beautiful natural setting for the town and has
determined its linear form. The landscape has been altered through
industry, but there is little evidence of this today as colliery sites
have been redeveloped or planted. The Rhondda Fawr river runs through the
town. Housing is typically terraced and streets are regular. (Ref. Draft Treorchy Town Centre Outline Regeneration Strategy 2003) * * * * * |
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