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Planning permission has been granted to Persimmon for a 122-home development on land to the south of Llangynwyd (pdf).

The land is one of three to the south of the Llynfi Valley village allocated for housing in the approved Local Development Plan. Permission was granted for housing immediately opposite Ysgol Gyfun Llangynwyd in May 2026.

The development will consist of 24 one-bedroom apartments, 34 two-bedroom houses, 50 three-bedroom houses and 14 four-bedroom houses. 18 of the homes will be designated as affordable. The development will be accessed off a new junction on A4063 Bridgend Road.

An area of peatland discovered on the site will be protected. Alongside an equipped playground, a landscaping scheme would plant trees and hedgerows along the development’s boundary.

Persimmon will need to contribute £594,000 to local education facilities, £262,000 to improve local outdoor facilities, and around £38,000 towards traffic orders, bus stop upgrades and rights of way improvements.

As mentioned in the previous application, a full walking and cycling route along the A4063 will need to be provided before 100 homes are completed across all three of the LDP plots.

Drainage and road capacity concerns raised

There were no objections from statutory consultees.

10 letters of objection (1 letter of support) were received from residents and Llangynwyd Middle Community Council. The objections were very similar to those raised in relation to the previously approved development. These centred on road safety concerns (particularly in relation to the school), drainage and biodiversity.

There was also an objection that the development wouldn’t be in keeping with the local area, potentially increasing the village’s population by 50%.

Cllr. Mark John (Ind, St. Bride’s Minor & Ynysawdre) repeated concerns he raised in May’s application about the A4063 being near capacity. Though a highways officer said the figures, quoted from 2016, are now outdated.

Cllr. Martin Hughes (Lab, Maesteg East) wanted additional safeguards concerning surface water due to the sloping nature of part of the site. Planning officers said a condition for a “comprehensive drainage scheme” has been included.