People living on Soberton Avenue in Gabalfa say there’s no room for a new care home on their street.<\/p>\n
They’re worried the planned development will make parking impossible.<\/p>\n
A petition to stop the plans going ahead gathered 56 signatures, but permission was granted last week.<\/p>\n
Liberal Democrat candidate for Gabalfa, Ashley Wood, has been helping residents fight the application since it was made in September last year.<\/p>\n
He says locals think there isn’t enough space for such a large-scale development.<\/p>\n
“It’s a relatively dense terraced street. Residents are concerned that there’s going to be a lot more people coming and going. The parking provision in the planning application isn’t really sufficient. There’s concern it will just spill over into the already saturated road”.<\/p>\n
The home will house four adults with learning disabilities and mental heath needs.<\/p>\n
It will require an extension to be built and parking spaces allocated for residents and their carers.<\/p>\n
Gofal Cymru Care, who will run the service, say Cardiff needs more care facilities like this, because it gives people living there a “greater level of independence and fulfilment.”<\/p>\n
But many people already living there think the development will create more problems than it’s worth.<\/p>\n
Gofal Cymru Care has already opened one care home on Soberton Avenue, which residents say has increased noise and disturbance levels.<\/p>\n
They’re worried this problem will get worse when the new residence opens.<\/p>\n
Dr Wood says “It will change the character of the street.”<\/p>\n
Gofal Cymru Care has been unavailable for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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