Active travel route at Sully to Cosmeston Active Travel Route

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Glamorgan Planning Committee on 9 Oct 2025.

2025/00493/RG3Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

What was proposed

The application sought permission for a shared pedestrian and cycle route, with earthworks, landscaping and associated works, between Sully and Cosmeston.

“Works for a shared pedestrian and cycle route (Active Travel Route), earthworks, landscaping and associated works from Sully to Cosmeston.”

Minutes

Called in by a councillor

The application was called in for determination by Councillor Mahoney, who had raised concerns with the scheme.

“The application was required to be determined by Planning Committee under the Council’s approved scheme of delegation as it was of a scale and nature that was not covered by the scheme of delegation. Furthermore, the application had been…”

“TRIM – Planning 2025 October 09 Minutes and DN (MT) called-in for determination by Councillor Mahoney who had raised concerns with the scheme which were set out in the body of the report.”

Minutes

A recorded vote

A recorded vote on the officer's recommendation to approve carried by 11 votes to 2.

“Subsequently, a vote was called for to approve the Council Planning officer’s recommendations, which was duly seconded, with the vote to be recorded and having taken place as follows:”

“Members For Against Abstain Julie Aviet √ Gillian Bruce √ Ian Buckley √ Christine Cave √ Pamela Drake √ Anthony Ernest √ Wendy Gilligan √ Nic Hodges √ Helen Payne √ Ian Perry √ Neil Thomas √ Eddie Williams √ Mark Wilson √ TOTAL 11 2 0”

Minutes

Deemed planning consent granted

Deemed planning consent was granted subject to conditions.

“Deemed planning consent be GRANTED subject to the following condition(s):”

Minutes

A biodiversity strategy required

A biodiversity enhancement strategy, including bird and bat boxes, had to be approved before the route came into use.

“Notwithstanding the submitted details, prior to the first beneficial use of the development, a Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy addressing enhancement measures shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved strategy and timings set out within and thereafter retained in accordance with the approved details whilst the development remains in existence.”

Minutes

Archaeological work required first

No groundworks could start until a scheme of archaeological mitigation had been approved, with a report following the fieldwork.

“No development or demolition (including vegetation clearance, topsoil strip or other groundworks) shall take place until a written scheme of historic environment mitigation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the programme of work will be fully carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.”

“The archaeological report, as specified and required by condition 4, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within six months of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork.”

Minutes

Lighting limited at night

Lighting in sensitive areas had to follow the approved wildlife-friendly plan and be turned off overnight to protect dormice and bats.

“The lighting layout shall be provided in accordance with the approved details as shown on '10056562-ARC-130-AT-DR-CE-00011-Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Plan (sheets 1 - 10)' prior to the beneficial use of the development hereby approved and retained as such thereafter. The lighting in the area annotated as 'extent of wildlife sensitive lighting' on the approved plans shall be turned off between 00:00-05:00, to reduce impacts to light-sensitive species (e.g.”

Minutes

Conditions

Approved subject to 1 condition, set out in the minutes.

Sources

  • Glamorgan Planning Committee minutes, 9 October 2025
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Glamorgan's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Glamorgan
Date
Thursday 9 October 2025
Recommendation
Officers recommended approval
Committee decided
Approved
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)
Application
The application (council website)

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