{"id":22381,"date":"2019-02-01T15:28:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T15:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=22381"},"modified":"2019-02-01T15:28:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T15:28:26","slug":"canton-redevelopment-threatens-ancient-trees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/canton-redevelopment-threatens-ancient-trees-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Canton redevelopment threatens ancient trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Residents\u00a0are concerned about the impact that a redevelopment of a 0.66 acre site could have on Llandaf Road in Canton.<\/strong><br \/>\nSuffolk House was built in 1800 by a wealthy father as a gift to his daughter.<br \/>\nBut it has seen better days.<br \/>\nThe council originally agreed to sell the premises due\u00a0to the \u201cpoor condition and high cost of outstanding repair\u201d.<br \/>\nPlanning permission is being considered by the Council, to turn the listed\u00a0building into student\u00a0accommodation.<br \/>\nBut it has divided opinion.<br \/>\nResidents say\u00a0local traffic, architectural value and trees are all factors to be considered in the reconstruction.<br \/>\nLabour Councillor, Ramesh Patel, says that developing the property into student apartments will seriously affect congestion around the building.<br \/>\n&#8220;I don&#8217;t believe the transport people or the highways agency have looked at it properly.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s the problems with the parking and the traffic, that it will generate. The exit from Llandaf Road will have queues of cars lining up&#8221;.<br \/>\nSuffolk House Campaigner, Ceri Williams, says that Cardiff Council needs to change its policy, so there is more control over what happens to unused properties.<br \/>\n&#8220;It does seem to be part of a wider policy that Cardiff Council have to be very pro-development, very pro-business and don&#8217;t really listening to residents about what type of city they want to live in.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is important to remember that it\u00a0used to be a council property&#8221;.<br \/>\nSome of the people of Canton\u00a0have held public meetings in opposition to the move about protecting the trees around the building which are potentially being cut down.<br \/>\nA document published by them refers to \u201cancient and magnificent Copper Beech, Limes, Holm Oak and Sycamore trees\u201d.<br \/>\nIn a statement Cardiff Council have pledged to plant more trees.<br \/>\nBut\u00a0Suffolk House Campaigner,\u00a0Joy Williams, says such saplings are not as effective as the trees that have been there for hundreds of years.<br \/>\n&#8220;They won&#8217;t be able to take in as much Carbon Dioxide as these trees do around Suffolk House and they will take time to grow.<br \/>\n&#8220;Why not keep something so precious which is doing a wonderful job for us, instead of planting saplings&#8221;.<br \/>\nWhilst Suffolk House has a deep-rooted history in Canton, its future remains unknown until the 23rd of February, when a final decision will be made.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents\u00a0are concerned about the impact that a redevelopment of a 0.66 acre site could have on Llandaf Road in Canton. Suffolk House was built in 1800 by a wealthy father as a gift to his daughter. But it has seen better days. The council originally agreed to sell the premises due\u00a0to the \u201cpoor condition and high cost of outstanding repair\u201d. Planning permission is being considered by the Council, to turn the listed\u00a0building into student\u00a0accommodation. But it has divided opinion. 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