{"id":38821,"date":"2020-01-21T15:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T15:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=38821"},"modified":"2020-01-21T15:06:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T15:06:31","slug":"residents-anger-at-heol-trelai-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/01\/21\/residents-anger-at-heol-trelai-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents&#039; anger at Heol Trelai development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A former care home is giving way to 16 affordable homes, but some residents aren\u2019t happy at how it\u2019s been handled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Mud-Ty-Newydd-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>This grassy area has been destroyed by vehicles accessing the site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A housing development that&#8217;s under construction on Heol Trelai in Caerau has been&nbsp;criticised&nbsp;by residents for being \u201cdisgusting.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The former Ty Newydd nursing home, which was demolished in 2014, is being turned into two apartment blocks of six and eight flats, and two bungalows, for a total of 16 new residences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, residents have recently complained that Wates Group, the construction firm building the site, are not keeping the area clean and comfortable to live in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t keep it clean recently.&nbsp; There\u2019s mud, dust and sand everywhere,\u201d said Maqbool&nbsp;Ayyub, of Heol Trelai.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very loud, there\u2019s no parking and I can\u2019t cross the road.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Large vehicles and lorries are accessing the site and making a mess around the area, especially in poor weather conditions.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>A statement on the website of Cardiff Living, the development company selling the new homes, said Wates is trying to keep large vehicles to a minimum, but they receive deliveries from articulated lorries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The vehicles have also been driving over grassy verges on the edge of the site, churning up grass and dirt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s just been awful,\u201d said a resident who didn\u2019t want to be named.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t clean up until we ask.&nbsp; It\u2019s very reactive.&nbsp; We understand houses have to be built but they\u2019ve gone about it all wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The construction is due to finish next month.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fed up,\u201d said Mark Richards, of Heol Poyston.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cLucky it\u2019s finished next month.&nbsp; It looks over my house and the trucks used to access the site are blocking the roads.&nbsp; The feeder road is too small.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Wates Group have been contacted for a comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former care home is giving way to 16 affordable homes, but some residents aren\u2019t happy at how it\u2019s been handled. 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