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Three sites for new housing in the Barry area have been included in the council’s development plan despite concerns about the impact on traffic and a lack of infrastructure.

At a full council meeting on Monday, December 1, a consultation report on housing growth in Barry as part of the Vale of Glamorgan’s replacement local development plan (LDP) was considered and councillors voted to allocate three sites in Barry for housing developments with 26 in favour, 22 against and one abstention.

The preferred strategy for the revised LDP was agreed by full council in September last year and initially identified a key site in the north-east of Barry but there were concerns on deliverability so the council decided to consult on alternative sites.

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