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The south east corner of the site is an inland flood plain which regularly floods in heavy rain. The area is traditionally known as 'The Bog', it has always been a wetlands area. Frances No 57 and Gareth No 60 and Ian No 53 will confirm this because they have lived in the area all their lives and played in this wetlands area / flood plain as children. There is no evidence of stable ground suitable for the construction of houses at this location. The Cuddy Group attempted to remove the peat from this location and there are reports of an earth moving machine having sunk in the bog which was never recovered. The following excerpts are taken from the 2008 Geo-technical and Geo-Environmental survey. "No made ground was identified in TP8 (close to the stream), where peat was present from ground level to the full investigation depth of 3.04m (20080500a-DO-TFIR-geo.rpt.cuddy.4.5)" The same report also notes that the stream follows the line of a fault in the earth's crust. "The weakness of the underlying mudstone may be related to the proximity of the fault that runs through the site (the stream is above the fault line) - (20080500a-DO-TFIR-geo.rpt.cuddy.4.5)" The Enzo development shows three properties being built in the southeast corner on the flood plain. This ground will then slope down to the boundaries of numbers 60, 58, 56 and 66 Brynhyfryd. This action will move the current flood plain from behind these properties to the actual properties themselves. 
The consequences of building over the flood plain are that it will move to the neighbouring properties with the overspill affecting properties in the neighbourhood already susceptible to flooding. CLICK HERE FOR A YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING THIS INFORMATION and of a torrential downpour in 2016 that shows the flood plain in action. |
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CLICK HERE FOR AN OBJECTION MADE TO NPTC PLANNING THAT INCLUDES THIS INFORMATION This document also includes photographs of flooding in the flood plain and in the streets and gardens of the local properties. Flooding is already a problem in the lower parts of Brynhyfryd and Woodland Park. Excess floodwater will run off and affect Aberdare Road which has already been flooded twice this year. (2020)
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