Objection to Planning Applications 19/02506/MJR and 19/02508/MNR CONTENTS 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 What is proposed? ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Reasons for Objection ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.2.1 Material considerations for this objection .................................................................................................... 3 1.2.2 Other considerations for this objection ........................................................................................................ 3 1.2.3 Risks and choice of site ................................................................................................................................. 3 2 Why is Britannia Park proposed for this Museum? ........................................................................ 4 2.1 Why does the Museum wish to relocate? ........................................................................................ 4 2.2 Why Cardiff? ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Why Cardiff Bay? .............................................................................................................................. 4 2.3.1 Bay Business Area ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3.2 Claimed connection with Cardiff Bay ............................................................................................................ 5 2.4 Why Britannia Park? ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.4.1 Britannia Park not the original choice ........................................................................................................... 5 2.4.2 Purchase of Britannia Park ............................................................................................................................ 6 2.4.3 Proposed sale of land at Britannia Park ........................................................................................................ 7 3 Britannia Park as a Valuable Open Space ....................................................................................... 7 3.1 Britannia Park as a public park .......................................................................................................... 7 3.1.1 The creation of Britannia Park ...................................................................................................................... 7 3.1.2 Current use of the land proposed for development ..................................................................................... 8 3.2 Planning precedents for Britannia Park ............................................................................................ 9 3.2.1 Visitor Centre ................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2.2 Lightship ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2.3 Locky’s Cottage ............................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.4 Waterguard public house ............................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.5 Adventure golf course................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.6 Temporary attractions ................................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.7 Hyflier and Skyflyer ..................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.8 Dolffin Quay ................................................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.9 Zip wire ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 A false and misleading claim ........................................................................................................... 11 3.3.1 Misunderstanding of Capital Waterside ..................................................................................................... 11 3.3.2 Irrelevance of reference to Porth Teigr ...................................................................................................... 11 4 Loss of Open Space ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Public policy on open spaces .......................................................................................................... 12 4.1.1 Wellbeing of Future Generations ................................................................................................................ 12 4.1.2 Welsh Government policy........................................................................................................................... 12 4.1.3 Local Development Plan ............................................................................................................................. 12 4.2 Loss of open space resulting from this proposal ............................................................................ 13 4.2.1 Deficiency of open space ............................................................................................................................ 13 4.2.2 Amenity value and quality .......................................................................................................................... 13 4.2.3 Built space no substitute............................................................................................................................. 14 4.3 Children’s playground ..................................................................................................................... 14 5 Scale and Dominance of Building .................................................................................................. 14 5.1 Scale of building .............................................................................................................................. 14 5.2 Quality of remaining public green space ........................................................................................ 15 5.2.1 Surrounding public green space ................................................................................................................. 15 5.2.2 Urban legibility ............................................................................................................................................ 15 5.2.3 Public facilities ............................................................................................................................................ 15 5.2.4 Outdoor environment ................................................................................................................................. 15 5.3 Visual amenity ................................................................................................................................ 15 5.3.1 The Museum as a focal point ...................................................................................................................... 16 5.3.2 Views from the Museum ............................................................................................................................ 16 6 Transport and Parking ................................................................................................................... 16 6.1 Handling extra visitors to Cardiff Bay ............................................................................................. 16 Objection to planning applications 19/02506/MJR and 19/02058/MNR Lyn Eynon: 5 December 2019 Page 1 6.1.1 Expected visitor numbers ........................................................................................................................... 16 6.1.2 Expected number of cars ............................................................................................................................ 16 6.1.3 Visitor impact on traffic .............................................................................................................................. 17 6.1.4 Visitor impact on parking ............................................................................................................................ 17 6.2 Lack of disabled parking .................................................................................................................. 18 6.2.1 Policy requirements .................................................................................................................................... 18 6.2.2 Failure to comply .......................................................................................................................................