The council has agreed to buy 23 properties on the A472 in Hafodyrynys for 50% above the market rate, to ensure residents do not lose out financially.
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Rugby star Sam Warburton visits Crumlin RFC under-15s
Warburton told players: “You’re my adopted team now and I’ll be keeping a close eye on you for the rest of the season.”
Council approves plans to demolish polluted street
Twenty-three homes in Woodside Terrace, Yr Adfa and Woodside shops will be knocked down to allow for a realignment of Hafodyrynys Road and comply with requirements by 2022.
Council approves plan to demolish homes on polluted street
The plan will see the council purchase 23 of the worst affected properties along the south side of the A472, offering residents 150% of the market value for their homes to ensure they do not suffer financial hardship.
Demolition of homes on Hafodyrynys Road now preferred option
The council has drawn up its preferred option for tackling air pollution on the A472 in Crumlin, where nitrogen dioxide levels have been recorded as the highest in the UK outside central London.
Funding confirmed for plan to knock down homes on polluted street
Caerphilly Council is consulting on options to improve air quality on the A472 in Hafodrynys after the levels of nitrous dioxide were recorded as higher than anywhere except central London in 2015 and 2016.
Poll suggests polluted street should be demolished
Most respondents to a consultation on the strategy for Hafodyrynys Road in Crumlin want the council to buy and demolish houses in the area to reach clean air guidelines faster.
Councillors accused of “virtue signalling” over climate emergency support
Senior councillors want to pass a motion committing the authority to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, while calling on Welsh and UK governments support to reach their goal.
Crumlin photography competition to raise money for Christmas lights
Photographs taken in Crumlin will be eligible for entry, with the winner’s photos featuring in a calendar.
Plaid councillors slam council’s Hafodyrynys Road plans
But the decision is being called in by Llanbradach councillor Colin Mann, leader of the council’s Plaid Cymru group, who has urged the Labour administration to rethink their strategy.