17th May 2021

Major Health Centre Set For Green Light

Plans for a major new GP surgery and pharmacy in Cardiff have been recommended for approval despite attracting opposition.

Assura Aspire is seeking full planning permission for a site at the junction of Rhydlafar Drive and the A4119 Llantrisant Road, approximately 1.8 miles from the centre of Pentyrch,

A single/two storey building with a gross external area of about 7,500 sq ft is envisaged, containing a medical centre and pharmacy, along with a 28-space car park, cycle parking facilities and landscaping.

The medical centre is intended to replace the existing GP surgery at Pentyrch, which currently provides services for the northern part of the Llandaff and Pentyrch Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) Practice Boundary. Services in the southern area are provided by the main surgery at 19a High Street, Llandaff.

Despite generating “a great deal of concern, particularly regarding transport issues and the loss of the Pentyrch GP surgery”, the plans have been recommended for conditional approval ahead of a Cardiff Council meeting later this week.

The proposed development is said to comply with local and national planning policies and will provide “a much improved and more comprehensive health facility, albeit more remote from many of the practice’s existing patients”.

A primary issue of concern, which is the current lack of public transport links between Pentyrch and Rhydlafar, is set to be addressed by the provision of a community bus service, part funded by the developer.