A road in Cwmbrân is set to shut down to allow construction of a new residential project.

Welsh Ministers have given approval for a portion of highway to be closed at the location where Ty Gwyn Residential Home previously stood on Ty Gwyn Way in Fairwater.

The authorisation was granted under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, after Torfaen County Borough Council granted outline planning consent on February 21, 2025.

The closure is required to enable the construction of 15 affordable homes on the site previously occupied by the old residential home.

The complete notice is available for viewing on the Public Notice Portal at publicnoticeportal.uk.

The impacted zone, measuring 31.3 square metres, is indicated with zebra hatching on the formal plan.

Two replacement highways will be constructed in lieu of the closed section.

The first one, situated at the north-eastern boundary of the development, will span 54.3 square metres.

The second one, which has an irregular form, will run alongside the narrower portion of the road being closed and will cover 448.7 square metres.

Both zones are identified on the plan using stippling and designated as A and B accordingly.

Upgrades are also scheduled for a T-shaped stretch of road within the development, which will include a 4.8-metre-wide carriageway, a 1.8-metre-wide pavement, and a turning head built to adoptable standards.

This section is shown with cross-hatching on the plan.

The closure order will only continue for as long as the planning permission for the development remains active.

Arrangements have been included to safeguard the interests of statutory undertakers regarding any equipment located beneath, within, above, over, along or across the highway.

The scheme will make room for 15 affordable housing units to be erected on the former residential home site.

Copies of the order and the deposited plan are available for public viewing at Cwmbrân Library.

These documents can be inspected free of charge daily except Wednesdays and Sundays.

The Welsh Government’s website also hosts a copy of the order and notice.

Members of the public have six weeks until April 30 to submit a High Court application if they are dissatisfied with the order on particular grounds, including failure to follow the procedural requirements of the 1990 Act.