Plans for 33 new homes in Denbigh to be decided

Planning consent for thirty-three homes in Llanrhaeadr could get the green light at a Denbighshire County Council committee meeting today.

Mr Andy Cottle has applied for planning consent to build the homes on land adjacent to Dolwar, Llanrhaeadr, Denbigh.

The development already has outline permission, but the latest application details the type of buildings and the materials to be used.

If they get the go-ahead, the homes will be a mix of red brick with some designs incorporating sandstone front gables and sandstone plinths, render walls and natural slate roofs. The main access to the site will be from the A525.

The development will include a terrace of three affordable two-bedroom homes; a terrace of three three-bedroom homes; seven pairs of semi-detached three-bedroom homes; seven detached homes with three or four bedrooms and a block of six two-bedroom apartments.
But several residents in the village oppose the plans, complaining the village already has new houses built recently. Others wrote to the council arguing the development would represent a 27% increase in the number of homes in the village.

One resident had road safety concerns.
“The existing 30-mile-an-hour zone is barely operational at this point in the road,” she said.
“There is no safe crossing point here with a blind bend to the north – a concern for any resident but especially families or older people.”

Another resident commented: “There will be significant additional traffic generation from the addition of 33 homes, which could total 40-60 additional cars entering and exiting the village during rush hours!”
Four separate households wrote to Denbighshire County Council, warning the village is losing its character, stating the new homes would be built from different materials from existing properties. There were also fears of a loss of agricultural land.

Other residents are concerned about the noise from the development and the impact on the Welsh language.
Llanrhaeadr Yng Nghinmeirch Community Council also objects, claiming the sewerage discharge will be crossing land towards the river without the landowner’s permission.

The community council also said the local Primary School is already full.
Denbighshire County Council’s planning committee meets on Wednesday.

By Richard Evans – Local Democracy Reporter