14 home development approved on outskirts of Pwllheli

A 14 home development has been approved on the outskirts of Pwllheli.

Meeting on Monday, Gwynedd Council’s Planning Committee passed the application at Cae Llan, Denio which will include four affordable homes.

Including a mix of two, three and four bed properties, the plans were approved despite some reservations over highway safety.

But members were told that with the site lying within the town’s local development boundary, such considerations had already been taken into account and were judged to be acceptable by officers.

Pwllheli Town Council, on balance, had backed the development despite some members retaining concerns about the negative impact the scheme would have on the narrow roads nearby.

Similar concerns had also been raised by members of the public, amid claims that 14 homes was too many, that it represented “overdevelopment” and citing the narrowness of Allt Salem.

But committee members decided to go with the advice of officers and back the application submitted by David Halliday (James Lloyd Development Ltd).

Cllr Dilwyn Lloyd, one of the committee members, accepted local concerns but said that many local people were “desperate” for affordable housing.

The plans were approved by nine members in favour with none against, with only Cllr Owain Williams deciding to abstain on the basis of highlighted traffic concerns.

By Gareth Williams – Local Democracy Reporter