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Plans for 31 ‘affordable' Bodelwyddan homes take step closer
In September 2023, Wales & Wales Housing lodged an application to demolish a bungalow and build 31 affordable 'general need' homes on Bryn Morfa.
Denbighshire County Council's planning committee approved this in November 2024, but with 17 conditions attached; four of which have now been satisfied.
The 31 new homes will comprise 19 houses and six apartments and bungalows each, with a planning statement saying: 'The proposed scheme is now a 100 per cent affordable housing scheme, to meet an overriding and pressing need for affordable housing in the county.
'Access to the site requires the purchase and demolition of existing bungalow on Bryn Morfa.
'By demolishing the existing bungalow on Bryn Morfa, the site can be developed to its full potential, providing units which complement the size, scale and mix of the existing surrounding houses and bungalows.'
Though the council's planning committee granted this application planning consent, it attached conditions which included:
Yesterday (June 4), the planning committee approved the developer's responses to these four conditions.
Regarding Welsh language, it said: 'The proposed scheme will be given a Welsh name. The names 'Llys Morfa', 'Cae Morfa' and 'Llys y Cae' are being considered.
'An application will be made to the council's licensing team to confirm a Welsh name.
'All signs/notices will be bilingual and displayed on site throughout the construction phase of the development.
'The proposed scheme will have a Welsh name, and all on-site signage will be bilingual.'
In terms of biodiversity, 18 trees are to be planted in the communal areas of the site, while a 'nest box' and 'bat tube' will also be incorporated.
Prior to the application be approved, concerns had been raised about such factors as a loss of green land, an increase in traffic on a narrow street, and the safety of children playing outside.
At a planning meeting last July, Cllr Jon Harland, seconded by Cllr Arwel Roberts, proposed that the application be refused, arguing that the site was not suitable as grassland and shrubs would be destroyed.
But this proposal was voted down 12-4 by members.
