A NEW housing estate made of 28 affordable homes could be built in Colwyn Bay.
Wales and West Housing Association has applied to Conwy Council’s planning committee, seeking permission to build the homes at land off Heol Dirion, Colwyn Bay.
The land is currently an open field, described as being within comfortable walking distance from shops.
The Deeside-based housing association plan to create a public road as part of the plans as well as associated landscaping, gardens, access, and infrastructure.
The housing association propose that the dwellings will be made available as affordable social rented properties to meet the general need.
But an anonymous resident living close by sent a letter to Conwy’s planning department, objecting to the plans.
“Simply the access road to and from the development from Eirias Park up to Glyn Estate cannot cope with additional traffic, given there is a further development of nine homes at Glyn farm by Watkin Jones,” they said.
“The development of a combined 37 houses, with two cars each minimum, would create 74 cars, plus visitors, 100 plus utilising the roads daily which are not suitable, badly surfaced, and deteriorating daily, causing congestion and significant risk of accidents.
“The infrastructure, small roundabouts, and hill with limited visual ability already cause a significant risk for accidents, and this will just be compounded.”
They added: “There are no amenities, no shops, no dog poo bins, nothing in the area, creating further issues.
“I also object to the development of the houses impacting on rural space, given many people in the new Glyn Farm estate have paid 400K plus for a house with rural views which are now being taken away bit by bit.
“I find this difficult to comprehend, given my council tax is now £3,500 a year.
“In addition to this, the impact of lorries, ground works, noise pollution, drainage works, and building will be significant.
“Again, the roads cannot cope.”
The plans will likely be debated at a future Conwy County Council planning committee meeting.
