RESIDENTS frustrated at the lack of parking on their street have lodged a number of objections to plans for a four-bedroom house of multiple occupancy in Connah’s Quay.
A number of people living on Dee View Road, overlooking the North Wales Main Line, have written to Flintshire County Council’s planning department to oppose plans to build a single-storey extension to turn a three-bedroom terraced property on Dee View Road into a four-bedroom HMO.
They have complained that there are already a number of HMOs on the street that have caused significant parking problems for all residents and have enlisted the support of the county councillor for Golftyn, Cllr David Richardson, who has submitted his objection.
Connah’s Quay Town Council has formally objected to the plans.
“The town council objects to this planning application due to the fact the internal room sizes do not meet the minimum room size of 10m2,” it said.
“There is a lack of parking, lack of mitigation on cycle storage, and number of HMO’s already in the vicinity.”
Those concerns were echoed by residents.
“Parking is already a concern on our street,” said one resident. “There is limited availability and introducing a high-occupancy property would place further strain on an already overburdened situation.
“There are already a number of HMOs on the street and their presence has begun to affect the availability of parking.
“In addition, the area is currently affected by ongoing fly-tipping. Increasing the population density without proper waste management infrastructure will likely make this problem worse.”
Another wrote: “There are already long-standing issues with insufficient car parking in this area. Vehicles are regularly forced to park on street corners and along narrow sections of the road, reducing visibility and making the area dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians.
“Converting the property into a HMO is likely to increase the number of residents – and therefore vehicles – significantly, worsening the parking problem and increasing the risk of accidents.”
Cllr Richardson has requested the application goes before Flintshire County Council’s Planning Committee. The application is expected to be considered by December 16.
