Penmaenmawr residents fear a new affordable housing development will cause traffic problems and lead to anti-social behaviour.

North Wales Housing Association has applied to Conwy County Council’s planning department, seeking permission to convert the Brookes Tarpaulins building on Bangor Road into 20 affordable apartments.

The plans include parking and landscaping and are set to be considered at a Conwy planning committee meeting at Bodlondeb on Wednesday.

The former light industrial building will be converted into 10 one-bedroom flats and 10 two-bedroom flats – all of which would be considered affordable homes.

Whilst Penmaenmawr Town Council said they didn’t have any concerns about the plans, several neighbours wrote to the council in objection.

Neighbour Susan Hogg said she had concerns about heavy traffic and the “selection of tenants” and potential for “frequent disturbances and visits by police”.

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A letter from Morfudd and Terry Haggas raised fears about the potential for anti-social behaviour and concerns about access.

They said: “Access to the property looks tight with a public right-of-way path coming up from the Esplanade. If passed, what about residents’ views?”

Gwynedd Evans also wrote a letter. “It’s a narrow cul-de-sac,” he wrote.

“I’m worried that lorries and diggers will cause problems for existing residents on the Esplanade during demolition and construction.”

Cllr Anne McCaffrey said she supported the overall housing development but had concerns about “overbearing new extensions” overlooking existing properties.

She also had concerns about insufficient parking and windows not being “triple-glazed”.

Heneb Gwynedd Archaeology feared the development could “impact on the historic environment” but commended developers for preserving the building.

“The chapel is an especially large example of a Welsh vernacular chapel, and despite various phases of modern use, looks to be relatively well survived,” the letter reads.

Planning officers are recommending the committee approve the plans.

A planning report concluded: “The existing demand and shortfall for affordable housing in Penmaenmawr and the potential oversupply of employment land in Conwy county would constitute the exceptional circumstances to justify the release of this existing employment land for the proposed alternative 100% affordable housing land use.”