A DEVELOPER wants to build a 152-home housing estate in Penrhyn Bay, with the plans met with objection from some residents.

Ewloe-based Anwyl Homes has submitted a planning application to Conwy County Borough Council to build homes on a 13-acre space of land off Derwen Lane, close to Ysgol y Creuddyn and Ysgol Glanwydden.

The company said the development would include 54 affordable homes, more than £400,000 of investment in the community and the construction of a new school car park.

Anwyl’s chief operating officer Phil Dolan said: “Our proposed development site in Penrhyn Bay is allocated for housing in the Conwy County Borough Council’s Local Development Plan and would make a key contribution towards the area’s housing requirements.

“We reviewed comments made during the pre-application consultation period and feedback from the community following a public consultation and ensured all comments were addressed before finalising the application.

"We carefully considered the housing mix to ensure it meets local needs.

“There has been little to no new affordable homes built in the area over the last decade, but we’re hoping to rectify that by providing 54 affordable homes alongside 98 private sale properties.”

The proposed development would see detached and semi-detached houses with two to four bedrooms, as well as one-bedroom apartments.

However, the plans have been met with criticism by residents.

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Paul Parry, who labelled the plans “preposterous”, said: “I find the idea of creating more dwelling in an already overcrowded area absolutely preposterous.

“The facilities in the area are already stretched – adding another estate would only increase this burden.

“This proposal will have a horrendous effect on the nature and character of the area.”

Richard Hopkins said he “strongly objects” to the plans, adding: “Traffic problems are a constant problem on Derwen Lane already.

“The village has become a ‘rat run’ for vehicles entering properties already built there and the addition of more houses will only increase the problem.”

Other neighbours wrote to the local authority to voice their concerns about the impact on schoolchildren, school traffic, and the allocation of spaces in schools which they believe are at “full capacity”.

“As a family-run business we take care to create developments that deliver the type of homes people want to live in, in sustainable locations,” Mr Dolan added.

We’re also committed to ensuring that as the neighbourhood grows it remains a great place to live.

“With this in mind our plans for new homes in Penrhyn Bay also include a new school car park and drop off point, plus a play area with at least five pieces of equipment. We’d also invest more than £400,000 in the local community in the form of section 106 contributions to be paid to the local authority.

"This would include an education contribution of more than £310,000; around £75,000 for open space; almost £32,000 towards library provision; plus funding towards waste services and allotments.

“If approved, the new homes would also bring a further economic boost to the area, through spending by employees and contractors during the construction phase and new residents once moved in.”