Communities unite to fight urban sprawl in Wrexham

New plans to build 455 homes on the circus field between Gwersyllt and Wrexham

Plans for 455 new houses on the circus field on the Mold Road will cause more urban sprawl and destroy the green wedge between communities.

The planned new estate will fill all the fields to the south of the farm shop right to the A483 and Mold Rd roundabout. In addition,there will be houses on both sides of Stansty Lane beyond the underpass past Ysgol Plas Coch.

This raises serious questions about increased traffic on what is essentially a country lane. It also raises questions about how the road network by Ysgol Plas Coch and adjoining roads will cope with hundreds of extra cars at peak times.

This is in addition to the 400 new flats that have recently been approved for the University campus that will also be accessing Plas Coch Road.

The Welsh Government recently imposed a permanent 50mph on this stretch of the A483 due to high Nitrogen Dioxide emissions.

Local Rhosddu councillor Marc Jones said:

"I've asked for more information from the developer and the council regarding the impact of putting more housing next door to the A483 if pollution is such a problem. The plans I've seen show the children's play area located right next to the dual carriageway.

"Wrexham's Local Development Plan includes this land for housing development and that's in addition to the 365 homes being built in Llay, the 319 approved for Ruabon and the 1500 being proposed for the Ruthin Road super village. If this happens, the entire A483 corridor is going to become one big urban sprawl with no green space, huge congestion problems and placing additional pressure on schools, health services and other essential infrastructure. I want to see sustainable development but creating commuter estates along the A483 is adding to the problem, not solving it."

Developers Russell Homes are consulting with the local community at the moment. You can find out more about the plan by visiting the public exhibition drop-in being hosted by Russell Homes on Wednesday, 6th November from 3-7.30pm at the 1864 Suite, Hays Travel Stand on the Mold Road side of the Racecourse ground. If you can't make that, there are other opportunities in Gwersyllt Resource Centre.

An open letter to Wrexham planners has been created - you can sign it here