Controversial housing plan rejected

Gwersyllt councillors' delight at planning vote

A controversial plan to build 82 houses on green fields above Summerhill has been refused this evening by Wrexham Council’s planning committee.

Plaid Cymru councillors who have campaigned locally on the issue are delighted with the decision.

Councillor Gwenfair Jones, county councillor for Gwersyllt West ward and Phil Rees, a community
councillor who is standing in the county council by-election for Gwersyllt North ward later this month, said that it was a great example of councillors working together, hand in hand with local residents (many of whom packed the gallery at the council chambers for the meeting) to get the best
outcome.

In a joint statement they said: 

“There’s overwhelming opposition to these plans among the local community and the council has made entirely the right decision. We’re very pleased that common sense has prevailed and that safety of the area’s residents has been put first. 

"The location, with narrow roads and a lack of suitable footpaths, was entirely inappropriate for a development of this size. Plans to narrow Summerhill Road by providing a footpath of sub-standard width would just have made the existing problems worse and put all road users at greater risk”.

Residents in Gwersyllt North ward go to the polls on Thursday 27th February to elect a new county
councillor. Cllr Phil Rees, the Plaid Cymru candidate, said:

“Tonight’s result shows what can be achieved by co-operating on local issues. I hope that residents will give me their support on the 27th and that we can continue to support them on important issues like this, and improve the area for their benefit.”