Plaid holds virtual public meeting on controversial Wrexham housing plan

Plaid Cymru councillors have revealed plans for a virtual public meeting on a controversial housing plan for Wrexham.

The Facebook Live meeting from 7pm on Tuesday, December 8th, will allow local residents to discuss and ask questions about the Local Development Plan.

The latest version of the LDP allocates land for housing, leisure and industry, and has caused huge controversy by having land for nearly 8,000 homes - many of which are on greenfield sites surrounding the town.

Councillor Carrie Harper said:

"We're holding this virtual public meeting because we want people to have their say about the LDP and also to help make sense of it. If it goes ahead - and we sincerely hope it doesn't - then it will mean huge new estates being built on either side of Wrexham along with growing urban sprawl on good agricultural land.

"The pressure to build all these new houses isn't based on any attempt to meet local demand - the vast majority of the houses being built won't be affordable for many Wrexham people. We believe a local development plan should put communities first rather than favouring developers.

"The virtual meeting is open to everyone who wants to attend and we're encouraging people to submit questions in advance. It's a new departure for us and we're having to adapt to the realities of the pandemic so we hope to involve as many people as possible. We'll also be out over the weekend delivering leaflets in the areas most affected by large sprawling housing developments.

"If we don't get a grip of planning, we're going to see Wrexham town and surrounding villages increasingly merge and lose very precious green spaces. This plan as it currently stands is not in the best interests of Wrexham and its people."

Anyone wishing to submit a question to the Facebook Live meeting, which will be on https://www.facebook.com/CarrieWrecsam, can email plaidwrecsam@gmail.com or text 07747 792441.