Plans by a major housing developer to build a huge housing estate on the outskirts of Wrecsam should be refused, according to Plaid Cymru councillors.
Cllr Carrie Harper, Plaid Cymru’s Spokesperson for Wrexham, said in response to news that Redrow had resubmitted plans for a 1450-housing estate between Ruthin Road and Berse Road:
"It's highly regrettable that Redrow are trying to short circuit the planning system with this controversial application.
"The plan for 1450 homes between Berse Road and Ruthin Road has been submitted once and the company has already taken the application to appeal to Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW). Redrow will also be aware that there is a legal challenge to the Local Development Plan that could scupper this and another huge housing development on the other side of Wrexham.
"It feels as if the developers are worried they can't win in the courts so they're trying to sneak the planning through. I would hope that planning officers, the planning committee and Planning inspectors take the outstanding legal challenge seriously and respect the legal judgement that is expected imminently. Given that the legal challenge is all about whether it should be local elected members or developers who decide on what gets developed and where, it seems perverse that this planning application should even be allowed to be submitted until the Court of Appeal judgement is in.
"Plaid Cymru, unlike Labour, has been clear in its opposition to these monster housing estates that will provide no new infrastructure - even the proposed new school is now being contested by developers. This is the problem with our planning system - it is geared to maximise profit for developers rather than ensuring we have communities with all the services and infrastructure that is needed."
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