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Decision due on new plans for affordable homes in Wrexham

Published date: 03 June 2010 |
Published by: Matt Sims


 

WREXHAM Council’s grand plan to build more affordable homes across the county continues as 11 more planning applications go before councillors next week.

A total of 23 areas across the borough have been earmarked for development, with 250 homes set to be built.

On Monday, 11 specific parcels of land could be granted outline planning permission by councillors to be developed upon.

Opposition to some of the proposals has come from certain community councils and local members.

Councillors will make decisions on specific applications in Gwenfro and Rubery Way, both in Caia Park; Whalleys Way in Acrefair; Bro Gwilym, Cefn Mawr; Tabor Hill, Coedpoeth; High Street and Bonc Wen, both in Rhos; Eleventh Avenue, Llay; Colliery Road, Tanyfron; Wheatsheaf Lane, Gwersyllt and Brynycabanau Road, Hightown.

Providing more affordable homes across the county borough has been identified as one of the council’s main corporate priorities.

But a number of letters of objection have been received to specific sites from residents and community councils.

Chief economic development officer Steve Bayley said: “The council is committed to trying to increase the availability of affordable homes across the county borough.”

The council is working closely with the Welsh Assembly Government on the project and says it will be seeking “reputable” builders and registered social landlords as partners to develop the sites.

At its last meeting in May, Wrexham Council’s planning committee granted outline planning permission for four separate developments.

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  1. Posted by: a cahill at 15:21 on 03 June 2010 Report

    It depends on the definition of affordable homes.... if you spend £67,000 on housing in Glan Gors or Gwenfro does it automatically become tagged as having no resale value like most of the properties in those area's

  2. Posted by: yachydda at 16:20 on 03 June 2010 Report

    There is no such thing as affordable homes where the low paid are conserned...with todays mortgage rates and the general cost of living you have to be on £100,000 pa to even consider it.

  3. Posted by: tommy at 21:39 on 03 June 2010 Report

    These are NOT council houses to rent,these are housing association gerry built slums(just look at the shith*les they have built in rhostyllen) .These house will be built with taxpayers money but in the articles and memorandums of housing associations there is a legal clause that allow them to privatise.The tories will privatise HA and council houses by passing the running over to Ltd companies,or forcing tennants to get mortgages to bolster the financial services sector....

 

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