Plans to increase housing numbers at Rhosrobin development to “meet consumer demand”

The number of homes being built on a large scale-housing development in Rhosrobin could increase under new plans submitted to Wrexham Council.

Castle Green Homes has lodged an application to ‘replan and substitute’ the number of new homes being built at ‘Llys y Coed’ on grassland between Pandy and Rhosrobin

It comes after the developer carried out a pre-application consultation earlier this year to increase the number of homes being built on the site from 189 to 209 homes.

Initial planning permission for the major housing development was granted on appeal by the Welsh Government in 2019, with detailed plans approved in 2021.

However Castle Green Homes say that “changing market conditions” since planning permission was granted has led to an increased “consumer demand for smaller, more affordable homes.”

As part of the revised plans the developer has proposed that 43 plots within the approved scheme are changed and an additional 20 are built to meet the current market conditions.

This would see 43, three and four bedroom homes replaced with seven, two bedroom properties, 43, three bedroom homes and 13, four bedroom properties.

The houses would consist of a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced properties.

Of these five of the new homes being built would be classed as affordable, bringing the total on the site up to 52.

The revised housing plans would not lead to any changes to the existing road arrangement and public open spaces already approved.

In a planning statement submitted to the local authority, the applicants state: “Overall, the delivery of 20 additional homes – including five additional affordable homes – will make a positive contribution to meeting local housing needs in Wrexham, the substitution of house types to incorporate additional two and three bedroom properties delivering a housing mix to attract a wide range of customers and in response to changing consumer needs since the granting of the Reserved Matters consent in 2021.

“The development is considered to constitute sustainable development having regard to the social, economic and environmental aspects of the proposals, the benefits of granting planning permission are considered to significantly outweigh any reason why planning permission shall not be granted, and consent should therefore be granted without delay.”

The application will be considered for approval by Wrexham Council at a later date.