Plan for new 200-home estate in N.Wales town sparks 100 objections

ALMOST 100 residents have lodged objections to a 200-home scheme off Northop Road in Flint.

- BY ALEC DOYLE Local Democracy Reporter

With a week to go until the extended consultation period ends, residents living near the proposed Watkins Jones Homes development have come out strongly against the plans, citing concerns over the impact on schools and healthcare services.

The plans have been submitted to Flintshire County Council three times since 2022, but the true potential for the development was unlocked when a proposal to build 18 homes on a neighbouring piece of land were approved earlier this year.

That approval opened up access routes to the site that made it more viable from a construction standpoint - but residents have not welcomed the fresh proposals.

One told the consultation: ‘‘There is not the infrastructure in Flint to build 200 more properties in Flint.