Concerns as planners back development of 315 homes

A LARGE housing development in Ewloe that would have overwhelmed the Queensferry sewage treatment plant is being recommended for approval again this week.

- By ALEC DOYLE Local Democracy Reporter [e-mail]

Flintshire County Council's planning officers are still advising councillors to approve plans to build 315 homes on agricultural land in Ewloe Green after Dwr Cymru Welsh Water suggested a watermain diversion could make the project viable.

The proposals, which include 126 affordable homes, face significant opposition, with Hawarden Town Council challenging the scale of the development and 36 nearby residents registering concerns about the impact on local infrastructure, particularly school capacity and healthcare, plus fears over increased flood risk.