Extra possible development site added to local list

* The additional candidate development site at Cilmedw.

An extra site in Llangollen has been added to the list of those already put forward as possible areas for future development in Denbighshire.

Last summer the county council revealed that 11 sites in the town had been suggested as potential development candidates in the replacement Local Development Plan (LDP) which is currently in preparation.

Council planners have just written to concerned parties informing them that one additional local site has been added to the list – land at Cilmedw Way, just off the A5.

Covering 8.36 hectares, this is currently used for agriculture but has been suggested for mixed use.

Its listing says that the site does not comply with the Draft Preferred Strategy.

Details of additional candidate sites which can be found here: www.denbighshire.gov.uk/LDP

(Click on ‘Replacement Local Development Plan’, then click on ‘Additional Candidate Sites’ and from the list of areas click on ‘Llangollen’)

This is the third site at Cilmedw to appear in the list. There is one covering 1.6 hectares which is currently an overgrown field and another of 3.7 hecatres, used as greenfield land, and both are suggested for housing and/or leisure.

  

Planners stress that, as with all other candidate sites, the submission of the third Cilmedw site does not mean it is a planning application.

Work is already well advanced on preparing the new LDP for Denbighshire to cover the period 2018 – 2033.

The first major consultation stage was the draft Preferred Strategy, or Pre-Deposit, which took place at various venues across the county, including Llangollen Town Hall, last July and August. 

Additional candidate sites were submitted to the council during the draft Preferred Strategy consultation period. 

The letter from planners says: “It is important to note that no decision has been made on any of the candidate sites and they are not planning applications.

“The candidate sites are simply a reflection of what has been submitted to Denbighshire County Council for consideration to potentially be included as allocations in Denbighshire's replacement Local Development Plan 2018 to 2033.

“We are now consulting on these additional candidate sites.”

Earlier local candidate sites suggested were:

1. Mile End Mill (0.57 hectares) current use: watersport centre and vacant mill building. Proposed use: mixed use, residential and commercial.

2. Land adjacent to The Chestnuts, Berwyn Street (0.64 hectares) current use: vacant land. Proposed use: residential development.

3. Tyn Y Wern off the A5 (0.525 hectares) current use: hotel/tourism. Proposed use: residential development.

4. Maesmawr Road adjacent to Tyn Y Wern (1.1 hectares) current use: agricutural. Proposed use: residential development.

5. Land adjacent Erw Las, Fron Bache (0.033 hectares) current use: garden/amenity. Proposed use: residential or tourism accommodation.

6. Climedw, Corwen Road (1.6 hectares) current use: overgrown field. Proposed use: housing and/or leisure.

7. Climedw, Corwen Road, Site 2 (3.72 hectares) current use: greenfield land. Proposed use: housing and/or leisure.

8. Land off Maesmawr Road - Option 1 (2.05 hectares) current use: agricultural. Proposed use: residential.

9. Land off Maesmawr Road - Option 2 (5.4 hectares) current use: agricultural. Proposed use: residential.

10. Berwyn Works (0.49 hectares) current use: former employment use. Proposed use: residential development.

11. Llangollen Youth Club site (1.0 hectare) current use: youth club and pitches. Proposed use: residential development.

* Details of these sites can be found online at: 

https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/resident/planning-and-building-regulations/local-development-plan/replacement-ldp/candidate-site-maps/Llangollen.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0XIzJYlX9gwipAT-8GRZt6AIWLn0DyvT-sLlGleTvDiIefJjv1FZbmq40