A CALL has been made to address the poor state of roads in an area of Kinmel Bay, which is said to be aggravating health problems and leaving residents “trapped”.

Speaking at a debate on unadopted roads in the Senedd, Clwyd West AM Darren Millar urged action on the dangerous condition of roads on the Sandy Cove estate.

He said: “There’s a public health issue here because many people who live on that estate are people with mobility problems and chronic illnesses and the condition of those roads, the lack of pavements, the lack of drainage, the lack of even street lighting on those roads, is exacerbating their health problems, causing them anxiety, and leaving many trapped in their homes and socially isolated.

"Despite being now predominately occupied by permanent residents, the roads on Sandy Cove on Foryd Road – an estate of 250 bungalows that was originally constructed by a private firm in the 1930s as seaside holiday homes – are in a very poor state of repair." In response, a spokesman for Conwy County Borough Council said: “Conwy Council can adopt roads if they are constructed or refurbished to meet certain minimum standards.

“The roads at Sandy Cove would require major work to bring them up to an adoptable standard.

"We have met with local councillors and the Assembly Member to review and advise on the costs of such work – which are estimated to be in the region of £5 million."

But Mr Millar said: “It’s nigh on impossible for them to raise that sort of sum in order to get those roads up to an adoptable standard. We need to change the planning system to make it a requirement that if an estate is going to be built, it must have roads built to adoptable standards.

“In addition, we need a task force to set out a priority list of which areas might need to be addressed first, because I suspect very much that the Sandy Cove estate would be right at the top of that list.”