RESIDENTS are gearing up for a public meeting in an attempt to bat away - for a second time - a controversial housing application.

Penrhyn Homes have submitted plans to Denbighshire County Council for 133 houses on land at Mindale Farm, Meliden.

The development has been described as "too big for the village."

The application includes the demolition of existing property and outbuildings (Mindale Farm), developing 133 houses and construction of internal estate roads, as well as landscaping works.

A public meeting to discuss the plans is taking place today (Wednesday) at 6.30pm in Meliden Community Centre.

Cllr Gerry Frobisher, town councillor for the Meliden ward, said: "This is a very big development that will greatly impact on the makeup of the village as it is now, and affect almost all the residents one way or the other.

"More housing, the possibility of a new road - which could open up the possibility of more development - off this new road in the future, and more traffic in and around the village cannot be accommodated by the present infrastructure.

"There is no room to improve the infrastructure as many of the parts of the village are over a 100 years old and the roads are very narrow. Even the main road through the village becomes very narrow by The Star public house, the shop and park entrance. Other main routes like Ffordd Penrhwylafa are too narrow even for pavements.

"The development is just too big for the village”.

A Meliden Resident Action Group meeting was held last week. It is understood that Rhyl actor Spencer Wilding's parents own the land.

Villagers have successfully countered the controversial development once. Last October, following a local hearing, planning inspector Kay Sheffield rejected the proposal by Penrhyn Homes for 133 properties on land at Mindale Farm.

Bob Patterson, who lives in Ffordd Tynewydd, said: "This time they [Penrhyn Homes] have put one application to build 133 houses and a separate application to build an access road.

"I am totally dumbfounded as to how this can be ok."

In a design and access statement, a revised housing site masterplan layout – post-consultations – is included.

It states: “The site layout and building orientation will respect views from the surrounding area. 133 properties have been fitted onto the site having regard to existing housing/education land-use to the South."