MORE than 60 homes are set to be built in Dyserth.

Macbryde Homes has confirmed plans that will see 61 dwellings - ranging from two to four bedrooms, all at two-storeys high - on land off Meliden Road, close to the Voel coaches depot.

Contracts have been exchanged with Denbighshire County Council putting to bed murmurings; the property developer has not been able to confirm plans until now.

Six of the properties have been earmarked for affordable housing

Gwyn Jones, managing director of St Asaph-based Macbryde Homes, was keen to clarify the firm’s plans and work that has been carried out to date.

He said: "Dyserth hasn’t benefitted from a development of this kind in many years and the need for good quality, affordable family housing is therefore at its most acute here.

"The land which we are purchasing from the local council has already been allocated within its own local development plan and we have carried out all our due diligence, planning and preparation to date, with the needs and views of local residents front of mind.”

The proposed homes will be a mix of two and three-bedroom terraced properties; three-bedroom semi-detached homes; and both three and four-bedroom detached dwellings.

Parking for between two and four vehicles will be provided for each plot, depending on size, and each will benefit from a private garden area.

Mr Jones added: "We pride ourselves on the time we invest prior to the formal planning stage to ensure that the housing need is justified and address a genuine local need; the design of the homes compliments the local environment; and that all due diligence is comprehensively carried out."

An archaeological dig was carried out to determine whether a Roman road passed through the site.

"Indeed, as part of that thorough process of due diligence, we worked closely with The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) to ensure that no significant archaeological features would be threatened by our plans," Mr Jones added.

"This process concluded that there was no reason to not proceed with our application."

The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) carried out a heritage assessment of the site in 2015 and identified seven “heritage assets” of which three were of particular note; scattering of small pieces of metal dating from the mid-17th to late-19th century, an apparently artificial earthwork and the Northern boundary of the site was the predicted line of a Roman road.

Mr Jones said: "Formal planning was submitted in October and is now at the consultation stage.

"We’re very much hoping that we’ll be able to start on site in the summer of 2019."