Controversial plans for a 133 home estate near in Meliden will go before councillors this week.

Penrhyn Homes Ltd made the application for the demolition of an existing building and the construction of  133 dwellings on land to the north, west and east of Mindale Farm in  Meliden.

Councillors on Denbighhsire’s planning committee are due to consider the plans on Wednesday.

In 2017, the planning committee turned down a similar application for the site, and an appeal against the decision was dismissed.

Last  summer another application for 133 homes on the site was submitted.

The main difference between the 2016 application and the latest is a plan to build a new main access road to serve the site off the A547, through fields to the west of Ffordd Ty Newydd.

Officers have recommended that the application be approved with conditions.

Those conditions include a windfall of £238,720 to be spent on Ysgol Melyd  as well as 13 affordable to be provided on the site.

But Prestatyn Town Council has objected to the plans.

Prestatyn North county councillor and a member of the town council, Paul Penlington, said: “There are several concerns associated with this development, the A547 is already an accident blackspot with frequent tailbacks from too much traffic, the old mine workings under the site haven’t been fully considered and Meliden doesn’t have the resources to cope with the impact of a large population increase.

“I am particularly concerned that this development will increase flooding possibilities for properties on lower ground in my ward.

“Following regular flooding incidents in recent years Denbighshire Council has conducted a flood risk assessment of the area. Until that report is produced to councillors and the public, all large developments should be suspended, in my opinion.

“There are several developments in the area already, combined this amounts to several hundred additional properties, current planning legislation fails to consider that. It is high time planning rules were updated to consider the wider implications of developments.”

But a spokesman for Penrhyn Homes rubbished Cllr Penlington’s fears.

He said: “The lead flood consultant within Denbighshire Council has no objections to our proposals and has actually applauded the design as it has been designed to existing greenfield run off rates, which means the flooding will be exactly the same if the housing development is there or not. Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Water have also commented on this basis.

“Denbighshire Council has already conducted a flood assessment in the area which our proposals are based on.

“I am not sure what he (Cllr Penlington) is referring to as Denbighshire has not indicated to us that there are any proposed assessments of the area. We have worked with the council and their consultants Waterco who all have no objections to the proposals.

“With regards to traffic both our traffic consultants and highways have no objections on the proposal. I would also like to point out that a recent planning application in Dyserth was passed some months ago for 61 houses which is coming onto the A547 and councillors voted for in a unanimous vote.”

He added: “We are local builders and we employ local tradesmen’s, this development will be a great development for the local jobs and the economy. We are here to build new houses for young families for the local area where there is a large demand.

“We are also contributing to the local primary school, Welsh Language and providing affordable housing.”