Plaid Cymru's candidates for Rhuthun have said their first act if elected will to prioritise the fight against the planning inspectorate's proposals that would see over 8,000 new houses for Denbighshire.
The three council candidates for May's council elections - Hywel Richards, Peter Ryder and Shane Brennan - said in a joint statement: "We call on Denbighshire County Council to follow the lead set by Conwy County Council and Wrecsam County Council and fight the imposition of more houses on our communities.
"After two years of public consultation, Denbighshire County Council drew up its Local Development Plan that provided for the building of 7,500 new houses in the county. However the Planning Inspectorate have since rejected this and said the county must provide for the building of 8,400 new houses. The Planning Inspectorate can, as in the case of Wrecsam, rule the LDP 'unsound' if the council refuses to comply."
Hywel Richards said: "The inspectorate's plans are based on flawed population projections for 2008 and pose a serious threat to the social fabric of our communities.”
Shane Brennan added: "The inspectorate's recommendations are a developers' charter and will not benefit the people of Denbighshire or North Wales."
"There is desperate need for housing that is affordable and available to local people the inspectorate's recommendations will set us back even further in trying to achieve this,” said Peter Ryder.
If elected, the candidates propose to table a motion stating the the council supports:
• housing development based on local wishes that is affordable and accessible to the local community;
• does not support unsustainable large-scale development based on flawed population projections;
• calls upon the Welsh Government to conduct a major review of planning policy in Wales with the aim of halting urban sprawl and better reflecting the needs of the local community;
• invites all other councils in Wales to support this call
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