A FLINTSHIRE-based housing company has again been accused of misleading planners and residents over one of its developments.

Land at Anwyl Homes’ 24-homes development on Alltami Road in Buckley had originally been set aside for landscaping.

But following a successful planning appeal in March the company is now building four homes on land at Rhodfa Palin originally earmarked as green space.

Residents of the original 24-home development, known as The Paddocks, are angry about the Ewloe-based company’s decision to build on the land.

A resident of the Paddocks said: ‘’When we purchased our properties the plans submitted to Flintshire Council included a green space and a soft landscape plan.

‘’Clause 14 of the original plans said they couldn’t build on the green space area.

“Anwyl appealed and were successful in doing so.

‘’Also, all their developments have green space and a children’s play area, but they are building on ours.’’

Earlier this year Cllr Mike Peers, who chairs Buckley Town Council’s planning committee, accused Anwyl of avoiding its obligation to provide affordable homes on the site.

The company did not have to make 30 per cent of the 24-home development affordable housing as the land was under one hectare in size and the number of properties did not exceed 25.

Cllr Peers believes Anwyl should have declared from the outset its intention to build 28 homes.

Cllr Peers said: ‘’In March this year Anwyl came back and successfully had an approval for these four houses.

‘’It started ringing alarm bells and the planning files have been gone through in County Hall.

‘’We have found that the county council requested in January that Anwyl provides a £336,000 sum because there are now 28 houses approved for this site.

“Anwyl haven’t paid and that information was missing from the planning committee report.

‘’I think it’s morally wrong for Anwyl not to meet its obligation to build affordable homes.

“If they had done so, eight families would be living in affordable accommodation by now.”

He added: “This isn’t just a Flintshire issue. It’s a national issue.’’

Buckley Town Council attempted to persuade Welsh Government to ‘call in’ the planning decision on the grounds that it was an issue of national importance, this would have seen the government take the decision out of the council's hands. But in September the Welsh Government responded to say the application did not raise issues of national importance and it did not warrant a call-in.

Anwyl Homes has declined to comment on criticisms levelled against the company.

A Flintshire Council spokesman said: ‘’The land was unable to be developed at the time of the original permission due to concerns over its stability. A planning condition prevented it from being developed.

‘’An application was subsequently submitted and approved (on appeal) to remove the planning condition following the submission of appropriate studies.

‘’A subsequent planning application therefore came forward to develop the four houses which was granted this year. That development also generated funds for a play area and the school.

“Given the threshold for affordable housing we were unable to secure it on either scheme.’’