A DEVELOPER has responded to flood and noise concerns surrounding ongoing work on a development in Wrexham. 

Work is currently taking place on the 132-home Trevalyn Place scheme in Rossett. 

The land Castle Green is building on is allocated for housing in the Local Development Plan.

Permission for the 132-home scheme was initially refused by Wrexham Council's planning committee in January 2019 amid concerns over the loss of green land, risk of flooding and impact on road safety.

The decision was overturned the following year after the then Welsh Government housing minister Julie James said the demand for more homes in Wrexham "significantly" weighed in favour of the plans.

Despite 170 objections, the application was approved in 2022. 

And concerns over flooding at the site have been heightened after recent images emerged of puddles of water there despite the current dry weather. People living nearby have also complained of "constant" noise due to the work. 

Nicola McLean, whose house overlooks the development site, said: "It's horrendous. The noise all day I understand, but the pumps are going all night and I have to have windows open in this weather.

"The humming noise and vibration from pumps is terrible at nights, and also the dust is coming all through the house, covering the windows, all surfaces and cars. The whole house is shaking as they are banging and compacting the ground down. And still the field has big pools of water, mainly in the same area that always floods, outside my house - even during this period of hot and dry weather."

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Castle Green Homes chief executive Gwyn Jones said: “During the planning process, drainage experts at Wrexham County Borough Council, Welsh Water and National Resources Wales (NRW who advise on flooding and maintain flood mapping for the whole of the country) were consulted and a comprehensive Flood Risk Assessment carried out. 

"A detailed surface water drainage design for the site has been approved by Wrexham Council. This is a Sustainable Urban Drainage System design, developed in accordance with Welsh Government standards, and incorporates huge amounts of attenuation for surface water to make the site extremely resilient to flooding from extreme weather, far more so than any older residential area.

“We’re currently carrying out underground foul sewer installation as part of creating the roads and sewers for the development. Pictures taken by our neighbours show water pumped from deep trenches sitting in the depressions in the field during these works and are of no cause for concern. We have pumps running on sites even through the summer when we undertake these works. To minimise the disruption to residents these will only run during working hours as required."

Addressing the noise complaints, Mr Jones said: "There will always be a level of noise associated with the construction of chronically needed new homes and we will do everything we can to take on board the feedback of our neighbours and try to keep this to a minimum.

"We plan to build out the site quickly given the huge demand for these homes and therefore the length of construction should be kept to a minimum and period of associated noise.”

He added: "There’s a real demand for housing in the Rossett area – we had people sleep in their cars overnight at the weekend ahead of the launch of Trevalyn Place. Dozens of people attended, and several homes were reserved within hours of opening.

"Two sets of purchasers even met their new neighbours while waiting for the sales centre to open. Visitors were really positive about the development and glad to see work starting on site. Some have been waiting years for these homes and are excited to see the progress of the development of land allocated for housing under the Wrexham Council Local Development Plan."