Ewloe: 315-home scheme back before councillors as officers again recommend approval
Plans for 315 new homes on land between Holywell Road and Green Lane in Ewloe are returning to Flintshire County Council’s planning committee, with officers once again recommending approval.
The application, from Castlegreen Homes, proposes 315 houses including 126 affordable homes.
It also includes new access points from both roads, public open space, landscaping, drainage work and improvements to nearby junctions.
The 10-hectare site sits on the north-western edge of Ewloe and is already allocated for housing in the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
The allocation suggested around 298 homes, and while the scheme includes more than that, officers say the density of just under 32 homes per hectare remains within policy limits.
The plans were first brought to the committee in November, but members voted to defer the application after raising concerns about sewage capacity, pressure on local healthcare and the overall number of homes.
Welsh Water previously warned that the local sewer network did not have enough capacity for a development of this size.
The updated report says a programme of upgrades has now been identified through modelling work.
Conditions would prevent any of the homes being lived in until those improvements, and upgrades to water supply, are completed.
Councillors also sought more detail on housing numbers compared with the Local Development Plan.
The latest report says the layout meets the council’s space and design standards and remains within acceptable density levels.
At the earlier meeting, several councillors criticised the health board for not addressing GP or dentistry capacity.
The updated comments focus on inclusive design, access and green spaces but do not raise objections about health services.
The layout includes two separate vehicle access points, one from Holywell Road and one from Green Lane, with no through route between them.
The development also proposes improvements at nearby junctions, including changes to the Green Lane / Old Mold Road junction, a new right-turn lane and crossing point on Holywell Road, and adjustments to ease congestion at the Holywell Road / Old Mold Road junction.
Highways officers have not objected but say several Traffic Regulation Orders will be required, such as double yellow lines and a review of the speed limit on Holywell Road. These would be funded through a Section 106 agreement.
Public footpath 144 crosses the site and would need to be diverted through a separate legal process. Ramblers Cymru has raised concerns that the replacement route would use estate roads for much of its length.
Officers say walking links across the site would remain, with an additional new footway linking the estate to the Green Lane / Mold Road junction.
The development is split into two areas, with the smaller section off Green Lane containing more one and two bedroom homes at a higher density.
The larger section off Holywell Road includes more three and four bedroom detached properties along the countryside edge.
Officers say the distances between homes and garden sizes meet council guidance.
A total of 126 affordable homes are planned, 40 per cent of the development, with the mix of tenures to be agreed with the council and kept affordable in the long term.
Around 1.59 hectares of public open space would be provided, including a Local Equipped Area for Play (LEAP) and smaller green areas throughout the site.
A pedestrian link would also connect the estate to the play area on Circular Drive.
Financial contributions of £894,761 for Ewloe Green CP School and £978,857 for Hawarden High School are proposed as part of the Section 106 agreement.
Ecology reports say the fields are mostly low-value grassland, but hedgerows, trees and ditches are key features.
Plans include keeping important hedgerows, planting wildflower areas and installing bird, bat and hedgehog features.
Conditions would secure long-term management and measures to protect wildlife during construction.
Thirty-six objections were received, raising concerns about the number of homes, pressure on schools and GPs, traffic, wildlife impacts, noise, privacy and the loss of a countryside footpath.
Hawarden Community Council has also objected to the scale of the scheme.
Planning officers say the principle of development is already established by the Local Development Plan and that the scheme meets planning policies. They recommend the committee approves the application, subject to a Section 106 agreement and conditions.
The application will be considered by the planning committee on Wednesday 17 December 2025.
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