Plans have been rejected for a pair of 7.6 hectare greenhouses located directly between Dwr Cymru’s Five Fords Waste-Water Treatment Works and SecAnim Abattoir, which appears to mean the project is all but dead.
The developers claimed Wrexham would benefit from 150 new, long-term, green jobs by hosting the £50-£60 million pound 'cutting-edge, low carbon agriculture project', however had stressed the window for progress was restricted.
The development had triggered a row between developers and Wrexham Council over the timescales of the application, with claims of an ‘unprecedented absence of communication’ from Wrexham Council’s Planning Department, and a request for a special meeting to hear the matter.
That claim was rejected on the 3rd of September by a Council Planning Officer, who in emails seen by Wrexham.com said, “In this case a number of statutory consultees had either, not formally responded, or had raised issues and concerns which required further information and assessment. These fundamental considerations needed addressing before officers were able to formulate a recommendation.”
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