Councillor Speaks Against Social Housing In Chwilog Because 'I.E Migrants'...

The planning committee of cyngor Gwynedd met on Monday, 27th April 2026.
Applications included -

C25/0403/09/CR Corbett Arms Hotel Corbett Square, Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 9DG

Part demolition of the listed building was passed by the committee despite objections from historical groups. There was also confusion in the department's report with comments from the community council being wrongly attributed to a different council.
A question to the cost of the scaffolding could not be answered by officers.

The report can be found in the agenda pack for the meeting -
 https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5483/Public%20reports%20pack%2027th-Apr-2026%2013.00%20Planning%20Committee.pdf?T=10

 

C25/0710/41/LL Land Adjoining Brynhyfryd/ Cae Capel, Chwilog, LL53 6SF 
An application for a mix of social housing and intermediate housing (higher rents and limited to those living within 6 kilometres of the area) was rejected. Advice by the monitoring officer - and other councillors warning of costs against the public purse if the case goes to appeal was ignored.  

 

Gareth Roberts, a Plaid Cymru councillor representing Bangor spoke against the proposal. 

He bemoaned the lack of Welsh being spoken in the university city and claimed a primary school headteacher was struggling to deal with pupils speaking 42 different languages.
'So what's going to happen is the people being housed in Bangor now in HMO's and bedsits - I can see them - they're housed here now and they're having children...'

Has Roberts raised his 'concerns' with the education department?
Or is it just a story to cover for what some may see as conscious bias?

Roberts spoke to the meeting in english...

 

Roberts lists himself as a consultant for BJA International Ltd and Sherrin.
 

What housing crisis..?

He is also a landlord owning 8 properties and land in Bangor. https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/mgDeclarationSubmission.aspx?UID=684&HID=310&FID=0&HPID=1180987303

Berwyn Parry Jones made the proposal to refuse the housing on the grounds that the intermediate housing (with its restrictions) would be outside the boundary. Gruffydd Williams did ask that harm to the Welsh language be included in the proposal and whilst Jones did agree he did not wish for it to added to the proposal.

The full webcast of the meeting can be found here - 
https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1088208