Plans for 350 homes in Bangor rejected

Plans to build 366 houses in Bangor have been rejected over concerns the development would harm the Welsh language.

Councillors also felt local schools and infrastructure could not cope with the additional homes in the Penrhosgarnedd area and that it would constitute over-development in the city.

The proposal had been recommended for approval by Gwynedd council officers.

But the planning committee voted by 6 to 5 to reject the application.

A planning report said the application on land at Pen y Fridd had attracted "a substantial number of correspondence and a petition" with concerns ranging from an impact on traffic to a lack of capacity in nearby schools.