An almost empty new build estate has sparked anger because rules state that the houses can be only sold as holiday homes, with one would-be buyer saying her grandparents would be “turning in their graves”.<\/p>\n
Parc Delfryn, Brynteg, is two miles from the Anglesey coast and home to the second highest rate of holiday home users, external<\/a> in Wales for its population size, yet 14 of the 16 houses have not been sold<\/a> since 2023.<\/p>\n But planning restrictions imposed before construction began mean they cannot be sold to people who want to live there and a challenge to the rules failed.<\/p>\n Anglesey council said changing rules would “set a dangerous precedent” for holiday homes approved around the island.<\/p>\n “What I can’t get my head around is that the council think this is right for the area.<\/p>\n “They do not realise the impact it’s having on local people,” said Jane Roberts, who grew up in Brynteg.<\/p>\n She had plans to move back to the area, where her family have lived for generations, in 2024.<\/p>\n But she realised if she wanted to buy one of these homes, she would have to rent out her home in Llangefni to do so.<\/p>\n Since April 2024, second home owners on Anglesey pay an extra 100% council tax on their properties – unless the property is let out for at least 182 days a year.<\/p>\n