Prestatyn property ‘sat empty for two-and-a-half years’, resident says

But Denbighshire County Council has said that there are plans to develop 10 Dawson Crescent before housing a “larger-sized” family in it.

The Journal was contacted about the property by a “concerned resident”, who has also raised the matter with numerous councillors and MPs.

She said it seems “such a waste” that it is not being used as a council home, after the local authority took on the ownership of the property from Wales & West Housing Association.

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“10 Dawson Crescent has sat empty for two-and-a-half years – I’ve reported it to councillors and our MPs, yet it’s still unoccupied,” she said.

“I would like the council to move a family into it. It’s such a waste.

“The fencing has been damaged and fixed by the council at least four times and it attracts rubbish. The garden has been fixed, then broken again.

“I’ve had to report the outside state of the place as it’s been overgrown. They've just tidied it up, but there is no mention of doing any work on it if needed or getting a family (in to the property).

“It’s a waste of money and property. It’s just a shame.

"I don't have any connection to a homeless family - I just want taxpayers' money properly spent, and a family housed as soon as possible."

Cllr Jon Harland, a Wales Green Party representative of the Prestatyn Central was on Denbighshire County Council, was one of the councillors the resident contacted about the property.

As of 2023, there were more than 300 Denbighshire households in emergency or temporary accommodation.

10 Dawson Crescent, Prestatyn (Image: Submitted) He said: “I'm as concerned as she is about number 10, and I've been in regular contact with Denbighshire’s housing department about this property and its future.

“My understanding is that it is still in need of further work internally to make it habitable and up to the standards required, and there is a limited budget to spread around all the council-owned housing across the county.

“It's not been forgotten about, but it is stuck in a long queue of similar such properties.”

A spokesperson for Denbighshire County Council said: “We are currently working through plans to develop this property to house a larger-sized family by extending the build into the large size garden surrounding it.

“The council is procuring a contractor to take on this work, and we are also currently waiting for plans to tackle the additional surface water drainage required on site to be finalised.”