WELSH language campaigners are to hold a public meeting in Penrhyndeudraeth to raise concerns over house development plans.

Cymdeithas yr Iaith says it’s concerned over the number of new homes proposed under Gwynedd Council’s Local Development Plan and the impact it would have on the Welsh language.

A spokesperson for Cymdeithas yr Iaith said: “The result is that large developers can build 150 houses in Penrhyndeudraeth as part of a plan to build 7,184 houses in Gwynedd and Anglesey by 2026.

“With the Welsh language in its vulnerable state in the world we live in and the fact that these houses are sure to be unaffordable for local people – what kind of place will Penrhyndeudraeth be in the coming years?

As well as the language of the village, other things such as traffic, services such as doctors’ surgeries and schools will also be affected.

“The area will be transformed without the consent of the local people. At this meeting we will be discussing the future development of housing in the area – why we must campaign against these developments and how we can achieve this.”

The meeting will be held on Thursday, 8 February between 7pm and 9pm at Neuadd Goffa.

A Gwynedd Council spokesperson said: “Penrhyndeudraeth has been identified as a ‘Local Service Centre’ in the Joint Local Development Plan. Any new housing development would need to provide a genuine mixture of homes so that different types of local households (including young households and elderly households) have an opportunity to rent or buy new homes.”