People who want to live on this almost-empty estate aren't allowed to buy the homes
BBCAn 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".
Parc Delfryn, Brynteg, is two miles from the Anglesey coast and home to the second highest rate of holiday home users in Wales for its population size, yet 14 of the 16 houses have not been sold since 2023.
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.
Anglesey council said changing rules would "set a dangerous precedent" for holiday homes approved around the island.
"What I can't get my head around is that the council think this is right for the area.
"They do not realise the impact it's having on local people," said Jane Roberts, who grew up in Brynteg.
She had plans to move back to the area, where her family have lived for generations, in 2024.
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.
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.
This followed a Wales-wide plan to allow councils to charge up to four times their current level of council tax as part of efforts to make it easier for people to afford homes where they grew up.
In June 2023, the BBC reported Anglesey had seen the biggest jump in holiday home users in England and Wales over the past 10 years.
As of late 2023, some 10% of the island's housing stock was classed as either second or holiday homes, according to planning documents - higher than in other areas of Wales and in the UK.
"I didn't feel right about it," she said.
"My father and grandparents would turn in their graves if they saw these houses could not be sold to local buyers.
"It has put me off looking at other properties in the village."
One estate agent said there had been no viewings on the estate for 18 months.
Roberts, 66, said Brynteg, where her father and grandparents were born, "was a lovely village to grow up in".
"We had the best childhood growing up there."
She said her daughter, who lives in Brynteg with her children, was "not happy about this situation at all", like "a lot of people" living there.
"It's not a good look for the area. It doesn't create a good feeling," she added.
Roberts is not the only person from Brynteg who has struggled to understand the council's decision.
"There's too much red tape... it's terrible, it really is," said Phil Morrill.
"There should be nothing to stop anyone from buying and living in these... it doesn't make any sense at all. They're no use to anyone just lying empty like that."
"It doesn't make any sense that local people shouldn't be able to buy and live in these houses," said Richard Jones.
"It's a good spot, right near a village pub, they would be ideal as family homes.
"It would be even better if the council bought them as social housing and rented them out, seeing as they're empty."
Mike Williams of Beresford Adams is one of two estate agents trying to sell the holiday homes, and said leaving "perfectly good properties" empty was a "complete and utter waste of money".
Williams, who lives in Brynteg, said he was "frustrated" that homes "perfect" for local people have been "left lying dormant".
"We've literally had no viewings on the development for about a year-and-a-half," he added.
"The second home market was never really interested in places like Brynteg, they were more interested in places like Benllech and Moelfre, which are closer to the coast."
In a planning report, PLanD development consultants said at least 37 families, the majority local to Anglesey, had asked about buying the properties as homes in the "tight-knit community".
Williams said people living in Brynteg and nearby knew the homes were empty and cannot be sold for residential use, leading to no further inquiries about them.
PLanD planning consultant Simon James said the council tax changes for second homes in Wales had "killed the holiday home market".
"These houses are built, they're sat there, and they are being left idle," he added.
He believes a change of use for the properties would be "beneficial" and help meet housing needs in the area.
PLanD confirmed it would appeal against the decision by the council to refuse the change of use to residential properties.
In a statement, the council acknowledged comments made by local residents, but said to support the application to make the homes available to buy on the open market, the applicant "needed to provide evidence that the approved holiday accommodation scheme was no longer financially viable".
It said a "detailed" viability assessment and supporting information had been requested "on a number of occasions" but was not provided - without which it could not support the application.
It added: "Approving the proposal without the necessary supporting information would have gone against the planning policy framework and could have set a precedent for similar applications elsewhere on the island."
Additional reporting by Gareth Williams