Botwnnog
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00:00This is Botwnog, a townhouse on the outskirts of Llyn.
00:04How do you describe Botwnog? It's a lovely townhouse.
00:07It's a good townhouse. Everyone agrees with me.
00:11The language, the community and the work...
00:14..are crucial to the way of life.
00:16But in the heart of the townhouse...
00:18..this is the language that's destined to thrive...
00:21..with developers wanting to improve one of these two methods...
00:25..so that the community doesn't need it...
00:27..and more importantly, doesn't need it.
00:29Do you own this place? Yes.
00:31You've been here for a long time?
00:33Having lived here for a long time...
00:35..Ellen Thomas says there are better options.
00:38There's a house down there.
00:40There's a tree down there.
00:44They want to sell it to local people.
00:49Rent it to local people, they say?
00:51Rent it.
00:53They've raised the rent.
00:57They've raised the rent.
00:59They've raised the rent.
01:01According to the plan...
01:03..the owner will pay the rent...
01:05..with the option to buy the house later.
01:08But on the other side of the townhouse...
01:11..the community has raised the rent.
01:13They say there's not enough money...
01:15..for two of these methods in the townhouse...
01:18..saying they'd have to develop a small area.
01:21Speaking the language...
01:23..saying they wouldn't be able to speak Welsh...
01:26..saying they wouldn't be able to speak Welsh.
01:29And for people like Elgan...
01:31..who live and work in Henllyn...
01:33..it's clear that there's a need...
01:35..but a lack of importance.
01:37It's a challenge to create a lot of houses...
01:40..for two people.
01:41But they're a massive task.
01:43You need the right place to rent it.
01:45This is the best place to rent it.
01:47There's a cafe, a school and a small pub.
01:50But there will be problems...
01:52..with so many people in a small area.
01:54The community is asking to define...
01:56..what exactly is a house for local people?
01:58You have to look at the Welsh policy...
02:01..in the local development plan...
02:03..saying that local people include people who want a house...
02:07..in the whole area.
02:09Not people who live alone...
02:11..and people who live in that area.
02:13If it's taken into account...
02:15..this house would be worth ÂŁ2.
02:17But the community council's decision...
02:20..is a sign of a long battle.
02:22There's a need for two houses across the area...
02:25..and even if you live in one place...
02:27..there's a need for more development.
02:29It's not great really...
02:31..because we have a bit of a problem with sewage...
02:34..already in the area.
02:36Our house is right here...
02:38..and the house will be behind us...
02:41..so there will be privacy.
02:43I've been trying to get a house of my own...
02:46..and I managed to get it through Taitech in the end.
02:50But the process was really difficult.
02:52There will be a decision on the length of the plan...
02:55..when a letter from the community council will be sent.
02:58But because of the importance of the need for two houses...
03:01..and the fact that only one house is available...
03:04..it will continue.