Steve and Lisa Brooke-Jones, owners of the Crooked Horn Inn at Brynford, applied to Flintshire Council for planning permission to build log cabins on two acres of land behind the pub.

A document objecting to Steve and Lisa's planning application, entitled 'Say No to the Planning Application for a 24 Hour Holiday Park', is circulating in the village.

The 15-page document includes 18 points of objection and gives local residents advice on how they can oppose the application, but Steve says it is not based on the facts.

He says it claims they are planning to build a huge-scale holiday complex with a shop.

"We have worked so hard building the pub up and bringing it back to life after months of it being derelict and empty," he added.

"We have worked in unison with the community. The contents (of the leaflet) are unbelievable and wildly inaccurate.

"When the community starts to turn against the pub we will lose the viability of the place. We are already about to lose our post office – what will be left if the community turns its back on us?"

The application was submitted to the council four weeks ago and the local community have been invited to make their objections.

Steve and Lisa, who have two young children, say they feel victimised by the document and produced a response letter to distribute around the village to set the record straight.

Steve said: "If people want to object, they can do, but trying to coax people into objecting by stating points and putting words into people's mouths and trying to sway them by giving them incorrect information is just wrong.

"The application is not for a holiday park or complex and there is no provision for a shop other than bike hire.

"The cabin accommodation would cater for six families and there is no provision for static caravans and camping is allowed for up to 28 days a year, as any individual can do, without the need for planning permission.

"The way the document has been presented is very negative and very biased and suggests we are doing things against the community."

A Flintshire Council spokesman said: "Following the submission of the application and the subsequent consultation process, which is still on-going, members of the public have received advice from planning officers regarding the procedure for making representations and the planning policies relevant to this application.

"No recommendations have yet been made regarding the application which, it is anticipated, will be considered in the autumn."