Neighbours fear new homes will reduce privacy ROAD SAFETY AND NOISE ARE
ALSO LISTED AS CONCERNS
A LOSS of privacy and concerns over road safety are among the objections from neighbours to a 70-home development.
Four acres of grassland near Burton are to be built over – and developers have received a backlash from nearby residents.
They claim there will be traffic problems and the homes will be overbearing, resulting in a loss of privacy.
The plan is a reserved matters application, which will put the finishing touches to the already approved development, in Beamhill Road.
Up for discussion is the layout, scale, appearance and access of the estate.
It is the second phase of the Upper Outwoods Farm estate, which consists of a total of 950 homes, a primary school, retail and a health centre.
Hallam Land Management, Persimmon Homes and Bloor Homes Midlands have applied to East Staffordshire Borough Council for permission.
A decision is due to be made by the authority’s planning committee on November 24.
Planning officers have recommended the plans be approved.
A total of 24 homes will be affordable. The scheme includes one- to four-bed properties across the site which are a mix of detached, semi-detached and a small terrace of four.
However, it has attracted criticism from neighbours raising concerns about the principle of development, impact on other homes, impact on highway safety, and scale and design of the development.
One objector claims the increase in traffic will mean an increase in pollution and congestion.
Another said the proximity of houses to neighbours would increase noise and the height of properties will mean a loss of privacy.
In response to concerns over the traffic, the council’s planning officers said in a report the matter had been fully addressed and considered.
They said there would be no significant negative impact on roads or highway safety sufficient to refuse the scheme.
There was concern that some of the properties are 2.5 storeys high and they faced the back gardens of properties on Beamhill Road.
However, the report said: “The current proposal has only four properties that are 2.5 storeys in height which are located within the centre of the development.
“All the homes that are positioned closest to the boundary with properties on Beamhill Road are two-storeys.
“Within the application site itself, the properties are provided with adequate private rear garden areas, with separation distances between homes providing the standards as set out in the separation distances and amenity planning document.”