Plot rejected as a shop goes back on the market
A CONTROVERSIAL piece of land in South Derbyshire is on the market for £240,000 after plans to turn it into a Co-op were thrown out.
The land, to the rear of 61 High Street, Newhall, backs on to Chapel Street and the 19th-century Newhall Methodist Church.
As well as the Co-op permission, planning permission was also granted for housing there five times between 2000 and 2016, but no homes were built.
In September 2020, plans to build the Co-op store on the land were thrown out after South Derbyshire District Council planning bosses spoke out against their “poor architectural design quality” and “detrimental effect” they would cause to neighbours.
The land is now on sale marketed by Melbourne-based Ashley Adams, which said it offered new opportunities for developers.
A report said: “Newhall itself is well-placed for the commuter with excellent road links leading to the towns of Burton, Ashby and excellent motorway networks.
“A bus stop is situated within close proximity of the property and local amenities are situated within High
Street and Main Street, Newhall, including shops, Sainsbury’s Local, hairdressers, doctors, and chemist.”
The site used to have cottages, but they were bulldozed more than 30 years ago.
The application site slopes upwards to High Street, with the chapel at the bottom. This slope has previously raised issues with Derbyshire County Council in relation to the Co-op plan, although the Co-op previously said it could mitigate the effects of this by creating a lower ground-floor level for retail “back of house” areas.