Slow progress on masterplan for homes, school and health centre
A MASTERPLAN for 2,000 homes, a new secondary school and health centre in Nuneaton is still not ready to go before planners.
It has been almost three years since Warwickshire County Council first unveiled its blueprint for Top Farm.
At the time, Shire Hall submitted a planning application to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, but it still has not been officially debated by planning members.
It was first revealed that the plans had stalled back in November 2019, and they have not developed any more since.
Councillor Keith Kondakor claims the delay is due to the fact that a developer is not yet on board.
In a tweet he states that both authorities are “stalling” on the plans.
A spokesperson for Warwickshire County Council said: “NBBC and WCC have been working closely together over the preceding months to consolidate the information required to process the Planning Application for the Top Farm Site.
“Both parties will continue to do so, until the Regulatory Planning process is completed.”
The original application boasts a mixture of 2,000 homes, what has been described as a ‘mixed use district centre’ to include space for retail, a community/and or a health centre, a primary school plus land put aside for a secondary school and sixth form, three new vehicular accesses off Higham
Lane and a new children’s play area.
The land, which is adjacent to north edge of Nuneaton, will also host a secondary school, which several academy trusts including one created by Higham Lane School want to run.
There are also proposals for the school to boast an activity hub.
NHS Warwickshire North Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) bosses are also considering using the Top Farm site to house a muchneeded new GP surgery to serve the growing community across Weddington.
Initially, health bosses had planned to use a site on Weddington Road but then the CCG said it was also considering locating the GP surgery at Top Farm.