‘Houses will bring added pressure on local services’
RESIDENTS’ FEARS OVER PLANS TO BUILD HUNDREDS OF NEW HOMES
HUNDREDS of new homes planned for the edge of Hessle will increase traffic and pressure on local services, it is feared.
Plans for 329 homes, south of Tranby Park Farm off Jenny Brough Lane, have been submitted to East Riding Council.
Barratt and David Wilson Homes are behind the scheme, which is the second phase of new housing development in the area.
The land is earmarked for development in the council’s Local Plan, but concerns about traffic and the impact on services, such as doctors’ surgeries, are being raised.
East Riding Councillor Phil Davison, who represents Hessle, says land has been allocated for 700 homes in total in the Local Plan.
He says: “Phase one is around 200 homes and is three-quarters built. Phase two is for an additional 329 homes.
“There will be an impact on Jenny Brough Lane, where we think there should be a 40mph speed limit instead of 50mph speed limit.
“It has become a rat-run already for people going to work at Livingston Road and Priory Park.”
Cllr Davison claims proper infrastructure will need to be in place for the additional development.
He says: “It will become more of an impact over time on that site, where there will eventually be 700 homes.
“We will also have the question of whether there be sufficient places at doctors’ surgeries, as well as the pressure on other services.
“I don’t think this can be handled without major infrastructure changes.”
The developers are proposing a range of homes, from one to four bedroom, but Cllr Davison understands no bungalows are planned.
He says: “Hessle is very short of bungalows, disproportionately short.”
A spokesman for Barratt Developments said: “Our application at Tranby Park Farm near Hessle represents the second phase of homebuilding adopted in the area’s Local Plan, with our Tranby Fields development nearby already home to many new residents.
“The application for much-needed new homes has been developed in discussion with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and will create a range of properties, from one to four bedrooms in size, catering for first-time buyers looking to get a foot on the property ladder, to growing families and more.
“We actively invest in the communities in which we build, and along with proposing 25 per cent of the development be dedicated to affordable housing, the development will bring new jobs to the area and financial contributions will be made to support local people.”