Green light for 250 homes at ‘Bingham Gate’
FIRST HOUSES WILL BE READY TO MOVE INTO EARLY NEXT YEAR
HOUSE-BUILDER Taylor Wimpey has been given planning permission to build 254 new homes in Bingham.
The properties will be built on land to the west of Chapel Lane with work due to start imminently.
Land off Chapel Lane is already home to Barratt Homes and David Wilson developments - named Roman’s Quarter.
Taylor Wimpey has bought two land parcels from Barratt Homes as part of this and subsequently re-submitted its own reserved matters for the site.
As well as more than 1,000 homes in total, development in this part of the market town will eventually include further employment land, a primary school, allotments, open space and a community park.
Taylor Wimpey says it plans to create two to five-bedroom homes on the site which it has named Bingham Gate, with 51 properties being delivered as affordable housing.
The plan also includes eight bungalows.
While it is anticipated the first homes will be ready to move into in early 2022, the builder says timings are “fluid due to the Covid situation”.
Jess Cooper, Land and Planning Director at Taylor Wimpey East Midland said: “We are delighted to have received planning approval for our new site in Bingham.
“Bingham Gate will provide much needed homes, including affordable housing, and investments for the local community.
“We will ensure that this latest development positively contributes to the local community, by providing it with high-quality facilities and transport infrastructure.”
While the approval of the 250 homes from Rushcliffe Borough Council does not come as a surprise, it is a sign of progress in the area and one step closer to big changes for residents and businesses.
Elham Fatemi, part owner at The Circle Eatery in Bingham’s town centre said: “For businesses, these new houses mean a huge increase in population which could mean the choice on offer will be different.
“But that does also mean that small towns like Bingham have to change.
“If it means more healthcare, better roads, more parking spaces, more entertainment - then why not?
“There could potentially be much more for families.
“But if it attracts bigger brand names and businesses, it will soon change from a small town with a community to just like any other city.
“I can see this new development really changing the face of Bingham. It could provide more jobs, and I am all for affordable housing, but I also worry about businesses having to compete.”
Nick Durst, 56, is a wood machinist and has lived in Bingham for 22 years.
Also the manager of local football club East Bridgford Rangers, he said: “We all know that more housing is needed but my main concerns are that it won’t be what was originally proposed on the plans that were approved.
“Bingham is desperately in need of affordable housing for younger people, first-time buyers or renters and young families.
“The new development seems to only be advertising houses at quarter of a million pounds or more.
“Other local infrastructure also needs to grow to accommodate the extra population that all the new houses will give us.
“Bingham is a rapidly growing town without a police station, recycling tip, or even a bank and local children are having to travel to schools miles away because the local school structure is overwhelmed and the railway station only has disabled access to one platform.
“There’s not even adequate car park now we’re coming out of lockdown.
“It won’t be long before Radcliffe, Bingham, East Bridgford and Aslockton and Whatton are part of one urban sprawl connected to Nottingham. So much for worrying about our carbon footprint and climate change then.”