Developers submit detailed bid for 22 homes
A FULL planning application has been put forward to build 22 houses in a Moorlands village.
On June 17, 2016 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council refused a planning application to build 23 houses in Saltersford Lane, Alton.
The council refused the application on the grounds, which included the effect the proposal would have on highway safety, – with specific reference to the access and the effect on the living conditions of the existing occupiers of number 7 Uttoxeter Road, Glenfield, Orchard View – and residents along Uttoxeter Road with specific reference to privacy, outlook, noise and disturbance.
However, an appeal was then made to the Planning Inspectorate where the application was amended to 22 dwellings and was granted outline permission on June 14, 2017.
Now Walton Homes has submitted a reserved matters application for details of residential development of 22 dwellings for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the new homes on the land.
But the application has been met with a number of objections from nearby neighbours raising concerns that the proposed new homes are too close to their properties and that the design and access statement submitted with the application is misleading as it states that there are frequent bus services – when there is no public transport in the village.
The design statement said: “The land at Saltersford Lane is enclosed by existing residential developments which are typically two-storey with a mixture of detached, semidetached and terraced dwellings.
“The village of Alton is within a short walk from the site and offers frequent public transport connections to wider areas such as Cheadle, Uttoxeter and Burton.
“The site is situated on Saltersford Lane, leading onto the B5032 which takes you to the small market town of Cheadle. A public footpath is located within the site, from Saltersford Lane up to the eastern boundary of the site. With this retained, it will open up wider sustainable connections within the development. The village centre of Alton lies within a short walk to the north-west.
“The scheme will provide a mixture of three-, four- and five-bed houses. There will be an array of terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings, with associated garaging/car parking, front and rear gardens.
“It will provide 31.8 per cent towards the affordable housing scheme; providing 22.7 per cent social rented housing and 9.1 per cent shared ownership.
“Site access from Uttoxeter Road – following outline permission – provides the site with a five metre wide road width and 1.8 metre footpath entrance and servicing strip to adoptable standards. The adjacent properties Glenfield and Orchard View are to have a single carriageway access of 3.5 metre wide road width and 1.8 metre footpath.
“Priority will be designed to accommodate traffic into the site over vehicles leaving. Existing trees and hedgerows are retained across the site where possible.”
A decision by planners is expected within the next eight to 12 weeks.