170 homes plan refused as developer ‘considers options’
DEVELOPER NOW ‘CONSIDERING ITS OPTIONS’
A developer is “considering it’s options” after a planning application for 170 homes in Sileby was thrown out by Charnwood Borough Council.
David Wilson Homes wants to build the homes in Cossington Road.
A total of 146 objections to the scheme were submitted, from 124 households.
A number of objectors feared the loss of the green space would effectively merge Cossington and Sileby.
A spokesman for David Wilson Homes East Midlands, said: “We are disappointed that our planning application for 170 homes in Sileby has been refused.
“We are now considering our options and will continue to liaise closely with the local authority.”
The council’s refusal statement said the scheme would “have a significant harmful impact to the character of the countryside and the separate identities of the villages of Sileby and Cossington which is well documented in council studies and assessments”.
It said: “This would be contrary to interests of the well-established planning policies, and emerging policies in the draft Charnwood Local Plan, to prevent the coalescence and merging of villages in the Soar Valley.
“Additionally there is a need to secure affordable housing and an appropriate mix of type tenure and size of home in order to ensure that the proposal complies with development plan policy CS3.”
Sileby Parish Council objected to the scheme.
It said: “It would have a significant adverse effect on the street scene, and the character of the countryside
“The housing needs for Sileby have been met and no further development is required.”