Plans for 77 new homes on area of grass in rural village
MORE new houses are planned in a Nottinghamshire village where residents have previously complained about hundreds of properties being built.
Construction company Southern Households Limited wants to build 77 new build properties off Main Street in Calverton, where villagers have consistently expressed worries over a lack of infrastructure to support the raft of large-scale housing developments.
Of the new houses, 15 of them - or 20 per cent of the entire development would be classed as affordable homes. The structures will range from one to five-bedroom houses to four bungalows, with the four-bedroom houses being the most numerous type of home on the planned estate.
Outline planning permission, which sets out the basic details of construction projects, was granted by Gedling Borough Council back in April 2021 for up to 79 properties. In documents submitted as part of a recent reserved matters application, which outlines the final details of the proposals, Southern Households Limited’s architects said: “The development sets out to provide a high-quality mix of family housing to create a safe and attractive neighbourhood with a wide range of housing choice and clearly defined public and private spaces.”
The new housing estate would be accessed from Main Street, which was previously approved as part of the outline planning process. The developer said there would be pedestrian links to the centre of Calverton and to the public rights of way which surround the site.
Residents have in recent years criticised the number of new homes being built in the village, expressing concern about the resulting loss of greenery and added strain on the area’s services and infrastructure. While the prospective building site is currently 2.95 hectares of grassland, property developer Southern Households argued its landscaping plans would enhance local wildlife habitats and promote biodiversity.
The firm added that more than 3,155 square metres of open space would be retained as part of the development, with storm drainage ponds also created. It argued the estate would be partially concealed by the existing mature hedgerows to its westerly & southerly boundaries, which would not be removed.
The planning application is pending consideration by Gedling Borough Council.