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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Developer must pay to improve roads in village
A housing developer has been told to pay towards the cost of improving roads and other facilities in a village where permission has been granted for 288 new homes. There were 67 objections to the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes scheme on land next to Wade House Road in Shelf, near Halifax, before it was approved by Calderdale Council. Concerns raised included increased congestion, pollution, flooding and the impact on school capacity. Councillors voted for the development to go ahead on condition that the builders made a £700,000 contribution to mitigate its effects on local infrastructure. Council planners had already recommended that the proposal for the site was acceptable. A mix of housing is proposed from one-bedroom to five-bedroom homes, with 60 properties classed as affordable. They would include 22 one-bedroom bungalows managed by social housing group Together Housing. The affordable homes, as well as a number of other measures, will be secured by a legal agreement the developer must sign with the council before the scheme can move forward. The developers will pay towards improvements for the Stone Chair roundabout, upgrades for a footpath between the site and Shelf Village Hall to become a bridleway, and new open space. Funds will also go towards a Travel Plan to encourage sustainable transport. The applicants' representative, Paul Butler, said more than 700 households had been consulted during the planning process. "It is a high-quality development which includes large areas of open space," he said. Objector Catherine Spivey said she was most concerned about loss of green spaces and places to walk around – these were limited already without extra people and less space, she told councillors. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, she said she hoped measures including improvements at Shelf Hall Park would be made in consultation with community groups. Green councillor Martin Hay said residents wanted a development to benefit the whole community and the scheme did not offer that. Residents' concerns included adequate sewerage, flooding alleviation, noise issues during construction and pressure on services. As it was, "the GP practice is not half sufficient for the community" and more numbers would come from the new homes, he said. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Calderdale Council
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Cricket ball strike fears over Queensbury housing scheme
Future residents of a new housing estate would be at risk of being struck by cricket balls from a nearby club if the development goes ahead, a council has been England has objected to plans for 295 homes on Green Belt land off Fleet Lane in the village of Queensbury, near from neighbouring Queensbury Cricket Club regularly hit two to three balls a match on to the site of the proposed housing, the sports body Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes said in a planning statement that the scheme would provide "much needed new homes in a sustainable location". Highlighting concerns raised by the English Cricket Board, Sport England said that the club's square was about 35 metres (115ft) from the boundary of the development site."Balls are likely to leave the playing field and land on the application site when matches are being played," a statement said."This could lead to damage and injury to both people and property in the proposed development."The developers would need to carry out a "ball strike risk assessment and any associated ball stop mitigation" for it to withdraw its objections, the organisation March, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticised a "cottage industry of checkers and blockers" when referring to a development in Bingley that has been delayed due to its proximity to a cricket club, due to fears future residents could be hit by flying cricket balls. Sport England also called on the developers in Queensbury to create more parking than 840 people have written to Bradford Council to object to the Queensbury Cricket Club were "supportive of the development and see it as an opportunity to increase membership," the Sport England statement said the scheme would "deliver new homes within a defined growth area"."It will provide homes of a size, mix and tenure that will meet identified local housing needs, enabling local people to live in a house of their choice in an area where they want to live," they said in the planning application."It will also make an important contribution to delivering Bradford's housing land supply needs over the next five years." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Developer to pay to improve roads in village with new housing
A housing developer has been told to pay towards the cost of improving roads and other facilities in a village where permission has been granted for 288 new were 67 objections to the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes scheme on land next to Wade House Road in Shelf, near Halifax, before it was approved by Calderdale raised included increased congestion, pollution, flooding and the impact on school voted for the development to go ahead on condition that the builders made a £700,000 contribution to mitigate its effects on local infrastructure. Council planners had already recommended that the proposal for the site was acceptable.A mix of housing is proposed from one-bedroom to five-bedroom homes, with 60 properties classed as would include 22 one-bedroom bungalows managed by social housing group Together affordable homes, as well as a number of other measures, will be secured by a legal agreement the developer must sign with the council before the scheme can move forward. The developers will pay towards improvements for the Stone Chair roundabout, upgrades for a footpath between the site and Shelf Village Hall to become a bridleway, and new open will also go towards a Travel Plan to encourage sustainable applicants' representative, Paul Butler, said more than 700 households had been consulted during the planning process."It is a high-quality development which includes large areas of open space," he said. Objector Catherine Spivey said she was most concerned about loss of green spaces and places to walk around – these were limited already without extra people and less space, she told to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, she said she hoped measures including improvements at Shelf Hall Park would be made in consultation with community councillor Martin Hay said residents wanted a development to benefit the whole community and the scheme did not offer concerns included adequate sewerage, flooding alleviation, noise issues during construction and pressure on it was, "the GP practice is not half sufficient for the community" and more numbers would come from the new homes, he said. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Daily Record
7 days ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Waterworks for new 3000 home Stirilng supervillage set to close roads
Waterworks for new 3000 home Stirilng supervillage set to close roads Scottish Water are due to carry out three weeks of investigations ahead of construction of the Durieshill development. (Image: Springfield Properties and Barratt Homes ) Scottish Water will shortly start work to investigate the condition of its water network in preparation for a major new housing development for Stirling. Durieshill - dubbed the 'Supervillage' - will see the creation of a brand new 3,000 home village between Plean and Bannockburn. Homebuilders Springfield Properties and Barratt Homes submitted updated applications to Stirling Council for the Durieshill development at the end of last year. As one of the largest detailed planning applications to have been approved in Scottish history, it spans 600 acres and will include extensive green spaces, schools, shops, and commercial opportunities. Scottish Water are preparing to do some preliminary work, which will mean some road closures in the coming weeks. The critical work – which involves digging several test holes and use non-damaging methods to check the condition of the water pipes - will be done in three phases, with road closures lasting about three weeks in total. Article continues below The first part of the work will take place on Cadgers Loan Road, requiring the road to be closed from the junction at Cadgers Loan to the entrance of Plean Country Park. This work is scheduled to run from Monday June 9 until Thursday June 12. A Scottish Water spokesperson said: 'The second phase of work will occur at the junction of Cadgers Loan and Bore Row starting Thursday June 12 and will last approximately two days. 'The third phase of the work will take place on Bore Row and Roman Road from Saturday June 14 to Saturday June 21, lasting seven days. 'Scottish Water is working closely with local authorities and stakeholders to minimise disruption to residents and commuters, and access to local businesses and properties will be maintained. 'As Scotland continues to see substantial housing growth, we are committed to ensuring that our infrastructure is robust, reliable, and capable of supporting these developments. Scottish Water investigations will require some road closures over the coming weeks (Image: SCOTTISH WATER ) New William Wallace Running Festival set to showcase the sights of Stirling READ MORE: 'This work is essential to guaranteeing that the network operates efficiently and sustainably, both now and in the years to come.' The work will be delivered by McFaddens Civils on behalf of Scottish Water Horizons. The latest planning application for Durieshill incorporates a 'green and blue' infrastructure network which will see a blend of natural and man-made elements, like parks and gardens with blue elements such as rivers and ponds. Open space enhancements, and meadow planting also feature. Article continues below Springfield Properties and Barratt Developments entered into a partnership to accelerate the delivery of a new 3,042-home village at Durieshill, on the outskirts of Stirling last year. Durieshill was officially given the final go-ahead in September 2023 – almost 20 years after first being mooted. Proposals for a new 3,000 home development on the site were first dreamt up in 2004.
BBC News
7 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Danes Moss: Housing plan for peatland site to be withdrawn
Plans for a new housing development on a peatland site in Cheshire look set to be withdrawn, as the proposals "cannot be fully reconciled" with the council's peat and carbon had been raised about plans for almost 1,000 new homes on a site known as the South Macclesfield Development Area, which is jointly owned by a commercial housebuilder and Cheshire East CouncilA report to councillors has recommended that current applications should be withdrawn and alternative options for the site looked council will discuss the site's future at a meeting on Tuesday 3 June. Cheshire East Council owns 55% of the site, while Barratt Homes owns approximately 41% of the proposed development is situated next to the Danes Moss, which has been identified as a Site of Special Scientific had raised concerns about the proposals, particularly with regard to the potential loss of rare peatland found on the planning permission was granted in January a community group called Save Danes Moss, founded in 2021 (later becoming Danes Moss Trust), had objected to the plans following the submission of the reserved matters application, which afforded further details of the proposed development.A petition in 2022 also received more than 6,000 signatures with Cheshire Wildlife Trust, which runs neighbouring Danes Moss nature reserve, claiming the council had not completed the right studies. Now, the current reserved matters applications look set to be the report to councillors, officers said both Barratt and the council had "concluded that the approved development proposals cannot be fully reconciled with the current council policies relating to peat and carbon management".Officers said they anticipated any alternative plans would include "a reduced number of residential units built on the least environmentally sensitive parts of the site".The report stated a link road proposed as part of the development was "unlikely to be delivered" in any alternative plan, and it recommended the council withdrew from the grant funding agreement with Homes council's economy and growth committee is due to discuss the future of the site at a meeting on Tuesday. See more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC North West on X. For more local politics coverage, BBC Politics North West is on BBC One on Sunday at 10:00am and on BBC iPlayer.
