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BBC News
02-08-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plan for 200 homes on Blaby golf course rejected by council
Plans for 200 homes on a golf course in Leicestershire have been rejected by of Blaby District Council's planning committee refused permission for most of Blaby Golf Centre to be developed when they met to discuss the scheme on were 1,765 objections made against the proposal, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) Hallam Land Management said the scheme, off Lutterworth Road, would provide much-needed housing in the area. Concerns raised about the plan included the pressure the new homes could place on local services, including doctors and objections included the loss of green space and fears about increased road congestion. 'Harmful to the area' Council officers had recommended the application be refused with a report saying it would "result in the regrettable loss" of the golf centre and, by extension, create a "significant deficit" in recreational provision in the report also said the loss of green space was "considered to be inherently harmful", and proposals to relocate existing businesses based at the centre, including a dance school, gym, taxi rank, boutique and beauty salon, were not committee chairman Lee Breckon said: "Refusing a planning application is a decision we do not take lightly. "We have a responsibility to ensure a sufficient housing supply and under national guidelines are generally required to approve new schemes."However, in this case we agreed with officers that the scheme would be harmful to the local area rather than beneficial. "Our main concerns were the loss of Green Wedge as well as the loss of premises for several small businesses in the local area. We felt the overall harms posed by the scheme were strong enough for us to reject the application."
BBC News
31-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
New housing proposed for former Rotherham green belt site
An application to build 349 homes on a former green belt site has been submitted to Rotherham Land Management's outline application would see the estate build on fields east of Moor Lane South at Bramley, just south of a Redrow estate currently under 13.6-hectare site, previously designated as green belt, was removed from protection in 2018 and identified as "safeguarded land" for potential future developer said feedback received from consultation letters sent to nearby households had helped shape the plans. Rotherham Council said it would also consult on the application ahead of any decision. A design and access statement, submitted with the application, outlined how the site would be developed with a mixture of detached, semi-detached and terraced homes, including affordable housing and to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the planning documents stated the development would form a "logical extension" to Bramley, connecting to existing homes and offering pedestrian links to local schools, parks and bus application also promises a layout which reflects Bramley's existing character, with tree-lined streets, red brick homes, and hedged front gardens to echo the nearby Redrow and Moor Lane areas.A "building for a healthy life" assessment submitted with the application highlights how the proposals aim to support well-being and sustainability, including better walking and cycling the application is in outline form, details like exact housing types and architectural style would be decided at a later stage through a reserved matters date has been set for the council to consider the application. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds or catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
30-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plan for 130 new homes in Blandford St Mary gets go-ahead
A plan for 130 new homes has been given the go-ahead after it was originally turned down by a Hallam Land Management appealed the application for land north of Ward's Drove in Blandford St Mary after it was rejected by Dorset authority said it was concerned about the impact on the Cranborne Chase National Landscape and on nearby listed buildings, including the village's Grade II* listed St Mary's planning inspector Matthew Jones said the impact on them would be acceptable and approved the application on 21 May. Mr Jones said he acknowledged there might be some impact on local services but that it was not the role of the development "to alleviate existing issues or the effects of other developments".The new homes will sit close to Bellway's 350-home development, St Mary's Hill. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
