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BBC News
06-08-2025
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Appeal lodged after plan for 250 homes in Glinton is rejected
A developer has lodged an appeal against a decision to turn down plans for 250 homes in a Developments submitted an outline application last year to Peterborough City Council for the homes off Peakirk Road, Glinton, alongside a children's play area and public open plans received 137 objections, with some criticising the scale of the development while others raised traffic council refused the application in May, claiming that the development would have resulted in the "erosion of the countryside gap". Gladman Developments has now appealed to the secretary of state against that decision, and the case will be reviewed by a planning inspector, says the Local Democracy Reporting Randall, vice-chairman of Glinton Parish Council, was among those who raised concerns about the village being able to cope with hundreds more the time of the refusal, he said: "The roads are really badly congested in the morning and evenings, so adding an extra 250 homes and the traffic that involves would have been quite a burden on the village."Last month, the council reversed a decision to turn down plans for a 95-home development in the Group appealed against the council's refusal, which led to a public inquiry, and the authority decided to drop its evidence against the sites in the village – at Peakirk Road and Glinton Road – have been earmarked for a total of 355 homes as part of Peterborough City Council's Draft Local Gladman Developments and the council have been approached for comment. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
01-07-2025
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Peterborough Council approves 95 homes on farmland after appeal
A housing development of 95 homes has been approved following a council's U-turn on its decision to January, Peterborough City Council planners rejected the Larkfleet Group's application to build on fields on the southern edge of Glinton, council planners accepted local objections and had argued the development would result in "significant harm to the character and appearance of the area".But days before a public inquiry into the decision was due to start, the council was unable to demonstrate plans for a five-year housing supply, meaning its most important policies for determining the appeal were "out of date". Both parties agreed planning permission should be granted and the council would not raise any evidence against the appeal at the appeal lodged by Larkfleet Group and a public inquiry took place on Tuesday at Sand Martin House in Peterborough and concluded within three hours. In the past, three applications for the site have been refused by the latest set of proposals, which were submitted in September 2024, were opposed by parish councillors who argued other brownfield sites were available within Peterborough. The Larkfleet Group's plans said 30% of new homes would be affordable and there would be 4.16 hectares of open space, a play area and Goatley KC, representing Larkfleet Group, told the inquiry that all three reasons for refusal put forward by the council had "fallen away" and that the council "accepts there is no reason why planning permission should not be granted".He added: "The council cannot meet their five-year housing allowance by requirement. Indeed, they're significantly short of that threshold, 3.42 years to be precise."Clare Parry, representing Peterborough City Council, said there were "a number of changes in circumstances" since the initial refusal, including a review of the authority's five-year housing supply."The planning authority considers that, on the evidence currently available, it can demonstrate a supply of 4.88 years."Despite disagreeing on the housing supply figure, both parties agreed that, under either scenario, planning permission should be chairman of Glinton Parish Council, Bob Randall, told the inquiry that Glinton was "not a NIMBY village" and claimed a village survey showed that a majority of residents supported "limited growth".A number of planning conditions and S106 obligations were agreed on by both parties during the inquiry, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
