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25-05-2025
- Business
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Plans for dozens of homes next to drive-thru on already 'cramped' estate
PLANS for dozens of homes next to a Worcestershire drive-thru has raised concerns over an "already cramped" section of road. Residents on the Copcut Rise estate have expressed fears over plans to build up to 40 new homes next to the Costa Coffee Drive Thru and Sainsbury's Local in Droitwich. The plans submitted by William Davis Homes initially detailed building two industrial units on the land next to Copcut Boulevard. However, residents' concerns led the developers to scrap the plans and submit a planning application before Wychavon for 40 homes instead. RECOMMENDED READING: Residents like Kerri Moore voiced concerns on the planning application over issues with traffic on the A38 and within the estate. "There is pressure on the traffic at the roundabout, and the awful light system is already at capacity. "The estate is cramped, together with small narrow roads and no large parks or open spaces." Steven Dunnell, another resident added: "Especially as the Copcut Lights and main roundabout cannot hold more traffic without significant improvement." The entrance to the Copcut Rise estate. (Image: Newsquest) William Davis Homes plans to create access onto the new estate from Tolley Way and Mitchell Road. The Copcut Rise estate first came into fruition in 2013 after Wychavon District Council green-lit plans for approximately 740 new homes. Another planning application followed this in 2015 for more homes. However, other residents like Luke Deeprose and Matt Kimberley do not object to the application but would rather see changes to the access via Mitchell Road. Plans will see the new homes built by Costa Coffee. (Image: Dan Birch) Resident Steve Cotton explained: "The road is narrow and quite often children are playing in the road. "At the moment, very little traffic uses the road as it goes nowhere, the addition of the extra houses will change this." The new builds will feature nine three-bed, fifteen four-bed, and four five-bed homes. Around 30 percent of the homes built will be affordable housing. On the application, a spokesperson for William Davis Homes said: "The proposed development would be delivered instead of previously approved commercial buildings which were objected to by the local community, providing much needed homes including affordable homes. "The site is located within a larger site allocated in the SWDP as a sustainable urban extension. "It has been concluded that the influence of development on the existing road network would be imperceptible and would not create additional congestion or extended journey times as a result, especially when considering the previously approved B2 and B8 land use at the site." The consultation period for the plans ends on June 13 and can be accessed by using the application number W/25/00991/FUL.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Politics
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Government to decide on plan for hundreds of homes
A plan to build hundreds of homes in Derbyshire will be decided by the government after a district council refused the application. Derbyshire Dales District Council refused outline permission for a development of 423 homes in the Gritstone Road area of Matlock in March, largely due to the perceived flood risk. William Davis Homes is seeking to build 345 and 78 homes as part of a hybrid application on a site known locally as the Matlock Wolds, and has appealed the council's decision. A public inquiry will now be held by the planning inspector, which is due to start on 11 March. The council held an "extraordinary" meeting on Thursday to discuss the inquiry. The inquiry will focus purely on the 345 rejected homes, a short report published for Thursday's meeting said. It added that the council is retaining a slew of private planning experts from previous appeals for the upcoming inquiry, to be funded from a £250,000 pot agreed by councillors last year. The new report says there is a risk that the total £250,000 pot of money may not be enough should the inspector decide the council must meet some of the developer's appeal costs, and more money would need to be approved. The council's rejection of the plans largely hinged on the perceived flood risk posed by development on green fields and by large flood water collection ponds forming part of the scheme, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. More than 2,500 people signed a petition by the Wolds Action Group opposing the scheme, and a total of 462 objection letters were submitted to the council. A council statement said the extraordinary meeting confirmed its view that the plans would have "adverse impacts" on Matlock in their current form. "However, the unequivocal advice of technical and legal experts hired by the council is that these impacts can be overcome by planning conditions," the statement said. The statement said the council "reluctantly agreed" to focus on "securing the best possible planning conditions attached to any permission the Planning Inspector might grant, rather than defending refusal". It added: "It was agreed that to ignore such clear expert advice would not only be irresponsible but also pose significant financial risks to the council, which would be borne by taxpayers of the whole of the Derbyshire Dales." Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Derbyshire Dales District Council Local Democracy Reporting Service
