Around 150 new homes, with a mix of sizes, types and tenures which are affordable and meet local needs and planning policy requirements.

Affordable housing is available to households who otherwise could not house themselves, for example, because they would struggle to afford the cost of housing in the open market, or they need a specific type of house which is not commonly available.

This will ensure local people from first-time buyers to families, can access high-quality housing, helping more residents stay close to the community they know and love.

A Section 106 agreement is a tool in UK planning used to secure funding from new development to help improve local infrastructure and services. It is a legal agreement between a developer and the Local Planning Authority.

To make a development proposal acceptable in planning terms, by securing contributions towards things the development will impact.

Examples of what S106 funds can provide:

• School places
• Road improvements
• Parks or green spaces
• Health services

Key Features:

• Negotiated case-by-case for specific developments
• Directly related to the development
• Must be reasonable and proportionate
• Can be inconsistent between developments or areas

Your feedback is important to us and we want to understand local priorities and ideas.

This is your opportunity to share your views through this consultation website.

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a planning requirement in England that ensures new developments leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than before.

Under current legislation, most developments must deliver at least a 10% increase in biodiversity value compared with the existing site.

This is assessed using a recognised metric that measures the quality, type and condition of habitats on the land. Developers can achieve this by retaining and enhancing existing habitats, creating new wildlife areas such as wildflower meadows, hedgerows, ponds or woodland, and managing them to support plants and animals over time.

To make sure these improvements last, Biodiversity Net Gain must be secured for a minimum of 30 years.

This is typically done through legal agreements attached to the planning permission, such as planning conditions or Section 106 agreements, which require the habitats to be created, maintained and monitored according to an approved management plan.

In some cases, off-site habitat improvements or statutory biodiversity credits may also be used if the required gain cannot be delivered entirely within the development site.

This approach helps ensure that new homes can be delivered while also supporting the long-term recovery of nature.

This site is classed as a Greenfield site, greenfield sites are land that has never been built on before – usually found in rural or undeveloped areas (e.g. farmland or countryside).

This site is not Green Belt.  There is however Green Belt in other areas of the District.  The Green Belt exists to prevent towns from spreading endlessly, stop neighbouring settlements merging together, protect open countryside, preserve the setting of historic places, and encourage redevelopment of land within existing towns.

A full planning application is a detailed application submitted to the Local Planning Authority seeking permission for a proposed development.

It provides the information needed for the council to consider the proposal in detail, including matters such as the design, layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping.

The application is typically supported by plans and a range of technical assessments covering relevant matters such as highways, drainage, ecology, landscape and other environmental considerations.

Parking for residents and their visitors will be provided depending on the size of the home (based on the number of bedrooms) and with reference to the Council’s parking policy

Cycle parking will be provided for each plot, and provision will be made for electric vehicles as well.

The application will be supported by a flood risk assessment which analyses the site’s current level of flood risk and how this could change once the site is developed. 

It also considers how rainfall will be collected and directed to the existing water courses and the impact this could have on the current flow and capacity of these water courses. 

The FRA has to demonstrate that the development of this site will not increase the risk of flooding either for the new homes or existing homes. 

Should planning permission be granted and at a later  date in the process construction will be managed in accordance with a Construction Method Statement (CMP) to be agreed with the Council by condition.

The CMP will include safeguarding measures to deal with matters such as:

• Point of access into the site for construction vehicles
• The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors
• Loading and unloading of plant and materials
• Safety hoarding
• Wheel washing facilities
• Measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction
• Waste recycling
• Working hours, including deliveries
• Large vehicle and delivery routing plan

The proposals will promote walking, cycling and public transport alongside appropriate road infrastructure to ensure the development can be safely and effectively accommodated within the local transport network.

The site's location also provides opportunities to strengthen bus services and improve connections and wider transport networks, helping to reduce the need for car journeys and supporting a more sustainable and accessible community.