Up to 160 new homes with a mix of house sizes and types to meet local policy requirements and identified need.

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.

Types of affordable housing can include:

First Homes Scheme

A Government-backed scheme designed to help first time buyers own their own home in England.  Under the scheme, new homes are offered for sale with a discount of at least 30% of market value.

Discount Market Sale (DMS)

20% to 50% below the open market value. Unlike shared ownership, you own 100% of the property from day one with no rent to pay on the remaining share.

Shared Ownership

Shared ownership housing is provided through a Registered Housing Association and helps households who can afford a small mortgage, but that are not able to afford to buy a property outright.

It enables purchasers to buy a share between 10% and 75% of the home’s full market value and then pay rent to the landlord for the share they own.

Social Rented Housing 

Housing owned by local authorities and Registered Providers, for which guideline target rents are determined through the national rent regime.  The rent is calculated using a set formula that takes into account the value of the property, the average earnings in the area and the number of bedrooms.

Social Rented properties are the most affordable tenure type, typically around 60% of an open market rent. Housing Benefit is available to qualifying households where they are unable to pay their Social Rent.

Affordable Rent (Or intermediate rent)

Let by Local Authorities or Registered Providers to households who are eligible for Social Rented housing. Affordable Rent is subject to rent controls that require a rent of no more than 80% of the local market rent.

Rent to Buy

Means you rent a newly built home at approximately 20% below the market rate for up to five years (exact period of time varies by property). During that time period, you have the option to buy the property or to buy part of the property under a Shared Ownership scheme. When you get to the end of the time period, you either have to buy part of the property or move out.

Section 106 agreements ais an important tool in UK planning used to secure funding from new development to help improve local infrastructure and services.

Section 106 Agreements (S106) 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:

• Affordable housing
• 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 and 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.

Brownfield this is previously developed land that is no longer in use (e.g. old factories, derelict buildings, disused rail yards). 

An outline planning application is used to agree the key principles of a development before the detailed design is prepared. It does not fix every aspect of the scheme, but it does set important parameters that must be followed when a future reserved matters application is submitted.

These parameters help provide certainty about what can be built on the site. They usually include:

• Developable area – the parts of the site where buildings and housing can be located.
• Amount of open space – how much land must be kept for landscaping, and other green or community spaces.
• Building heights – the maximum heights that new buildings are allowed to reach.
• Character areas – the general layout and feel of different parts of the site, such as where homes, streets or green spaces are focused.
• Access and movement arrangements – the key routes for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, and where the main access points to the site will be.

Once these parameters are approved at outline stage, the reserved matters application must work within them. The reserved matters stage then provides the detailed design, such as the appearance of buildings, exact layouts, and detailed landscaping.

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. 

The appearance of the new homes will be determined at a future Reserved Matters stage, but it is anticipated that the appearance will be informed by the context and local character of the area.

Reserved Matters are the detailed aspects of a development that are not fixed at outline stage and are approved later.

If outline permission is granted, then following this Reserved Matters Approval (RMA) must be obtained before development can begin.

The five reserved matters are:

• Access – site entry for vehicles and pedestrians

• Appearance – design, materials and architecture

• Layout – arrangement of buildings, roads and spaces

• Scale – height and size of buildings

• Landscaping – planting, open space and boundaries

The local authority assesses whether these details comply with the outline permission.

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.

There is currently a significant undersupply of housing that meets local needs. While the Local Plan process is continuing, the Council needs to find additional sites for housing. 

The Council have supported the delivery of a planning application on this site for a number of years: bringing an application forward enables the Council to deliver on its housing targets as soon as possible.

A Sustainability Statement will accompany the planning application, setting out measures relating to energy efficiency, water use, waste, transport, air quality and open space.

Homes will meet or exceed relevant Building Regulations, with sustainability embedded through design, construction and technology.

This includes:

• Complying with the Future Homes Standard
• Using appropriate materials and techniques to maximise insulation, air tightness and heat recovery
• Procuring materials from sustainable sources
• Including domestic energy generation
• Electric vehicle (EV) charging points for every home.

In addition, a Biodiversity Strategy will accompany the application, supported by environmental surveys.  These will set out how existing habitats are protected and enhanced and how biodiversity net gain will be delivered.

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.