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59 homes could be built across a Notts town

Up to 59 homes could be built on three vacant sites across a Nottinghamshire town.

If plans are given the go-ahead by Mansfield District Council’s planning committee, homes could be built on Westfield Lane, Colston Road and Sherwood Close.

Three separate planning applications were submitted to the council this month for a mix of houses, apartments and bungalows.

All sites are within a five-mile radius of each other.

Plans for the Westfield Lane site were submitted by Munkbridge Homes Ltd. The company wants to build 14 bungalows on the former care home site, which was demolished some months ago.

The planning application submitted by the developer states: “This development should have no detrimental impact on the existing neighbouring properties.

“More than adequate parking is provided within the site and it is hoped that this is satisfactory in terms of layout, scale and appearance and a satisfactory residential environment.”

The application for the site includes plans for 28 car parking spaces.

At the Colston Road site, which is described as a brownfield site, developer Urban Plus Ltd has applied for permission to build six one-bed and six two-bed apartments.

The planning application submitted to the council states: “The area currently suffers from new quality investment, this is evident in the existing housing stock in the locale.

“The development will provide area regeneration, employment from construction work during the development.

“The proposal will result in the delivery of high quality residential development in a sustainable brown field location.”

Gleeson Homes wants to build 33 two and three bedroom homes on land off Sherwood Close.

If it’s given the go-ahead, 11 of the homes would have two bedrooms, and the remaining 22 would have three bedrooms.

The site was used as allotment gardens up until 2016, and has now been stood empty for some months.

The developer said this area has become a “fly-tipping” hot spot, and believed the homes would get rid of this issue.

Forty car park spaces are also planned as part of this application.

Source: Nottingham Post

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Plans to build 20 new homes on site of former pub and shops in Top Valley

A former pub site and a row of shops with flats could be turned into 20 new homes, plans have revealed.

The former Harvester site off Old Farm Road and a row of shops and flats in Knights Close, Top Valley, could make way for a mixture of houses and houses.

A document submitted to the council by Pelham Architects on behalf of Nottingham City Homes states the site will be turned into 12 two-bedroom houses, two two-bedroom flats, one two-bedroom split-level house and five four-bedroom split-level homes.

It also says there will be a four-bedroom ‘parsonage’ with a garage and three parking spaces.

The area has previously been described as an “area of blight” and residents speaking to the Post earlier this year were relaxed about the planned demolition.

The site also includes a former Harvester pub, which has been empty for some time.

A shop will be retained on the site but moved to a more suitable area.

The document states: “The shop is now at the pivot point on the site, facing the subway, existing footpath route and the extended Knights Close. It will be useful in increasing natural surveillance in the location proposed and with windows from the flats above on three sides there will be surveillance to all the public areas.

“We ensured that homes have habitable rooms facing the route to help with natural surveillance. This route will also work well in replacing the path that is proposed to be close which runs north-south adjacent to the western boundary.

“Closing this path will help make the routes children take to school feel safer as the new route is in front of homes rather than being isolated and not over-looked.

“The existing homes are simply detailed and we wanted to reflect that in the house designs, but add more features such as the various porches, black brick header details and contrasting brick colours.

“Brick garden walling will also be used, which will add interest and longevity. We tried to tie together the varied colours of brick from the surroundings by using red, buff and black brick.”

Speaking to the Post in May when it was revealed the area had been earmarked for demolition, Carl Brant, 28, who also lives over the shops, said: “I think it was March I found out. I was kind of happy because I’ve wanted to move, to be honest – I’ve got a young daughter in Aspley, so I would like to move nearer.

“I wouldn’t say it’s quiet. It’s a bit noisy outside sometimes, although there’s never really any trouble – but most of the shops have been empty now for about two years.”

Source: Nottingham Post