Plans for 33 additional homes off Bar Hill in Madeley have been recommended for approval, despite parish council objections over housing numbers, green space and community engagement.
What’s new: Planning officers have recommended approval for 33 additional homes off Bar Hill in Madeley, adjoining a previously approved development of 155 properties.
By the numbers: The combined development would contain 188 homes, exceeding the 150 allocated in the local plan. Eight of the additional homes would be affordable.
Why it matters: Madeley Parish Council has objected over the number of properties, green space provision and a lack of community engagement.
What’s next: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's planning committee is due to consider the application on Tuesday 10 November.
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Another 33 homes are set to be built as part of a greenfield housing development outside a North Staffordshire village.
Owl Homes Limited secured planning permission to build 155 houses in a field off Bar Hill, Madeley in August of this year.
The company is now seeking permission for a further 33 homes on adjoining land.
Planning officers at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council have recommended the latest application for approval.
The wider site for both applications has been earmarked for 150 homes in the council’s new local plan.
Officers say the latest plans align with policy and represent good quality design.
The officers’ report states:
“The application site is allocated for housing within the council’s adopted local plan and is considered to be a sustainable location for new residential development. The proposed development also represents a good quality design and there would be no significant harm to the visual amenity of the area, including views from the wider landscape.
“All technical issues have been addressed and there are no outstanding objections from statutory consultees.”
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