Yahoo News Decision on plans to build 11 homes in Gloucestershire village
Plans to build 11 homes in a Gloucestershire village have been approved. Forest of Dean District planners considered the proposals to develop over an acre of land off Netherend in Woolaston near Lydney at the development management committee meeting on July 9.
The development includes market housing with alterations to the existing road access to provide a formal access way, along with parking and landscaping. The new estate is planned to have a single point of access from Netherend leading into the site which in turn branches to the south east to serve three pairs of semi-detached dwellings with parking in front and gardens to the rear.
The access road would continue into the site before branching to the south east once more, to provide access to a further five homes. These are shown to be detached, with three having garages with driveways and two having two parking spaces.
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Each of the properties would have rear gardens. And the plans are based on a mix of four three-bed houses, four two-beds and three four-bed properties all of which would be two storeys tall.
Woolaston Parish Council had objected to the proposals based on the density of the site, the lack of affordable housing, the inadequate access, foul drainage and traffic intensification. And some 22 people signed a petition against the scheme while raising concerns about the proposals.
Objectors had concerns over flooding, road safety, an increase in traffic and loss of privacy for surrounding properties. Planning officers recommended granting delegated permission subject to conditions.
During the debate, Councillor John Francis (I, Longhope and Huntley) said he was aghast that no affordable housing could be provided on the site which is much needed in the village. And Cllr Julia Gooch (Progressive Independents, Newent and Taynton) moved the officer’s recommendation. This was seconded by Cllr Francis.
The committee voted to approve the scheme by 8 votes with three abstentions.
