Keepmoat resubmits plans for 99 homes after previous refusal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Keepmoat Homes has resubmitted plans for 99 affordable homes in Colburn, North Yorkshire, after an earlier application for 102 homes was rejected.

Keepmoat Homes has submitted a new application for 99 affordable homes in Colburn, North Yorkshire, on land north of Catterick Road. The developer previously sought permission for 102 homes on the same site, which North Yorkshire Council rejected in February on eight grounds: design, highways safety, drainage, loss of trees, ecology and provision of open space.

Keepmoat says it has responded to these objections by revising the layout, changing the mix of properties, improving landscaping and altering highways and drainage proposals. The revised plans include 70 properties for social rent and 29 for shared ownership, comprising one, two, three and four-bedroom properties. The scheme also includes public open space, landscaping and pedestrian and cycle connections.

Cllr Kevin Foster, independent councillor for Hipswell and Colburn, expressed scepticism. He said: 'My concern is that the fundamental issues remain unchanged. This development is in open countryside, outside the development limits, and the reasons for refusal have not changed. Planning decisions must mean something.'

How it is being reported

• New plans submitted for 99 homes in North Yorkshire town after previous refusalNew plans for almost 100 homes in Colburn have been submitted, with the developer insisting it has made substantial changes to address concerns raised over a previous application.The Northern Echo · 15 Oct, 12:00
• New plans submitted for 99 homes in North Yorkshire town after previous refusalNew plans for almost 100 homes in Colburn have been submitted, with the developer insisting it has made substantial changes to address concerns raised over a previous application.Darlington & Stockton Times · 15 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Keepmoat Homes · Colburn · North Yorkshire Council · Kevin Foster · Catterick Road

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