An 'attractive' 196-home plan is set be approved in a Nottinghamshire area with a 'serious' housing need. The new homes would be built in Coxmoor Lodge Farm, Farm View Road, Kirkby in Ashfield, if Ashfield District Council's planning committee follows a recommendation to approve the project on June 14.
The scheme has been reduced from the initial 214 planned properties following negotiations during the planning process. The site has been occupied by a farm for many years, but could soon be transformed into nearly 200 houses, with 10 percent of these being classed as affordable.
Hundreds of letters were received by the council regarding the application, expressing fears that the development would increase pressure on education and health care services, as well as strain infrastructure. In response, Ashfield District Council's planning officers said the applicant would have to pay financial contributions to meet any local services shortfall.
