A homes plan for fire-struck land labelled a 'pain in the neck' by neighbours has been rejected. Six homes had been planned on land where Warren Hill Community Church once stood on Muirfield Road, Bestwood, but the plan was recently dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate after an appeal was made to the Government body.
The planning application was refused permission under delegated powers in November 2021 by Gedling Borough Council, with them reasoning it would be an "overly prominent addition". A fire gutted the derelict building which had stood on the land in 2018, after similar plans that had previously been approved to knock down the church and replace it with a six two-storey houses were not implemented.
Neighbours labelled the vacant land next to Muirfield Road Recreation Ground a 'pain in the neck'. Roy Wakefield, 64, who lives on Jermyn Drive and worked on the estate while it was being built, said: "The land is supposed to be owned by the community but the church want to build on it, it was donated by George Wimpey. There's always been dispute over that land, it's been a pain in the neck.
