Hundreds more houses will be built in a village despite previous concerns that it would be "too much" for the area. Outline permission for a new 200-home estate on Blidworth Lane, Rainworth was given by Mansfield District Council in July 2021, but now the details of the slightly reduced 199-home housing development have been granted permission.
People living in Rainworth recently told Nottinghamshire Live these homes and the 95 more planned at Rufford Colliery Lane would be "too much" for the village, which they argued had limited shops and services. But Mansfield District Council’s planning committee approved Barratt Homes’ plans, at Three Thorn Hollows Farm, off Blidworth Lane, at its meeting on Monday, June 6.
A decision on the company’s proposals was deferred by the committee following concerns from neighbouring homes. The developer had initially proposed 200 properties on the greenfield site, but councillors heard in the previous May 9 planning committee meeting two plots of land on the development could cause privacy and ‘overshadowing’ issues.
