Villagers have voiced concerns their home is 'being spoiled' by hundreds of new houses. Altered plans have been put forward for 195 homes off Park Road in Calverton, as part of a greenlit 363-home Persimmon housing estate where many properties have already been completed.
The proposal would substitute the already approved plots for marginally larger properties that comply with the government's ‘Future Homes’ standard, which aims to achieve low carbon heating and high levels of energy efficiency. Neighbours though were upset by the loss of greenery as a result of the housebuilding and worried over the strain on the area's infrastructure, which they said was already stretched.
Mick Cherry, 79, a retired pit worker who has lived in Calverton for decades, thought the homes had ruined the village. "It has been rubbish, it has spoiled Calverton big time," Mr Cherry said.
