Appendix B: Proposed development sites around village

Appendix B: ESBC’s Proposed Development Sites:

After lengthy discussions the Parish Council agreed that the most appropriate sites to put forward for development between 2012 and 2031 would be Site 1  and Site 355. Both of these sites could take up to 20 houses on each and provide the 36 houses required during that period as a tier 2 village.

Below is the parish council’s analysis for each site currently identified by ESBC.

 Site 1 (at the Uttoxeter Road end of the village – just before Leafields Farm)

Although in the conservation area this site is located opposite and adjacent to other properties. Access to the site would be directly from Uttoxeter Road and therefore no additional access would need to be built and disruption of neighbours would be kept to a minimum. As properties have been built on the opposite side of the road all major services are already in place. This site would also be in keeping with the linear layout of the village as it currently is. The Parish Council would support a development of 15 to 20 properties on this site.

 

Site 2  (Behind Site 1) 

This site is extremely large and a development of this size would be detrimental to the character of this part of the village. The access to the site would need to be via Goose Lane and Lintake Drive and would dramatically increase traffic on these unsuitable roads. Disruption to the village would be considerable due to the location of the site and new services would need to be put in place. The Parish Council does not support a development on this site.

 

Site 357 (Goose Lane – on the left hand side before you reach High Ash)

The Parish Council examined the proposal submitted and strongly objects to development on this site. The size of the proposed development is 19 homes. This size of development in unsuitable for the size of plot that has been identified and will cause major disruption to residents within the area. The agent has identified two entrances to the site, one off Goose Lane and one off Preedy’s Close. Both of these entrances are unsuitable for the number of cars that would be entering the site. The entrance off Goose Lane is steep and almost blind and Goose Lane itself is unsuitable for the number of car movements on to and off this site each day. Also traffic going left or right onto Goose Lane, or straight on to Yeatsall Lane, would immediately enter single track roads. The extra traffic generated would therefore cause major disruption and potential danger. The other entrance being considered off Preedy’s Close would cut straight across Narrow Lane. Again the extra traffic generated would have a major detrimental effect for the residents of Preedy’s Close and the neighbouring roads. In ESBC’s character appraisal of Abbots Bromley conservation area, dated March 2009, Narrow Lane and Goose Lane were both identified as areas “with green character” and “have historically and ecologically important hedges lining their route”. Any proposal to damage the character of these lanes is strongly opposed. This site is also not in character with the village and other sites identified would be more suitable for the linear layout of the village.

 

Site 348 (Extension of Schoolhouse Lane) 

The access to this site is via School House Lane (single track) and Bagots View. This is an unsuitable access for a development of size. The maximum of two houses that are currently being considered would not be disruptive either generally or to close neighbours.

 

Site 116 (The fields behind Threeways, Rose Cottage to the west, and Ashbrook Lane to the north.)  NOTE: June 2015. The northerly area of this site (now known as the “Ashbrook Lane site” – see Ashbrook Lane Proposal) has been the subject of an outline planning application for up to 80 homes. The proposed development site does not extend as far south-west as Threeways and Rose Cottage. The area of the current proposal is shown on the map linked here.

This site is extremely large and if there was a large development here this would change the character of the whole village. Road access to the site would also cause disruption to existing home owners as there is no direct access on to the land and therefore new roadways would have to be created either from Ashbrook Lane or Lichfield Road. This may require demolition of existing homes in order to create this access.

 

Site 121 (Dr. Slater’s nursery)

This site seems to be landlocked and any further development on this site would need to go through existing properties.

 

Site 355 (Messrs Fox & Petrouis’ field, just south of Town End Farm on Lichfield Rd. )

This site is located on Lichfield Road and is opposite other homes. The size of the plot would accommodate 15-20 homes and would help to provide the 36 homes required. Access to the site would be direct from Lichfield Road and would create little disruption to other home owners or to the existing road network. If this site was developed it would provide a link between the village and the approved Sports Field development and enable safe pedestrian access to the sports complex. The site is also in keeping with the linear layout of the village. The Parish Council would support development on this site.

In summary the Parish Council would support the movement of the development boundary to accommodate Site 1 and Site 355.