220 more new homes planned for this Lancashire town - here's where
Another application for a large development of new homes in Ormskirk has been tabled.
This time, Bloor Homes have made an application for outline planning permisison for up to 220 dwellings on land to the rear of 6-32 Crosshall Brow.
It comes just weeks after Cheshire-based Gladman Developments submitted a Scoping Report to West Lancashire Borough Council for 350 homes on land off Southport Road, Ormskirk, and days after developer Charles Church asked people’s opinions on their plans for another 350 homes on land in Prescot Road, Town Green.
So, what do Bloor Homes propose?
Bloor Homes want to build up to 220 homes - detached, semi-detached and mews - on 9.94 hectares of land that is currently used as agricultural land. The development would be a mix of market housing, with 50 per cent affordable. They would also provide car parking and open spaces as part of the design.
In a planning statement to West Lancashire Borough Council, they say: “The site will be a high quality, sustainable, and integrated extension to Ormskirk, creating a residential environment that respects its surroundings, adheres to the best principles of urban and landscape planning, provides enhanced housing choice and reinforces the existing community. Responding positively to its local context, the site will be accessible and well connected, offering a range of housing to meet local needs and to attract new residents into the area.”
Bloor contest that the site makes a weak contribution to Green Belt, and considers it to fall within the category of Grey Belt. It was also previously identified by the Council as a potential housing allocation in the 2018 Local Plan Preferred Options document.
Access
The illustrative masterplan suggests vehicular access from Crosshall Brow along side a pedestrian link. A further pedestrian link is proposed also along Crosshall Brow.
Landscape
The planning statement sayts the scheme will retain “as many existing landscaping elements as possible and integrate them into the development.” Any trees removed will be subject to a 2:1 replacement planting scheme in order to not present any significant harm to the surrounding landscape or visual amenity, and “priority habitats and natural assets will be retained as far as possible”.
A decision on the matter will be made in coming weeks by West Lancashire Borough Council.
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