Village victory as plans for 124 new homes refused
Planners said it would cause 'significant harm' to the area
Plans to create more than 120 homes on land in Nottinghamshire have been refused by planners.
Ashfield District Council said the proposal for 124 properties, submitted by housebuilding giant Persimmon, would ‘result in significant harm to the character an appearance of the surrounding area’.
Persimmon had proposed to create a mix of terraced, semi detached and detached homes on land off Fackley Road in Teversal. The homes would have been between two and five bedrooms, with 10 percent being affordable.
The land comprised of two working fields south of Teversal village and the development had attracted dozens of objections from residents, who feared a loss of farmland, fields and open space.
Neighbours complained there was not enough infrastructure in the area for a surge in residents, saying schools, health and leisure facilities were already oversubscribed.
There were also concerns about the impact on wildlife. One resident said: “There would be a detrimental impact on local wildlife, particularly ground nesting birds, snakes, newts, bats, deer, foxes and rabbits.”
The refusal was issued by Ashfield District Council on December 6.
The decision notice for the project states: “The proposed development would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area through the visual area of the built form on green fields and encroachment of development into open countryside and reducing the green corridor between Stanton Hill and Teversal.”
Planners added there was a lack of evidence to justify saying the proposal would not result in flooding in the area.