20 affordable homes at Former Kirklands Home Day Centre, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

“This application has been referred to Planning Committee in the interest of transparency as the applicant is Ashfield District Council.”

“The Application This is an application for full planning permission submitted under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 for the construction of 20 dwellings. The application proposes 100% affordable properties. which comprises a mixture of 2 & 3 bed semi-detached units, 2 bed bungalows, 1 & 2 bed flats. A new access off Fairhaven is included to serve 5 of the dwellings and the 8 flats.”

“Site Description. The application site is located within the settlement of Kirkby in Ashfield. It was previously occupied by the former Kirklands Residential Care Home and Day Centre, which comprised of a combination of single-storey and two-storey buildings. The facility was vacated in 2016. From that time until its eventual demolition in 2020, the buildings remained unoccupied and fell into a state of disrepair.”

“In the emerging local plan under policy HG1 the application site is allocated for housing whilst the land to the north of the site is allocated as allotments within policy EV7 of the Local Plan.”

“There are residential properties to the south and east of the application site, however given the road between and distance to these properties, it is considered the proposal would not have a significant impact to their amenity. There are residential properties to the west which would abut the application site, the two blocks of flats would be the closest to this boundary. One of the blocks is in line with the development that fronts Fairhaven road.”

“Conclusion: It is considered that the proposed development accords with the aims of policies within the Framework and Local Plan Polices. The application site is located in a sustainable location and would not have an unacceptable impact on highway safety. It is considered there would not be an unacceptable detrimental impact on the amenity of neighbouring occupiers or the appearance and character of the area as a result of the proposed development.”

“Consultations A site notice has been posted together with individual notification of the application of surrounding residents. 2 comments have been received neither object or support and can be summarised as follows:”

“Re location of bin storage • Retain the trees on the site…”

“Consultation comments had been received from the Local Highways Authority who confirmed that they had no objections to the proposal subject to conditions.”

“No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into us until all driveways and any parking/turning areas are surfaced in a hard bound material (not loose gravel) and drained to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water onto the public highway in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

“It was moved and seconded that conditional consent be granted, as per the officer’s recommendation contained in the report.”

“Affordable Housing 2. Off-site public open space towards improvements to Kingsway Park or Portland Park £2k per dwelling (£40k). 3. Public realm improvements to Kirkby Town Centre £1k per dwelling (£20k). 4. Bus Stop Infrastructure to provide improvements to one stop, AS0296 Western Avenue £14,700 5.”