93 houses at Land East Of Westhouse Farm, Moor Road, Bestwood

What was proposed

Full permission was sought for 93 homes, including affordable housing, open space, roads, parking, drainage and landscaping.

“Full planning permission is sought for the erection of 93 dwellings (65 no. open market and 28 no. affordable dwellings (20 social rent and 8 shared ownership)), along with the provision of public open space, private gardens, sustainable drainage, roads, car parking and landscaping.”

“There would two main areas of open space, one in the southeast corner of the site, which would include play equipment and trees subject of a preservation order. The second main area of public open space would be to the site entrance, adjacent to the first phase of development, summarised in section 2.0 of this report.”

Officer report

The site and surroundings

The vacant agricultural site forms part of housing allocation H12, slopes eastwards, contains protected trees and borders countryside, a school and homes.

“The application site comprises a parcel of agricultural land to the eastern side of Moor Road. There is a relatively significant change of levels through the application site, with the land dropping away as head you head through the site in an easterly direction. The application site is currently vacant of any features of note, save for some mature trees in the south-east corner, which are subject of a preservation order.”

“It is currently bound by open countryside to the north and east, with hedging marking these field boundaries, with some mature trees in the hedge line. To the western boundary is Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School and a number of dwellings recently constructed as part of the wider allocated site. The southern boundary is bound by a footpath with a number of residential properties beyond, accessed off Leen Close, Yeoman Avenue and Keepers Close…”

Officer report

Earlier development

The site had no direct planning history, but the wider allocation had permission for about 101 homes and related later applications.

“There is no direct planning history for the site; however, the application site forms part of allocation H12. On the wider site permission was granted for the erection of some 101 dwellings; the outline permission under reference 2014/0238 and reserved matters approval under refence 2018/0823. There have been other subsequent applications for plot substitutions, discharge of…”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Highways, drainage, the Environment Agency and police raised no objections subject to conditions, while consultees sought contributions and further safeguards.

“NCC Highways Officer – following receipt of additional information in respect of tracking for refused vehicles, they raise no objection to the application, subject to the imposition of conditions in respect of parking and access to individual plots.”

“The Environment Agency – No objection. The development falls within flood zone 1 and therefore there are no fluvial flood risk concerns associated with the site. There are no other environmental constraints associated with the application site which fall within the remit of the Environment Agency.”

Officer report

Who spoke

A local resident spoke against the application.

Committee discussion

Members added a condition requiring safeguards for first-floor side windows at plot 61, and this wording was delegated for agreement.

“Members of the committee proposed an additional condition (28), to ensure that any windows fitted to the first-floor side elevation of plot 61 should be frosted, that the openers would need to be 1.7 meters above floor level and that the final wording of the condition and associated reason be delegated to the Assistant Director – Development in consultation with the Chair, which was carried unanimously.”

Minutes

The decision

Permission was granted subject to a satisfactory section 106 agreement and conditions, with delegated refusal if the agreement was not completed by 25 September 2026.

“Planning permission be GRANTED subject to the completion of a satisfactory section 106 agreement which secures appropriate planning obligations and subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 14.2 of this report; and…”

“Should a satisfactory section 106 agreement which secures appropriate planning obligations not be completed by 25 th…”

Minutes

Additional safeguards

The committee added a badger survey and mitigation condition, while also updating the bus stop contribution to £43,800.

“The Development Manager updated Members in respect of additional information received from Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) since the publication of the report, which resulted in the figure for the bus stop contribution referenced in paragraphs 4.9 and 14.2 increasing from £41,400 to £43,800.”

“No more than three months prior to the commencement of development, including any clearance works, a badger survey of the site will be completed and a badger mitigation strategy submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter all recommendations set out in the mitigation strategy will be implemented.”

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