130-home outline scheme at Land Off Powderhouse Lane, Lancaster

“The applicant, Wrenman Strategic Land Limited, seeks outline planning permission for up to 130 dwellings and associated infrastructure with access, road realignment /widening to part of Slyne Road and associated engineering works. Full planning permission is sought for the access arrangements required to serve the development site. Layout, landscaping, scale and appearance are reserved for subsequent approval, herein “the reserved matters”.”

“A Parameters Plan has been submitted for approval to fix the location of built residential development and associated green infrastructure. The built development equates to 3.52ha of the site and will include all the residential development, associated roads, active travel infrastructure, easements associated with the powerlines, amenity open space and some drainage infrastructure (SuDS).”

“The site comprises 10.37 hectares of agricultural land, subdivided into field enclosures by native hedgerows and boundary trees or watercourses. The site is located on the eastern edge of the existing built-up area of Torrisholme, approximately 800m to Torrisholme local centre, around 2.8km to Morecambe Town Centre to the west and around 2.5km north-west of Lancaster city centre.”

“The site is currently located in Flood Zone 1 with the watercourses running through the site classified by the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) as Flood Zone 3B. The SFRA also identifies the site to be at risk of flooding from other sources now and in the future, including surface water flooding, groundwater flooding and future tidal flooding.”

“Approve subject to conditions and completion of Section 106 Agreement. Delegate back to Chief Officer Planning and Climate Change to finalise legal agreement.”

“No objection. Following the submission of the applicant’s Post Submission Highway Note, all previous concerns have been addressed, save for the impact on the wider network. Following re-consultation of the June 2025 amendments, the highway authority has confirmed no objection to the development, subject to a contribution of £570,266 towards wider transport infrastructure at the following named initiatives (based on £4,386.66 per dwelling): • City Centre Gyratory • A6 Slyne…”

“National Grid Notes that there are no National Grid Electricity Transmission assets affected in the area and that the overhead lines will be owned by the local Distribution Network Operator. Cadent Gas Holding Objection until Cadent engineers review the proposal. Advised to consult HSE in relation to high pressure pipelines.”

“At the time of compiling this report, over 270 representations had been received. Of these responses, only 2 letters of support have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The number of representations received is a combined total from the initial comments in early 2024, amendments in late 2024 and recent consultation in June 2025 and includes representations from households/individuals who have previously commented on the initial application.”

“Housing matters: the site is not allocated for housing; all houses should be affordable; the proposal would lead to a greater development (closer to 500-600) in the future; there is no shortfall of housing in the area; supporting housing on unallocated sites undermines the Local Plan making process and results in piecemeal development supported by necessary infrastructure; there is more appropriate land for housing than the proposed site, such as brownfield sites.”

“It was proposed by Councillor John Hanson and seconded by Councillor Alan Greenwell:”

“Upon being put to the vote, 9 Councillors voted in favour of the proposal with 6 against and no abstentions, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to have been carried.”