Major plans to build 125 new homes in a South Cumbria village are set to be given the go-ahead.
Members of the strategic planning committee for Westmorland and Furness Council are in line to approve plans from Oakmere Homes for land off Beetham Road in Milnthorpe when they meet next Thursday, January 11.
The proposed development will consist of 111 houses, six bungalows and eight apartments with access from Beetham Road.
According to a report prepared for the committee, the proposals will contain 19 affordable homes – eight one-bedroom apartments for affordable rent, six first homes and five shared ownership homes.
This will provide 15.2 per cent affordable housing, lower than the council’s regulations of developments providing 35 per cent affordable housing.
However according to the report prepared for the committee, the developer said there were exceptional circumstances which make it impossible to deliver 35 per cent affordable housing.
Milnthorpe Parish Council did not object to the proposals and said it was pleased with the design, but raised some concerns.
The parish council said it was concerned that already stretched services would not be able to cope with an increase in demand and that the turning into the development from Beetham Road may require vehicles to be stationary which would a pose significant risk.
However, the local highways authority say they have no objection to the plans as long as there will be a right turn lane into the site, a speed limit gateway feature, a new bus stop and a traffic island crossing feature amongst other conditions.
United Utilities said it remained concerned about the proximity of proposed development to water assets and added: “The applicant, or any subsequent developer, may discover that their plans are not implementable in their existing form or that diversion of the assets is required.”
