Plans for 720 new homes in Carlisle are set to get the go-ahead next week.
Persimmon Homes Lancashire wants to create the estate in Morton, on a 17.5 hectare site near Dalston Road, Persimmon’s 100-home Amberwood estate and the Charles Church development Cloverfield.
Members of Cumberland Council’s planning committee will discuss the application when they meet on Wednesday, July 9.
Persimmon said a ‘spine road’ would be provided through the site, providing access to Dalston Road via Grange Drive, part of the Amberwood estate.
The estate would feature detached, semi-detached and terraced properties from two-bedroom to five-bedroom, with the majority having three bedrooms.
be provided.
The estate would be a mix of 45 house types, a report to the committee said. There would be 21 private Persimmon house types, 14 Charles Church house types and 10 affordable house types.
In total, 436 homes would be Persimmon house types, 68 would be Charles Church house types and 216 of the dwellings would be affordable housing.
The estate would have 1,610 parking spaces for residents, 84 visitor spaces in laybys, a 37-space car park and 110 spaces on the roads within the
development.
The firm said a large area of open space would be provided at the northern end of the site for allotments, children’s play area, multi-use games area, informal kick about area, areas of informal open space, an attenuation pond and a flood compensation area. Other small areas of open space would be provided throughout the site.
Cummersdale Parish Council said it was concerned about the development and its overuse of high timber fencing, lack of natural boundaries. It added: “The density is too high and many of the houses do not have a front garden which is also as detrimental to the general health and wellbeing of the residents.”
It questioned why a condition for renewable energy had been removed and said it had the potential of increasing traffic movements on Peter Lane and Dalston Road.
Dalston Parish Council said without extra school provision, doctors and dentists, the new development would impact the already stretched services and raised concerns over water pressure in the parish.
The scheme has also attracted over 47 letters of objection.
Objectors were concerned about the increase in traffic, impact on wildlife, drainage issues and how the plans related to the 10,000-home Garden Village scheme.
The authority’s planning committee has been recommended to approve the application.
a financial contribution of £4928 per hectare for the maintenance of open space.
