The Council has received a Planning Application from Bloor Homes, Aber Ltd., A. W. Squier Ltd. and D. W. Squier Ltd. for the development of land south of Oxford Road, east of Ashingdon Road and north of The Drive and Rochford Garden Way. The exact site to which the application relates can be found on the 'Planning Application Boundary ' plan found in the Parameter plans file in the black 'Documents' tab on this page.
The application is a hybrid type application for the demolition of Nos. 148 and 150 Ashingdon Road, the formation of an access to serve the development off Ashingdon Road involving the removal of a preserved tree in the highway, the formation of a secondary access onto Percy Cottis Road and the development of the site for 662 dwellings and community use building. The application is submitted in outline form overall but with the first phase of 223 dwellings submitted for consideration in detail.
Please note, this application has been revised. The following key changes relate to the application proposal;
- Revised proposal description and reduction in total number of dwellings proposed from 665 to 662.
- Changes to the proposed design and layout within Phases 1, 2 and 3.
- Updated Design and Access Statement and Design Code
- Additional Transport Assessment Addendum
- Additional Geophysical Survey Report
A full summary of changes to the proposal can be found in the submitted Covering Letter dated 30th September 2020.
The application form, plans and other documentation submitted can be viewed as individual items via the individual links in the black 'Documents' and ‘Revised Documents’ tab at the top of the page.
The application was presented to the Development Committee on the 24th June 2021 and the committee resolved to refuse planning permission for the following reason;
‘In the absence of a definition of severe, it was for the local planning authority to determine whether a severe impact would result and in this case it was considered that the development would result in a severe impact on the local highway network.’
The developer has lodged an appeal against this decision with the Planning Inspectorate and the Council await a start letter from the Planning Inspectorate which will set out the procedure and timetable for the appeal.
