Eighty-five new homes could be built on a greenfield site in an East Lancashire village if plans submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council are approved.
Persimmon Homes has proposed the houses to be built on land currently used for grazing in Wilpshire and would comprise a mix of two, three, four, and five-bedroom properties.
The proposals, which are for land east of Salesbury View Road, would aim to "provide a sustainable community" with a mix of housing types and tenures within the development.
A design and access statement said: “The proposals outlined within this design and access statement comprise a residential development covering a total area of roughly five hectares.
"The proposed masterplan will deliver a total of 85 dwellings alongside landscaping and associated works.
“The site is located in Wilpshire, which lies roughly three miles north of Blackburn. The site lies within the southern area of Wilpshire, to the east of Whalley Road (A666).
READ MORE: Burnley councillors' building conversion gets approval
“The application site is a greenfield site and is largely rectangular in shape. The site currently comprises an open field and grazing land and is bound by residential use to the north and west; mature woodland and Knotts Brook to the south; and open fields to the east.”
The site lies close to a number of day-to-day facilities such as supermarkets, sports and leisure facilities and schools.
It is also only a short walk away from railway connections to Blackburn, Clitheroe and Manchester from Ramsgreave & Wilpshire station.
The statement continued: “The approach to the site has been to consider how the layout can utiluse the site’s constraints, including its sloping topography, to create a distinctive development.
READ MORE: Breda Murphy's in Whalley could become a B&B under new plans
“In addition, the layout seeks to maximise pedestrian permeability and create a network for shared surface streets, giving priority to pedestrians and cyclists.”
The proposals comprise 25 affordable homes, making up 29 per cent of the overall development. Six of these would be two-bedroom houses and 19 would be three-bedroom.
Of the remaining 60 houses, 21 will be three-bedroom, 35 will be four-bedroom, and four will be five-bedroom, if approved.
There would be nine units proposed to be over-55 accommodation, four of which are within the affordable housing allocation.
All houses within the proposed development would be allocated a minimum of two car parking spaces, which include on-plot parking and detached garages. Ten visitor parking spaces would be provided across the development.
To encourage cycle use across the area, sufficient cycle storage would also be provided across each house type.
Anybody wishing to comment on the proposals can do so via the council’s website.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel