By Lauren Monaghan, Junior Local Democracy Reporter
Nottinghamshire County Council’s plans to build 75 homes on farmland in a rural village have been approved by a borough council.
The County Council submitted plans to Rushcliffe Borough Council for the building of up to 75 homes in Radcliffe-on-Trent fields, off Lees Barn Road, in June this year.
The Borough Council granted permission for the development, which sits on County Council-owned farmland on Tuesday (September 24).
Acces to the new estate will be from an existing junction at Lees Barn Road and Nottingham Road which sits to the north west of the site, where the highway will be modified.
So far, only the outline application of the site has been approved, where ‘reserved matters’, such as scale, layout and appearance of the site, have not yet been submitted.
A new footpath will also be built on the south side of Nottingham Road to allow residents access through the housing estate.
An initial masterplan submitted alongside the application suggests how the site will be laid out, with all roads leading back to the Nottingham Road entrance. It also includes measures designed to prevent flooding and a children’s play area.
The nearest bus stops are a 50 to 100 metre walk from the site on Nottingham Road.
The County Council’s highways team says a new right turn lane will be needed on the north of Nottingham Road along with an extended 30mph speed limit.
Any extra traffic from the site has been deemed to not have any severe impact on the existing highway network.
For affordable housing, 23 homes will be provided, with six being for first homes, four supplied for social rent, seven for intermediate affordable homes and six for affordable rent.
Councillors at Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Council objected to the the new housing estate, saying the land would be better used for small industrial units.
The County Council previously submitted an application to build residences on the land back in 2008. This was denied due to matters relating to potential impact on flooding and air quality.
The site is bordered to the east by the village’s Canadian estate, and to the north by another housing development of between 150 to 200 homes on the opposite side of Nottingham Road, already being built by developer Avant Homes.