By Lauren Monaghan, Junior Local Democracy Reporter
Developers have set out how they want to design a new 30-home development on the edge of Stapleford – four years after outline plans were first approved.
The plans, for a car sales and storage site in Nottingham Road, were first backed by Broxtowe Borough Council in 2020.
Now developers Marrons and Sandicliffe Limited have outlined how they will transform the land into a 30-home housing block.
Documents say there would be 11 apartments, comprising six one-beds and five with two beds. These would be contained in a single block, along with 12 four-bed homes and seven two-bed houses.
Homes would range from semi-detached, terraced and detached, papers add.
St Johns C of E School sits to the north of the site and an existing residential development sits to the west.
The existing access from Nottingham Road will be improved for both vehicle and pedestrian access, using a spine road running through the development.
The apartment block will front onto Nottingham Road along with two houses.
The development sits close to a cliff, and papers say careful consideration will be taken by developers over the proximity of some of the homes.
Residents will have a minimum of one parking space either on driveways or in a parking court if living in an apartment, to “reduce the visual impact of parking on the streetscape”.
Some homes will have garages and it is a requirement that at least three of the homes be affordable.
Public access to nearby amenities will be served by existing bus stops that sit immediately opposite the site.
The main town centre lies about 400 metres to the west of the development and future residents will have easy access to other necessities.
They will also have quick access to open space, with Hickings Lane Recreation Ground nearby to the north and Bramcote Hills Park around 1km away.
Existing buildings on the site will be demolished.
A number of Grade II listed buildings surround the site, including the primary school, but planning documents state “no harm” will be brought to the heritage assets.
The plans were submitted to the council on Tuesday (October 29) and will be reviewed at a later date.
