More than 900 houses to be built at Sharphill in Rushcliffe

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Nearly a thousand houses will be built on land at Sharphill near Edwalton despite long-running protests.

The plans have been contentious for years with wildlife and pressure groups opposing the development, but Rushcliffe Borough Council has now given them the go-ahead.

This means an extra 900 houses will be built on fields near Wheatcroft Garden Centre and Sharphill wood in the immediate future with a further 600 to be approved.

It will turn the area into a rat-run

David Morris a local resident for the past 22 years said: “I appreciate there’s a need to build houses but you need to balance the needs of the existing existing community with the need for new houses.

“I’m concerned that if the development continues as planned it will turn the area into a rat-run and there’ll be more traffic than the local infrastructure can handle.”

In total 13,000 extra houses are to be built across Nottinghamshire before 2028 with Rushcliffe, Clifton and Tollerton bearing the brunt of the developments.

Simon Robinson, the deputy leader of Rushcliffe Borough Council said: “There are three main pressures on housing; people are living longer, the birth rate is increasing and there is increased immigration.

“When you put these three together you get a very strong demand for housing. Unfortunately Rushcliffe is a very rural area and is having to accommodate a lot of this housing.”

Rushcliffe Borough Council says it believes the development is as sympathetic to local surroundings as possible.