Land With Permission for 25 Homes in Village
Posted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt on 26th September 2024 -
A development site with outline consent for 25 residential properties in a Somerset village is on the market with land and planning specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt.
Crucially the site North of The Avenue, Kingsbury Episcopi, near Martock, has a phosphate mitigation strategy in place.
Currently around 12,000 planned homes are on hold due to the “phosphates crisis,” according to the latest Somerset Council figures.
This has prevented the delivery of thousands of new properties across Somerset because of the Dutch N court ruling and the resulting legal advice issued by Natural England in August 2020.
The ruling requires developers to secure additional mitigation to prevent any net increase in phosphates within the catchments of internationally protected Ramsar sites – including the Somerset Levels and Moors.
However, at the Kingsbury Episcopi site there is a phosphate mitigation strategy. The plan is to replace four existing septic tanks with a new package of treatment plants. These will be off site within the Parrett catchment.
The proposed residential scheme, which the planning committee resolved to grant permission to in August 2024, comprises a mix of open market and affordable homes.
Around 17 will be open market and the remainder affordable. Of the affordable homes, five will be social rented and three will be first homes.
The exact make up of the site will be determined by a Section 106 Agreement. This has also earmarked approximately £39,576 in developer’s contributions to the local area. This figure may vary as the agreement is subject to legal negotiation.
The developer will also be expected to pay for a footpath link and improvements to the junction. The site, which extends to 0.95 hectares (2.34 acres) comprises agricultural land. It is abutted by residential homes to the South and agricultural land on the other three sides.
The land is being sold by informal tender and offers are invited on an unconditional basis. The deadline for submission of offers is 12 noon on Friday, October 25.
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