Approval for 150 village homes?

Controversial plans to build 150 new homes in Weston look likely to be approved.

The proposal by Persimmon Homes had been refused by South Holland District Council last September, but has been re-submitted.
Members of the council’s planning committee are due to discuss the application at a meeting next Wednesday, but the officer recommendation is to accept the plan.
Weston Parish Council objected to the new submission, saying it was not an improvement on the original. Refuse points have been removed, but 5m lanes are too narrow for emergency vehicles.
South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes also objected to the plan and said the development would see the loss of ‘prime agricultural land.’
“My concerns remain about the overdevelopment of this site, along with the impact this number of dwellings will have on the village,” he says in the report to go before the committee.
“It is so important that farming land, such as this site, remains in production to ensure that food prices remain affordable and that we maintain food security and protect our environment,” he adds.
The development will include 38 affordable homes with 27 to be rented and 11 in shared ownership.
If the plan is approved, Persimmon will have to make a contribution of £661,928 to education, £99,000 to the NHS and £108,000 to the parish council.
“The principle of residential development on this site has already been established by virtue of the housing allocation in the Local Plan,” the report says.
If members approve the application, there will be a raft of conditions.