PLANNING chiefs at Warrington have approved detailed proposals for 110 houses on open land at Grappenhall Heys – despite objections from nearby residents.
Two parish councils – Appleton and Grappenhall and Thelwall – also expressed concern over the planned development on land to the south of Astor Drive and east of Witherwin Avenue.
The 5.26 site already has outline planning consent for up to 400 homes and has been zoned for housing since the days of the Warrington New Town.
It is sandwiched between the Grappenhall Heys Local Wildlife Site and the Dingle and Ford’s Rough Local Wildlife Site, which is also an Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland.
The proposals represent a change from those originally approved because a change of developer – it is now Rowland Homes – and is a continuation of Lichfield Avenue. There will be four fewer houses when compared with the original scheme.
Objections mainly mainly relate to fears of increased traffic and a lack of footpaths and cycle ways.
But there also objections to the design of the houses, the density of the development, impact on wildlife, loss of existing footpaths and inadequate tree planting.
Planning officers recommended the proposals be accepted. They said the design was of high qualityand the impact on the highways network acceptable. The development would not have a harmful impact on existing properties.
Members of Warrington Borough Council‘s development management committee approved the scheme.
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More loss of green land.
Not much longer now before Warrington is just part of a concrete expanse between Liverpool and Manchester 😥
The establishment of yet more homes on this Green Belt land will put yet more pressure on the local highway network, adding another 200-plus cars to the local congestion. There are only very low frequency bus services, and there is no possibility of widening the canal underpass at Lumb Brook. Stockton Heath is already congested at peak times, and this will aggravate that problem further.
We should be re-focussing housing development so that it is along well-served bus corridors, or within a short walk of a rail station. Spreading yet more housing over the fields in South Warrington is simply piling on the pressure on the road network.