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Sept
Developer submits 167 home plan near Boroughbridge
A developer has submitted formal plans for 167 homes in Kirby Hill.
Miller Homes, which has head offices in Edinburgh, has lodged the proposal for land at Leeming Lane in the village.
The developer had initially planned 250 homes on the 13.5 hectare site, which was consulted on earlier this year.
However, in planning statements submitted the North Yorkshire Council, Miller Homes said this had been “significantly reduced” following meetings with council planning officers.
The proposal would see a mixture of one to four bedroom homes built. Around 40% of the dwellings would be allocated as affordable housing, while the remaining houses would be sold as market properties.
In a planning statement, the developer said:
The site has been carefully designed to serve as a new gateway into Kirby Hill, providing a gradual and sensitive transition from the surrounding open countryside to the established village settlement.
In response to the local context, the character areas within the indicative masterplan vary accordingly, with housing densities deliberately graded from lower at the rural edge to higher closer to the village core.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the plan at a later date.
The proposal comes as a similar scheme has been proposed south of the Leeming Lane site.
The Stray Ferret reported in May that Gladman Developments had revealed plans for 250 homes between Boroughbridge and Kirby Hill.
According to a consultation website created by Gladman, up to 40% of the homes would be classed as affordable and the site would include public open space and recreational facilities.
The development would include allotments as well as trees and hedgerows.
At the time, the developer said it hoped to submit a planning application in the summer.
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