A fresh housing bid could bring up to nine new homes to a site on the edge of a Devon village, with applicants asking planners to decide whether the land is suitable in principle for development.
An application has been submitted for land adjacent to Hill House Nursery in Landscove, near Ashburton, seeking permission in principle for up to nine residential dwellings. The applicant is listed as Mr M Hubbard and Ms T Hubbard.
The planning statement says the application has been made to South Hams District Council and relates to about 0.94 hectares of horticultural land at Hill House Nursery, on the northern side of Landscove. The site is described as being enclosed by mature hedgerows, with agricultural land to the north and west, while Hill House, the public highway, St Matthew’s Church and Landscove Primary School are nearby.
According to the document, the current application is limited to the site’s location, land use and the amount of development. More detailed matters, including design, drainage, landscaping, ecology and other technical information, would be dealt with later through a technical details consent application if permission in principle is granted.
The statement says the site lies in Flood Zone 1 and is not directly covered by ecological, heritage or landscape designations. It also says the land is classed as Grade 3 in the Agricultural Land Classification for England.
Planning documents submitted with the application state that Landscove and Woolston Green are identified as a sustainable village in the development plan, although the application site sits outside the settlement boundary set out in the Staverton Neighbourhood Plan. The statement also says the land is close to local facilities including a bus stop, the primary school, the village hall and the Live and Let Live pub.
The planning statement argues that up to nine houses could be accommodated on the site and says indicative material has been provided to show how the homes might be laid out. It also says there is no relevant planning history linked to the application site, as far as is known.
The document further states that the application comes against the backdrop of a housing land supply shortfall across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon, and argues that small sites can help deliver homes more quickly.
South Hams District Council is expected to consider the application in due course.
