Ex-quarry cleared for 85 houses in Chorley at long last
Kingswood Homes has secured planning permission to construct a neighbourhood on land that was formerly a gritstone quarry in Whittle-le-Woods – more than a decade after an outline application was approved.
Back then, landowner Ruttle Plant Holdings was the driving force behind the project and spent the past decade infilling the 17-acre former Little Quarry and doing land stabilisation work.
Documents for the 85-home reserved matters application were first submitted in 2016 to Chorley Council, with Kingswood Homes coming on board at some point later and taking over the project. Kingswood’s planning documents, including an updated design and access statement and a house-type pack, were validated this year.
The reserved matters application was approved by Chorley Council at committee last week.
Under Kingswood’s proposals, the neighbourhood will contain eight two-bed, 22 three-bed, 33 four-bed, 18 five-bed, and four six-bed houses. Of these 85, 26 will be designated as affordable. All of the affordable homes will be terraced and have either two or three bedrooms. The remaining market housing is detached and does include a few bungalows.
Kingswood is in discussions with registered providers to source who will manage the affordable housing.
In addition to the residences themselves, the proposals include the provision for retention ponds and three small pocket parks – one of which would have a playground. The housebuilder also said it would be planting more trees and shrubs.
Access to the scheme will be from Hill Top Lane.
Sedgewick Associates is the planning consultant for the scheme. PDP Associates drew up the landscaping masterplan.
You can see the application yourself by searching reference number 16/00808/REMMAJ on Chorley Council’s planning portal.
Ridiculous, the local roads will not be suitable for any more traffic caused by this amount of dwellings it’s very congested now.
By Anonymous
Where are all the residents getting a doctor or dentist not to mention schools etc? We are already over subscribed.
By Anonymous
Not one mention of the already suffering residents with the volume of traffic set to increase. Has any council official involved in the decision making process given a thought to the roads to the proposed location. The roads are simply too narrow, not constructed for the volume of traffic they are expected to carry.
By Anonymous
Houses on a former quarry? Not the easiest sell.
By Sinking_feeling
Have the planning committee no common sense. We have had enough and we will reluctantly be putting our house up for sale before the developers move in. Wish us luck !!!
By Anonymous
As a resident of hilltop Lane it is near impossible to turn into or out of hilltop Lane/Chorley old road without accident. Chorley old road regularly floods and is particularly dangerous in freezing conditions which is mainly due to water coming from the old quarry site which was landfilled to create a ski slope. Prior to this there was no stability issues or flooding.
By M JOLLY
The scheme already had Outline Planning Permission and Chorley are in special measures for their housing. It is an absolute no brainer for Chorley to grant the planning permission for housing here. The above comments are bizzare
By Anon
That’s chorley old road gridlocked now and shame on those borough councillors who are and have destroyed our village
By William Yates
Shouldn’t be ruining countryside, animal habitat and create traffic congestion.. worst idea.
By Beverly Salt
Too much traffic on already congested small roads A6 whittle le woods us a nightmare with heavy traffic to & from Buckshaw ( with no alteration to jtc @ sea view . As another commented further burden to already over subscribed doctors / dentist etc… it’s a joke !!!!
By Anonymous
The council aren’t interested in how comfortable local residents are about the development. They’re only interested in their financial gain from council tax payments etc.
By Anonymous
Good luck getting a school place if you move here with a family. No high school catchments for kids in Whittle. They’ll end up in Leyland, Preston or Blackburn in years to come!
By Anonymous
Note when moving house: Post Codes do not signify Local Council Areas, only Post Office delivery zones. Do not get caught out, like some have.
By James Yates