Wyre approves 265 houses
Wain Homes and Breck Homes were both granted planning consent for residential schemes in Thornton Cleveleys last week, approvals that made a sizeable dent in the borough’s yearly housing target.
Wyre Council approved 265 new properties across the two schemes, more than half of the 460-home target the authority sets itself annually.
Wain Homes – Lambs Lane
- Application reference number: 22/00815/FULMAJ
Wain Homes won planning permission to build 184 homes on a 23-acre site on the eastern edge of Thornton.
The scheme forms part of a wider masterplan comprising almost 50 acres between Lambs Lane and Raikes Road.
Wain Homes is already on site delivering the first phase of the project, amounting to 157 homes on the southernmost parcel
Approval for the latest phase will see another batch of homes delivered, as well as a primary school.
Emery Planning advised the housebuilder on its plans
Breck Homes – Bourne Road
- Application reference number: 23/00338/FULMAJ
Breck wants to build 81 homes across two parcels off Bourne Road. The larger of the two plots forms part of the former Thornton Cleveleys FC ground, part of which is already being redeveloped into housing by Dickie & Moore Homes.
The second site fronts Fleetwood Road North, next to the Iron Horse pub.
The sites are designated for residential development in the Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone Masterplan, adopted in 2018, which sets out the principles of the future development of this area.
Of the 81 homes, there will be 14 one-bedroom houses, 31 with two bedrooms and 36 with three.
Lancashire-based Breck is active across the county with schemes in Preston, Blackpool, and Burnley in the pipeline.
More building in an already over built area with only one exit giving access to the m55 .This is a recipe for chaos for those having work commitments resulting in frustration and gridlock do planners realise that the area is a peninsula one way in one way out.
By Paul Batson
Far too many houses being built. The roads are bad enough, not enough schools, doctors etc in the area. The area CANNOT cope without the council looking at the infrastructure first. Stupid councillors do not think enough about what this will cause!!!!
By Anonymous
More houses yet no mention of schools or doctors surgeries. More congestion on the roads more pressure on buried services. On an average a family of 2 to 4 per house. Majority of households will have 1 to 2 cars. Poor transport services for the area leading to the reliance on motor vehicles or motorcycles. Less places available in local schools to accommodate children from the new houses. About time new schools public services be made part of the planning process for these huge estates being built across the area.
By Ray Browell
Why are council only granting planning permission for only houses to sell.what happened to social housing
By James Cooper
Unfortunately the planned housing development on Bourne Hill is an anglo saxon settlement and also 3 round houses. Why would Wyre Council sell the land and approve planning permission.
By Michelle Armstrong
The shires still totally allergic to encouraging density then? God forbid putting some of these units somewhere sustainably accessible and central rather than stuck out in the bungalow prairie that now covers most of the western Fylde.
By Barry the Bourne Hall Boggart
Unless these new houses are earmarked solely for local people, which they won’t be, it’s madness to keep building houses which will attractive more and more people to move from other towns and cities into an already over populated holiday/tourist area. Thanks to the extension of the illuminations the Fylde coast is over populated by hotel guests and caravan owners for at least 10 months of the year. It’s no surprise we have the drainage problems we already have and also flooding due to trees and hedgerows being cut down to build these concrete jungles. As others have already stated the councils have not provided the additional infrastructure needed to serve this growing population. Any objections made by local people are ignored by greedy councillors so all we can do is sit in traffic jams caused by more and more vehicles on our already busy roads and watch our precious green spaces disappearing 😪.
By Anonymous
Complete and utterly ridiculous what about
Building more hospital’s schools etc.
Been doing a new road from Cropper Rd roundabout across the moss to ease traffic should have been finished spring just gone just announced it will now be spring 2024. North West don’t need more houses we don’t have enough infrastructure to fill the peoples needs who are all ready living here without any more. Apart from the condition of all the roads. How about they get fixed before any more planning applications 🤔
By Anonymous
Makes sense. No,hang on a minute, it doesn’t 🤡
By Riley parsole
This is disgusting. Lived in Thornton all my life. It used to be rural with lovely walks around Raikes Road, Stanah etc. It’s now like living on the edge of a city. I am also interested in how doctors, dentists, schools etc are supposed to cope and where all these people are finding work.
By Anonymous
Think about the fact that all these extra houses inhabitants put an extra strain on an already conjested sewerage system., built over a century ago to suit the amount of persons then. Its about time any builders of new housing are forced to vastly upgrade an already overused sewerage system otherwise we will all be covered in more shit than we already are
By anonymous
Disgraceful.
By William
The roads can’t take the cars now add another minimum 256 cars to this area is pure madness it can’t take what’s already here also are they going to build another school, doctors and dentists minimum to cope with the rest of the infrastructural problems this brings. How to ruin a nice area in one foul swoop.
By David
Developers already have plenty of land to build on but they are hanging on to it.
By Anonymous
Can these homes be rented, and do they come under Wyre Borough Council ?
By Linda Slattery