Harlex appeals Timperley World of Pets refusal
Trafford Council refused the developer consent to build 116 homes on the Thorley Lane Green Belt site in March and will now have to defend its position at inquiry.
Harlex lodged plans for the redevelopment of the 7.2-acre former World of Pets site in October 2021.
The scheme featured more than 100 “energy efficient” homes to address pent-up demand for housing in Timperley, according to Harlex managing director James Nicholson.
At the time of the submission, Harlex’s planning consultant Rapleys said that Trafford had only delivered 61% of the homes it was statutorily required to provide over the last three years.
“Trafford currently falls within the bottom 10% of authorities in England for housing delivery,” Rapleys added. “The proposed development will deliver a substantial contribution towards this significant identified market housing shortfall.”
The proposals were recommended for refusal by Trafford Council’s planning team in March and were subsequently rejected at committee.
Trafford’s committee concluded that the benefits of the scheme, which proposed a 45% provision of affordable housing, would not outweigh the negative impact on the Green Belt.
Harlex bought the site, allocated for housing under the Places for Everyone plan, in 2018 in a deal backed by the Residential Land Partnership fund.
No date has yet been set for the appeal. Harlex declined to comment.
The Schools, Doctor’s, Dentists are all full, the area is very short of recreational / green open spaces in the area, this plan and other’s like it should be rejected.
By Colin J.Yates
Far to big a development for a brownfield site let alone green belt the road network in the area won’t sustain 116 houses let alone schools and doctors surgery’s
By steve woods
All these houses that they want to build are taking away a natural soak away of rain water, plus all the added sewerage and waste water for that area would over run the existing drainage infrastructure down hill, which i am sure the developers are not going to pay to upgrade?? This will again fall onto the taxpayer to have the local council to do later on when it visually becomes a problem. Not only will the local residents have to deal with the payment but also the inconvenience of it all.
You haven’t got me started on impact to wildlife.
STOP DEVELOPMENT ON GREENBELTS…..
By John Hutton
Typical Cheshire nimbys, it was rejected because the council fears a backlash. Everyone wants more homes available as long as it’s somewhere else.
By Simon Turner