Plans for 30 new homes - right next to controversial 230-home site in Yorkshire village

Initial planning permission is being sought to build 30 new homes in a Yorkshire village – on a site next to where a controversial 230-home plan will be developed, if planners allow.

CDP Ltd and Chartford Homes have submitted an outline application – at this stage this would consider access to the site and the number of homes – to build at land to the west of Silverdale Terrace, off Saddleworth Road, Greetland.

A later, full, application would cover more detailed aspects such as design of the new homes.

The site is immediately next to Keyland Developments’ proposed site for 230 homes off Ellistones Lane, which has been highly controversial.

Almost 400 objections were received by the council over the Keyland plans, which is also a live outline application recently considered, and a decision deferred, by the council’s Planning Committee to clarify a potential application irregularity.

CDP Ltd and – Leeds-based – Chartford Homes’ application includes two distinct options for positioning of homes within the site, which is allocated for housing in Calderdale’s Local Plan.

The Local Plan, adopted three years ago, indicates where new homes might be built into the 2030s.

According to reports submitted in support of the application on behalf of the developer by Nook Architecture and Design for the 1.01 hectare site, each of the two options features alternative access arrangements and site layouts, “to ensure the most appropriate and sustainable solution for the site.”

“Both options deliver a sustainable, high-quality development that optimises land use through carefully considered housing numbers and site density.

“In summary, this application proposes 30 residential dwellings offering a diverse mix of house types and sizes, each with generous private outdoor amenity space and two dedicated parking spaces.

“Improved site access from Saddleworth Road is incorporated into both options, and there is scope to create future links with adjacent land currently being considered for development.

“The application demonstrates a commitment to delivering a well-integrated, sustainable, and contextually appropriate development for the area,” argues the supporting statement.

Option one of CDP Ltd and Chartford Homes’ application would see two one-bed, five two-bed, 15 three-bed, and eight four-bed built – in all, 26 houses and four flats.

Option two would see two one-bed, five two-bed, 16 three-bed and seven four-bed homes, in all 26 houses and four flats, according to the papers.

Green Belt land forms the southern edge of the site and separates it from open countryside, while the site has good car, public transport and pedestrian links, with the new Elland Rail Station to be added in coming years, argues the supporting statement.