Update about potential changes to planning proposals on Greenway Lane

Following the Parish Council’s letter to the planning authority just before Christmas (see here) only a relatively small number of the changes being requested by Imperial Homes have been accepted.

Amongst other things the planners are saying:

• property boundaries, including with existing houses in Glebe Road, should be native hedges (as previously agreed) – not close board fencing as recently proposed
• better quality materials are required, more rurally appropriate, not plain tarmac, nor cheap concrete slabs or cheap fascias, soffits or plastic doors and windows
• the proposed ‘growing wall’ needs to be better
• every new house should have a bird box for swifts, special tiles for bats and special bricks for bees – as originally agreed by Metis Homes
• each house is supposed to have Solar Panels
• more details about the noise from the Air Source Heat Pumps is required
• other important details are missing.

It is understood that the developers now have to revise their proposals and/or provide more information and hopefully the Parish Council will be given another chance to study everything.