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DPP has successfully submitted a full planning application for Persimmon Homes Yorkshire to build 109 new residential dwellings off Low Eggborough Road, Eggborough, in North Yorkshire.
The proposal features a mix of one to four-bedroom homes, with 11 affordable homes being provided as part of the development, despite a viability report confirming that viable issues would justify zero provision.
Each home includes low-carbon heat pumps and EV charging points, supporting sustainable living. The proposal also featured public open space, outdoor gym equipment in the form of a trim trail, and a new children’s play area.
As part of the panning application process Persimmon agreed to invest in local bus services and healthcare provision, ensuring the development provides wider benefits for the community.
The Eggborough site is allocated for residential development under Policy EGG/3 within the Selby District Local Plan, which was adopted in 2005 and provides specific criteria for the development of the land. Despite being allocated for some time, the site remained undeveloped and without planning permission due to a complicated ransom situation which was caused by one of the criteria of Policy EGG/3 regarding access.
DPP successfully demonstrated that the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and instead could only demonstrate a 2.6-year supply of deliverable sites. This meant that the tilted balance was engaged and that the criteria set out in the original EGG/3 policy wording, which required access to be taken via the neighbouring site, carried little weight given that the policies in the plan were out of date.
DPP also demonstrated that there no adverse impacts existed that would ‘significantly and demonstrably’ outweigh the benefits of the scheme, which included the provision of new homes to boost housing delivery, providing a well-designed place and a biodiversity net gain.
DPP and Persimmon Homes have worked extensively with the Local Planning Authority (LPA) to overcome significant objections from local neighbouring residents, the ransom situation, as well as a number of technical issues, including noise from the A19, layout concerns and highways.
DPPs work, in partnership with the LPA, led to a recommendation for approval, which was later granted at Planning Committee. The decision has since been received following completion of the S106.
