Client

Persimmon Homes Yorkshire

Local Authority

North Yorkshire Council (Former Selby District)

Project Description

Traditional Housing

DPP were instructed by Persimmon Homes Yorkshire to prepare, manage, and submit an application for full planning permission to build 109 new residential dwellings in Eggborough, a settlement approximately 7 kilometres east of Knottingley.  

The site, lying off Low Eggborough Road and northwest of the A19, forms part of a large housing allocation known in the Local Plan as EGG/3. 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.   

Achievements

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required access to be taken via the neighbouring site, carried little weight given that the policies in the plan were out of date.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 LPA to overcome significant objections from local neighbouring residents, a 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.