Appeal over Bromyard homes plan (From Ledbury Reporter)
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Appeal over Bromyard homes plan
6:00pm Friday 2nd November 2012 in News
AN appeal has been lodged with the Secretary of State after plans for 127 homes in Bromyard were turned down.
In April this year Herefordshire Council’s planning committee rejected an application by Marsten Developments to build the homes on land at Porthouse Farm off the Tenbury Road.
Of the 127 homes, around 35 per cent would have been in the affordable bracket.
The refusal was made despite the plan being recommended for approval. Councillors, however, cited concerns over noise and light pollution.
Last week Marsten has appealed to the secretary of state against the refusal.
The site is the centre of a longrunning bid by Marsten to build homes there.
Almost three years ago the firm drew up plans to build 175 properties on the land but this was refused as it was outside the town’s settlement boundary.
Comments(2)
gedina
says...
1:40pm Sun 4 Nov 12
Back in the 1960's the population was around 1800.
The population today is around 3200, roughly double,
There is even less work there now, so any newcomers would need to travel at least 14 miles to Herford/worcester etc and back each day.
The town itself is in dire need of an uplift- including the town council.
This is all obviously about making the developers even richer.
old guy says...
6:46pm Fri 2 Nov 12