Local residents from St Vincents Road and Croft Drive sighed with relief when our arguments to halt the over bearing new development proposed for the old Shirley Croft sit were accepted by the Development Control Commitee. As a result they voted to REJECT the proposed plans.
It was a missed opportunity for the developer from whom residents were willing to accept a less substantial development. Residents accepted the taller houses facing onto Harrowby Road but were asking that houses backing onto their gardens (Plots 5-8) should be single storey bungalows and not the 2/3 storey buildings planned which would have been overbearing and cause issues with light and overlooking for some residents.
The developer has a few options now and we will need to monitor to see what happens next.
They may go to appeal
They may revisit their plans and submit a new development application
They may sell the plot as it is
They may do nothing.
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