FPCR Environmental & Design has been working with the housebuilder on plans for the 19-acre site in the village of Carlton, near Pontefract.
The planning proposals, for which Lichfields is advising on the planning, include a range of building heights and housing types with a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced properties.
The property consists of two to four bedroom homes and eight bungalows. Allocated affordable housing is also spread across the site rather than grouped together and has the same exterior aesthetic as market housing.
Plans show approximately five acres of green space, including a children's play area.
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In its design and access statement, Persimmon notes that the site has a housing density of 37 homes per hectare, which is below the required 40 homes set out in the Pontefract Metropolitan Area Policy. The policy states that “lower density may be acceptable depending on the characteristics of individual sites.”
This may be an attempt to appease local public opinion. The application was approved on September 20, 2024, but at the time of publication there were already nearly 180 comments on Wakefield's planning portal, the majority of which were in opposition.
The location is close to a supermarket, three doctors' surgeries, a nursery school and a local secondary school, as well as good road links to Leeds via the nearby M62. There are also bus routes to Doncaster, Durrington and Pontefract.
Planning documents can be viewed on Wakefield's planning portal (reference number: 24/01567/FUL).
