Major new housing development plan unveiled for Nottinghamshire farmland

Up to 90 homes are planned for the site

Farmland in an Ashfield village could be turned into a housing development of 90 homes. An outline planning application for a residential site in Sutton-in-Ashfield has been submitted to Ashfield District Council by applicant GMJ Ventures Ltd.

The proposed site is at Radfords Farm in Dawgates Lane, Skegby, with Dawgates Lane to the west and Woodhouse Lane to the south-east. Access to the land already exists on Dawgates Lane with developers proposing to add pedestrian access on Woodhouse Lane in the south of the site.

Several large agricultural buildings and structures currently sit on the 4.4 hectares of land and would be demolished. The closest public transport link, Pleasley Road bus stop, is a five minute walk from the site and is located on Mansfield Road.

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Both a primary school and supermarket are a six minute walk away. Although the application only gives limited details on the development - and is yet to be approved - a mixture of houses can be expected to be presented in a future detailed stage of the planning process.

Planting of new hedgerows, wildflower meadows and woodland to mitigate habitat and biodiversity loss are planned. According to planning documents, no adverse impacts to the landscape, biodiversity, trees, access and flood risk have been found.

The application will be decided by the council’s planning committee at a later date. If approved, details surrounding the scale, layout and landscaping of the site will be submitted separately at a later stage.