Developer Rowland Homes warned the site was ‘risky’ to develop and so would become unviable if the council made too many demands
Plans for 52 new homes in Blackpool have failed to get the go ahead after councillors raised concerns over a reduction in affordable housing within the scheme.
Blackpool Council’s planning committee agreed to defer a decision in order to seek more information. Rowland Homes wants to develop the land with the construction of 27 detached homes, 18 semi-detached and seven terraced properties, with between two and four bedrooms.Council policies, agreed since the full application was submitted in January 2022, require 30 per cent of homes on larger development sites to be affordable, preferably through social rent.
Councillors said they felt the application failed to meet too many of the council’s own policies and planning obligations for them to approve it. Coun Jo Farrell said: “I understand the cost of materials etc has gone up, but we have to think of our residents and the communities they live in.” Jonathan Pickthall, representing Rowland Homes, said the site was challenging to develop due to the quality of the land and the small size of the site. It was previously part of the Redwood Point housing estate for 422 homes on sites surrounding Moss House Road, but this phase had stalled.
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