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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans for a small housing estate on green belt land on the outskirts of Bury have been submitted.
Holcombe Brook based Cornell Group is seeking permission in principle to build nine homes on grassed land at the junction of Bentley Lane and Walmersley Old Road.
The plot borders the M66 motorway and consists of greenfield land with an area of allotments to the southern boundary, with a number of outbuildings and structures.
The larger portion of the site was previously been in agricultural use.
A former quarry lies to the north west boundary, which is now a mature woodland there is residential development bordering along Bentley Lane and Walmersley Old Road.
A planning statement in support of the proposals states that there are a number of constraints to the development of the land
and ‘the developable area will be significantly smaller’ than the entire plot.
Limitations to development include a number of mature trees surrounding the sit with the root protection zones of these trees needing to be protected
The report said the nearby M66 made it ‘reasonable to assume that noise will be a technical constraint’ the development needing to stand off from the M66, particularly given the levels of the site closest to the motorway.
The planning statement, said: “The site is located within a sustainable and well-connected area, offering good accessibility to a range of local services and facilities.
“The site is also well served by public transport, with a number of bus stops located within walking distance that provide frequent services to surrounding towns and urban centres, including the Metro interchange in Bury.
“There are cycle lanes along Walmersley Road that run towards Bury town centre.”
A the site is in the green belt the developer intends to argue that the land be classified as ‘grey belt’.
The report said that for the purposes of decision-making, ‘grey belt’ is defined as land in the green belt comprising previously developed land and/or any other land that, in either case, does not strongly contribute to any of purposes of the green belt’.
The applicant states in the plans that the plot ‘only makes a weak contribution to each purpose’ of the green belt.
Planners at Bury council will consider the plans in the coming weeks.
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