Plans submitted for 110 village homes

Plans have been submitted for 110 homes on the edge of a Lincolnshire village.

The land, on the eastern edge of Leasingham, near Sleaford, was previously earmarked for 78 properties as part of the area's Local Plan which is used to guide development in the region.

However, planning documents said the proposal offered "a more efficient" use of the land and would deliver more affordable homes and a greater range of properties.

The application will be decided by North Kesteven District Council.

Warrendale Group Limited, which submitted the application, said the development would include a mixture of bungalows, two-storey detached, semi-detached, and terraced housing.

Planning documents said: "The [current] allocation would have led to larger properties and gardens and not a mix of housing types and sizes more appropriate to the location.

"In addition, the proposed scheme would now deliver 22 affordable houses as opposed to 15."

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the application was "speculative", with a number of developers reportedly interested if planning permission was granted.

The exact layout and size of the properties would require approval from a future application, it said.

Further details of the proposals can be viewed on North Kesteven District Council's website.

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