Plans for 250 homes in village refused by council

Plans for a major housing development in a village have been refused by a council after it received 137 objections.

Peterborough City Council received an application in April last year from Gladman Developments for 250 new homes to be built in Glinton.

The planning documents, which were refused on 19 May, described the development as a "sensitively designed and high-quality neighbourhood".

Bob Randall, the vice-chairman of Glinton Parish Council, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "Adding an extra 250 homes and the traffic that involves would have been quite a burden on the village."

The plans, which included a children's play area and public open space, said the development was "sensitively designed".

A total of 137 residents and parties objected to the plans, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Neil Boyce and Peter Hiller, Glinton ward councillors from the Peterborough First group, were among the people who objected against the proposal.

Randall said: "There are not really sufficient spaces in the junior school or Arthur Mellows [Village College] to accommodate that addition within the village.

"You'd end up with children having to go to schools some distance away."

He said people were concerned after plans for a further 355 homes, which were part of the council's draft Local Plan, were still under consultation.

"That's 355 houses that are being proposed and there's no way Glinton can anywhere near cope with a 50% increase in the size of the village," he added.

City council planners refused the application from Gladman Developments, noting that the proposal did not fall into any of the categories under the current Local Plan.

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