Plan for 150 East Yorkshire village homes gets go ahead

Plans for 150 homes in an East Yorkshire village have been approved despite a councillor claiming there would be no benefits to the scheme.

The housing will be built on land in West Field Lane in Swanland.

A total of 40 objections were lodged, claiming the development was unwanted and that village infrastructure was unsuitable.

Developer Crest Nicolson said it had changed the mix of housing to include more bungalows following feedback.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, local councillor Paul Hopton said, although the community welcomed the changes, he felt the design was unimaginative and raised concerns over construction traffic.

"There's no benefits to this scheme at all and there's been no engagement with the community since a meeting held well over a year ago," he told the East Riding of Yorkshire Council planning meeting.

"The community welcomes the changes to the plans despite the unremarkable design. It's a shame builders can't be more imaginative especially when they have so much space."

He added: "But the access that's going to be used for construction traffic for the next five years is vastly unsuitable."

Plans for the homes include a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom houses along with green spaces, a walking path and park.

The developer's agent told the meeting: "The application was previously deferred to amend the proposed housing mix which the applicant has done.

"All other aspects have been considered acceptable and this will provide 95 trees and green space across the site.

"There will also be new parkland and £230,000 in offsite contributions made to local recreational clubs, schools and highways across the village," the agent added.

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