Residents object to plans for 207 homes recommended for approval in Doncaster village

An application will come before councillors to erect 207 homes on land south of Alexandra Street in Thorne. The plan is being recommended for approval by council officers.

But a second scheme for 35 homes on a plot north of Alexandra Street by the same applicant has been recommended for refusal by planning officials.

Officers say the land is within the countryside policy area and should not be built on.

The final decision on both applications will be down to the planning committee.

The 207 homes scheme also includes associated infrastructure such as parking, hard public open space and a nature pond.

The site lies to the west of Thorne bound on its eastern and southern boundaries by homes on Hawthorne Road and Highfield Crescent. To the west of the site lies North Eastern Railway's Hull and Doncaster Branch.

Doncaster Council’s planning department received 23 objections over the loss of trees, impact on nearby roads and concerns over school capacity and other facilities in the area.

Privacy concerns, flood risk and the removal of a play space were also noted.

Thorne Moorends Town Council supports the application in principle but does have ‘concerns over the access and egress’ to and from the site.

If approved, applicant Knox and Brooks Trust will have to provide around £1.1 million under a Section 106 agreement to provide an extra 31 school places.

The applicant will also have to provide signalised junctions at A614 Selby Road/Omega Boulevard and at King Street/Field Road.

The western side of Alexandra Road which meets Lands End Road will also be widened.

DMBC planning officer Garry Hildersley, said: “There are no material planning considerations that would significantly or demonstrably outweigh the social, economic or environmental benefits of the proposal in this location.

“The development would not cause undue harm to neighbouring properties, the highway network, rail network or the wider character of the area.”

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