DOZENS of new homes could be built in a small village near Yeovil if new plans are approved.
The Dowding family was granted outline planning permission in November 2018 to build 28 new houses on Vagg Lane in Chilthorne Domer, north of The Carpenters Arms pub.
Magna Housing acquired the site in July 20201 and has now submitted revised plans for the same number of dwellings.
South Somerset District Council is expected to make a ruling on the newest plans in the early-spring.
The site lies at the eastern edge of the village, a short distance from the Brimsmore key site on the north-western edge of Yeovil, where more than 900 homes will eventually be delivered.
Access to the site will be from Vagg Lane east of the pub’s boundary, with an attenuation pond being constructed at the site’s northern edge to reduce the flood risk to both new and existing residents of the village.
An existing footpath running through the site will be maintained, providing a pedestrian link between the new homes and the local primary school.
Magna Housing, which is based in Dorchester, has set a target of delivering between 200 and 300 new homes per year over the next decade.
Of the 28 homes planned for the site, 13 will be affordable – which exceeds the council’s target of 35 per cent affordable housing for any new development to ten homes or more.
A spokesman for Intelligent Land (representing the applicant) said: “The proposal responds to its setting, provides a mix of house types and tenures that will deliver a range of housing that is appropriate to its edge of settlement location by incorporating well-located green space and a significant landscape buffer, which also allows for biodiversity enhancement.
“Magna Housing is acutely aware of the need to avoid separation of private and affordable housing into ‘enclaves’, as is often seen in new developments.
“While the development does contain some traditional build dwellings, almost 70 per cent of the units on site will be modular, which is considered to be a significant benefit to both carbon emissions and speed of delivery.”
The council is expected to make a decision on the plans in the early-spring.
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