Date published: 11 April 2024
The properties will be built in the centre of Ludgershall, a market town in Wiltshire, at a site formerly occupied by a coach depot and car repair uses.
Planning and Design consultancy Nash Partnership secured permission on Stonewater’s behalf after successfully navigating planning issues raised by the redevelopment proposal.
Stonewater will now focus on progressing the development to the construction stage and provision of the homes.
Peter Crouch, Head of Development (South West) at Stonewater, said the scheme will incorporate sustainable features that will help customers with lower energy bills.
He said: “We’re thrilled to be working with Nash Partnership to create these much needed affordable and sustainable homes in Ludgershall.
“At Stonewater, we’re committed to providing good quality homes that enable communities to thrive and at this scheme will be looking to incorporate features such as renewable energy and heating systems and electric vehicle charging points, which will help customers with lower energy bills.”
Issues raised following the proposal included access, groundwater flood risk, ecological impacts from nitrates discharge, urban design and noise from adjacent ventilation and extraction equipment.
To address these challenges, Nash Partnership worked closely with a range of consultants and local authority officers to discuss, negotiate and resolve them.
Some matters will be addressed through planning obligations secured by a S106 Agreement and the approval decision is subject its completion.
Nash Partnership Associate Planner, Alison Lugsden commented; “The Parnham Coaches site is in a highly sustainable location in the centre of Ludgershall. The development of 27 new homes will create a well-designed form of development, appropriate to its context, to enable this unused land to help meet local housing need and contribute to the health and vitality of the town centre. It is a development very much in line with the overarching purpose of the planning system in helping to achieve sustainable development.”
Commenting on the success, Alison from Nash Partnership said: “The application process has been running since spring 2020, which is testament to the difficulty of getting this proposal through the planning system. We are pleased to have brought the application to a successful conclusion and look forward to seeing the scheme take shape.”
