Fully affordable housing estate approved on former Sutton tree nursery
More than 30 affordable homes on a former tree nursery near Sutton have been given the green light.
Applicant Mr T Griffiths applied to Ashfield Council in December 2024 for a fully affordable housing development to be built on land to the north of 23 Beck Lane and 26 Omberley Avenue.
The site was a former tree nursery which planning documents say was last in use at the end of 1988.
Buildings on site have remained unused since then and the ‘site has become overgrown’.
An existing housing development sits immediately to the south of the site.
Now, the new housing scheme can go ahead after the council approved the plans for 33 new affordable homes on December 1, which documents say will help contribute towards the ‘overwhelming need’ of this type of housing in the district.
Proposals also include the demolition of the existing buildings on the land, along with tree removal.
According to drawing plans, 14 of the homes are three-beds and 19 are two-beds and access would be from Omberley Avenue.
The proposals were met with 25 objections which included concerns about the ‘difficulty’ exiting Omberley Avenue on to Mansfield Road during rush hour, an increase in traffic, the loss of green land and added vehicle noise.
The layout of the site has been amended since it was originally submitted following comments from Nottinghamshire Council’s highway team, which has no objections to the plans.
Officers from the county council believe the homes are ‘unlikely to give rise to significant impacts on highway capacity or safety’ if the site access and parking are ‘satisfactory’.
Documents reveal Nottingham Community Housing Association will own and manage the affordable homes in the future.
They also state a minimum of 25 per cent of the homes – equating to around eight – should come under shared ownership with the rest being affordable rents.