Plans for 62 new homes in a Nottingham suburb have finally been given the go-ahead after they were first submitted nearly two years ago.
Dozens of new homes will be built on the former Beeston Maltings brewery site in Dovecote Lane, Beeston in the next few years.
But concerns were raised by one resident who called the plans “ridiculous”.
There will be a range of homes from one bed apartments as well as two, three and four bed houses.
Permission was granted to the applicant IDD Commercial Ltd and Platform Housing Group in July by Broxtowe Borough Council’s planning committee.
But the developers must meet 20 conditions, including a requirement that the work must be completed within three years.
Resident Bob Pitchfork, who has lived in the area for 28 years, called the plans “ridiculous”.
He lives less than a thousand feet from the brownfield site in Beeston.
He said: “We’ve had an independent survey done on the road which is a rat run anyway.
“Dovecote Lane is congested as it is. The site is totally suitable for housing but the way the entrance and exit are being used is wrong.
“This new housing estate will come directly on to cycle route number six, the longest cycle route in England.
“700 people signed a petition objecting to this.”
A decision on the plans was deferred by councillors earlier this year after concerns were raised due to the “density of the development”.
The number of homes was then reduced from 74 to 62 meaning councillors are now satisfied with the new plans.
There was also an amendment to the road layout “to enable all roads to be of an adoptable standard such that larger vehicles, such as refuse vehicles, can enter and exit the site in a forward gear.”
The planning committee said: “The benefits of the proposal are that it is an allocated site for residential development and would return a vacant site back to use; would provide 100% affordable housing; would provide an opportunity to provide a future link through to the adjacent site, enhancing connectivity; is in a sustainable location with good access to public transport and to community facilities; and would provide a good standard of living accommodation for the future occupiers.
“As the density of the development has been reduced, it has been possible to ensure that all proposed dwellings on the site meet the guidance as set out in the DCLG’s Nationally Described Space Standards, to the benefit of the future occupiers.”
