New plans to build up to 300 homes on the northern edge of Northallerton have emerged.
Housebuilder Persimmon Homes has submitted a request to North Yorkshire Council for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening opinion ahead of a possible planning application.
The proposal involves fields north of the existing Kingsbrook development.
The site features agricultural land to the north and west and Brompton Beck and the railway line to the east.
The land lies outside the areas previously earmarked for housing as part of the North Northallerton development and was not identified for housing in the local plan for Hambleton.
However, the developer says the proposals would represent a further phase of the wider North Northallerton scheme, which originally saw permission granted for up to 900 homes.
Documents submitted by Persimmon describe the site as a “logical and sustainable location for growth”.
The applicant adds: “The site forms part of the wider North Northallerton strategic allocation, which benefits from an extant hybrid planning permission supported by an environmental statement that assessed the cumulative impacts of up to 900 dwellings and associated mixed-use development.
“The proposed development would effectively represent a subsequent phase of this wider approved scheme and would utilise infrastructure planned and delivered as part of the strategic allocation.”
A mix of house types and tenures is proposed, including affordable housing, alongside public open space, landscaping, tree-lined streets and sustainable drainage systems.
Access would be provided through an extension of Goldfinch Way, with an additional emergency access and walking and cycling connection to Sparrow Way.
The screening report acknowledges that parts of the site fall within flood zones two and three, associated with Brompton Beck.
It also identifies an area of high surface water flood risk running through the central part of the site.
The applicant says housing would be directed towards areas at the lowest risk of flooding, with a detailed flood risk assessment prepared as part of any future planning application.
Further ecological surveys have also been recommended, including investigations into bats, otters and water voles along Brompton Beck.
The developer acknowledges that the development would be visible from neighbouring settlements, including Brompton, and that there are listed buildings nearby and a designated battlefield to the north.
A landscape and visual impact assessment and heritage statement would be submitted with any future application.
The screening report also considers the cumulative effects of the development alongside the existing North Northallerton scheme, including additional traffic, noise and air pollution.
However, Persimmon argues that any impacts could be addressed through technical assessments and appropriate mitigation measures.
It concludes that the proposals would not result in significant environmental effects and therefore should not require a full environmental impact assessment.
North Yorkshire Council will now determine whether a full assessment is necessary for any future planning application.
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