Planning application submitted

Thank you for attending our consultation last year. We have examined the feedback you gave and have amended our designs as a result.

The majority of comments received were positive. 89% of respondents said that they liked the landscaping proposal and 78% liked the design of the building. We are therefore proposing only slight changes. The main change is the removal of flats at the north of the courtyard block to allow more light into the play space in the centre. Additional cycle spaces have also been included within a purpose-built cycle store.

We therefore propose to build 87 high quality new homes and improved green space the size of 4 tennis courts on the corner of Roxwell Road and Stebbing Way. The ambitious plan will result in an increase of 46 affordable energy efficient homes set within green space. 40 car and 157 cycle parking spaces will also be provided.

The development will improve the quality and diversity of the housing, offering a mix of types and tenures to increase the choices for local residents. The homes will be split across 4 buildings with a range of 1-4 bed properties and will include flats, maisonettes and houses. The energy efficiency of homes will also be improved, reducing the running costs for residents and management costs for the council. The layout of the new homes will be designed to maximise daylight, ventilation and environmental performance.

The scheme will open up the visibility and accessibility of Newlands Park, providing a landscaped ‘green’ access route from Stebbing Way into the park. Residents will have access to private amenity space in either balconies, terraces or gardens. They will also benefit from the improved linkages to the park.

If the plan is approved in 2020, construction work is likely to start in early 2021. Further information about the project will be issued in Spring 2020.

To make way for the development, the existing properties at 53-135 Roxwell Road and 2 & 4 Stebbing Way will be demolished. Our staff are visiting all tenants between now and April to talk about how we can help them move home while the work is underway, and also about the option to return to the flats once they are rebuilt. They will also visit all leaseholders in the between now and the end of March.

What happens next?

The planning application was submitted on 19th December 2019. The council's planning team will then carry out further public consultation before presenting the application to the Planning Committee in Spring 2020. If planning permission is granted, the works could start in 2021.