Whilst it’s been a long journey, we’re delighted to have secured planning permission, on behalf of our client Stonewater, for 27 new affordable homes in the centre of the market town of Ludgershall.
The site was formerly occupied by a coach depot and car repair uses. The redevelopment proposal raised a range of planning issues, including access, groundwater flood risk, ecological impacts from nitrates discharge, urban design and noise from adjacent ventilation and extraction equipment.
To address these issues, we have worked with Thrive Architects, Cole Easdon and Acoustic Consultants. Despite the length of the process, which has been running since spring 2020, we are grateful to officers for working with us to resolve the issues through discussion and negotiation. Some matters will be addressed through planning obligations secured by a S106 Agreement and the approval decision is subject to completion of this.
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.”
Peter Crouch, Head of Development (South West) at Stonewater added: “We’re really pleased 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.”
We look forward to supporting Stonewater in moving to the construction stage and provision of these new town centre homes.
