BREAKING: Planning permission granted for 1,400 new home development for Sleaford

The proposed layout of the outline plans for a new urban extension to the north and west of Sleaford. EMN-170321-192033001

North Kesteven planners have granted outline planning permission for a proposed 1,400-home urban extension to the town.

North Kesteven District Council’s planning committee this evening (Tuesday) considered the scheme put forward by a consortium of five local landowners, The Drove Landowners Partnership, who were approached some four years ago by the council to come up with a project to provide land for future growth of Sleaford.

The proposed Sleaford West sustainable urban extension is on land to the west of The Drove, Covel Road, Stokes Drive and St Denys’ Avenue, north of the River Slea and bounded to the west by the A15 bypass.

It would see the construction of 1,400 new homes, 50 unit care home, two form entry primary school, secondary education facility, light industrial and office units, 40 bed hotel, health centre with GP surgery, retail units with offices above, a family pub/restaurant, a community centre, public open space and outdoor sports pitches, with access from a new roundabout off the A15 as well as limited access from the existing Stokes Drive, Drove Lane and St Denys’ Avenue for the first phase of 211 homes. The remainder must be served by the new roundabout.