PLANS have been submitted for 970 new homes on York’s outskirts - with as many as 291 of them affordable. Redrow Homes Yorkshire’s £200 million ‘garden village’, which also includes a new primary school and community hub, is being proposed for 146 acres to the north of the Monks Cross shopping centre and just inside York’s outer ring road. The developers said in December that while its proposals would include affordable homes, the actual amount would be determined following detailed discussions with officers. Now in an outline planning application to City of York Council, planning consultants Johnson Mowat state that it “will include affordable housing in conformity with current policy”. They say this policy is for 30 per cent on greenfield sites, “subject to any constraints relating to the delivery of development including viability and cash flow”, and they continue: “This may result in the affordable housing provision being phased or deferred during the early stages of development.” The consultants say the site is allocated for housing in the city’s proposed Local Plan and could deliver seven per cent of York’s total housing need. “Any failure to facilitate delivery of housing development from this site will therefore have a significant impact on the ability of the council to meet its objectively assessed need,” they say. They reveal that the development is anticipated to start in 2020, subject to permission, and be completed over a period of approximately 10 years. As well as the school, there would also be a convenience store and extensive areas of public open space, including playing fields suitable for a range of sports, play areas, amenity open space and areas of new and retained trees. However, the scheme does not include new healthcare facilities; an appropriate financial contribution would be made instead towards increased or upgraded healthcare facilities elsewhere. The consultants say the application is not expected to be determined prior to the adoption of the Local Plan but, should that be delayed substantially, it might be necessary to determine the scheme in advance of this to accelerate the delivery of housing. They say that under such circumstances, the application site would still be Green Belt and the development would unavoidably impact on its openness. The council would then need to consider whether the benefits, including the level of market and affordable housing need, shortage of supply and lack of alternative non-Green Belt sites, constituted very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh the harm caused to the Green Belt. Redrow has said previously that its proposals were in keeping with a ‘garden village’ approach adopted by Redrow elsewhere, inspired by principles set down by garden city movement founder, Sir Ebenezer Howard, in the late 19th century, which encouraged sustainable homes and employment surrounded by green open spaces.
Redrow has submitted plans to build 970 new homes in a £ 200 million ( $ 278 m ) " garden village " development on the outskirts of York . The proposed New Homes Yorkshire development , north of Monks Cross shopping centre and within the city ring road , will include a new primary school , playing fields and a community hub . The proposals also include plans for up to 291 affordable homes , although the actual amount would be determined after discussions with planning officers . Planning consultants John Mowat said the site could deliver 7 % of the city 's total housing need .