Redrow Homes has submitted a detailed planning application for the second stage of its estate on land in Dry Street. Outline planning permission for the 725-home development was granted by Basildon Council in 2013 - despite objections over the loss of wildlife. The Longwood Riding School was also forced to relocate to Barleylands Road, in Billericay. Work on the first phase of 181 houses is already underway. Its details application was approved by then planning committee chairman Carole Morris behind closed doors using delegated powers – sparking uproar from campaigners. Danny Lovey, from the Green Action Group, said members were resigned to the development taking place. He added: “Outline planning permission has been granted, so it is now just the finer details they are discussing. “We will be scrutinising the plans fully.” The campaigners even took their battle to the High Court as they tried to fight the development. Out of the 192 new homes in the second phase, 35 will be affordable. They range from one-bed apartments to five-bed houses. Parking is available both in garages and on the road. As well as the houses, there will also be a play area, open space and improvements to roads including Nethermayne and Dry Street. Planning documents from Redrow Homes read: “In developing this part of the Nethermayne site, Redrow Homes is seeking to reinforce the quality of this new environment, and enhance both the landscape and the built character of the evolving neighbourhood, contributing to the delivery of sustainable development for Basildon. “We aspire to create a thriving, flourishing place, where residents engage with the locality, are keen to connect with each other and with the area as it grows, and are inspired to look after and maintain the high quality of their surroundings. “The new development will create buildings and spaces which will enrich the character of Basildon and the wider area, including the high quality landscape design of the green spaces, the new housing, the street environments and the public realm. “The Redrow Homes team recognises that this development will be perceived as an integral part of the neighbourhood and built fabric of Basildon, which will promote sustainable living for existing and future residents.” A decision on the latest phase will be made by July 3.
Redrow has submitted its plans for the second stage of its Dry Street estate. The company is proposing to build a new £30m development on the site which would include two residential blocks and retail units. The new development will force the relocation of the Longwood Riding School. The first stage, a development of 181 houses, is already being carried out.