A screening opinion application has been submitted

A developer is hoping to build up to 170 homes in a Cambridgeshire village. Carter Jonas has been instructed by developer, Redrow Homes South Midlands to submit a full planning application for the development of land south of High Street in the village of Hauxton.

Hauxton is a small village located around five miles from Cambridge. A formal planning application has not yet been submitted but full planning permission will be sought for the development for up to 170 homes, access, open space and associated infrastructure. A screening opinion request has been submitted to South Cambridgeshire District Council to see whether an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required for the proposed development.

The new homes are proposed to be built across a 12.44 hectare site which is currently an agricultural field. Large parts of the site are proposed to remain as open space. New homes would be provided in development parcels in the central and western parts of the site while the eastern section would be left as public open space.

The site is close to existing homes, allotments and Hauxton Primary School and according to a screening letter, pedestrian and cycle access would be from High Street, with a potential link to Jopling Way currently being explored.

The screening letter states: “The views experienced across the Site have a rural character and open quality. However, the features of the views are typically unremarkable and are influenced by transport infrastructure, the settlement edge and electricity cables.

“The quantum of development is still to be determined but for the purpose of this screening opinion the redevelopment will not exceed an upper parameter of 170 new homes.”

Once a planning application has been formally submitted, the district council will consider the plans and decide whether the development can go ahead.