Nine-home plan to transform site near Kingsley Allotments

An application has been received by Cheshire West and Chester Council seeking permission in principle to build nine homes at Kingsley Allotments, off Chapel Lane.

A design and access statement, prepared by BA Architects on behalf of the applicant, says the scheme will provide a 'balanced mix of homes, including a range of two, four, and five-bedroom properties'.

Three of the dwellings would designated as affordable housing.

The statement adds the development would 'make efficient use of underused land', currently used for agricultural storage, while access to the adjacent allotments will be maintained.

It says: "The development has been carefully designed to reflect the scale and character of Kingsley village, while making efficient use of underused land and maintaining continued access to the existing allotments.

"The site is in a sustainable location, within walking distance of local shops, the school, church, and community facilities, with good links to the wider Cheshire area.

"Access will be via the existing Chapel Lane entrance, which will be retained and upgraded."

The design and access statement adds pedestrian access will also be from Chapel Lane, with parking provided to allow for vehicular turning.

It adds: "The proposal does not affect any footpaths or public right of ways. Parking will be over and above the council’s standards."

This is the latest permission in principle (PIP) application concerning Kingsley after an earlier application for up to nine homes on land adjacent to Kingsley and Newton Cemetery, off Westbrook Road, was approved in August.

Permission in principle (PIP) applications are an alternative way of obtaining planning approval for housing-led development, before detailed proposals are assessed in a technical details consent (TDC) stage.

To view the plans and comment on the latest application, it can be found by searching 25/03405/PIP on the CWAC planning portal.