Langham Park Developments Proposed Residential Development ...

Proposed Development off Low Wood Road, Nottingham
• Accessibility: the Plan seeks the co-ordination of development and transport with an
emphasis on accessibility by means other than the private car and general
minimisation of the need to travel.
The proposal to identify land for housing in the Broxtowe area clearly implies that there is a
lack of housing supply in the Broxtowe area. The development proposal to provide circa
150 residential units on the site, that is located between residential development to both the
north and south, maintains the connectivity between the Apollo Drive/Hempshill Lane
development and the existing residential development immediately south of the A610.
5.8.1 Chapter 4 - Housing
A main purpose of the local plan is to ensure that housing needs in Broxtowe are catered
for. Broxtowe contains housing of different types generally well located in relation to
amenities and transport facilities and providing for the needs of people across a wide
spectrum of ages, incomes and family circumstances.
The majority of new housing has been, and is likely to continue to be, provided by the
private sector. It is the responsibility of the Council to ensure that the housing needs
of all present and future residents are catered for. Therefore, the Council will require
private development to be of a form which meets the various housing needs of the
community as set out in the annual Housing Strategy Statement, including ‘affordable’
housing. The Council will also take opportunities to bring forward other special needs
housing as appropriate.
Policies HO1 and HO2 identified a number of housing sites, some of which have not been
developed. Some, but not all, are still considered to be suitable and readily available for
development and these sites have been carried forward into this Plan.
Policy H1 identifies all sites on which residential development is proposed, noting those
sites which have been previously developed. Site specific criteria for constraints on the
form of development are identified in supplementary detail paragraphs which form part of
the policy.
5.8 Broxtowe Core Strategy
A Core Strategy is the key Development Plan Document (DPD) within the Local
Development Framework, in which decisions are made about the amount, location and
timing of new development in broad terms.
Broxtowe has been working closely together with the Councils of Ashfield, Erewash,
Gedling, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe to prepare aligned Core Strategies for Greater
Nottingham. Broxtowe's Strategy will, once adopted, set out the vision, strategic objectives
and spatial strategy for future developments within Broxtowe Borough.
The councils of Broxtowe, Erewash, Gedling, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe have
been working with Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire County Councils to prepare a new
aligned and consistent planning strategy for Greater Nottingham, known as the Greater
Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies. They have also been working with Ashfield District
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