Nine luxury, three-storey homes
could be built on a site in Southwell believed to contain Roman remains
of national importance.
New plans for the Church Street site,
which contains the remains of a Roman villa and a Saxon burial ground,
have been submitted to Newark and Sherwood District Council.
It comes more than a year after previous plans for 29 homes, including apartments, were rejected on the grounds they were unsuitable for a site next to the minster and in the town’s conservation area.
The new application shows large homes, most with five bedrooms, and each with a garage. There appears to be no lower-cost housing included.
It said: “The site is sustainably located in Southwell and will enable the redundant Minster School land to be brought into an appropriate alternative use, delivering high-quality housing and positively contributing to and reinforcing the historic character of the area.”
Heritage groups in Southwell have been vehemently opposed to any kind of development on the site and wish to see it preserved as a heritage park.
They have submitted plans for a heritage park to the district council.
Mr Mike Kirton, on behalf of Southwell Heritage Park Campaign, said: “Our views are shared by the 3,000-plus people who signed the petition in 2011.
“The report from the archaeological survey has reinforced our views that this site should be saved from development and become a heritage park.
“This is one of the most important historical sites in the county and we have urged English Heritage to re-appraise the area covered by the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
“We hope the district council will take the new evidence into account when considering this latest application for nine substantial properties.”
The plans will also be considered by Southwell Town Council and Southwell Civic Society.
The chairman of the civic society, Mr Brendan Haigh, said: “This application has just come in and we giving urgent consideration to it.”
It comes more than a year after previous plans for 29 homes, including apartments, were rejected on the grounds they were unsuitable for a site next to the minster and in the town’s conservation area.
The new application shows large homes, most with five bedrooms, and each with a garage. There appears to be no lower-cost housing included.
It said: “The site is sustainably located in Southwell and will enable the redundant Minster School land to be brought into an appropriate alternative use, delivering high-quality housing and positively contributing to and reinforcing the historic character of the area.”
Heritage groups in Southwell have been vehemently opposed to any kind of development on the site and wish to see it preserved as a heritage park.
They have submitted plans for a heritage park to the district council.
Mr Mike Kirton, on behalf of Southwell Heritage Park Campaign, said: “Our views are shared by the 3,000-plus people who signed the petition in 2011.
“The report from the archaeological survey has reinforced our views that this site should be saved from development and become a heritage park.
“This is one of the most important historical sites in the county and we have urged English Heritage to re-appraise the area covered by the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
“We hope the district council will take the new evidence into account when considering this latest application for nine substantial properties.”
The plans will also be considered by Southwell Town Council and Southwell Civic Society.
The chairman of the civic society, Mr Brendan Haigh, said: “This application has just come in and we giving urgent consideration to it.”
From: http://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/news/Nine-homes-for-Roman-remains-site
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