Stoke school site to make way for new housing
MORE than 20 homes are set to be built on the site of a former primary school.
And the area surrounding Stoke's Boothen Primary School, which closed in 2004, is set for a cash windfall after developers agreed to fund improvements to open space and play facilities.
Yesterday Stoke-on-Trent City Council's development management committee rubber-stamped plans by Midland Heart to build 23 homes on the All Saints Road plot.
The plans include 15 three-bedroom homes, six two-bedroom homes and two four-bedroom homes.
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The decision also marks the apparent end of a long-running series of stalled proposals aimed at bringing homes to the site.
In November 2006 permission was granted for the school chapel to be converted into offices, and 18 homes to be built in place of the school.
A subsequent planning application in 2008 saw permission granted for the chapel to be converted into four apartments and 16 homes to be built in the school grounds.
In 2010 an application was lodged by Wolverhampton-based Ad Astra Capital Ventures to demolish the remaining building and build 23 houses.
A council report revealed that scheme was delayed due to appropriate documents not being signed by the developer 'due to the financial constraints of the scheme.'
However, the firm opted to work with housing organisation Midland Heart to kick-start the project. Planners said a section 106 agreement – which will see a financial contribution of £27,500 to benefit the local area – must be signed by January 2. A council report into the project stated: "The proposed development would secure an attractive and sustainable development that seeks to provide accommodation that would be in-line with local demand."
Comments
by stevenweiss
Thursday, November 15 2012, 10:13PM
“20 houses, or 20 homes? 20 homes could be 10 houses for married couples for example. If it's 20 buildings, then they're houses. Please be more accurate.”
by Fair-Comment
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 3:49PM
“"Strange, no negative comments from Pauline Joynson. "These houses won't sell" she said about the Victoria Ground but those on her own street........"
My thoughts exactly InsiderOut! Strange how a development on her OWN street doesn't receive negative mouthing-off!”
by lagu2
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 12:12PM
“How many more new homes do we need to build. they cant even finish the ones already started. and the homes they are building are so small,look all the same and over priced”
by InsiderOut
Wednesday, November 14 2012, 11:37AM
“Strange, no negative comments from Pauline Joynson. "These houses won't sell" she said about the Victoria Ground but those on her own street........”