What happens next?
An outline planning application is just the beginning of the process as, although it gives permission in principle for the development, it does not mean that work can begin.
There are various things that need to be approved through the planning process before development can begin.
The Planning Decision Notice sets out the 76 conditions attached to the outline planning consent, including:
- The development must begin by 30 September 2024
- The Strategic Design Code and Street Design Manual must be approved before the first Reserved Matters application is approved
- A Neighbourhood Design Code must be approved before the First Reserved Matters application within that Neighbourhood is approved
- A Site-wide Housing Strategy must be approved
Several planning applications have already come forward for consideration to discharge some pre-commencement conditions, create ecological habitat, public rights of way and open space, and provide a foul water pumping station and a new roundabout on Knowle Road. More information on the key applications can be found here:
- Footpaths, Car Park, Landscaping
- Haul Road and Utilities
- Knowle Road Roundabout
- Pump Station and Drainage Pond
Buckland Development Ltd will continue to submit planning applications to satisfy the various pre-commencement conditions imposed by the Council and for specific areas of the detailed development of the new community, known as Reserved Matters applications.
The Council has already approved the detailed designs for the proposed works to Junction 10 and the A32.