On 17 June 2025 Somerset Council’s Planning Committee South voted to approve an outline planning application for up to 100 dwellings on Land south of the B3153, Keinton Mandeville.
The development will provide much needed open market and affordable housing (at 35%), alongside public open space, community orchards, allotments and associated infrastructure, as well as economic benefits as a result of financial contributions towards Education and Off-site play provision.<... Read more
An outline planning application for up to 374 dwellings (with 30% affordable and 5% proposed as self/custom-build) has been submitted on land at Wadebridge, Cornwall.
The site, which lies to the south of West Hill and east of the Dunveth Business Park, situated on the western edge of Wadebridge, is considered to be located in a highly accessible location, with good access to employment, shops and facilities.
Proposals for the site have taken shape following an extensive pr... Read more
On 28 March 2025, the Planning Inspectorate granted outline planning permission for up to 21 dwellings on land at Urchfont, Wiltshire.
In allowing the appeal, the Inspector considered that the proposal would make a meaningful contribution to the supply of housing in the area. The proposal would include the provision of affordable units, thereby helping to meet the undisputed need for such housing, alongside the inclusion of self-build units which would also help meet the need for t... Read more
The Planning Inspectorate has this week issued its appeal decision granting outline planning permission for up to 54 dwellings on land to the north of High Street, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire.
In allowing the appeal, the Inspector concluded that the delivery of much needed market and affordable housing carried significant weight in the balance owing to the Council's five-year housing land supply shortfall. The Inspector was also satisfied that the site is sustainably located, and that ... Read more
LVA have received the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to allow its outline planning application for up to 145 dwellings on land at Glenmore Farm, Westbury, Wiltshire.
The appeal was allowed on the basis that Wiltshire Council are not currently able to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which now stands at just over 2 years. The Inspector assigned significant weight to the delivery of open market and 40% affordable housing, and limited weight to conflict with the existing... Read more
LVA is pleased to confirm that Somerset Council’s Planning Committee (East) has approved it’s outline planning application for up to 47 dwellings on land to the west of Wells, at Gypsy Lane, subject to completion of a Section 106 Agreement.
The site will make an important contribution towards the Council’s existing housing supply shortfall and provide new housing within an attractive multifunctional landscape setting.
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Somerset Council has today launched it’s Call for Sites, inviting the submission of land that might be suitable for a range of future development uses such as housing, commercial, employment, and community/leisure/recreation facilities.
The ‘Call for Sites’ exercise is an opportunity for landowners, and their representatives to suggest land that can be considered for future development within the Council’s emerging new Somerset Local Plan. This Plan will need to identify enough lan... Read more
LVA is excited to confirm that legal completion has taken place for the sale of 150 new homes in Landkey, North Devon to developer Allison Homes.
Outline planning consent was obtained by LVA and included a wide range of community benefits including 30% affordable homes, five hectares of public open space, allotments, play space, new footpath and cycle connections extending off the Tarka Trail. The development will provide much needed new market and affordable housing for the l... Read more
Earlier this week, East Devon’s Planning Committee approved LVA’s outline planning application for up to 260 dwellings on land at Farlands, Cranbrook, Devon subject to completion of a Section 106 Agreement. Proposals also include the provision of commercial/retail uses and public open space including youth sports pitches.
The site forms part of the identified expansion area for Cranbrook within the adopted Cranbrook DPD.
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Our outline planning application for up to 43 dwellings on land south of Furzehill, Sidbury has been submitted to East Devon District Council. The Site is proposed for allocation within the emerging East Devon Local Plan 2020-2042 for the same number of dwellings. The development proposal also includes the provision of the second phase of the Sidford to Sidbury multi-use path. It is considered that the proposals can make an important contribution to local housing need including affordable ... Read more
