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Council approves 149 homes after making amendments

Joe Griffin
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Peterborough City Council A housing estate in the distance with what look like newly built houses. Tall corporate flags are dotted around and there is a huge billboard in front of the estate. In the foreground of the photo is a white road sign. On top is an arrow pointing left next to the words "Great Haddon". Below is an arrow pointing right with the words "Peterborough" and A15.Peterborough City Council

A major new settlement south of a city has taken a small step forward following the approval of 149 new homes.

The housing will form part of the wider Great Haddon development of 5,350 homes, which was approved by Peterborough City Council in 2013.

The site will also include a district shopping centre, three primary schools, one secondary school and other facilities.

The latest addition will see 149 new homes built on land north of Norman Cross, as part of the settlement's third phase.

Outline permission had already been granted, but the next stage saw Vistry South East Midlands submitting an application for "reserved matters".

That included details of the development's appearance, layout, landscaping and scale, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The new homes will be a mixture of one to four bedrooms, with 24 of the properties being affordable housing.

Peterborough City Council said in its decision document that the proposal "was not in accordance with local and national planning policy", but that it had worked with Vistry on amendments.

"The local planning authority has worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner based on seeking solutions.

"Amendments were discussed and agreed with the applicant to bring the proposal into compliance with policy, and the application can therefore be approved."

Google Entrance road to a building site, with tall beech coloured wooden fence panels on either side. A blue sign on the right side says Great Haddon Site Delivery times, and there is a blue notice on the left side with white writing. The grey road is rough and a bit bumpy.Google
A total of 5,350 homes are being built in Great Haddon, which lies to the south of Peterborough

Elsewhere in Great Haddon, construction of a 420-place primary school is due to begin in late summer and finish in September 2026, subject to planning permission being granted in July.

In May, the Hampton Academies Trust was appointed by the Department for Education to operate the new school.

Dr Helen Price, executive headteacher of the Hampton Academies Trust, said: "We are really looking forward to delivering a fantastic school for the new community of Great Haddon.

She added: "From our many years of operating on the Hampton development, we understand how schools can put the heart and soul into new communities."

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