Part d - Chapter twelve - site allocations
FMS2 – Land rear of 97-103 Blackberry Lane LAA Reference Site Size (Ha) Existing Use Proposed Future Use Proposed Number of Homes
FM-015 1.7 ha Residential and land to rear of residential properties Housing 20
Site Description The site is located to the south of Blackberry Lane, adjoining housing to the north and east. Land to the south is greenfield pasture, whilst to the west are the long, open gardens of adjoining houses on Blackberry Lane. This part of Four Marks has an edge-of-settlement character with street frontages populated by mature green infrastructure, which forms many of the residential plot boundaries, and limited highways infrastructure (e.g. there are no street lights, whilst pedestrian footways only occupy one side of Blackberry Lane). The site is largely undeveloped and covered by vegetation. There are substantial hedgerows and trees on the western and southern boundaries, whilst some parts of the northern and eastern boundaries appear to be less well vegetated. There is no public access to the site and no views of the undeveloped area from Blackberry Lane. The site includes a residential dwelling at its northern extremity, which connects the site to the public highway. The land is relatively flat, but slopes gently, falling away from the north-east to the south-west. Housing in the site’s environs is predominantly of detached houses, but with some semi-detached homes, on plots that vary in size but are often rectilinear and narrow in width. Buildings are typically set-back from the road and follow a strong building line.
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