Ancient village 25 minutes from Derby faces fresh housing push with 75 homes

Plans to build more than 70 houses in an historic Derbyshire village have been submitted.

Hallam Land want to build 75 houses off Mount Pleasant Road, Repton, on what is currently public open space.

If approved by South Derbyshire District Council in the next few months, pedestrian access to the site would be from the northern tip between the junctions with Pinfold Close and Springfield Road.

Meanwhile, vehicles would access the homes using a new road between Springfield Road and Holloway, where a hedgerow currently sits.

If approved, the scheme would sit opposite another 75-home development, signed off in 2015, which has been completed by Miller Homes.

The new 75-home scheme, close to the Mount Pleasant Inn, would include 23 affordable homes (30 per cent) along with a children’s play area.

A document submitted with the application states: “It has been demonstrated that the proposed development is locally responsive, suits the site’s unique attributes with a vision to create a sustainable, high quality development which is specific to Repton. 

“The area surrounding the site is set away from the historic core of Repton and is characterised primarily by postwar development with some new development to the south east of the site. 

“This provides the opportunity to create a new identity for the site, drawing on positive characteristics of Repton.

“The proposal represents a sustainable residential development which will deliver much-needed family housing and an attractive landscape setting.

“Within the context of policy compliance and design quality, the proposed development warrants the support of South Derbyshire Council and outline planning consent should be granted.”

Hallam Land is the firm behind plans for the Infinity Garden Village between Derby and the A50, comprising of 2,200 homes and acres of business space, paving the way for thousands of jobs.