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Affordable housing in Sidbury

  • by JW

Seven low-cost homes to be built on a brownfield site.

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One of the key points in the adopted Neighbourhood Plan for the Sid Valley was the push for affordable housing: See Policies 14 and 16:

Neighbourhood Plan | sidmouth,gov.uk

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Now an application to replace several derelict garages with affordable houses at Burnt Oak in Sidbury has been approved – as reported in the Herald:

Outline plans for seven ‘low-cost’ homes on Sidbury brownfield site get the go-ahead | sidmouthherald.co.uk

 

This application was first mooted back in 2018:

Plans for seven new Sidbury homes backed by Sidmouth Town Council | sidmouthherald.co.uk

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Which is here:

17/2904/OUT | Demolition of existing garages, re-development with 7 no. dwellings, 7 no. garages, parking spaces and creation of new access road and footpath (outline application seeking approval of access and layout) | Garages At Burnt Oak Sidbury

https://planning.eastdevon.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=details&keyVal=P0HD2OGH09100