News: Housebuilder purchases land for 300 new properties in Rotherham

Jones Homes Yorkshire has purchased the land for three new phases of new homes in Maltby, Rotherham.

Rothbiz reported in 2023 that Jones Homes was launching its Lambcote Meadows development in Maltby at the same time as submitting a detailed planning application for the rest of the scheme.

Having secured planning permission for the first phase, and outline permission for the rest, work started last year on 100 new homes on a 40-acre site off Grange Lane - 95 new homes for private sale and five affordable starter homes with a mix of three, four and five-bedroom properties.

With the details for further phases approved in June, Jones Homes acquired the latest parcels of land in November paving the way for the construction of 205 homes for private sale and 95 affordable properties.

The land was previously in the Green Belt, however it was reallocated for residential use within the council's Local Plan in 2018.

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The development as a whole will see significant investment in local services through the planning agreement, including circa £750,000 for education, £200,000 for sustainable transport, £75,000 for signal improvements at Queens Crossroads and £15,000 for bus stop improvements. In addition, a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payment of circa £723,000 is to be made.

Jayne Swift, Sales and Marketing Director for Jones Homes Yorkshire, said: “Our plans will create an attractive neighbourhood with a selection of home styles that will appeal to a range of buyers, from those purchasing their first property to people seeking a bigger home for a growing family and those wanting to downsize later in life.

“Landscaping and open space are a major feature of our plans, and these will make this a desirable and enjoyable place to live and extend the community that has already begun to develop in phase one of Lambcote Meadows.”

The homes planned for the forthcoming phases will be a mix of two and three-bedroom semi-detached houses and, four and five-bedroom detached homes. A play area, an attenuation basin and public open space will also be created.

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News: Rotherham Council planners recommend 300 home development be approved

Details of further phases of a 300 home scheme in Rotherham are set to be discussed at the council's planning board this week and officers are recommending that they be approved.

Rothbiz reported last year on Jones Homes launching its Lambcote Meadows development in Maltby at the same time as submitting a detailed planning application for the rest of the scheme.

Having secured planning permission for the first phase, and outline permission for the rest, work has started on 100 new homes on a 40-acre site off Grange Lane - 95 new homes for private sale and five affordable starter homes with a mix of three, four and five-bedroom properties.

Of the 300 dwellings proposed in total, 95 are proposed as affordable housing, which equates to 31.6%.

The land was previously in the Green Belt, however it was reallocated for residential use within the council's Local Plan in 2018.

The latest application covers reserved matters - things like appearance, layout, scale and access.

Many objections have been received but the planner's report states that most relate to issues already discussed when the outline plans were approved.

Other objections have been received on the grounds that "Maltby does not have enough resources to meet the needs of existing residents so will not be able to cope with more."

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The Section 106 for the outline permission included £756,300 towards funding the provision of additional school places at Maltby Academy. Section 106 legal agreements are signed between developers and the council when planning permission is granted on a site by site basis. They often include funding that can be used for school places, improving the local road network or public transport provision. Section 106 agreements would still be used, where appropriate, to secure affordable housing and on-site mitigation.

A planner's report showed that Rotherham Primary Care commented on the application highlighting that "since the closure of the Queens Medical Centre in 2022 services in this part of town have been extremely pressured and additional patient numbers without increased care provision will exacerbate this problem."

The closure of the medical centre comes four years after the outline plans were approved, when capacity issues were not looked into in detail by Rotherham Primary Care. The Section 106 for the outline permission did not make any provision of medical facilities and planner's confirm that "they cannot be required as part of this reserved matters application."

The report concludes that the overall layout of the site "offers an acceptable balance between achieving an efficient use of the land available ... whilst safeguarding a satisfactory provision of individual private amenity space for each dwelling." The plans also include an "acceptable level of landscaping appropriate for the site."

Rotherham Council's planning board are set to discuss the application on Thursday.

An outline application for 185 homes nearby was recently approved by Rotherham Council.

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News: Jones Homes press on with large Rotherham development

Jones Homes has launched its Lambcote Meadows development in Maltby at the same time as a detailed planning application is submitted for the rest of the 300 home scheme.

One of the country’s leading housebuilders has started on 100 new homes on a 12-acre site off Grange Lane - 95 new homes for private sale and five affordable starter homes with a mix of three, four and five-bedroom properties.

The development will also feature feature a children's play area and public green open space and as part of the planning agreement, Jones Homes will contribute more than £500,000 towards improving local services.

The developer is to provide £239,495 for additional school places at Maltby Academy, £75,000 for an upgraded control system for the traffic lights at Queens Crossroads, £50,000 towards sustainable local transport and £15,000 for bus stop improvements in the area.

Jones Homes will also be paying approximately £215,000 in the form of a Community Infrastructure Levy to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. This sum will be invested in improving local infrastructure.

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Jayne Swift, Sales and Marketing Director for Jones Homes Yorkshire, said: “Construction work is well underway at Lambcote Meadows and the current build schedule should enable us to hand over the keys to the first residents at the development before the end of the year.”

The company has also recently submitted a reserved matters application for phase 2, 3 and 4 on the former agricultural site.

Having secured planning permission for the first phase, and outline permission for the rest, the latest application covers things like appearance, layout, scale and access.

Again, the plans show a mix of house sizes, with a new total of 95 set to be affordable housing. 38 houses are 2-bed semi-detached houses, 137 are 3-bed semi-detached houses, and 114 are 4-bed detached houses. With ten different house types, the designs are similar to those at Jones' Wentworth View development accross Rotherham at Thorpe Hesley.

With the main access to phase 1 from Grange Lane, the new plans contain another access from Stainton Lane.

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News: Jones Homes submits plans for Rotherham development

National housebuilder, Jones Homes, has submitted plans for a large scale development of 144 houses in Rotherham.

Currently building more than 600 homes a year in the UK, the private, family-owned property development company based in Cheshire also has regional offices in Kent, Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Jones Homes (Yorkshire) has recently submitted a detailed planning application for a 5.8 hectare site at Thorpe Hesley, close to junction 35 of the M1.

The developers have been in discussion with Rotherham Council over the parcel of land located off Upper Wortley Road for a number of years as the authority progresses its Local Plan. The site, which sits alongside junior and infant schools, was previously designated within the Greenbelt. In the new plan, the site is allocated for residential with an indicative number of houses of 137.

The application, drawn up by Spawforths, states: "The proposals comprises 144 dwellings with associated car parking, garages, access and landscaping, open space and drainage provision. The proposed 144 dwellings will be served from Upper Wortley Road by means of a new priority junction. The proposals will provide a mix of two, three, four and five bed properties."

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The plans will be eligible for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which was introduced by Rotherham Council in July 2017. The Council is happy that the application complies with the affordable housing policy of 25% affordable housing on site.

Open space will be provided in the north eastern section of the site bordered by the infant school.

The schools have been in discussion with the applicants over traffic and the changes to road systems. With new access, the development also proposes to provide 14 car parking spaces within the site as a school car park.

The applicants state that "the current issues with school drop-off parking along Upper Wortley Road is an existing issue which the proposal will not contribute to as the properties will be within walking distance of the school."

The plans conclude: "The proposal for residential development on the site is appropriate in the context of the area, and sits within an established residential area with housing to the north, east and west of the proposed site. Whilst it will change the character and appearance of the area, the proposals are of a scale and design appropriate to the form and character of the immediate locality and will be well related to existing development in Thorpe Hesley."

Jones Homes is part of The Emerson Group. Its most recent Rotherham development is at Parkstone Place, South Anston.

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