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Plans to build affordable homes on the outskirts of a Derbyshire town have been rejected because the developer refused to pay for new school spaces. An undisclosed developer has been refused permission for 26 affordable homes off Little Hallam Hill in Ilkeston, opposite the Ambivet vets, following an Erewash Borough Council meeting last night (September 18).
A total of 27 objection letters were submitted to the council over the plans due to road safety concerns on what is viewed as a notorious blind dip in the road and also a congestion hotspot. There were also concerns over pollution, wildlife and environmental impact, development of the space between Kirk Hallam and Ilkeston, flooding and the health and wellbeing of residents.
Bev Harrison, a member of the Kirk Hallam Green Squeeze campaign group,
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