1,400 new homes as Sleaford town extension gets green light
North Kesteven District Council have given the green light for a proposed 1,400-home extension to the Lincolnshire town of Sleaford.
The plans have been put forward by a group of five local landowners called The Drove Landowners Partnership.
The leaford West sustainable urban extension is on land to the west of The Drove, Covel Road, Stokes Drive and St Denys’ Avenue, north of the River Slea and bounded to the west by the A15 bypass.
The scheme will see 1,400 homes built, along with a 50-unit care home, a primary school, secondary education facility, light industrial and office units, 40-bed hotel, health centre with GP surgery, retail units with offices above, a family pub/restaurant, a community centre, public open space and outdoor sports pitches, with access from a new roundabout off the A15 as well as limited access from the existing Stokes Drive, Drove Lane and St Denys’ Avenue for the first phase of 211 homes.
Richard Garland, speaking on behalf of the landowners, said the land would be sold to developers who would build it in phases over the next 14 years.
The developers’ Section 106 agreement would include millions of pounds of financial contributions towards the schools, health centre, bus services and road improvements to Holdingham and Grantham Road.
