A CONTROVERSIAL Glastonbury site which could house up to 90 new homes has gone up for sale.
Planning permission for up to 90 homes was secured on appeal for the greenfield site, off Lowerside Lane near the A39, in May 2023, after an initial application was refused a year earlier.
Now, the 17-acre plot on the north-west edge of Glastonbury is up for sale by informal tender with agent, Kitchener Land and Planning.
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“It currently comprises of agricultural grass land with an access gate in the northeast corner off Lowerside Lane, just off the A39 where the site access is proposed,” the listing said.
“There is another access gate in the south west corner off Common Moor Drove. To the south east of the site are allotments and the recent ‘Kingsfield’ housing development, to the south west are more allotments and to the north east is Tor Rugby Club and a funeral director.
“There are rhynes (drainage ditches) running along three of the boundaries (not the south west) which are flanked by vegetation and trees.”
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Conditions of the appeal permission secured for the site include 30% affordable housing, 75% of which should be social rented dwellings and 25% as first homes, as well as a healthcare contribution of £542 per dwelling and more.
The sale, by informal tender, will see bids received by noon on Friday, March 14 and sent by email to Andrew KLP Land, with the subject line clearly marked as Confidential Tender Glastonbury, or delivered to Andrew Kitchener, KLP, Newcourt Barton, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0DB in a sealed envelope marked with Confidential Tender Glastonbury.
Why build houses on ground that is constantly full of water, flood plane, absolutely mad, and where is this water going to run off, what effect will this have on the few established businesses that are close by trying to survive, such a bad choice for building land