Plans to build 100 homes on land off Standard Hill in Hugglescote will be debated by North West Leicestershire District Council's planning committee next week.

David, Anthony and Andrew Frearson, and East Midlands Housing Association, have applied to demolish the existing buildings and build the new houses with access, foul pumping station and associated landscaping and infrastructure.

But the plan has been 'called in' by Cllr John Geary, representing the Snibston North ward.

The reasons are based on the design, layout and access to the site from Standard Hill.

Plans for the development off Standard Hill. Image: North West Leicestershire District Council

Cllr Geary says Standard Hill is a dangerous road where vehicles travel in excess of the speed and where accidents have occurred.

He adds that the crossroads in Hugglescote and Ravenstone are over capacity and awaiting improvement works, and that residents of the private road would wish to ensure their access was preserved and that an appropriate boundary treatment was delivered.

Council officers will recommend to councillors that they permit the development, subject to a 106 agreement which would see all of the homes on the site be made affordable housing.

This is along with financial contributions towards education, highways, civic amenity, libraries, health, National Forest and open space, sports, and recreation facilities, which amount to almost £1.2million.

The application was submitted in February of last year, and a design and access statement, published at the time, said: "Situated to the western edge of Hugglescote, the application site is accessed from Standard Hill. It is known locally as Jack's Ices – the site of a former ice cream factory.

"The site is adjacent to a greenfield site that has been granted approval for 400 dwellings to the north-east and north-west boundaries.

"The site will be accessed from Standard Hill as per the previous application.

"The location of the proposed junction has been adapted to suit the new layout and the existing topography of the site.

"Due to the location of the site forming an entrance route into Hugglescote, Standard Hill changes from 40mph zone to a 30mph zone prior to entering the formal designation of Hugglescote.

A plan for the proposed development from last year when the application was submitted. Image: brp Architects/North West Leicestershire District Council

"It is noted that this demarcation will need to be amended as part of the proposed residential development, with the 30mph zone relocated to ensure the new site entrance falls within this.

"In total, the proposed development will provide 103 units, split between one, two, three and four-bedroom properties.

"A basic breakdown of the mix of units is set out below;

• 17 one-bedroom units

• 38 two-bedroom units

• 44 three-bedroom units

• four four-bedroom units

"As an entirely affordable development, with a mix of tenures, a total of 30 dwellings will be designated as Shared Ownership, whilst the remaining 73 units being designated as Social Rent."