Plans submitted for 71 new homes in village just outside Salisbury

Redcliffe Homes want to build the houses - which would include 21 "affordable units" - on land off Hackthorne Road. 

A pre-application enquiry was submitted to Wiltshire Council in May 2023, and a public consultation drop-in event was held at Durrington Village Hall on June 29, 2023.

330 households in proximity were invited to the event.

The application says: "The site is in the control of Redcliffe Homes. The remaining section of the site on which development is proposed is north of the allocated site and bounded by the A345 to the west and Hackthorne Road to the north.

"This site is unallocated and is currently used as a paddock. The proposal is for 29 units on the allocated site and 42 on the unallocated land giving a total of 71 residential units."

The development, if approved, would be a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom homes, with "30 per cent" affordable housing, and all properties would be two-storeys' 

Vehicular access the site would be wholly from Hackthorne Road.

The applicants argue: "The proposals draw on good urban design practice and a perimeter block structure to create within the developable area streets and spaces that have an active frontage with a varied and interesting street scape.

"The Right of Way along Manor Lane will be incorporated in a way that links together the proposal with the wider footpath network, ensuring access to the village centre and local facilities.

"The resulting scheme will lead to a high quality residential settlement being created on the edge of the village of Durrington which is a pleasant, secure and attractive to both residents and visitors alike."

'Durrington infrastructure is already at breaking point'

Graham Wright, the Wiltshire councillor for Durrington, has called the application in, saying it is outside the Village Building Line, and that the access to Hackthorne Road to this land "has previously been refused due to the danger it possesses, especially with the proposed development creating hundreds of extra vehicle movements each day". 

He adds: "There is no public right of way from the development to the village other than via Hackthorne Road which has no pavements, or via the A345 which you have to access from Hackthorne Road and cross on a fast moving 40mph A Road. 

"Durrington infrastructure is already at breaking point".

To view the plans click here.