Skip to additional navigation Skip to content

Costock Housing Land Assessment

Costock Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/001

Site name: The Market Garden, Ash Lane

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 0.43 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 0

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 21/00265/FUL

Type of site: Freestanding

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Extant full planning permission, S106 agreed or not required.

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission granted for minor residential development.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now - 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 years

Overall summary: Planning permission granted for minor residential development.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/002

Site name: Bunny Hill Riding School

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 0.26 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 4

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 21/03153/FUL and 22/00754/FUL

Type of site: Within other village

Allocated site reference: x

Status: Extant full planning permission, S106 agreed or not required.

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission for minor residential development. Deliverable within 5 years.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now - 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 years

Overall summary: Planning permission for minor residential development. Deliverable within 5 years.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/003

Site name: The Manor House, 4 Church Lane

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): Not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 23/01737/FUL

Type of site: Freestanding

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Extant full planning permission, S106 agreed or not required.

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission for minor residential development.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now - 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 years

Overall summary: Planning permission for minor residential development.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/006

Site name: Six Acre Nursery, Loughborough Road

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 3.6 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Mixed

Dwelling capacity: 54

Density (dwellings/hectare): 3

Site source: Developer / Landowner Submission

Planning reference: None

Type of site: Freestanding

Allocated site reference: None

Status: No formal allocation or no extant planning permission for residential development.

Number of dwellings remaining: 54

Source of number of dwellings: Assumption made on best estimate.

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: The site is not located in the green belt.

Flood risk: Small area to the east of the site is at low risk from surface water flooding.

Landscape assessment: The overall landscape strategy is ‘Conserve and Enhance’. The landscape condition is moderate. The character strength of the area is strong. The area has a strong intact rural character with arable pasture farming, prominent small woodlands, villages and a network of farmsteads key features (LCA 2009).

Green infrastructure: Opportunity to maintain and enhance hedgerow corridors. Retention of trees within the site.

Historic environment: No identified heritage assets.

Nature conservation: Some trees and scrubland within the site. Hedgerows intermittent around and through the site.

Air quality / contamination: Not within or in the vicinity of an air quality management area.

Community facilities: Costock has limited community facilities. Pub, village hall and primary school.

Highways and access: A number of existing accesses onto the A60, which is 50mph in this location.

Accessibility: Bus stop on Nottingham-Loughborough Road. The stop operates two bus services, the 05 and the 9. The 9 operate on an hourly basis Monday to Saturday, including evenings. There is limited services on Sundays. The site is just over 500 metres to the nearest primary school.

Other issues: None stated

Agricultural land: Grade 2

Deliverability: Site being prompted but no known developer involved. Number of buildings and hardstanding that will need clearing and removing to enable development.

Suitability: Could be suitable

Availability: Available 11 - 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 - 15 years

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Could be suitable if policy changes 5+ years.

Overall summary: Redevelopment of northern half of the site, adjacent to the A60, may be acceptable given its closer proximity to Costock and its predominant brownfield status. The nursery is more open and rural in character.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/008

Site name: Main Street / Leake Road

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 3.1

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 40

Density (dwellings/hectare): 13

Site source: Developer / Landowner Submission

Planning reference: None

Type of site: Adjoining other village

Allocated site reference: None

Status: No formal allocation or no extant planning permission for residential development.

Number of dwellings remaining: 40

Source of number of dwellings: Details obtained through external Site Submission.

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: The site is not located within the Green Belt.

Flood risk: A very minor area of the site is identified at risk of flooding from rivers and streams.

Landscape assessment: The overall landscape strategy is ‘Conserve and Enhance’. The landscape condition is moderate. The character strength of the area is strong. The area has a strong intact rural character with arable pasture farming, prominent small woodlands, villages and a network of farmsteads key features (LCA 2009).

Green infrastructure: Retain and enhance hedgerow corridors around and through the site.

Historic environment: No heritage assets identified.

Nature conservation: No designated features of nature conservation value. Some hedgerows around and through the site which may have nature conservation value, although they are intermittent at present.

Air quality / contamination: Not within or within the vicinity of an air quality management area.

Community facilities: Costock has limited community facilities. Pub, village hall and primary school.

Highways and access: Access is currently a single track metalled farm access. Unknown whether appropriate access could be provided given the limited width indicated on the plan.

Accessibility: Bus stop on Nottingham-Loughborough Road. The stop operates two bus services, the 05 and the 9. The 9 operate on an hourly basis Monday to Saturday, including evenings. There is limited services on Sundays. The site is located in close proximity to the nearest Primary school which is also located on the south side of Main Street.

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Grade 2 agricultural land.

Deliverability: The site is being promoted for development.

Suitability: Could be suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Could be suitable if policy changes 5+ years

Overall summary: This greenfield site is currently used for farming, specifically cattle grazing. One constraint is the narrow access to the site between two existing properties, which may need widening to some capacity. The site is also located beyond the physical edge of the village within the countryside where development is restricted by Policy 22 of Local Plan Part 2..Hedgerow habitats do run through the site which may be impacted by any development.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/010

Site name: 24A Chapel Lane

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 0.1 hectare

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 10

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 18/00423/FUL, 19/02943/VAR and 22/01466/FUL

Type of site: Within other village

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Extant full planning permission, S106 agreed or not required.

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission for minor residential development. Deliverable within 5 years.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now - 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 years

Overall summary: Planning permission for minor residential development. Deliverable within 5 years.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/011

Site name: Barn to the Rear of Brooklyn, Leake Road

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): Not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 18/02735/FUL

Type of site: Freestanding

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Planning Permission for Residential Expired

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission expired.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 11 to 15 years

Overall summary: Planning permission expired.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/012

Site name: Land at Leake Road

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 3.1 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 70

Density (dwellings/hectare): 23

Site source: Developer/Landowner Submission

Planning reference: None

Type of site: Adjoining other village

Allocated site reference: None

Status: No formal allocation or no extant planning permission for residential development.

Number of dwellings remaining: 70

Source of number of dwellings: Details obtained through external Site Submission.

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: The site is not located within the green belt.

Flood risk: Areas of the site, particularly in the north are identified as at risk from surface water flooding. No identified risk of flooding from rivers and streams.

Landscape assessment: NW02 – East Leake Rolling Farmland. The overall landscape strategy is ‘Conserve and Enhance’. The landscape condition is moderate. The character strength of the area is strong. The area has a strong intact rural character with arable pasture farming, prominent small woodlands, villages and a network of farmsteads key features (LCA 2009).

Green infrastructure: Protect hedgerows around the site and provide for enhanced grassland.

Historic environment: There are no designated or non designated heritage assets within the site. The conservation area lies some distance to the east. Limited bus service to Keyworth, East Leake and Ruddington.

Nature conservation: There are hedgerows around the site and grassland within it, which are priority habitats.

Air quality / contamination: The site is not within or in proximity to an air quality management area.

Community facilities: Costock has limited community facilities. Pub, village hall and primary school.

Highways and access: Access would have to be from either Leake Road or Bars Hill.

Accessibility: Bus stop on Nottingham-Loughborough Road. The stop operates two bus services, the 05 and the 9. The 9 operate on an hourly basis Monday to Saturday, including evenings. There is limited services on Sundays. The site is located in close proximity to the nearest Primary school which is also located on the south side of Main Street.

Other issues: Part of the site previously refused planning permission for development (fronting Leake Road) 13/01797/OUT. Appeal dismissed.

Agricultural land: The provisional agricultural land classification is grade 2.

Deliverability: Single client. Appears to be a land speculator. Such promoters generally have a good track record of bringing sites forward within Rushcliffe through allocated sites and planning applications.

Suitability: Could be suitable.

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Could be suitable if policy changes 5+ years

Overall summary: The site is located within the countryside adjacent to Costock. Costock has a limited amount of facilities. No major technical constraints highlighted on the site.

 


 

 

Site reference: SHLAA/COS/013

Site name: Croft Barn Old Main Road

 

Parish / Town: Costock

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): Not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 19/02276/FUL

Type of site: Freestanding

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Planning Permission for Residential Expired

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission expired.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 11 to 15 years

Overall summary: Planning permission expired.

 

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Report 2024