Parish Council – Whitmore Parish Plan
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Housing and Development
There was a considerable amount of support for minor expansion within existing communities, with strong opposition to any new developments. Any developments should be restricted to minor housing expansion with some support for one–at–a–time infill. There was a strong feeling that the status of "Green Belt" should not be changed. Existing traffic problems were one of the main reasons given for not wanting any more housing developments.
| There was no support for new major housing developments within the Parish. |
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The question was asked as to what type of new build would be acceptable; there was appreciable support for small houses/bungalows to meet the needs of an aging population. A number of large houses were occupied by people living on their own. These people want to remain in the village, but in smaller properties. This in turn would free up some of the larger family properties.
| There was considerable support for houses with "local residence" restrictions including houses for younger and retired people. |
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Redundant and derelict traditional brick farm buildings should be converted into houses; some people felt they should be demolished with each application for conversion needing to be treated on its own merits. A smaller number of respondents felt that these types of buildings should either be retained for agricultural use or made available for light industry/employment.
There are a number of redundant modern steel framed farm buildings within the Parish. The vast majority of respondents wanted to see these buildings dismantled and taken away.
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