© Provided by Worcester NewsGRASS: The corner of Checketts Close and Checketts Lane in Worcester (Image: Google Maps)
A NEW plan to build a three-storey house on the corner of a cul-de-sac has appeared after a move to build flats on the same 'patch of grass was scrapped following an outcry from neighbours.
A plan to build a three-storey apartment block on the corner of Checketts Close and Checketts Lane off Droitwich Road in Worcester was put forward last year but later withdrawn after a number of objections were made by nearby residents.
Middlesex-based developer Hartnell Homes have now put forward a new plan which would instead see a three-storey four-bed home built on the same bit of land.
The previous application by Hartnell Homes drew dozens of criticisms from neighbours - particularly over the height of the proposed building.
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Hartnell Homes said the four-bed home would be "sympathetic" with its neighbouring builds and would be similar in size to other three-storey buildings within a stone's throw in Checketts Lane.
Last year, opponents of the plan said the patch of grass on the corner of the residential street was too small to house a three-storey building and the new flats.
One objector, Jeannette Martin of Checketts Lane said: "I think it's absolutely unnecessary, I can't understand why they'd want to put flats there. Checketts Lane hasn't got any rooms for any more flats."
The plans for the three-storey building included two two-bed and one one-bed flat as well as five parking spaces - three of which would have been built on a patch of grass opposite.
Highways officers at Worcestershire County Council had recommended the plan was turned down for not including an 'acceptable' amount of parking.
Officers said that while five spaces would be built in line with standards, the spaces were too small, and some would force drivers to reverse onto Checketts Lane - which is already busy and sandwiched by the even busier Droitwich Road and Ombersley Road.
The recently published review of the South Worcestershire Development Plan included the nearby Checketts Lane Industrial Estate as a potential site for up to 39 new homes.
You can have your say on the new application by visiting the planning section of Worcester City Council's website.
The application number is 23/00370/FUL and consultation ends on May 31.