Plans for 31 new affordable homes to be built on the edge of Lancaster are to be discussed by councillors later this month.

Developers want to build the properties on land off Newlands Road.

Nearby land to the north east of the site, off Wyresdale Road, has been granted planning consent for a major development of family homes currently under construction, and adjacent to that lies the Pottery Gardens housing development and commercial areas off Wyresdale Road that includes a range of non-residential uses.

Other pending applications for large housing developments are also close by.

An aerial view of the planned housing site off Newlands Road, Lancaster.

placeholder image — An aerial view of the planned housing site off Newlands Road, Lancaster.

The application submitted to the city council was originally for 33 affordable homes at the site, along with the creation of a new access via Newlands Road and associated landscaping.

The plans are now for 31 properties, including a mixture of house types, all of which are two-storey and are intended to complement the character of the local area and developments nearby.

Ten of the properties would be social rented units and 21 shared ownership units, comprising a total of four one-bedroom apartment units, seven two-bedroom units, 17 three-bedroom units and three four-bedroom units.

Parking provision would be one parking space for each one-bedroom house, two parking spaces for each 2/3-bedroom dwelling and three parking spaces for each four-bedroom dwelling, in accordance with parking standards.

An aerial view of the planned housing site off Newlands Road, Lancaster, showing nearby developments.

A report by project architects Equilibrium says: “The aim of the proposed development is to develop a vacant greenfield site to create good quality affordable within Lancaster.

Councillors will discuss the application at a meeting on February 16. Council officers have recommended the scheme be approved.