Controversial plans to build new homes in Morecambe village could be back on the table
A developer who wants to build 110 homes in Torrisholme has asked Lancaster City Council if an Environmental Impact Assessment needs to be submitted as part of the planning application.
Oakmere Homes have submitted a screening request 26/00553/EIR (Environmental Information Regulations) to Lancaster City Council for the erection of 110 dwellings with associated car parking, landscaping, public open space and vehicular access from Fulwood Drive in Torrisholme.
The site area is 7.6 hectares which is currently farming land.
Oakmere Homes controversial plans to build 129 new homes close to Torrisholme Barrow were turned down by city councillors in May 2023.
The developer wanted to build 129 new houses on land close to the gardens of existing bungalows in Fulwood Drive, Williams Avenue and Hamilton Road, and also near the railway line and Torrisholme Barrow.
After planning permission was refused Oakmere Homes (Northwest Ltd) launched an appeal to the government.
In 2024 a government inspector dismissed the appeal from the developer to build 129 new homes near Torrisholme Barrow due to its historical importance.
Councillors have yet to make a decision on the screening request.
View planning reference number 26/00553/EIR at https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning