New plans could see 140 homes built in Yapton

A full planning application for phase 1 for 30 residential dwellings, new access from Bilsham Road, public open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage and associated works has been submitted by Landlink Estates.

This is with an outline planning application for further phases of up to 110 dwellings and associated infrastructure (with all matters reserved).

A design and access statement by Boyle + Summers on behalf of Landlink said the development would ‘enhance the vitality of the community of Yapton’.

The development site is just under 8ha of agricultural fields with the Ryebank Rife and mature trees and hedgerows making boundaries, along with Bilsham Road to the east.

There is an existing point of access off Bilsham Road.

The residential development takes up 5ha of the site with the remainder open green space, the statement said.