Plan for more than 100 homes to go before council

The decision for the development in Pickering was deferred in June

A move to create 110 new homes in a North Yorkshire market town is set to go before council planners for a second time.

A decision on an outline planning application for a development on land west of Malton Road in Pickering was deferred in June amid concerns about drainage.

In its response to a consultation on the scheme, Pickering Town Council said there did not appear to be a realistic method of addressing surface water run-off in the plans for the development.

The decision was deferred to allow officers to consult with Yorkshire Water and the lead local flood authority, with the application now set to go before a North Yorkshire Council planning committee on Thursday.

Concerns were also raised about connecting the site to a sewer network that needed upgrading.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, 45 local residents commented on the proposals - with 37 opposed and the remainder neutral.

Recommending approval in a report, planning officer Alan Goforth said Yorkshire Water was satisfied with the application as long as various conditions were adhered to.

"Surface water would be controlled via a series of cellular storage tanks dispersed around the site," he wrote.

The scheme would include 38 affordable properties if 110 homes were built on the agricultural land, alongside more than a hectare of designated public open space.

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