Final sign-off sought for plans to build 125 homes on outskirts of March
A developer has asked for permission to build 125 homes on a field on the edge of March.
The more detailed application has been submitted to Fenland District Council after the authority approved outline plans for the development back in 2023.
The new homes are proposed to be built on a field off Princess Avenue.
The developer, Balfour Beatty Homes, has said it wants to build 125 homes, with 25 being made available as affordable housing.
The proposed homes will range in size from one bedroom up to five bedrooms.
Play areas for children are also planned within the development.
Alongside the development having outline approval, the proposed homes also form part of the wider ‘West March Strategic Allocation’ in the district council’s local plan.
Some neighbours raised concerns about the development when the outline application was put forward.
Concerns were shared about possible damage to the environment, and there were worries about the impact on people travelling to and from the new homes potentially making Princess Avenue a “thoroughfare” and an “accident waiting to happen”.
However, no concerns about the development were raised by the highways authority at the time and planning officers at the district council said all issues raised in the objections had been considered.
The outline application was later approved by the district council.
In the more detailed plans that have now been submitted, the developer said it will create “enhancements” to the environment in the area, alongside building new homes.
They said: “This site has the opportunity to provide a development that creates needed housing in March, with high-quality open space which also provides connectivity to the West March extension and March town centre.
“The site will provide enhancements to the local environment to support the growth of biodiversity, improve pedestrian permeability, as well as provision of drainage infrastructure to prevent flooding to the site and wider area.”
