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Plans for 850 new homes on former Leyland Motors test track
A plan proposing to build more than 850 new homes, community and employment facilities on the site of the former Leyland Motors test track site has been approved by South Ribble Borough Council in Lancashire.
The plan will also protect and provide new areas of open and green space on the site, identify points of access and make plans for pedestrian and cycling provision.
A draft of the plan was originally presented to South Ribble planning committee in March but a decision was deferred, with a recommendation to ensure the blueprint better matched the development brief for the site.
The plan now includes increasing the land for employment, reducing the density of housing and including space for a new medical centre and primary school, as well as traffic calming measures along Longmeanygate and a new bus route through the site.
Work on the scheme could start in as little as 12 months, and it is expected to take around 10 to 15 years to complete. It is part of the £434 million Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal.
Cliff Hughes, South Ribble Borough Council cabinet member, said: “We have big plans for the future of South Ribble and the former Leyland Motors test track is a key site in realising these ambitions through the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal.
“The Masterplan will prove pivotal to helping the council manage future planning applications for this site, which will provide a good mix of quality homes, a proportion of which will be affordable, as well as some excellent new community facilities for residents.
“This site will allow us to welcome new employers and residents to our borough, and crucially to have a plan in place to maintain South Ribble’s rural nature while doing so.”
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