Greenbelt housing plans rejected

Plans for a scheme to build 1,000 homes in part of Nottinghamshire have been rejected.

The planning application for the development, at Sharp Hill Wood, Edwalton, was rejected by Rushcliffe Borough Council officers.

It had been previously turned down after strong opposition from the community in 2006.

The authority said it was rejected as it was not suitable to build on green-belt land at this time.

Council leader Neil Clarke said many residents would be pleased by the decision.

'Violently opposed'

"This particular decision was a technical decision by the professional officers," he said.

"It hasn't actually been to committee but the ward members have been consulted and put their views forward."

Malcolm Baker, chairman of Rushcliffe Residents' Association, said he was relieved.

"I am not surprised because it was turned down two years ago," he said.

"This is a beautiful piece of land. It's high-grade agricultural land and hundreds of local residents are violently opposed, largely on the grounds of the disruption to local traffic."

Developers Bovis Homes and David Wilson Homes were unavailable for comment.

They had said a free bus service would be introduced for the development to take residents into Nottingham city centre.

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