A company has applied for outline permission to build 96 new dwellings on land by a village in Aylesbury Vale.

Earlier this month, a planning application to construct 96 homes on land north of Towcester Road in Maids Moreton was validated.

JJ Design and Planning has submitted the neighbourhood application on behalf of what it describes as an “experienced residential developer”.

Housing is a hot topic in Maids Moreton after an unrelated homes project was subject of a High Court battle. A charity’s legal challenge to block a development of 170 homes off Walnut Drive and Foscote Road was dismissed despite the charity’s concerns about the area’s ability to cope with potential sewage spills.

the masterplan of how the neighbourhood could look

placeholder image — the masterplan of how the neighbourhood could look

In the planning statement, which can be viewed on Bucks Council’s planning portal here, it is claimed that a buffer will be maintained on the land to help retain some of the existing character of the site and reduce the impact of the dwellings when viewed from the main approaches to the village.

In the statement it is also claimed that the local highway network could absorb the additional traffic that 96 homes would bring. Building would take place across 9.2 hectares of land which is enclosed by hedgerows.

Previously, a company considered converting part of the land to create a new rugby pitch, but that application was withdrawn.

JJ Design and Planning advises that access to the new neighbourhood would come from the existing Towcester Road and Furl Close junction.

Based on feedback the statement addresses concerns around the lack of services in Maids Moreton and new villagers’ potential dependence on Buckingham. Planners say that the project would help address the “pressing need for new residential development sites” in both Aylesbury Vale and Buckinghamshire as a whole.

The statement notes that the project would be within a 20-minute walking distance of a pre-school and two primary schools. Buckingham town centre sits two kilometres away from the project, the application notes, but it is hoped that residents may cycle to the area if it is too far a walking distance.

At this stage, the developer is not committing to a housing target regarding how many homes will fit the ‘affordable’ criteria. The registered outline application is currently awaiting comments from local assessors.