PLANS have been lodged to build eight houses on part of a site in south Cumbria where hundreds of homes are planned.

Quince Homes has lodged a planning application with Westmorland and Furness Council to build the homes on land at Colt House Lane in Ulverston as ‘phase one’ of a larger development.

The former South Lakeland District Council granted outline planning permission in 2017 to the same applicant for the construction of up to 330 homes on the site.

A ‘reserved matters’ application outlining more details of the proposed development was submitted in 2020 but this is under ‘officer consideration’, according to the council’s planning portal.

According to the application, the developers lowered the number of proposed houses to 266 from initial plans for up to 330 properties to cater for potential flood risk.

A planning statement submitted with the application for eight homes states: “This application site comprises a very small portion of the wider ‘Croftlands’ site, and essentially forms Phase one as a standalone scheme that can be delivered in advance of the wider site which continues to progress but has been delayed.”

According to plans, the proposed development will consist of seven four-bedroom homes and one three-bedroom property.

Planning documents state: “The proposed development seeks to deliver a sensitively designed, sustainable and high-quality development that positively responds to the established residential allocation.”

The reserved matters application for the proposed development of 266 homes states the scheme will be ‘interspersed with large open green areas which, together with materials and boundary treatments, create distinctive character areas.’

Once completed, the 15-hectare housing estate at Nook Farm, off Colt House Lane, will provide a range of open market and affordable properties for Ulverston, as well as open space and a playground, plans state.

The planning statement says: “The applicant is a local business that wishes to deliver a development that creates a positive legacy for the future, has based the design in a way that respects local features, has prioritised input from feedback, and has considered and incorporated pre-application consultation advice.”

The planning application for eight homes is currently under public consultation.