\n Jones Homes, through Stanteci UK Limited (Stantec), is seeking to build up to 355 homes on land east of Newlands Grange.\n<\/p>\n
\n The screening request was lodged with St Helens Borough Council on October 9.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposed development spans across 14.13 hectares, primarily consisting of agricultural fields.\n<\/p>\n
\n The intended construction is still in the planning stages, with most homes expected to be two-storeys high.\n<\/p>\n
\n Some parts of the site may feature buildings up to three storeys.\n<\/p>\n
\n These homes are planned to include public open spaces, sustainable routes, new tree planting, and a 10% biodiversity net gain.\n<\/p>\n
\n The site is adjacent to the residential area of Vulcan Village\/Newlands Grange.\n<\/p>\n
\n The development is in line with the surrounding context to the west.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is located next to ‘Newton Brook 05,’ a local wildlife site.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, best practice methods and a construction environmental management plan (CEMP) are expected to mitigate any potential impacts.\n<\/p>\n
\n The site is not designated as a sensitive area and is at a low risk of flooding.\n<\/p>\n
\n A desk-based review was undertaken to determine the baseline conditions at the site.\n<\/p>\n
\n There is one Conservation Area adjacent to the site boundary: \u2018Vulcan Village\u2019.\n<\/p>\n
\n The development is not expected to cause significant environmental effects.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposed development is considered ‘Schedule 2’ under the EIA regulations, as it is an urban development project.\n<\/p>\n
\n This means an environmental impact assessment may be required.\n<\/p>\n
\n The decision will be based on the development’s scale, nature, and location.\n<\/p>\n
\n The site exceeds the indicative criteria and screening threshold for a site area of more than five hectares.\n<\/p>\n
\n Natural England, a public body responsible for ensuring the natural environment is conserved, enhanced, and managed, has advised that significant effects on statutorily designated nature conservation sites or landscapes are unlikely.\n<\/p>\n
\n The development is not within any Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, or Ramsar Site.\n<\/p>\n
\n The site is not within a National Park, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or Heritage Coast.\n<\/p>\n
\n The council will make a decision on whether the development requires an environmental impact assessment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jones Homes, through Stanteci UK Limited (Stantec), is seeking to build up to 355 homes on land east…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-289903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}