PLANS for a development of more than 100 houses in Lowton have been approved.

A planning application was sent by Redrow Homes to the local authority back in November 2018 to build the homes on land north of Bainbridge Avenue with the development titled Lowton Common.

The site, which is largely triangular and approximately 5.3 hectares, would have around 30 homes available for affordable housing under the proposals.

Planning documents stated that there are two ponds on the site which dry up seasonally. They are due to be replaced by three permanent "attenuation" ponds which are designed not to lose water.

Bat roosts to protect the species and bird boxes were set to be introduced and hazardous plant Japanese knotweed, which is currently present on the site, was to be removed.

The development will consist of 117 homes. This will include 68 four-bedroom houses; 28 three-bedroom houses and 21 two-bedroom houses.

According to the planning officer's report, there would be "29 affordable houses incorporated in the development of which 21 would

be two-bedroom and eight would be three-bedroom". It adds "the tenure mix of these will be agreed by Wigan Council Housing service and secured via a legal agreement between the applicants and the council.

"The remaining properties would be market sale housing".

It adds all properties "would have their own private amenity garden space and each property would have at least one off-road parking space, with all of the detached dwellings having two offroad spaces".

Many of these "will also have a detached or integral garage to provide additional parking if required".

In total, including visitor spaces, "there would be 224 offroad parking spaces within the proposed development".

The report concluded: "The proposal would also deliver 29 on-site affordable homes, equivalent to 25 per cent of the units, provide a high-quality residential development within a sustainable location and make a contribution to short term housing need in the borough, without affecting the existing amenity currently enjoyed by neighbouring properties".