Plans for nearly 600 new homes north of Bristol get go-ahead despite ‘modern’ look concerns View 2 Images

A planned housing estate north-west of Thornbury has sparked a row over the appearance of new houses which will look “modern”. Local councillors called for a rethink in their design, as the new homes will not “look anything like farmsteads” despite being located in a rural area.

Up to 595 homes will be built on farmland off Oldbury Lane. South Gloucestershire Council has granted permission for how the first phase of this estate will look and be laid out. The upcoming development will be adjacent to the newly built Park Farm housing estate, on the edge of town.

Vistry and Sovereign already received outline permission for the development two years ago. But “reserved matters”, su

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