Construction of a big estate of up to 502 homes including an extra care facility and a primary school could get the go-ahead if planning permission for landscaping is approved.

In August 2019 planning permission to build 502 homes and a primary school on the land north of A4130 Wallingford Bypass was approved.

However, under the condition that further details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale are submitted and approved by the council.

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As part of this application for the approval of reserved matters, Berkeley, the developer, is also seeking approval for highway works, foul and surface water drainage, biodiversity, arboricultural method statement, landscape plan, maintenance schedule and lighting.

Primary access to the site will be achieved through a new exit off the existing roundabout on Bosley Way.

In the design code, a supporting document for the planning application, it states: “The Major Access Road and its associated movement corridor has been designed to promote sustainable transport.

"The design principles in relation to the movement, ensure routes are legible, safe and permeable.”

As well as sustainable road-side drainage the new planning application shows designs for potential parkland.

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In the design code it also states: “As part of the reserved matters application, a 25m buffer will be provided either side of the Major Access Road.

"To the north, this area of land will become part of a potential future parkland landscape.

“Parkland landscapes should be designed to act as destinations. They should provide areas of usable open space but be balanced to provide ecological benefit through areas of native planting.”

Plans for the big estate also include footpaths, cycle paths, park benches, street lighting and tree planting.

Before planning was approved for the big Wallingford estate many residents saw it as controversial to build hundreds of new homes in a historic part of the town.

In November 2017 town councillor Adrian Lloyd said: “The major problem is that people employed on Wallingford salaries can’t afford to live in these homes so they are being built and bought for commuters.

“That means people who grow up in the town are being forced to move out to Didcot or further afield.

“What we are saying to developers is that we want to see more two-bedroom homes built and more terraced homes built.

“A lot of the homes that are being built are executive homes with four and five bedrooms - that is where the developers can make the most profit.

“We have to make sure that the town’s infrastructure can cope with all these new homes – the sewerage system can not cope.”

The planning application P20/S2797/RM, for the landscaping of the new estate which is set to build hundreds of new homes in Wallingford is currently in the consultation period.

The target decision date for the landscaping and layout of the estate is November 2, 2020 and the consultation period will close on September 3, 2020.