Overview

• Story Homes submitted an outline application on June 23 to build up to 350 homes on the former Camelot Theme Park site in Charnock Richard.
• The plan reserves half of the homes for affordable housing and includes a community hub with office and meeting spaces.
• Environmental measures aim for a 10 percent biodiversity net gain and restoration of Syd Brook’s natural water flow.
• Story Homes anticipates more than £2.5 million in Community Infrastructure Levy contributions and is negotiating Section 106 agreements to fund local service upgrades.
• Some residents object to the use of greenbelt land, warning of increased traffic and insufficient infrastructure for schools and medical services.