by Chris Malone
The UK’s largest touring caravan and motorhome manufacturer is expecting to get the green light for the first part of a major expansion plan this week.
Swift Holdings has teamed up with Redrow Homes in seeking permission to 108 homes on land to the west of Dunswell Road in Cottingham, the Yorkshire Post reports.
The company believes that the sale of the land – which has been used to store and build caravans – will generate about £6.65 million to allow it to develop other highways in the area.
Local residents have expressed their “serious concern” that the proposals would generate excessive traffic in the region, while other opponents are worried about floods from surface water running off the site.
Cottingham Parish Council has also claimed that the development is “out of character” with an area which has traditionally featured larger properties with gardens.
The plans will be considered by local councillors at County Hall on Thursday (November 4th).
