Developers have submitted two planning documents to build homes and a retirement development on green belt land.

A full application has been submitted for 57 dwellings at the Grange Farm in Green Lane, Bovingdon.

If approved, the retirement development would provide 59 units comprising of 35 one-bedroom units and 24- two-bedroom units.

The full planning application is here https://tinyurl.com/4vctx255.

Watford Observer: Left: proposed front of a 5-bedroom house. Top row: proposed front elevations of a 3-bedroom and four-bedroom house. Bottom row: Proposed retirement living development.Left: proposed front of a 5-bedroom house. Top row: proposed front elevations of a 3-bedroom and four-bedroom house. Bottom row: Proposed retirement living development. (Image: CHBC Architecture)In addition, the developer has also submitted an outline planning application for up to 129 dwellings, a Scout’s hut, community orchard, gardens and green space.

Outline applications are used to gain feedback on the development. If both schemes eventually get approval, there will be 186 homes in total.  

Of the 57 proposed new homes in the full planning application, 40 per cent will be earmarked as affordable homes, the applicant said.

Watford Observer: The proposed site layout. The proposed site layout. (Image: CHBC Architecture)

Under this scheme, there could be three one-bedroom flats and seven two-bedroom flats, as well as 11 three-bedroom houses and two four-bedroom houses.

Of the remaining 34 private homes, eight three-bedroom, 16 four-bedroom and 10 five-bedroom homes could be built.

Along with the homes, 29 residential and three disabled parking spaces could be introduced.