00:00Plans have been submitted for up to 230 homes on farmland east of Whittington in Litchfield
00:07District. The outline application covers 26 acres north of Fisherwick Road, with 43% of
00:14homes at the site proposed as affordable housing. Developers say the scheme would address a housing
00:20shortage while providing open space, walking routes and biodiversity benefits. However,
00:26an objector has raised concerns about traffic and pressure on roads and local services.
00:32The Inland Waterways Association argues the farmland forms part of the Greenbelt.
00:37Litchfield District Council will decide whether permission should be granted once consultation
00:43has concluded.
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