A HUGE new housing development has been proposed on a controversial green belt location in St Helens.

On the land at Florida Farm South in Haydock, Barratt and David Wilson Homes have put forward pre-planning application plans that would provide 463 new homes to the area.

The developers are asking for feedback from residents as they plan a formal application to St Helens Council.

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St Helens Star: The new developments would see 463 new homes be built on green belt land next to the East Lancs in HaydockThe new developments would see 463 new homes be built on green belt land next to the East Lancs in Haydock (Image: David Wilson Homes)

With a mixture of 2, 3, and 4-bedroom houses, including homes with an "affordable provision", the development would also build associated roads, footways and parking areas, and demolish existing buildings on the site.

The Florida Farm greenbelt, located next to the East Lancashire Road in Haydock, has been a controversial site after thousands of residents opposed the planned construction of warehouses in 2017.

The Florida Farm South site has already been allocated for residential development as part of St Helens Council's Local Plan.

St Helens Star: The Florida Farm developments saw thousands of objections at the time of planningThe Florida Farm developments saw thousands of objections at the time of planning (Image: St Helens Council)

With each local authority required to have a Local Plan to set a vision of future development, St Helens Council has set proposals to build a mix of "high quality, affordable homes and shape infrastructure investment" while creating a breadth of new jobs across the borough.

The Florida Farm development will be phased with a main site coming first, with a small section of the allocated site, to the north of Slag Lane and around the entrance at Vicarage Road, coming forward as a second phase of development at a later stage. 

St Helens Star: Where the proposed developments would be builtWhere the proposed developments would be built (Image: David Wilson Homes)

The proposals state that the developers will take the existing green infrastructure into account while ecological surveys have identified no protected species at the site.

The developments would also create a host of jobs during the construction phase and promote further investment in the borough, the plans suggest.

To take a look at the pre-application plans and provide feedback, you can do so via this link.