Chance to have your say on plans for 161 homes in Hutton - McDermott Homes enters official application
Plans for an estate of 161 homes on agricultural land in a South Ribble village have been officially submitted.
As part of a consultation period, McDermott Homes announced in September that they would be applying for planning permission - and now documents have been filed with South Ribble Borough Council.
That means that residents can enter their formal representations - for, against or neutral - on the council’s planning portal.
What is it and where?
The proposed development is situated on land located in Hutton, off Liverpool Road, and adjacent to Walton Gardens, opposite Hutton Grammar School. Formerly owned by Lancashire County Council, the 14.35-acre site was sold to McDermott Homes in July 2025.
The site, although currently green fields, has been identified by South Ribble Borough Council as a proposed housing allocation site in the Central Lancashire Local Plan 2023-2041.
The housing
The proposal is for a range of one to five-bedroom homes, maisonettes and bungalows - 56 of them ‘affordable’. McDermott say the he proposed dwellings “reflect the scale and massing of the residential estate in the surrounding area” and feature the use of red brick and slate in line with the village’s character.
Every plot will include an electric vehicle (EV) charger and a garage or drive with space for up to three vehicles. There would be a link to the development at Walton Gardens that uses the same access off Liverpool Road.
£2million local benefit and ecology
In a Statement Of Community Involvement to the council, McDermott’s agent states: “McDermott Homes plans to maintain almost all existing hedgerows and trees and will plant a wider selection of trees. The existing public footpath from Liverpool Road to Ratten Lane will be retained. As part of the plans, McDermott Homes will provide approximately £2 million in Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) contributions to South Ribble Borough Council to support local community facilities and infrastructure projects. “
What they say
When consultation and public relations work began in September, Andrew Darbyshire, land director at McDermott Homes, said: “Hutton and the surrounding areas to the west of Preston are proving to be very popular locations for young families, and we’ve been looking to bring our homes to the market in this area for a while. We’re excited to be supporting LCC in bringing this site forward, helping the authority meet its plans to provide quality family homes in the area.
“A mix of mainly two, three and four-bedroom homes in this sought-after location, our plans also include maisonettes, flats, and bungalows built especially for wheelchair users. We know how hard it is for people to get onto the property ladder, so over a third are affordable, and with shared-ownership, it means a typical two-bed home could cost less than £200,000.”
A decision will be made by SRBC in coming weeks. Subject to planning approval, work is due to start on site in July 2026, with homes available from Summer 2027.
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