by John Prince
Plans to build more than 100 new houses across the road from an existing housing development in Hornsea have been pushed back for a second time.
The development by Foxglove Homes on Rolston Road was brought up at a meeting of Hornsea Town Council.
It’s proposed that the properties will be built on land behind a bungalow at 72 Rolston Road, which will also be demolished to make way for an access road.
The land lies south of Hornsea Village and covers 10 acres. It is opposite the 158-home development The Kilns, which is already well under way.
A planning application for the new development was first submitted to East Riding Council in August 2025. Amended plans for the layout were submitted three weeks ago.
It was looked at by Hornsea Town Council as a hybrid application, which combines full and outline planning permission for different parts of the same development site.
That means on top of 103 dwellings being proposed, a further five could be built after 72 Rolston Road is knocked down.
Plans include a mix of one to four-bedroom properties – terraced, semi-detached, detached, bungalows and quadrants – with 10 designated as affordable homes.
The development has come up against stiff opposition from residents because of the possible impact on the environment and wildlife, run-off into Hornsea Mere, accessibility, risk of flooding, and disruption to the surrounding area and further into town.
There are also fears the scale of development in Hornsea could overwhelm local services.
Almost 70 public comments have been submitted, mostly in opposition, and appear on the planning application portal, which contains more than 200 documents.
The final decision rests with East Riding Council as the statutory planning authority, however Hornsea town councillors cast a majority vote to oppose the plans.
In the meeting, deputy mayor Cllr Nick Cox made his opposition the most vocal.
He said: “I think it is inappropriate use of green belt land because of legitimate reasons of threats to wildlife or geological features, and sites of special scientific interest.
“The reasons I highlight these, is that literally a month ago we had people telling us how the Mere is getting contaminated by water, specifically coming from that area and from other areas.
“It’s causing a lot of issues and killing the Mere, so it is a threat to an SSSI site.”
Cllr Cox added: “We had this in front of us before. The only thing different is the five houses, which are five dwellings in place of a house they’re going to knock down. We said we couldn’t do that because of bats.
“It’s overdevelopment. We have so many at the moment in Hornsea. The road system is inadequate. Hornsea is a Victorian town and not made for traffic.
“We’re a successful town which is great, but I don’t think we can tolerate any more buildings.”
East Riding Council has said their strategic planning committee will now consider the application in due course, possibly around August or September.
More information can be found on the East Riding Council planning portal on its website under reference 25/02282/STPLF.