PLANS for nine luxury homes on a former council depot site at Redbridge Lane, Crossways have been refused planning permission. Dorset Council has decided the one hectare site would not be sustainable as it lies outside of the defined development area which would mean residents having to rely on cars for all their needs. A council decision notice also mentions the lack of a biodiversity plan and a potential flood risk and says the proposals do not make efficient use of the land. Applicants, LPC Construction, had asked for nine four and five-bed homes on the former depot which has a number of dilapidated caravans, storage sheds and shipping containers on it. The site is opposite the Crossways solar farm and is surrounded by woods on three sides with the site protected by security fencing.