Submitting... The planned site for hundreds of new homes If approved, the sloping site would include 15 per cent affordable housing, half of the 30 per cent the district council asks for – 64 homes in total out of the proposed 423. It would also include a “local” centre, near Far Cross, with shops such as a hairdressers, takeaway, newsagent and general shop. The floor above these shop units would be flats. A total of 28 acres of the site – the equivalent of 14 football pitches – would be open space, mostly in the form of a “countryside park” along the northern boundary of the site. This would also include a large children’s play area.