Family-owned five star housebuilder, Bloor Homes, is proposing a landscape-led development of high quality family and affordable homes, extensive public open space and community facilities, on land north of Streethay.
The new neighbourhood of up to 500 high-quality homes and extensive public open space and habitat enhancements is proposed for land to the north of Streethay, between the recently completed strategic development, Roman Heights, and the route of HS2.
The emerging outline plans are for a landscape-led development, with approximately 50% of the site area provided as open space, including landscaped green public open space with walking and cycling routes, play areas, community allotments, and areas of habitat enhancement.
Existing trees and the majority of hedgerows will be retained and augmented with significant additional planting.
Access proposals are being designed to mitigate against impacts on the existing Roman Heights development, with primary vehicular access via Thompson Way at a point close to the junction with the A5127.
The plans will also provide a range of community facilities both within the proposed new neighbourhood and in the wider Streethay Community, including the potential to generate funding for the delivery of Streethay’s long-awaited community centre.
Our emerging proposals
Bloor Homes is preparing an outline planning application for the site, which will seek to provide:
- A landscape-led development providing up to 500 high quality homes in a range of styles and tenures to meet housing need in the district.
- Circa 50% of the site area would be provided as open space, including extensive landscaped public open space and habitat areas.
- Up to 28% of the new homes would be affordable homes, providing opportunities for key workers and people on low incomes to secure a home of their own.
- As part of the housing mix, there are opportunities to provide homes for people looking to downsize into more manageable homes or secure an accessible property.
- The retention of existing trees and hedgerows save for small areas requiring removal for drainage and highways, and enhanced by extensive additional planting.
- Extensive areas of green public open space and habitat creation, boosting the biodiversity value of the site with the aim of meeting and where possible exceeding local and national Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
- A range of community open space facilities to be informed by local feedback, including play areas, boules courts, allotments, community orchards, areas of habitat and an ecology pond.
- Primary vehicular access from Thompson Way close to its junction with the A5127 and to the east of the existing Roman Heights development with the aim of minimising traffic impacts during construction and upon completion.
- A network of walking and cycling routes through extensive green public open space on land that has previously been largely inaccessible to the public. The existing public rights of way to the south and west of the site will also be retained and enhanced to improve accessibility for the whole community.
- A sustainable and potentially gas-free development with all homes provided with measures such as PV cells, air source heat pumps, EV charging infrastructure, and very high levels of insulation and energy efficiency.
- Significant investment into local infrastructure such as healthcare, education and highways, informed by consultation with statutory bodies such as the NHS, the local education authority, highways authorities and others, secured via legal agreement.
- A site that has been identified as being suitable for residential development by Lichfield District Council in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) and formed part of a proposed site allocation in the withdrawn Local Plan.
- Unlike other recent proposals in the district which have been brought forward by land promoters before being sold with planning permission, this is a housebuilder-led proposal which will be designed and delivered by Bloor Homes, a high-quality, five star rated, family-owned company.
What is an outline planning application?
An Outline planning application establishes broad principles of development, such as access arrangements, illustrative concept layout, number of homes and general extent of development. We are at the very earliest stages of this outline planning process.
If outline planning consent is granted, we would then prepare a further detailed planning applications called “Reserved Matters” planning applications. These would include more detail such as architecture, materials, detailed layout and landscaping, and would be subject to further consultation with the local community.
It is important to note in the context of recent and ongoing developments in Streethay that this process would be likely to take a number of years before any development begins on site.
Have your say
We want to ensure that the proposals for a high-quality development in Streethay align as much as possible with the needs and aspirations of the local community.
Bloor Homes has created this website to provide an opportunity for members of the community to view our emerging plans and provide feedback on local issues and aspirations, as well as your priorities for new homes, open spaces and facilities in Streethay. This will help shape a development that meets the needs of the local community now and in the future.
We are also very much aware that Streethay has seen significant development in recent years and is subject to ongoing works to deliver HS2. For this reason, we are also seeking feedback on current issues in the community to ensure that our proposals when they do come forward can help to provide mitigations wherever possible, as well as delivering community benefits for all residents.
Once you have had an opportunity to read an overview of the proposals, and view the emerging concept plan on our interactive map you can have your say via our feedback questionnaire. We will be updating this website following our consultation with information about the planning application and you can sign up to receive email updates as the plans progress by selecting the “opt-in” option on the feedback questionnaire or the contact form. Please note that feedback should be submitted by midday on Friday 27 December 2024.
Timeline
Pre-application consultation
November 2024 to December 2024An opportunity for local people to provide feedback on our emerging plans and local issues and aspirations.
Outline planning application submitted
Spring 2025We will submit our outline planning application for the development to Lichfield District Council and update this website with information about the submitted plans.
Statutory Consultation
Immediately following planning submission, Spring 2025Lichfield District Council will carry out their own statutory consultation on our submitted plans, seeking feedback from statutory bodies such as Streethay Parish Council, the local NHS, education providers, highways authorities and members of the public.
Planning application determined
In line with Lichfield District Council planning timescalesLichfield District Council will make a decision on the granting of planning permission. This is subject to the council’s planning timescales but we would envisage this being towards the end of 2025.
Reserved matters planning application
Late 2025/early 2026Should outline planning permission be granted, we will then prepare a detailed Reserved Matters application covering details such as architecture, landscaping, materials etc. This will involve further consultation with the community on these matters of detail.
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