Have your say on emerging plans for new neighbourhoods east of Bilbrook

Our emerging proposals

The emerging proposals envisages two new neighbourhoods, consisting of:

• Providing ncirca 265 quality new homes across the two sites
• 40% of new homes would be affordable housing, providing opportunities for key workers and people on low incomes with local connections to secure a home of their own in Bilbrook
• Retention of existing landscape features alongside new planting and habitat creation to enhance the biodiversity value of the sites
• Homes built to the very latest standards of sustainability, with measures such as EV charging infrastructure, solar panels, and high levels of energy efficiency
• Green corridors between the two neighbourhoods with walking and cycling links, play areas and natural habitats
• Investment into local infrastructure, such as potential enhancements to Woodman Junction and investment into active travel improvements

We established this website to provide an overview of the emerging proposals and an opportunity for members of the community to provide feedback during public consultation in the Autumn of 2023.

Following public consultation, we have refined the proposals and prepared outline planning applications for the two safeguarded sites. A number of changes have been made in response to feedback, including a reduction in the number of homes proposed, an increase in the green spaces on both sites.

You can find out more about the plans by visiting the Find out more about our emerging proposals page of the website. If you have any questions that aren’t addressed there or on the FAQs page, you can contact us via the online form on the Get in touch page.

Outline planning applications

Updated January 2024

We wanted to ensure that the proposals align as much as possible with the needs and aspirations of the local community in Bilbrook, whilst delivering on the Council’s statutory requirement to meeting housing need in the District.

In addition to delivering a range of new homes that meet local needs, the emerging plans will also generate investment into improvements to local infrastructure and community facilities.

This website was created to provide an opportunity for members of the community to view our emerging plans and provide feedback on your priorities for new homes and investment in Bilbrook to help shape a development that meets the needs of the local community now and in the future.

Following the public consultation which took place in the Autumn of 2023, we have been preparing planning applications for the two sites and have updated the website to provide information on the planning applications as they come forward:

Planning application 1 – Land south of Pendeford Mill Road

The outline planning application for the first of the two safeguarded sites set aside by the District Council for residential development was submitted in January 2024. This planning application is for up to 130 homes, representing a reduction in numbers following the consultation. The strip of land that was proposed to join the two safeguarded sites has also been removed from the proposals in response to feedback.

You can view the illustrative masterplan for the planning submission on our updated interactive map here.

You can download a copy of the Design and Access Statement, the main planning application report which provides an overview of the proposed development, here.

The planning application is also available to view on the South Staffordshire District Council planning portal under application reference 23/01073/OUTM.

Planning application 2 – Land east of Lane Green Road

The outline planning application for the first of the two safeguarded sites set aside by the District Council for residential development was submitted in March 2024. This planning application is for 135 homes, again representing a reduction in housing numbers following consultation.

The planning application for Land east of Lane Green Road includes a package of significant improvements to the local highways network to provide new active travel infrastructure and traffic calming to prioritise pedestrians.

You can view the revised masterplan for this site on our updated interactive map here.

You can download a copy of the Design and Access Statement, the main planning application report which provides an overview of the proposed development, here.

The planning application is also available to view on the South Staffordshire District Council planning portal under application reference 24/00205/OUTM.

Get in touch

If you have any questions or comments about the plans, you can continue to get in touch via the dedicated contact form or by emailing hello@bloorhomesbilbrook.com.