Plans lodged for extension to South Staffs village
Plans for the second phase of housing development on the edge of Perton, Staffordshire could see 180 new homes built in the village.
Under the outline scheme submitted by LF Perton, mixed-density housing would be built on an 18-acre agricultural site on the western fringe of Perton, near Wolverhampton.
The site is earmarked for the development of a minimum of 150 homes in South Staffordshire council’s local plan.
The scheme would extend the Wrottesley Village development immediately to the south of the site, for which planning permission for 220 homes was granted in 2018, with detailed approval signed off a year later. Building work on the first phase of the scheme is expected to be completed by Severn Homes early next year.
The proposed development includes an allocation of 54 affordable homes, split between social housing and shared ownership.
A supporting statement supplied with the application said a new toucan crossing will be built as part of a package of highways improvements to support the scheme, which also includes reducing the speed limit to 30mph and new bus stops near the development.
However discussions are still “ongoing” with the district council over the highways proposals, with the local authority proposing a second access point, described by LF Perton as “vastly inferior”.
They say the scheme has been designed to link up with roads built for the first phase of the development, allowing the two sites to come together more cohesively.
“The proposed development will deliver 180 homes, which will make a strong contribution towards SSDC’s identified housing need,” said the statement.
“The site’s current position as safeguarded land is noted, there has been a long-term ambition for this land to contribute for housing.
“It is considered that 180 homes is an appropriate level of development for an important site at the edge of a sustainable settlement, noting its role in contributing towards SSDC’s housing land supply.”
The illustrative masterplan for the site was created by Birmingham urban designers, landscape architects and heritage consultants, Node.
The application will be decided by South Staffordshire Council in due course, with the statutory consultation period due to end on 15 November.
Documents relating to the application can be found on the council’s website using reference 25/00839/OUTM
