A PLAN has been submitted for
88 homes on fields to the back of Knowle Primary School
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Miller Homes has submitted a planning application to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, which has long earmarked the land for housing.
The site – to be accessed off
Hampton Road
The fields were taken out the
Green Belt by the council and included in its current and draft plan for where
housing should go in Knowle in the next two decades.
Miller has proposed one, two
bedroom flat; four, one bedroom flats; 12, two bedroom houses; 54, three
bedroom houses; and 17, four bedroom houses.
To see a detailed layout of the plans click here (pdf, 3MB).
The firm said there is a
“significant” shortfall of affordable housing in the borough.
It said: “The site occupies a
sustainable location.
“It is located adjoining an
urban area of a significant size with all the built development excluded from
the Green Belt provides ready access to a range of services and facilities as
well as offering significant public transport accessibility.
“Accordingly the location of
the site is appropriate for residential development.”
The firm would give cash to
expand Arden
Two other sites have beenearmarked by the council for development, 115 homes at Middlefield, at the back
of Arden School Four Ashes Lane
Planning applications have not been submitted for these sites. The council could still refuse plans on issues such as design and mix of houses.
To see the full planning application click here and enter 2012 and 1928 in the two boxes.
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