HUNDREDS of Burntwood residents have attended a meeting over plans to build hundreds of new homes off Coulter Lane.
Bloor Homes has put forward proposals which would also include open space, community orchards, allotments, play areas and a “community hub”.
Land could also be set aside for future expansion of neighbouring Fulfen Primary School.
But a meeting by the Burntwood Action Group at Burntwood Memorial Institute saw speakers tell attendees – including town council leader Cllr Darren Ennis and county council representative Cllr Andrew Clissett – that there were “serious concerns” about the strain the development would place on local infrastructure.
A spokesperson for Burntwood Action Group said:
“Residents were urged to voice their objections by engaging with their local, district and county councillors.
“To demonstrate collective opposition, attendees also agreed to display Save Our Green Belt posters.
“The group also pledged to continue coordinating efforts, keep residents informed and ensure their voices are heard.”
The meeting comes after Bloor Homes launched a new consultation website at www.bloorhomesburntwood.com, where the plans are able to be viewed and feedback can be left.
The proposals are also being presented by the developer at a consultation drop-in exhibition at Burntwood Memorial Hall on Rugeley Road between 2pm and 7.30pm on 4th June.
Emma Foster, senior planning manager at Bloor Homes Midlands, said:
“We are pleased to be able to present our emerging plans for a sensitive, landscape-led new neighbourhood of high-quality homes and extensive green public open spaces in Burntwood. We are keen to understand the priorities and aspirations of local people to help shape the plans.
“The views of local people will help shape a neighbourhood that provides a housing mix, community facilities and high-quality open spaces that meet the needs of the town.”
Bloor Homes say that the outline proposals would mean a reduction in the potential scale of development from that previously proposed through Lichfield District Council’s Local Plan.
If it gets the go-ahead, the company said up to 43% of the properties would be affordable homes with a mix of shared ownership and social rental.
If only Lichfield residents cared enough about all the green fields being swallowed up around Lichfield maybe we could have prevented some of these awful estates that have been built around here, with many more to come, including 1,200 houses at Curborough Brooks, 670 houses at Curborough Lakes, 520 houses at Cricket Lane, 200 houses at Streethay, around 1,000 more houses proposed/being built at Fradley, the list goes on and on. Nobody seems to care enough to protest in numbers and make a proper stand against this destruction of the character of a once charming cathedral city.
Only open Green Space is one with no houses built on it…..period
I would suggest they’ll just appeal to the Secretary of State who’ll override any objections due to government policy.
Emma Foster at Bloor Homes… sorry, but your poor understanding of town planning , future impacts on the community and a manipulative spin with planning policies, in this supposedly “sensitive landscape led open development”… is laughable.
It won’t wash with this community.You must think we are all stupid!
We look forward to telling you what our real aspirations and views on this plan are.
What is the odds that the moaners live on one of the existing estates built on open spaces ,such as boley park
@Mia Peters. It’s not that the people of Lichfield don’t care, they do, but have long realised that it’s fruitless protesting because whatever we say the developers will get their way or as someone has already said will just refer the matter to the Secretary of State who will override any objections.
They are at present only building a a third of the site.
But with all the fancy words, which won’t happen.
What they want to do is build a 1000 home’s in the end.
Funny how they couldn’t keep a cafe in the area, to much
Have they realised that they will need a really big ditch for the flood water. I’ve no doubt it will be sold as a nature reserve.
@Mia Peters Lichfield people do care but re: the Curborough development, I think the Council didn’t approve it but Sajid Javid overruled the decision. There have been consultations and people oppose these developments but what power do we really have to stop them? Lichfield is already lost and this govt is pushing for even more homes, I think most people just feel powerless, it’s happening everywhere not just here.
It’s only building houses that’s proping up the economy. The government will agree to anywhere being built over so long as they don’t have to contribute.
What a state of affairs. The electorate are being treated in contemp both at local and national level. Do they not understand that we are tired of that now. There will be retribution as local elections suggest. I don’t think it will be overlooked this time.
Philip may well be correct to say only building is propping up the economy.
If only there were some way of instantly adding 4% to the economy and the £100 billion this would bring.
People must either accept the consequences of their actions or vote for change and a party to bring us back into the single market and customs union. Brexit delenda est.
OMG! literally words fail me on the expantion of Lichfield !
It may sound good but, new housing, is a joke, no Heath care easy to contact, thus impacting our already overstretched health facilties .
I’m ready to run to escape it all !
Bloor Homes should Confirm what Date is the The Drop In.
They have Printed Thursday 4th June..The 4th of June is a Wednesday???
Thats a Good Start….
@Professor Pineapple : There are millions of people feeling the consequences of Labour being in government. You take this week we had the brexit reset and the surrendering of the Chagos Islands a commitment of over £50 billion. So when you talk of 4% and 100 billion that’s nothing compared with what this government will waste over the next four years. You got Angela Rayner giving tax advice to Rachel Reeves on how to get more tax out of us.
Professor Pineapple, give it a rest !!!