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# Councillor “wouldn’t be surprised” if plan for housing on Burntwood blue hoardings site is axed
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillor-wouldnt-be-surprised-if-plan-for-housing-on-burntwood-blue-hoardings-site-is-axed/
- Published: 2021-04-15T10:06:53.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-20T11:50:35.000Z
- Description: A Burntwood councillor says he “wouldn’t be surprised” if a proposal for housing on land in the town is withdrawn.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Planning, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

A Burntwood councillor says he “wouldn’t be surprised” if a proposal for housing on land in the town is withdrawn.

![The 'blue hoarding' site in Burntwood. Picture: Google Streetview](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/bluehoarding.jpg)

Housing association Bromford is hoping to build on the blue hoardings site on Milestone Way.

However, councillors have criticised the proposals, with the land having been earmarked as part of a plan for an improved town centre.

Cllr Wai-Lee Ho, Conservative member for Highfield ward at Lichfield District Council, said he believed a decision by Bromford not to proceed with housing on two plots of land in Lichfield may see the Burntwood proposals taken off the table as well.

![Cllr Wai-Lee Ho](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/waileeho.jpg)

Cllr Wai-Lee Ho

> “I wouldn’t be surprised if Bromford withdrew their intentions to build on the site in Burntwood that’s designated for non-residential development.  
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> “They have some colossal obstacles to get over, and perhaps they will decide it would be a waste of their resources to pursue it.”  
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> Cllr Wai-Lee Ho, Lichfield District Council

The proposals for land at Leyfields and Netherstowe in Lichfield were pulled after thousands of residents signed a petition objecting to the scheme.

Cllr Sue Woodward, Labour leader of Burntwood Town Council, said she too hoped the blue hoardings site proposals would be given a rethink.

> “We just need Bromford to withdraw their plans for a housing estate on land designated for our mixed use town centre.  
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> “The clue is in the term ‘mixed use’.”  
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> Cllr Sue Woodward, Burntwood Town Council