Councillors are set to decide on plans for 157 new homes in Lichfield.
The land at Limburg Avenue is being earmarked for development by David Wilson Homes.
Lichfield City Council has raised objections over the scheme as the land had been earmarked as being for recreation.
But officers from Lichfield District Council have recommended the project be approved by councillors at a meeting of the planning committee next week.
“Whilst it is accepted the proposed development conflicts with the 1998 Lichfield District Local Plan, less weight may be attributed to these policies given the age of the policies and lack of consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework.
“Additionally evidence supporting the Local Plan suggests that the allocation of recreation zones should be re-considered through the Local Plan with the role of the ability of the western recreation zone to deliver recreational uses in particular questioned.
“The site is adjacent to the sustainable settlement of Lichfield which is the focus of a significant proportion of development through the emerging Local Plan Strategy.”
Lichfield District Council’s planning committee will meet next Monday (November 4).
