Developers say plans to build 109 new homes in Fradley will help meet the “growing demand” in the area.
Vistry Group – which owns Bovis Homes – has applied for planning permission for an 11-acre site off Horner Avenue.
The proposals include 65 houses for private sale and 44 earmarked as affordable properties for rent or shared ownership.
The scheme will also include public open space and a children’s play area.
Freya Halsall, marketing assistant for Vistry Mercia, said:
“We have planned the new homes off Horner Avenue to help meet the housing needs of local people and the growing demand for new homes in the area.
“Detailed plans have been submitted to Lichfield District Council and we hope to work with the local authority to create a development that will bring many benefits to Fradley.
“The development has been sensitively designed to try to integrate the new neighbourhood into the local landscape.
“Existing trees and hedgerows will be retained wherever possible and an area of public open space at the entrance of the site sets the tone and character of the development with green credentials at its heart.
“We’ll also be including hedgehog highways in our fencing to allow wildlife to roam freely at night, finding food and shelter.”
Freya Halsall
Vistry aims to build two, three and four-bedroom houses for private sale, and one, two and three-bedroom affordable properties, with a mix of apartments and houses.
“There will be a variety of new homes for purchasers at different stages of the property ladder, including first-time buyers, growing families looking for more space and downsizers.
“This will be a sustainable development which will feature a public footpath linking the site internally but also providing a link to Fradley South and the Stirling Centre.
“We hope our plans are approved in due course so we can begin construction work on site and forge ahead with delivering these much-needed new homes in Fradley.”
Freya Halsall
If the scheme is given the go ahead, the company hopes to begin work in September with the first residents expected to move in early next year.
Full details of the scheme are available on Lichfield District Council’s planning website.
