Plans submitted for 480 home estate in rural town

Plans for up to 480 new homes on land in a rural Staffordshire town have been submitted to Stafford Borough Council.

Developer Bloor Homes is also proposing community facilities including a new primary school and a site for a new primary care hub on the land west of Blurtons Lane, south of Stone Road and north of Stafford Road, Eccleshall.

Around 40% of the homes are set to be affordable housing, and the properties will be energy-efficient, the developer has said.

More than 4,000 people have signed a petition calling for Eccleshall to be protected from overdevelopment, with concerns the number of planning applications for homes could almost double the town's size over the coming years.

Max Whitehead, from Bloor Homes West Midlands, said they were "aware of the concerns that some in the community have in relation to future housing growth".

In recognition of that, they would be "delivering important community infrastructure alongside much-needed new homes".

A new spine road link, between Stafford Road and Stone Road, and a "comprehensive sustainable drainage strategy" also formed part of the scheme, the firm's planning director said.

In August, Eccleshall Parish Council agreed to allocate £10,000 to fight plans for large housing developments in the town.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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