Lin Hingley News Today

A FINAL bid to stop the last remaining medieval meadowland in Kinver being turned into a new village housing estate has been lost. South Staffordshire district councillors have given the green light to a proposal to build on an untouched parcel of farmland off White Hill, which was designated for housing as part of the councils recently adopted Site Allocations Document. More than 100 objections were submitted opposing the proposal for up to 40 new homes, submitted by Trebor Developments,...

Land off White Hill, pictured in 2017. A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build new homes on farmland off White Hill in Kinver is to go before council planners next week. Trebor Developments is seeking outline planning permission for its proposed development of up to 40 new homes on the site which sits beneath Kinver Edge. The application looks set to be approved by South Staffordshire Councils planning committee despite a raft of objections to the scheme which locals fear could pave the way for fur...