HOMES: An appeal has been launched over a plan to build 120 homes in Rushwick meaning the decision has now been taken out of the council’s hands A DECISION over whether to build 120 homes in a village put forward almost 18 months ago has now been taken out of the council s hands after several delays. Developer Lioncourt Homes wants to build the homes in Rushwick despite hundreds of objections from villagers and has now appealed to the government s planning inspectorate after Malvern Hills District Council missed its legal deadline for making a decision. More than 250 objections were made against the plan with many saying the village did not have the infrastructure to cope.
Middle Battenhall Farm land saved for new country park as part of 500 home plan in Worcester
HOMES: The new plan (inset) with the country park at Middle Battenhall Farm highlighted in green and the development site for up to 500 homes in blue HISTORIC green space will be saved and turned into a country park as part of plans to build 500 homes in a victory for campaigners. Huge new plans for Middle Battenhall Farm in Worcester show the land being turned into a 77-acre country park next to 500 homes. Campaigners Middle Battenhall Farm Land Action Group (MBFLAG) have fought tough battles with developers and the council for a number of years to protect the space but has “compromised” with landowners on a plan that would see homes built but also the historic land safeguarded.
A VILLAGE has not moved any closed to finding out whether more than 160 homes will be built despite having already waited more than 18 months for a decision. Hundreds of villagers in Rushwick near Worcester have been waiting to find out whether Custom Land Ltd can still build 42 homes on land off Bransford Road despite having successfully fought off the plans almost three years ago. Villagers campaigned against the plan in 2018 and did so again when it reappeared in 2019 only for developer Custom Land Ltd to request a government inspector looks at the decision. Despite the opposition in the village against the homes and despite Malvern Hills District rejecting the plan twice, the homes could still be built if the government s planning inspector decides to overrule the council.
VILLAGE: Hallow residents are being asked their thoughts. Pic. Paul Jackson VILLAGERS near Worcester are being invited to have their say on proposed plans for the future development of their parish. The draft Hallow Neighbourhood Plan, covering the period between 2020 and 2041, sets out the vision and policies which will govern development in the parish. Part of the plan is for a site allocation of around 40 new homes at Greenhill Lane and includes a mix of policies to ensure any future developments have a mixture of housing types, including affordable housing. The draft Plan also includes policies to protect important views, protect community and recreation facilities, retain existing wildlife habitats, protect the Hallow Conservation Area and proposes the designation of six new Local Green Spaces.
Piper Homes has submitted plans to build 22 homes at Ford House off Station Road in Pershore. Almost two acres of land has been earmarked for the 22 homes, which would be built opposite Pershore High School, and could be surrounded by up to 196 homes as part of a separate plan by Persimmon. A home known as Ford House would be demolished to make way for the new homes. Charles Church Developments Ltd, part of the Persimmon Group, was given the green light to build a mix of 196 one-to-four bed homes and apartments on land off Station Road in Pershore by Wychavon District Council’s planning committee in February.