A 246-HOME plan for land south of Worcester includes 15-metre tall buildings and a new park.
The proposal for a plot off Bath Road forms part of the larger ‘Hopfields’ urban extension of the city and follows the approval of outline permission for a total of 2,204 homes in 2022.
The latest plan is one of a number of ‘reserved matters’ applications being submitted to Malvern Hills District Council by developers to set out the finer details of the project.
HOMES: Plans for 246 homes plus a park have been put forward (Image: RCA Generation)
In it, Countryside Properties says the land is currently made up of five separate agricultural fields with ‘relatively few trees’.
The application says the development would contain a Main Street that would eventually provide the key route through the site plus a new park called Clerkleap River Park, containing a ‘large area of open space, landscaping, play areas’ focussed around a realigned brook.
‘This area of open space includes land partly within the flood plain, associated with Broomhall Brook, which will be realigned,’ the plans state.
‘Therefore a key focus of the space will be blue infrastructure, with an open and organic layout.
‘The area includes a Roman Road which will be formed into a pedestrian and cycle route.’
Countryside Properties says buildings proposed for the site are ‘relatively tall’ – up to three storeys with buildings up to 15 metres tall along Main Street and up to 13 metres tall across the rest of the site.
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There would be a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom homes including semi-detached and terraced houses.
‘Larger detached and semi-detached homes are proposed along the edges of parcels to create a more informal frontage to public green spaces,’ the plans state.
‘This is particularly apparent along the frontage to Clerkenleap River Park.’
Councillor Louis Stephen has commented on the plans, asking developers to ‘please ensure there is a proper bus stop with seats and cover for bad weather provided’ on both sides of the A38, plus a ‘push-button Toucan crossing’.
He says the road is ‘extremely busy and difficult to cross’ and is also calling for traffic lights on the nearby Ketch roundabout.
