Bloor Homes, Fradley

Our outline proposals

Bloor Homes has submitted an outline planning application for the site, which will seek to provide:

• A landscape-led development providing up to 230 high quality homes in a range of styles and tenures to meet local housing need, with circa 50% of the site area provided as open space, including extensive landscaped public open space.
• The number of homes proposed has been reduced by 50 following public consultation in late 2024 and ongoing technical site analysis.
• A proportion of the homes will be affordable homes, providing opportunities for key workers and people on low incomes to secure a home of their own in Fradley. The number of affordable homes will be determined through consultation with Lichfield District Council. 
• As part of the housing mix, there are opportunities to provide homes for people looking to downsize into more manageable homes or secure an accessible property, including bungalows.
• Retention of existing trees and the majority of hedgerows, enhanced by additional planting.
• Extensive green public open space and habitat creation, boosting the biodiversity value of the site to exceed both national and local level Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements.  
• A range of community open space facilities to be informed by local feedback.
• Play facilities for young people in the new neighbourhood and the wider community for which there is an identified need in Fradley.
• A community building that could fulfil a range of uses and the potential to provide a pub, to be informed by local aspirations and feedback.
• A network of walking and cycling routes through extensive green public open space on land that has previously been largely inaccessible to the public. Existing public rights of way will also be retained and enhanced to improve accessibility for the whole community.
• A package of highways safety improvements, including a new roundabout and extension of the 30mph speed limit on Fradley Lane, widening of Fradley Lane on the approach to the junction with Church Lane, junction improvements where Fradley Lane meets Church Lane, provision of a bus stop on Church Lane, extensive walking and cycling infrastructure provision, and land safeguarded for any potential future improvements to the A38 slip road.
• A sustainable development delivering energy efficient homes that will be well insulated and include the use of renewable technologies such as PV cells and air source heat pumps, in addition to EV charging infrastructure.
• Significant investment into local infrastructure such as healthcare and education, informed by consultation with statutory bodies such as the NHS and local education authority and secured via legal agreement.
• A housebuilder-led proposal, which will be delivered by Bloor Homes, a five-star housebuilder.