{"id":318464,"date":"2025-08-05T00:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T00:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318464\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T00:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T00:31:14","slug":"plans-for-hundreds-of-new-homes-in-pretty-west-midlands-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318464\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans for hundreds of new homes in pretty West Midlands village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bloor Homes wants to build 200 homes in Tidbury Green village<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Land-off-Dickens-Heath-Road.jpg\" alt=\"The land off Dickens Heath Road where up to 200 new homes could be built\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The land off Dickens Heath Road where up to 200 new homes could be built(Image:  Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Plans have been unveiled for hundreds of new homes in a Solihull village.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It is the latest application for Tidbury Green which is set to see a massive increase from its current population of around 1,000 if all the plans come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Applicant Bloor Homes wants to build up to 200 new homes on land off Dickens Heath Road in the village.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-airport-night-flights-under-32138341\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham Airport night flights under scrutiny after increase<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">We are now on WhatsApp. Join our dedicated community <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/HiSLU1pMS4WIRGDRbnDYAf\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The plans also feature land for community use and for a public open space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A document submitted to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/solihull-council\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Solihull CouncilLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Solihull Council<\/a> from planning agents Savills on behalf of the applicant says: \u201cProposals will be submitted in the form of an outline planning application, with all matters reserved except for access.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe site, which is circa 14.80 hectares in size, is currently in use as pasture land and vehicular access via Tilehouse Lane close to Yew Tree Farm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe site is located between Tidbury Green and Dickens Heath. The site is surrounded by residential properties, fields or woodland areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe following elements are proposed as part of the scheme:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Up to 200 residential dwellings including up to 50 per cent affordable housing<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Provision of formal and informal public open space and green infrastructure, including sustainable drainage systems<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Potential school\/community use<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Pedestrian\/cycle connections<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Biodiversity enhancements<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Vehicular access from Tilehouse Lane and off site highways and public transport improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cThe layout has been designed around landscaping, green spaces, linkages and a landscape corridor between the proposed development and Birchy Leasowes Lane running along the northern boundary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In July the company submitted an application to the authority\u2019s planners for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion \u2013 a procedure which will determine whether the proposed development will have a significant impact on the environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However in a notice issued on August 1 officer Lawrence Osborne, the council\u2019s team leader of major projects delivery, said the EIA was not needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He wrote: \u201cThe development is unlikely to have significant environmental impacts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cIt is therefore not EIA development and an Environmental Impact Assessment would therefore not be required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An outline planning application is yet to be submitted to Solihull Council planners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As the Local Democracy Reporting Service <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/small-solihull-village-could-see-31401994\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"previously reported Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">previously reported <\/a>developers Summix FHS Development LLP wants to build 850 homes on land south of Norton Lane, also in Tidbury Green.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To view Bloor Homes\u2019 plans search for application PL\/2025\/01458\/EIASCR at https:\/\/publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk\/online-applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bloor Homes wants to build 200 homes in Tidbury Green villageThe land off Dickens Heath Road where up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,2671,8919,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-318464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-solihull","13":"tag-solihull-council","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114973342712293120","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}