A PLAN to build new homes on a patch of land on the edge of the city has been revealed.

The application asks for ‘permission in principle’ to build up to nine detached homes on the land off Crown East Lane in Lower Broadheath - just over a mile from Worcester.

The mix of two-to-four-bed homes would be built alongside a new entrance off Crown East Lane according to the plans by Mr W Tutchings.

A statement included with the application said: "The site lies outside of the defined development boundary however whilst located in open countryside there are houses either side of the site and further along Crown East Lane.

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"The proposed development therefore fits well within an existing settlement and would not be isolated.

"The proposal would make a good contribution to the five-year housing supply, delivering a small site of up to nine houses and [would] not have any adverse impacts nor would it affect assets or areas of particular importance."

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A separate ‘permission in principle’ plan by LLP Developments would see up to four homes built on land off Crown East Lane and Laylocks Lane – around 300 metres away from the nine-home plan.

Lower Broadheath Parish Council objected to the LLP Developments plan saying that four homes were too many for the land and were not needed to meet demand in the area.  

Thousands of homes are set to be built in the area in the coming years as part of several developments dubbed the ‘West of Worcester Urban Extension.’

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The ‘extension’ of the city would see more than 2,300 homes built between Dines Green and St John’s in Worcester and Lower Broadheath.

Major developer Bloor Homes will be building up to 1,400 homes with Taylor Wimpey building 483 homes and Redrow building 439 homes.

Once completed, the huge new development could also include a new community centre, primary school, GP surgery and care home as well as shops, pubs and restaurants and sports and leisure facilities.

You can have your say on the plan by visiting Malvern Hills District Council’s website. The application number is M/23/01157/PIP and consultation ends on September 27.