What 40 new homes planned for Kempsey will look like

Outline permission for the development off Brookend Lane was granted by Malvern Hills District Council in May.

And developer Cotswold Oak Ltd announced it had bought the land in July.

New proposals focussed on the layout, scale and appearance of the site have now been submitted.

HOUSES: The development already has outline approval (Image: Cotswold Oak Ltd)

They show that 16 of the 40 new homes will qualify as “affordable housing”.

The development, if planning permission is given, will be made up of six one-bedroom homes, 11 two-beds, 17 three-beds and six four-bedroom homes.

The plans state: “The layout and scheme design would form a natural development to the village, with residential development contained to the north-west of the wider application site, preventing encroachment into the open countryside.

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“Public open space is proposed to wrap around the residential development creating a landscape buffer and ecological enhancements.

“The scheme has been designed to address countryside views and provide an active frontage onto both Brookend Lane and the public open space within the site.

“There is a mixture of semi-detached dwellings, along with terraced and detached plots along with a handful of bungalows providing a wide variety of designs.”

Garages are proposed for “a handful” of properties and access to the estate would be from Brookend Lane via a new access road.

KEMPSEY: Plans show the proposed access from Brookend Lane and where the homes will be located (Image: Cotswold Oak Ltd)

The development will also feature green spaces and children’s play areas.

“Overall, it is considered that a sensitively designed development in terms of style, character and materials, has been achieved here without causing undue landscape harm,” planning documents state.

“The proposal has shown that the development would be successfully integrated into the surrounding area, and comfortably accommodate 40 dwellings on site.”

Outline approval was granted earlier in the year despite concerns from villagers that Kempsey has already had enough new housing developments.

One resident said the village was getting “too big” and its road becoming “like a race track”.

Responding to the latest plans, Worcestershire County Council’s public rights of way officer said a number of public footpaths cross the site.

“The granting of planning consent does not authorise the obstruction or diversion of a public right of way,” they said.