Family-owned, five-star housebuilder, Bloor Homes, is preparing outline proposals for a residential neighbourhood at a sustainable location at Grange Farm, Coven.
The proposed new neighbourhood would provide:
- Circa 145 high-quality family and affordable homes.
- 50% affordable housing in line with grey belt policy.
- Potential to provide accessible homes/bungalows as part of the housing mix.
- Vehicular access via Brewood Road.
- Proposed community car parking facilities for access to village facilities.
- Extensive green public open spaces, including:
- Green corridors
- Biodiversity areas
- Enhanced public rights of way
- Additional walking and cycling routes
- Community orchard and allotments
- Public common with play area
- Sustainable Drainage scheme (SuDS), with potential to deliver improvements to existing local drainage.
- Retention of existing mature trees and majority of hedgerows, with additional planting significantly increasing tree cover across the site.
- Significant financial contributions to invest in local infrastructure such as healthcare, education etc.
A focus on sustainability and biodiversity
The new homes at Coven will be built to Future Homes Standard, meaning a gas-free development with new homes incorporating air source heat pumps, PV cells, uprated insulation and EV charging infrastructure. This will deliver a neighbourhood of net zero carbon ready homes.
We want to deliver a high-quality, healthy new neighbourhood for Coven, with a focus on providing extensive green public open spaces and significant biodiversity enhancements. Existing mature trees and hedgerows will be retained and enhanced where possible, with the layout shaped by existing field patterns. New landscape planting will deliver a significant increase in tree cover across the site, while the sustainable drainage scheme for the site will deliver high quality wetland habitat.
Bloor Homes is a member of the Homes for Nature programme which will see the installation of swift nesting boxes in every new home and hedgehog highways between gardens.
Community consultation
We want to ensure that the proposals align as much as possible with the priorities and aspirations of the community in Coven.
Bloor Homes has created this website so that members of the community to view the emerging plans and provide feedback. We would like you to tell us your priorities and aspirations for new homes, open spaces and facilities to help shape the outline plans.
Consultation drop-in events
To complement our online consultation, we will also be presenting the information from this website at a consultation drop-in event. This will provide an opportunity for members of the community, including those who have limited access to the internet, to view the proposals, speak to members of the project team, and provide feedback.
The consultation event will take place as follows:
Date: Friday 16th May 2025
Venue: Coven Memorial Hall, Brewood Road, Coven, WV9 5DL
Time: 2pm – 6:45pm
Timeline
Preparatory work
Spring 2025We carried out preparatory work prior to launching consultation with the community on the emerging outline plans. If you would like to be kept updated on the emerging proposals, please opt-in to email updates.
Pre-application community consultation
Early summer 2025We will carry out consultation with the community, providing an opportunity for local people and representatives to help shape the emerging plans.
Outline planning application
Summer 2025We will submit an outline planning application for our proposed neighbourhood of new homes and community infrastructure to South Staffordshire District Council. This website will be updated with information about the submitted plans. If you've signed up for updates, we'll email you when the planning application is submitted.
Statutory consultation
Late summer 2025South Staffordshire District Council will carry out statutory consultation on the submitted outline plans, seeking feedback from statutory bodies. This will include the local parish council, the local NHS, Natural England, the Environment Agency, education providers and highways authorities, as well as members of the public.
Outline planning application determined
In line with South Staffordshire District Council planning timescalesSouth Staffordshire District Council will make a decision on our outline planning application.
Reserved matters planning applications
Estimated 2026If outline planning permission is granted, we will then prepare detailed designs, known as a Reserved Matters planning application, for the new neighbourhood. This would provide detail on house types, layouts, architecture and landscaping. This would involve further consultation with the community before submitting the final plans.
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