Plans lodged to build up to nine houses on greenbelt land on outskirts of Wolverhampton
Residents have until 9 April to submit feedback on the plans
Plans have been lodged to build up to nine houses on greenbelt land on the outskirts of Wolverhampton.
The plans submitted to South Staffordshire District Council identify land at Brinsford Lane in Slade Heath which is part of a former farm could be developed.
The site is located within the Birmingham greenbelt, however, the site has been previously developed and the applicant argues that the land does not contribute to the purposes of the greenbelt. Therefore, they put forward that the land should be classed a greybelt.
Furthermore, planning permission exists on the site for the conversion of an existing agricultural building into four residential dwellings. The proposed development seeks a maximum of nine houses with parking and garden areas.
The plans have been submitted to South Staffordshire District Council as a permission in principle (PiP) application. This means that the first stage of the application will deal with whether the site is suitable in principle and the second stage will deal with the technical side of the application.
The developer is also set to make financial contributions to the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation (SAC). South Staffordshire District Council currently has just 0.87 years of deliverable housing supply. Under national planning policy, this creates a presumption in favour of sustainable development unless harm clearly outweighs the benefits.
The planning statement states: “The use of the site for up to nine dwellings will not result in any harm to the local character of the area, the highways network, and any harm to the integrity of the SAC is to be mitigated by the developer making the appropriate financial contribution towards the upkeep of the SAC through a Unilateral Undertaking.
“The principle of residential use on this site is already firmly established through the previous permission for the conversion of the existing building into four dwellings.
“The current proposal seeks an uplift of five additional dwellings beyond the four already approved. The site is clearly capable of accommodating this modest increase, with ample space available to support a well‑designed scheme at the Technical Details stage.
“In this context, the proposed amount of development sits comfortably within the site’s capacity and does not introduce any new issues that would undermine the acceptability of the principle already established.”
Residents have until 9 April to submit feedback on the plans. Full details on the proposal and how to submit feedback on South Staffordshire District Council’s planning portal under reference number 26/00138/PIP.
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