950-Home Housing Estate Planned for Warmley, South Gloucestershire

Bloor Homes has applied for planning permission to build a 950-home housing estate in Warmley, South Gloucestershire, on fields that are currently protected from development as part of the Green Belt. The expansion of the Warmley Forest Park will include new walking routes, woodlands, wetlands, and wildflower meadows, making the area more accessible to the public. The plans also include building 30% affordable homes and a potential care home for 75 elderly people.

Key Takeaways:

• The proposed development includes a 950-home housing estate in Warmley, South Gloucestershire.
• The expansion of the Warmley Forest Park will include new walking routes, woodlands, wetlands, and wildflower meadows.
• 30% of the new homes will be affordable, and a potential care home for 75 elderly people is planned.
• Bloor Homes would pay towards improving local doctor and dentist services, bus services, and cycling routes to ease the pressure of a growing population.
• The planning application has received several comments from members of the public, raising concerns about additional traffic, poor public transport, and the loss of the countryside.
• The development could include a care home for 75 elderly people.
• Local residents have expressed concerns about the proposed development, citing unsustainable pressure on local services, including traffic, public transport, and education.

Statistics:

• 950 new homes planned for Warmley, South Gloucestershire.
• 30% of the new homes will be affordable.
• 22,500 new homes expected to be built in South Gloucestershire over the next 15 years.
• 15 hectares of land will be allocated for the expansion of the Warmley Forest Park.
• 75 new care home places will be available.
• Planning permission decision due to be made in 2023.

Sources:

• South Gloucestershire Council
• Bloor Homes HOUSING developers are planning to build 950 new homes in a major expansion of a suburb in South Gloucestershire.
• Bloor Homes South West