Plans for more than 50 homes backed by council

More than 50 homes will be built in a village after plans were backed by the council.

The proposal by Hayfield Homes will see 55 homes built on land south of Greenhill Lane in Hallow near Worcester.

Despite the size of the development, planning officers at Malvern Hills District Council rather than its planning committee approved the plan.

Hallow district councillor Dean Clarke agreed to allow council officers to make the decision, according to a planning report from MHDC.

Council officers said the scheme would provide “much-needed housing of a mix of types and tenures to reflect market and affordable demand in a village that is in a sustainable location.”

Hallow Parish Council had objected to the plan saying 55 homes was too many.

Mark Gay, planning director for Hayfield, said: “The Hayfield Grove site was allocated within the parish council’s neighbourhood plan for Hallow, produced in consultation with local residents.

“Having already delivered a successful scheme in this village, we are delighted that our detailed plans have been approved, enabling us to deliver a range of highly sustainable family houses, bungalows and apartments.

“Our designs for this new development are heavily influenced by traditional homes in the village and the Hallow design guide.

“Future occupants will be able to enjoy living in an eco-efficient home that is fit for the future, styled with traditional architecture, red brick, stone features, and contrasting dark roof tiles.

“We are looking forward to starting work in the coming months to create a design-led new community, which will achieve considerable net biodiversity gains.”

The developer has already built 65 homes on neighbouring land with the latest 55-home plan set to accompany Piper Homes’ plan to build 33 houses in the village.

The mix of two, three and four-bed homes would be accessed through a new road being built by Piper Homes with around two-and-a-half acres of green space provided.

One-bed maisonettes and two-bed bungalows will also be built as part of the development.

The adopted neighbourhood plan for Hallow – which sets out how many homes should be built in the village – had said around 40 homes should be built on the land.