Proposed Barratts Development in Belbroughton Road

Below is an extract of an Email sent to the Parish council.

The plan referred to is available here.

Copy of section of email sent to Peter Dearden and Roger Gurney of the Parish Council 3 February 2012

 Following the Parish Council meeting on 18th January and the discussions about ‘Affordable Housing’ we have been considering a way forward given the uncertainties over the Waiting List/Register/Parish Needs surveys.
The Parish Needs Survey currently shows a requirement for 12 units. The Waiting List for considerably more. A crucial element of such provision is also the viability and reasonable land value expectation if any development is to take place.

In the light of all these factors the layout has been revisited and revised to that attached. This increases the number of units to 42 from the 39 option but provides 15 affordable units rather than the 12 previously suggested. This equates to 36% affordable provision which is above the 20-30% range supported by 50% of those responding to our exhibition questionnaire but within the 30-40% band favoured by the next largest band at 16.8%. It is clearly more likely to be acceptable to the District Council.

There is also a good mix within these 15 units aimed at the perceived requirement for smaller accommodation ( the Council’s Waiting List refers to 19x 1 beds!! and your own Parish Needs shows a 1 bed desire.). The mix is; 2x1bed Bungalows, 2x2bed bungalows,2x2bed flats, 6x2bed houses and 3x3bed houses.
The split of these units between ‘social rented and shared ownership’ is still to be discussed and can perhaps form part of the debate with Sally Horne when attending your Parish meeting on this subject.
Similarly the Local Lettings policy will need to be investigated to give you comfort that people with an interest in the village have first priority.

We have also listened to comments raised by the Parish Council and provided 3 private market bungalows on plots 8,9 and 10. They are located to the rear of the existing houses on Belbroughton Road which will also reduce any perceived overlooking issues.

We have been considering the form of development and associated issues with the Parish and District since summer 2010 and now feel that a formal planning application should be submitted to concentrate all stakeholders minds on what we believe is a sensible and reasonable compromise between the differing opinions received. To this end we are working up an application to send to the Council within the next ten days based on the above layout.

pdf files provided by Barratts are listed here for this proposed development.

They include all the displays at the two exhibitions Barratts have staged at Blakedown Parish Rooms.

Posters displayed at exhibition on Wednesday 7th September 2011

Proposed Corner FrontageAccomodation	Layout 1 36 Total	3d Views 36 Total	Layout 2 39 Total	3d Views 39 Total	Layout 3 44 Toal	3d Views 44 Total

Layout 1 36 is paired with 3d views 36, Layout 2 39 is paired with 3d views 39 and
Layout 3 44 is paired with 3d views 44, while the proposed corner frontage is a stand alone image.