Boost for 750 new homes bid
A PLAN to develop around 750 new homes in Solihull has been boosted after borough planning chiefs vowed to back the project.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has agreed a resolution to grant consent for the project at Blythe Valley Park.
The application was submitted by IM Properties earlier this year.
Outline planning permission will now be issued by the council subject to a financial agreement which is likely to generate around £9.5 million of additional investment in improvements to highways, footpaths, public transport, local schools and medical services.
As part of the approved plan, IM Properties will also look to add a further one million sq ft of commercial space at Blythe, which will potentially create up to 7,300 new jobs in the area.
Provision for a 200-bedroom hotel and a housing with care facility of up to 250 units, leisure and other uses of up to 40,000 sq ft is also included.
Lewis Payne, IM Properties’ development director, said: “We have worked tirelessly on this application, including extensive public engagement, and believe the new scheme will prove a tremendous boost to Solihull and provide muchneeded housing for younger families and first time buyers who want to find a home.
“The new community will have the benefit of a largely undiscovered 122-acre Country Park, which is to be enhanced and extended to surround the new scheme, creating a rich and diverse environment for all to thrive in and enjoy.”