Call For Sites

Land north of B4176 Himley Road

Land north of B4176 Himley Road, Himley

18

11.33

The site comprises of a series of interlinked fields currently given over to grazing for horses and pasture with a mature woodland to the centre and south of the site.

Private Market Housing , Affordable Housing

400 homes

Not known

Flood risk / drainage problems , Watercourse / culvert / other water body , Area of mature woodland / tree preservation order , Undulating or steeply sloping ground , Protected species / habitats

Please refer to the supporting Vision Document where additional information on constraints can be found.

The site is currently given over to pasture and grazing for horses, thereby not agricultural land.

Not applicable.

Flood mitigation system , A new park / open space , Footpaths and cycleways

Please refer to the supporting Vision Document.

No

Yes

Not known

5

No.

Yes

Please refer to the supporting Vision Document.

Edwin Richards Quarry

Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road, Rowley Regis

56.6

56.6

Former dolerite quarry

Private Market Housing , Affordable Housing , Open Space or Sports Pitches

580 homes approximately

Mains water supply , Mains sewage , Electricity , Gas , Broadband internet

Contamination known or suspected , Previous mining activity known or suspected , Area of mature woodland / tree preservation order , Undulating or steeply sloping ground

Please refer to the accompanying Vision Document.

No.

Restoration of the former quarry void is currently ongoing through importation of soils under a current consent.

Major Roads , A new park / open space , Footpaths and cycleways

Please refer to the supporting Vision Document.

Yes

The site has been subject to numerous waste management and quarrying operation licenses. Most recently, outline planning permission has been granted on part of the site in February 2018 (Ref: DC/14/57745).

Yes

Yes but the site will come forward in phases for development throughout the emerging Plan period to 2036.

Not known

25

Not known at this stage.

Yes

Please refer to the supporting Vision Document.