PLANS to create a development of 35 affordable homes in Cradley Heath have been submitted to Sandwell Council.
The homes on former industrial land north of Woods Lane and Cradley Road, would be two and three bedroom.
Developer Vistry Partnerships Ltd has submitted the application for affordable homes to Sandwell Council.
It is already building 135 homes on land to the south of Woods Lane (pictured below).
The homes already being built by the developer nearby
If the new plan gets the get the go-ahead industrial buildings would be flattened to make way for the homes on the 0.72 ha plot.
Of the two-storey homes - around half would be two bed and the other half three bed and there would be a mix of semi-detached and terraced properties.
The site. Design by Corstorphine and Wright Architects
The design and access statement reads: "The development proposes 100 per cent affordable housing, creating 35 dwellings that respond to the local housing need and provides a mix of housing that creates a sustainable community close to an urban setting."
It goes on: "The proposals create a layout, density and mix that helps to meet the needs of existing residents and the local housing requirements, whilst encouraging the creation of a sustainable community."
It states the plan will create "a new gateway to the development at the junction where Woods Lane intersects with Cradley Road."
And that the "two new vehicular accesses off Woods Lane, serve the development creating shared surface courtyards which help to break the site up into development parcels."
It goes on "the two existing accesses located on Cradley Road are too be removed and replaced with a single point of access, creating a landscaped parking courtyard."
The homes. Design by Corstorphine abd Wright Architects
The proposal includes 58 parking spaces, with the two-bed homes having one space and three-beds having two.
It states that "the proposal seeks to upgrade the existing footpath and highway along Woods Lane, improving pedestrian links and movement throughout the local area."
There would be a 1.8metre high brick wall around the development.
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