Revised plans for village regeneration submitted

A revised planning application has been lodged for the second phase of a major village regeneration project.

A large-scale rejuvenation of Kingshurst, in Solihull, was approved by planners in April 2022, with a projected completion date of 2026.

The completed phase one saw 25 new sustainable social rented homes built on the site of the former Mountfort pub, with residents moving in last year.

Phase two includes plans for a community, health and retail building which will include a GP surgery, a pharmacy, a dentist, a library with a community café and a Co-op convenience store.

The applicant, Willmott Dixon, has now applied to amend the planning permission to reflect an updated layout and take into account the loss of trees during a storm.

The application says the changes will have a "negligible effect" on the project.

In a statement included with the application, agents rg+p Limited asked for the changes to be approved "without delay", adding: "The proposal will continue to deliver a new local centre which will provide retail, commercial, business and services, healthcare, local community uses and a hot food take-away.

"The proposal as whole will continue to deliver 79 high quality residential dwellings in the form of 12 one-bed maisonettes, 5 two-bed houses, 45 three-bed houses, 16 four-bed houses and one vicarage, which will help the council meet the current housing shortfall within the borough.

A consultation is underway on the latest application, with people invited to submit comments until 4 June.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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