Lichfield Live Open Search New settlement rather than expansion of existing residential areas should be considered to avoid destroying character of Lichfield, civic society says
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The idea of a “new settlement” to help meet housing needs across Lichfield and Burntwood should not be discounted, Lichfield Civic Society has said.
The draft Local Plan 2040 has outlined where Lichfield District Council’s cabinet sees new homes being built over the next two decades.
Strategic housing allocations
Land to the north-east of Lichfield
3,300
75
500
But the document did not include the Whitemoor Lakes proposal at Alrewas, land which has already been earmarked for a new, 1,500-home ‘garden village’.
Lichfield Live Open Search Report reveals more than 9,700 new homes will need to be built across Lichfield and Burntwood over the next 20 years
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More than 9,700 new homes will need to be built across Lichfield and Burntwood over the next 20 years, councillors have been told.
A report to an overview and scrutiny committee meeting at Lichfield District Council this week saw Cllr Iain Eadie outline the scale of the housing need for the region.
The cabinet member responsible for the Local Plan said part of the total figure was down to neighbouring local authorities failing to meet their own housing needs.