Bloor Homes plan to build 540 homes in Hereford

Bloor Homes has asked for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion from Herefordshire Council as it seeks outline planning permission for the proposal on land in Lower Bullingham, between Watery Lane and Green Crize. 

The development, which also includes a sports pitch, is much smaller than previous plans for 1,300 homes which were put forward in 2019 but is still pending determination. 

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"The proposed development also includes for a local centre (including the possibility of some retail) to assist in creating a sustainable community together with supporting open and play space, infrastructure (for example, new access points and drainage) and associated works (for example, landscaping and ground modelling)," reads a report produced by Ridge and Partners on behalf of Bloor Homes Western.

"Since Herefordshire Council’s withdrawal of the planned bypass, a significant amount of work has been undertaken by PJA Transport Consultants over the past 18 months to establish what level of development at the site would be acceptable in relation to the operation of the A49 and the local highway network in consultation with National Highways (NH) and Herefordshire Council.

Bloor Homes wants to build 540 homes on land in Lower Bullingham, Hereford, which also includes a sports pitch (Image: Barton Willmore)

"The scheme the subject of this scoping exercise has, therefore, been the subject of very lengthy discussions with the local highway authority and NH to establish an appropriate amount of development that could be delivered at the site.

"Those discussions have confirmed that a proposal for up to 540 dwellings and circa five hectares of employment land could be delivered in advance of any bypass, link road, or wider highway improvements (subject to several on and off-site mitigation measures and assuming the active travel strategy is in place).

"This conclusion generally aligns with the Herefordshire Core Strategy which anticipates a similar number of dwellings being delivered prior to the delivery of the Southern Link and a river crossing associated with a western bypass."

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