BLOOR HOMES, COULTER LANE, BURNTWOOD

Family-owned, five-star housebuilder, Bloor Homes, is at the early stages of preparing outline proposals for a residential neighbourhood at a sustainable infill location at Coulter Lane, Burntwood.

The proposed new neighbourhood would provide: 

• Up to 300 high-quality family and affordable homes, with a mix of house types and sizes proposed, including the potential to provide bungalows.
• Affordable housing potentially local policy (28%) plus additional 15% in line with grey belt policy – ie.  up to 43% affordable housing.
• Potential to provide parcel of land safeguarded for future expansion of Fulfen Primary School.
• Community hub on Church Road frontage, including potential retail/cafe, as well as potential to provide community car parking for church events and other uses.
• Approximately two-thirds of the site retained as open space, including:  
  
  • Extensive landscaped public open spaces
  • Green corridors
  • Biodiversity areas
  • A network of public walking and cycling routes
  • Community orchard
  • Play areas
  • Sustainable drainage system providing wetland habitats
• The retention of existing mature trees and majority of hedgerows, with additional planting, to significantly increase tree cover across the site. 
• Significant financial contributions to invest in local infrastructure such as healthcare, education etc. 

A focus on sustainability and biodiversity

The new homes at Burntwood will be built to Future Homes Standard, meaning a gas-free development with new homes incorporating air source heat pumps, PV cells, uprated insulation and EV charging infrastructure. This will deliver a neighbourhood of net zero carbon ready homes.

We want to deliver a high-quality, healthy new neighbourhood at Coulter Lane, with a focus on providing extensive green public open spaces and significant biodiversity enhancements. Approximately two-thirds of the site will be provided as open space. Existing mature trees and hedgerows will be retained and enhanced where possible, with the layout shaped by existing field patterns. New landscape planting will deliver a significant increase in tree cover across the site, while the sustainable drainage scheme for the site will deliver high quality wetland habitat.

Bloor Homes is a member of the Homes for Nature programme which will see the installation of swift nesting boxes in every new home and hedgehog highways between gardens.

It is anticipated that Biodiversity Net Gain of at least 10% will be achieved on site.

Community consultation

We want to ensure that the proposals align as much as possible with the priorities and aspirations of the community in Burntwood.

Bloor Homes has created this website for members of the community to view the emerging plans and provide feedback. We would like you to tell us your priorities and aspirations for new homes, open spaces and community facilities to help shape the outline plans.

Consultation drop-in event

To complement our online consultation, we will also be presenting the information from this website at a consultation drop-in event. This will provide an opportunity for members of the community, including those who have limited access to the internet, to view the proposals, speak to members of the project team, and provide feedback.

The consultation event will take place as follows:

Date: Thursday 4th June 2025
Venue: Burntwood Memorial Community Association (The Institute), Rugeley Road, Burntwood, WS7 9BE
Time: 2pm – 7.30pm