Parish councillors have doubled down on their objections to plans for 330 new homes in Hockley Heath.

Developer Taylor Wimpey has submitted the plans for Aylesbury Road following "extensive community consultation".

Plans state half the homes would be designated affordable, and the scheme would also include public open space, play areas, community garden and footpaths.

Lapworth Parish Council - alongside around 200 locals - first objected to the application in February, but has this month said its objection still stands and its issues are "still not being addressed".

Earlier this year, the council wrote: "At the outset, LPC considers that there is inadequate information and supporting detail submitted with this outline application to enable a reasonable and properly informed decision to be made.

"The level of uncertainty regarding infrastructure provision, cumulative impact, transport modelling and cross-boundary effects renders the application premature and unsound in planning terms."

The parish council also said the development would "strain" local primary and secondary schools, healthcare services, local roads and nearby Lapworth station.

Councillors also said the application was not taking into account the many other development proposed for Hockley Heath.



"This proposal is one of several current or emerging developments in and around Hockley Heath," the objection continued.

"LPC strongly considers that assessment of individual sites in isolation fails to capture the true cumulative impact.

"A comprehensive, cross-boundary cumulative impact assessment should be undertaken in partnership with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Warwick District Council before any determination is made.

Local MP Saqib Bhatti has also objected.

He wrote: "This application is fundamentally inappropriate and unjustified in terms of both scale and location.

"The application is contrary to key planning policies intended to safeguard the green belt and prevent harmful urban expansion in protected rural areas."

When the application was submitted Stephen Swinscoe, strategic land regional director at Taylor Wimpey, said: "It is clear from feedback that local infrastructure is among the priorities for people in Hockley Heath and Lapworth.

"We anticipate that our plans will provide a significant package of infrastructure investment, and we are committed to working with the local authorities to ensure this is directed where it's needed most.

"We look forward to continuing to engage with the local community as our plans develop."

Click here to see the application in full.