THE CONTROVERSIAL 1,450-home Groveley Garden Village plans will not go ahead.
After pressure from residents and Bromsgrove MP Bradley Thomas, Bournville Village Trust has confirmed that ‘no proposals remain under consideration’ and the scheme is ‘no longer proceeding.’
The plan, from St Modwen Homes, would have seen 1,450 homes built on land stretching south from Groveley Lane to Bittell Reservoir, which would have covered 404 acres of greenbelt land – approximately double the size of Alvechurch village.
To fight back against these proposals, Mr Thomas met with concerned residents and launched a survey to gather their views on the plans.
Of the residents who responded to the survey, 92 per cent were opposed to the garden village.
A statement from Bournville Village Trust to Mr Thomas, seen by the Standard, said: “We can confirm that no proposals remain under consideration and the scheme is, in effect, no longer proceeding.
“While we cannot speculate on any potential developments in the longer term, we can state clearly that none of the proposals that were the subject of the enquiry to Bromsgrove District Council will be taken forward.”
Mr Thomas said: “Groveley Garden Village would have decimated our precious greenbelt and expanded urban sprawl into the Worcestershire countryside.
“Working with residents, we have stopped the destruction of our greenbelt in this part of our community. Thank you to everyone who made their voices heard.
“However, although this battle has been won, the fight continues to protect our precious greenbelt across Bromsgrove and the Villages following the Government’s 85 per cent increase in our housebuilding target.
“I will continue to challenge the Government’s flawed housing formula used to calculate our housebuilding target, encourage development on brownfield sites and urge the Government to build in our cities where the need is greatest.”
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