23.10.19
Stroud District Council publishes plans to construct 3,900 homes
Stroud District Council has published its revised local plan, detailing the plans to build 3,900 homes, a secondary school and a new railway station in two ‘garden villages’ in Stroud.
The council has committed that every house built as part of it’s highly-ambitious plan would have to be carbon neutral.
Under pressure from Government to find land for 12,800 homes over the next two decades, the authority unveiled their local plan to help act as a blueprint for the district’s future over the next 21 years. Creating a sustainable, effective plan was described by the council as a “significant challenge”.
The new railway station in Sharpness will allow services between the new developments to Cam and Gloucester. If approved, there will be a village with 2,400 homes and a second school.
A second garden village is planned for Wisloe, as well as smaller development sites and housing growth in and around the local area.
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The chair of the authority's environment committee, Simon Pickering, said: "As we have said before, Stroud District Council is under significant pressure from government to allocate land for development.
"If we do not, the council could lose some control of the planning process to government.
"The 12,800 homes target is the central government number driven by a high need and relatively high cost of housing, and with much of the district covered by the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and floodplain, that presents significant challenges."