Plans lodged for 600 homes, care home and school

There would be two, three, four and five-bedroom homes

A proposal has been unveiled for a development that would include 600 homes, a 70-bed care home and a school.

North Weald Grove Ltd has submitted its plans – which include five-bedroom properties – to Epping Forest District Council for North Weald Bassett, Essex.

Flats, terraced and detached homes of two, three and four bedrooms would also be built on the former North Weald golf course, in Rayley Lane.

The proposed primary school would be at the southern edge of the development.

If the plans are allowed to go ahead, the estate would be accessed from a new road with an added bus link.

An upgraded sports centre is also being suggested.

The existing clubhouse, to the north of the site, would be revamped, with new facilities including clubrooms for use by sports clubs and the wider community.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the plans state: "North Weald Park presents a unique opportunity to deliver a new residential community.

"This will make a considerable contribution to the district's housing needs at a time when very limited new housing is being brought forward."