New town plan includes 1,200 homes and solar farm

The development would be part of plans for a new town on the outskirts of Worcester

More than a thousand homes, a primary school and a solar farm are included in plans for a housing development.

The proposals from Wain Estates would be part of a new town planned for the area around Worcestershire Parkway railway station if approved by Wychavon District Council.

Developers have put forward a scoping report, which acts as a formal request to the council for a "scoping opinion" on the project.

The council will then need to tell them the scope and level of detail that should be provided in an environmental statement, ahead of a planning application.

In this case, the developer expects this to lead to a hybrid application.

They will seek full planning approval for a 1km (0.62mile) long section of the Stoulton relief road including two new roundabouts, cycle lanes, pedestrian crossings and a 25MW solar farm.

Outline permission will also be sought for up to 1,200 homes, a primary school and what is referred to as a "southern neighbourhood centre" which is likely to be a small-scale mix of shops and leisure facilities.

This development would be at the southern end of what would eventually become the new town.

Other plans already put forward for the rest of the town include a proposal by St Modwen Homes and Hallam Land Management for 2,500 homes in the northern part of the site, between the M5 and Worcestershire Parkway.

The aim for the Parkway scheme is for 5,000 homes to be built by 2041, followed by another 5,000 after that.