Maximus outlines plans for 325 home development
WORCESTERSHIRE developer Maximus has applied for outline planning permission to build 325 houses on 30 acres off Sandon Road, Stafford.
The site, located off Junction 14 of the M6, is part of the Northern Urban Extension to Stafford which has seen an area of 432 acres allocated for the potential provision of up to 2,000 houses, two primary schools and an extra care village.
Due to the scale of the total project, development of the designated Strategic Development Location, as it is known, will be phased over 15 years with infrastructure delivered at various stages to support the growth of what will become a new neighbourhood.
Maximus’s outline planning application proposes the retention of many of the existing hedgerows and vegetation surrounding the site, and may include an equipped play area and a substantial area of public open space.
A new priority junction is being considered to improve access on to Sandon Road alongside an upgraded footpath on Sandon Road which could include a cycle way.
Maximus managing director Jon Hickton said: “The mixed use site has been identified in Stafford Borough Council’s emerging plan to help meet the housing and employment needs of the area, and further benefit the wider area of Stafford.
“We have been consulting widely since 2013 with the aim of ensuring that our proposals are delivered in a comprehensive and sustainable manner.”
Maximus is a privately owned property development and investment group launched in 2001.
Its developments include Topaz, the 44,700 sq ft office park near Junction 1 of the M42 at Bromsgrove, the Quartz Point business park near Junction 6 of the M42 at Solihull, and the 40,000 sq ft speculative office scheme Wildwood Triangle, off Junctions 6 and 7 at Worcester.
