200-home estate off A449 to go ahead as local council overruled
A 200-home estate will be built on land in Staffordshire after developers appealed against a council decision to refuse the plans.
South Staffordshire Council had rejected the Bloor Homes application for homes, off the A449 Stafford Road in Penkridge, but the Planning Inspectorate has overturned the decision.
The planning committee threw out the plans, despite council officials backing them, due to fears services in the village would not be able to cope with the influx of new residents.
There were also concerns about the rate the village has been allowed to grow.
The plans came after about 300 homes were built at the nearby Lyne Hill Industrial Estate.
