Following community consultation during the autumn of 2025, Taylor Wimpey has now submitted an outline planning application for a new neighbourhood on land west of Alcester Road and to the south of Brick Kiln Lane, Wythall, Bromsgrove District.

The emerging vision for the new neighbourhood includes:

• Up to 110 high-quality homes in a range of sizes and styles at a sustainable location close to existing facilities
• Circa 50% will be affordable homes including shared ownership homes which will appeal to first time buyers
• Scope to provide accessible homes for local people looking to downsize
• A landscape-led approach to development with the retention of existing mature trees and hedgerows
• A significant proportion of the site area to be retained as extensive landscaped open space including landscape buffering and biodiversity areas
• Opportunities for outdoor recreation, including walking routes and local areas of play, with the northern portion of the site provided as a new public space with ponds and landscape planting
• It is envisaged that the development could generate investment to support local infrastructure, to be determined in liaison with Bromsgrove District Council

Site location plan - click to enlarge

Update February 2026 – Outline planning application submitted

Following community consultation during the autumn of 2025, Taylor Wimpey has now submitted an outline planning application to Bromsgrove District Council.

The outline plans include:

• Up to 110 high-quality homes in a range of sizes and styles at a sustainable location close to existing facilities
• Circa 50% will be affordable homes including shared ownership homes which will appeal to first time buyers
• Scope to provide accessible homes for local people looking to downsize
• A landscape-led approach to development with the retention of existing mature trees and hedgerows
• A significant proportion of the site area to be retained as extensive landscaped open space including landscape buffering and biodiversity areas
• Opportunities for outdoor recreation, including walking routes and local areas of play, with the northern portion of the site provided as a new public space with ponds and landscape planting

This website will be kept live as plans move forward through the process to provide information and a means for residents to get in touch with any queries. However, please note that information relating to the pre-application consultation has now been superseded by the submitted plans.

The outline planning application is the first formal step in the planning process, setting out broad overarching principles of development and will involve statutory consultation carried out by Bromsgrove District Council with a wide range of organisations. If approved, a further planning application will then be required to establish the finer details of the proposed neighbourhood, including architecture, layout and landscaping.

The planning application documentation is available to view on Bromsgrove District Council’s planning portal here, where the Council’s statutory consultation on the submitted plans can also be accessed (please quote reference 25/01503/OUT).

Community consultation

We want to ensure that our emerging proposals align as much as possible with the priorities and aspirations of the local community in Wythall.

This website was created to provide an opportunity for local people to view and help shape the proposed development, providing feedback on local priorities and aspirations for new homes, open spaces and community investment as the outline planning application was prepared.

Consultation drop-in exhibition

As well as online consultation, we also presented the information from this website at a consultation drop-in exhibition. This provided an opportunity for members of the community, including those who have limited access to the internet, to view the proposals, speak to members of the project team and provide feedback.

The details of the consultation exhibition were as follows:

Date: Friday 10th October 2025
Venue: Wythall Village Hall, Alcester Road, Wythall, B47 6JL
Time: 2pm – 6:30pm

What is an outline planning application?

An outline planning application establishes the broad principles of development, such as access arrangements, illustrative concept layout, number of homes and general extent of development.

If outline planning consent is granted, a detailed planning application called a reserved matters planning application would be prepared. This would include more detail such as architecture, materials, detailed layout and landscaping, and would be subject to further consultation with the local community before being submitted for determination. Both outline and Reserved Matters planning applications are subject to statutory consultation carried out by the Local Planning Authority (Bromsgrove District Council).