LAND AT GAILEY LEA, M6 JUNCTIOn 12 INTERCHANGE
Outstanding development opportunity of approximately 435 acres (c176ha) for promotion of a mixed-use residential and employment scheme to the forthcoming South Staffordshire Local Plan 2018-2037
The location of the land in South Staffordshire, north of the A5, east of the M6 motorway Junction 12 (Gailey Interchange) and close to Cannock means the site is well placed, to deliver a significant mixed use development scheme benefiting from its position in a key location on major transportation routes.
The land is mixed greenfield and brownfield, currently utilised for a variety of uses, including agricultural fields, agricultural farms and associated intensive livestock buildings. The site has road frontage to the A5 Watling Street, benefits from nearby main services and broadly extends from the western edge of Cannock to the M6.
The surrounding land comprises agricultural fields and woodland to the north, agricultural fields to the east, beyond which is the residential western edge of Cannock. The southern areas of the site are bound by the A5, the Gailey Lea Upper and Lower Reservoirs, the Church of St Saviour and Chase Park. The western boundary of the site generally runs contiguously with the M6.
The site falls outside of any defined settlement boundaries, being within the Open Countryside. Rows of mature trees and hedgerows are interspersed within the site along field boundaries, however, there does not appear to be any overriding ecological designations of these natural assets within the site.
PLANNING OVERVIEW
The site falls within the administrative boundary of South Staffordshire Council (SSC) and the current adopted Local Plan consists of two documents, which are a Core Strategy (CS) adopted in 2012 and a Site Allocations Document (SAD) adopted in 2018. The SAD commits SSC to carrying out an early review of the Local Plan in order to respond to the increasing need for development, both within SSC, and in neighbouring authorities. The review, intending to take planning and policies up to 2037, commenced with evidence gathering in 2016 including a Call for Sites and SHMA. An Issues and Options document was published for consultation in October 2018 and a Preferred Options Consultation is due summer 2021, with a submission document proposed to be published for consultation in summer 2022.
Whilst the site is located within the Green Belt, the Council has acknowledged that Green Belt land will need to be released to meet the District’s housing needs, and make a contribution to the Greater Birmingham and Black Country Housing Market Areas (GBBCHMA) unmet housing needs. The approval of the WMI to the west and promotion of land for housing on the edge of Cannock to the east of the site present realistic opportunities to bring the site forward in whole or in part through the emerging Local Plan Review, or a future Local Plan.
The Vendors’ may prefer to see a promotion agreement as the preferred development agreement structure, however, of equal importance is the selection of a developer-partner with the right team, experience and the right attitude.
Email offers are acceptable and should be addressed to charlotte@johnalison.com Interested parties are invited to submit offers to be received by:
12 noon on Thursday 16th September 2021
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View north/north east, with woodland to north. Roofs of farm building seen to right hand side