Planning submitted for new affordable housing that will celebrate green space

Plans have been submitted for approval of 210 affordable homes in Tamworth including designs that would see more than half the site off Browns Lane to be left as open green space for both new and existing communities to enjoy.  

We first bought the land in 2024 and have appointed established contractor Lovell Partnerships to assist in the preparation and submission of the planning application. Lovell and ourselves have worked closely with both Lichfield District Council and Tamworth Borough Council on the designs, making sure that new residents will be at the forefront of design decisions.  

Should planning be approved in the autumn of this year, it is hoped work will begin in early 2027.  

The homes will be of a mixture of tenures, creating opportunities for a wide range of local people through social rent, shared ownership and rent to buy options being made available.  

We own more than 50,000 homes across the Midlands and will build another 1600 in the coming year, as we look to provide secure, warm homes for people who need them most.  

Mike Baggett, our Director of Land and Partnerships said: “We are excited to have submitted the Reserved Matters application for this important site in Tamworth as we continue to seek additional land opportunities across our communities.  This exciting new scheme represents our growing desire to own the development process, right from initial inception, through to design development and then onto detailed planning approval.  This particular submission marks a significant step towards starting on site and ultimately delivering a range of much needed affordable homes for the local community.  We would like to thank Lovell Partnerships for their support in progressing the scheme to this stage.”  

Photo caption : Mike Baggett, Director of Land and Partnerships at Platform Housing Group at the Browns Lane site.