Family-owned five-star housebuilder, Bloor Homes, is at the early stages of preparing outline plans for a landscape-led development of high-quality family and affordable homes, a new primary school and a purpose-built new healthcentre for Eccleshall’s Crown Surgery, on land to the east of the town.
The proposed new neighbourhood would provide a spine road link between Stafford Road to south and Stone Road to the north, as well as a network of landscaped walking and cycling routes, enhancements to existing rights of way and extensive landscape planting to significantly increase tree cover across the site.
The new homes for Eccleshall will be built to Future Homes Standard, meaning a gas-free development with new homes incorporating air source heat pumps, PV cells, uprated insulation and EV charging infrastructure. This will deliver a neighbourhood of net zero carbon ready homes. In addition, Bloor Homes is a member of the Homes for Nature programme which will see the installation of swift nesting boxes in every new home and hedgehog highways between gardens.
Community aspirations survey
We will be launching detailed pre-application community consultation on the plans later in the spring/early summer of 2025. Before then, we have provided a broad overview of the emerging proposals on this website. We have also created a community aspirations survey to understand the priorities of local people as we prepare our proposals for more detailed consultation in due course.
Emerging proposals
You can read a summary of the emerging proposals here.
Interactive map
You can view an initial concept layout for the site here (please note this is likely to change in response to consultation feedback and ongoing technical work)
Community aspirations survey
You can let us know your priorities for the future growth of Eccleshall by completing our short online survey here.
Register for consultation updates
We will be publicising pre-application consultation widely, however if you would like to receive notification of the start of consultation, please register to receive email updates.
Timeline
Ongoing preparatory work and community aspirations survey
Early 2025We are carrying out preparatory work prior to launching more detailed consultation with the community on the emerging outline plans. As we continue this work, you can let us know of your priorities for future growth in Eccleshall via our short community aspirations survey. If you would like to be notified of the start of consultation, please opt-in to email updates.
Pre-application community consultation
Spring/Early summer 2025We will carry out more detailed consultation with the community in Eccleshall, providing an opportunity for local people to help shape the emerging plans. If you would like to be notified of the start of consultation, please opt-in to email updates.
Outline planning application
Summer 2025We will submit an outline planning application for our proposed neighbourhood of new homes, school, healthcentre and extensive green public open spaces to Stafford Borough Council. This website will be updated with information about the submitted plans and email notifications will be sent to all who have opted-in to receive them advising of the outline planning submission.
Statutory consultation
Summer/early Autumn 2025Stafford Borough Council will carry out Statutory Consultation on the submitted outline plans, seeking feedback from statutory bodies such as Eccleshall Parish Council, the local NHS, education providers and highways authorities, as well as members of the public.
Outline planning application determined
In line with Stafford Borough Council planning timescalesStafford Borough Council will make a decision on our outline planning application.
Reserved matters planning application
Estimated 2026Should outline planning permission be granted, we will then prepare detailed Reserved Matters planning applications for the new neighbourhood. This would involve further consultation with the community on these matters of detail prior to the Reserved Matters planning applications being submitted.
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