BLOOR HOMES, MILE OAK

Family-owned, five-star housebuilder, Bloor Homes, is preparing outline proposals for a residential neighbourhood at a sustainable location on the edge of Mile Oak.

The proposed new neighbourhood would include: 

• Up to 250 high-quality family and affordable homes.
• Up to 50% would be affordable, including shared ownership homes for first time buyers. 
• Potential to provide accessible homes or bungalows as part of the housing mix. 
• A gas-free development with all homes built to be net zero carbon-ready, including air source heat pumps, solar panels, uprated insulation and EV charging infrastructure. 
• A landscape-led approach to development, with the retention of existing woodland and the majority of hedgerows, alongside extensive planting of new trees and woodland areas.
• Extensive public open space, including a network of walking and cycling routes linking with existing public rights of way.
• Proposals to reduce speed limits on Sutton Road and Hints Road, alongside the provision of a new toucan crossing on Sutton Road.
• A children’s play area for new and existing residents.
• Community orchards and areas of biodiversity enhancement.  
• Bird nesting bricks or boxes in every new home and hedgehog highways between gardens.
• A package of investment to support local services, to be determined in consultation with statutory consultees such as the local NHS Integrated Care Board, education and highways authorities, and others. 

A focus on sustainability and biodiversity

The new homes at Mile Oak will be built to Future Homes Standard, meaning a gas-free development with new homes incorporating air source heat pumps, solar panels, uprated insulation and EV charging infrastructure. This will deliver a neighbourhood of Net Zero Carbon-ready homes.

We want to deliver a high-quality, healthy new neighbourhood, with a focus on providing extensive green public open spaces and significant biodiversity enhancements. Existing mature trees and woodland will be retained, along with the majority of existing hedgerows. New landscape planting will deliver a significant increase in tree cover across the site, including the creation of new woodland belts. The sustainable drainage scheme for the site will deliver high quality wetland habitat. This focus on green infrastructure will soften the urban edge of Mile Oak, respecting the surrounding countryside to the west, while seeking to deliver biodiversity net gain of at least 10%.

Bloor Homes is a member of the Homes for Nature programme which will see the installation of nesting bricks or boxes in every new home and hedgehog highways between gardens.

Community consultation

We want to ensure that the proposals align as much as possible with the priorities and aspirations of the community in Mile Oak, Fazeley and Bonehill.

Bloor Homes has created this website for members of the community to view the emerging plans and provide feedback.

We would like you to tell us your priorities and aspirations for new homes, open spaces and investment in community services to help shape the outline plans.

You can find out more details about the proposed new neighbourhood here. Once you have had an opportunity to read about the proposals, you can complete a short online feedback form here. You can also view an interactive map showing the proposed masterplan in the local context here.