The University of Worcester has unveiled plans for a housing development, proposing the construction of 250 new homes on grassland off Oldbury Road in Dines Green, Worcester.
This development comes after previous plans for student accommodation and a lecture theatre, approved in 2021, saw their planning permission expire in March of this year.
The university is collaborating with professional advisors to advance a residential development proposal for the site. However, it is unclear whether the new proposals will include accommodation specifically for students.
A spokesperson for the University of Worcester said: “The land at Temple Laugherne has previously been identified as being suitable for housing in the South Worcestershire Development Plan and has been subject to previous planning applications for residential development.”
The proposed housing development would be situated adjacent to the planned urban extension of Worcester, which is set to include more than 2,000 homes between the city and Lower Broadheath.
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening report has already been submitted to Worcester City Council and Malvern Hills District Council. This submission will be followed by an application for outline planning permission.
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By GlobalDataThe application’s accompanying report indicates that the development, named Temple Laugerne, will not only consist of construction activities but also involve access, engineering works, and the demolition of Ambrose Farm.
Worcester News reported a spokesperson for the University of Worcester as saying: “Over the past five years, the university has been developing its Severn Campus into a beacon for health, wellbeing, medicine, and disability sport.
“Recent developments include the refurbishment of the former Worcester News offices to create a new Health, Wellbeing and Medicine Building, the creation of EV charging with more than 100 EV charging points, new cycling routes, and the current development of a new three-storey teaching facility, due to open next year.
“The university is working with the England Cricket Board to develop a unique inclusive centre for all forms of cricket including physically disabled and visually impaired. There is further vacant land at the Severn Campus, in the university’s ownership, which is also developable.
“The university’s priority is now to develop these sites on the Severn Campus.”
