Plans to build another major housing development on the rural northern edge of Weston-super-Mare could be decided within months.

Developer M7 is planning to build 75 homes on a field off Lower Norton Lane and Lyefield Road on the edge of Worle. But the field lies across the parish boundary of the neighbouring village of Kewstoke, where locals are worried about suburban sprawl coming around the end of Worlebury Hill.

Last December, Mead Realisations secured planning permission to build 70 homes on the field next to where this latest development is planned, despite fierce opposition from Kewstoke locals. Objecting to that application, one person warned: “Once that field is built on, the next field will be built on, and the next and so on.”

Developers M7 unveiled their plans in the summer, holding a consultation for neighbours. The planning application has now been validated by North Somerset Council which says it will make a decision on the plans by mid March.

You can view and comment on the plans here: https://planning.n-somerset.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=RXFE4ZLPHI600

On their consultation site, M7 stated: “We pick our locations carefully, where there is a real need, we build at high density, to minimise our impact on the country’s green spaces and we build sustainably, preserving our Earth for our children and beyond.”

M7 added: “The North Somerset area has a significant shortfall in housing delivery when measured against the Local Plan targets.  As members of the housing development community we see the consequences of this with rising, unsatisfied demand and a growing disparity between house prices and affordability. 

Our proposal provides an appropriate response to this for the scale, location and facilities available in and around Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare with the aim of providing new housing opportunities in the community.”

The 75 homes planned for the site will range from two-bedroom to four-bedroom homes, and include homes intended to cater to “first time buyers and young families.” At least 30% of the homes will be affordable housing.

The homes would be accessed through a new turning off Lower Norton Lane, and will also include a new pedestrian and cycle path into the development from Lyefield Road.