PLANS for over 100 homes in Redditch have been finalised, with work due to begin in the next 18 months.

Housing giant, Persimmon Homes submitted an application for 128 homes off land at Brockhill East, Weights Lane in July last year.

This is part of a wider application that may see nearly 1,000 homes built.

The development site, which was earmarked in Redditch’s Local Plan, lies between the border of Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council.

The plans were given the go ahead at Redditch Planning Committee on January 27 and at Bromsgrove Planning Committee on February 1.

Final details have now been confirmed and building work must begin within the next 18 months.

Due to the shared land, 76 homes will be situated in Redditch and 52 in Bromsgrove.

The dwellings will consist of a mixture of detached and semi-detached two, three and four bedroomed houses and 4 one bedroomed apartments.

Forty-four affordable homes are set to be mixed throughout the development.

During the public consultation, many residents objected on the grounds of highways.

A resident who lives on Birmingham Road said: “The likelihood is that many more cars per day will pour on to the A441 through Bordesley to access the link to the M42.

“This road is already extremely busy, and we experience frequent traffic jams and delays due to continual roadworks.

“Any additional traffic will be a nightmare for residents of Bordesley, not least in terms of air quality.”

One condition planners, have imposed on the development is that no more than 128 dwellings shall be bought into use until highway improvements to the Dagnell End Road/A441 Birmingham Road junction are complete.

However, Alan Bailes, member of community group Bordesley Matters said this condition is not enough.

“We do not accept the reasoning behind the condition and see no reason why the junction improvements cannot be built before the occupation of the first house,” said Alan.

“We find it irresponsible and against national planning policy to allow a junction, which is already operating over capacity with lengthy queues and delays, to worsen due to the housing development.

“Why should residents suffer more queues and delays along the A441 Birmingham Road until the first house of the second phase of the development is brought into use - which is likely to be over five years away.

“This means the residents will have to put up with the increased traffic due to the development for the next six years.”

Another condition imposed by planners is that no more than 85 dwellings may be built until improvements to Weights Lane are complete.

This includes installation of traffic lights to control the flow of traffic where the road narrows underneath the railway bridge and improvements to footpaths.

The full development will be built in phases and the developer is prevented from building more than 128 homes until another full planning application is submitted to council for the remaining homes.