A housing developer will have to pay over £5.5 million towards local services as it looks to build 250 homes on the edge of Balsall Common.

Councillors at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) gave planning permission for the development off Hob Lane this spring after a decision had been delayed by a legal challenge.

Barwood Development Securities Ltd was given permission for the scheme which includes a children's play area; community orchard and ecological areas; pedestrian and cycle access from Waste Lane and Windmill Lane to "enhance connection into the village" and a sustainable drainage system.

The scheme includes 125 'affordable homes'.

The developer and the council have now signed off on a section 106 agreement - a legal document which confirms what Barwood must contribu

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