Plans for 110 homes off Manor Road, Keynsham

PROPOSALS are taking shape for up to 110 new homes at a site off Manor Road in Keynsham.

Taylor Wimpey wants to build the properties to the south of its previously approved development off Minsmere Road.

The developer is holding a community drop-in event about the Manor Road scheme at Keynsham Masonic Hall, Bath Road, on Thursday February 12 from 3pm to 8pm.

Taylor Wimpey says people can view detailed plans, ask questions, and provide feedback before it submits its planning application to Bath & North East Somerset Council.

The developer says the scheme is purely at the outline stage but is likely to include properties of between one and four bedrooms, 45% of which will be “affordable”. It would also include a new children’s play area and public open space.

David Smart, strategic land and planning manager at Taylor Wimpey, said: “The design is shaped by the site’s natural connectivity to the already approved Minsmere Road site directly to the north, whilst also responding sensitively to the nearby Manor Road Community Woodland.

“We’re committed to working closely with the community in Keynsham to ensure the development reflects local needs and aspirations.”

Taylor Wimpey won approval for detailed plans for 70 homes on land off Minsmere Road in April last year.

B&NES Council granted outline permission for the scheme in 2022 but refused permission for its subsequent detailed proposals, after which Taylor Wimpey revised its scheme.

Of the approved plans, a council report said: “The application has evolved significantly since the previously refused development and has greatly improved.

“The issues which formed reasons for refusal in the previous application, including design, ecology and sustainable construction, are now considered to be overcome.”