Housing plans for golf course site tipped for green light

An application proposing the redevelopment of a Coventry golf course to provide hundreds of new homes has been recommended for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting this week.Bracebridge Holdings is seeking outline planning permission to build 566 residential properties at Windmill Golf Course, which is situated on Birmingham Road.The application site, which extends to approximately 72 acres, was previously designated green belt land, however, it was removed following independent examination by an inspector and allocated within the Eastern Green Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE).Adjacent to the 18-hole golf course is the Windmill Farmhouse, a grade II-listed building currently in use as a hotel and restaurant.The proposed development is to provide a mix of dwelling types, sizes and tenure, with 25 per cent allocated as affordable housing.A parameter plan submitted highlights that the majority of the site will limit the housing to two storeys, with the exception of two parcels adjacent to the A45 and the commercial allocation where the heights will vary between three and four storeys.