A developer has launched a public consultation on proposals for 130 homes off Uttoxeter Road in Stone.
Crest Nicholson says the scheme would include affordable housing and publicly accessible open spaces, with feedback being invited before a planning application is submitted to Stafford Borough Council.
The consultation relates to land off Uttoxeter Road, close to Aston Lodge. It comes as the road is already under local scrutiny, with residents recently raising objections to a separate proposal for 95 homes nearby.
According to the consultation website, the latest Crest Nicholson proposals are still evolving and the developer is asking local residents, businesses and other interested parties to give their views before Monday 15 June 2026.
The site layout shows a new residential development accessed from Uttoxeter Road, with internal roads, areas of open space, retained watercourse features and landscaped areas.
Access, traffic and transport
The developer says the proposed development would have a new vehicle access onto Uttoxeter Road, in a similar design to the junction serving Oakleigh Court and Mount Pleasant Close.
The consultation material says an assessment of the 130 home scheme predicts around 70 additional vehicle movements onto Uttoxeter Road during the morning and evening peak periods.
It also says a full Transport Assessment would be prepared as part of any future planning application, including the impact of extra traffic at the nearby Uttoxeter Road level crossing.
The developer says recent speed surveys show that a proportion of traffic on Uttoxeter Road is travelling above the 30mph limit, and that traffic calming measures would be included as part of the access design.
The site would connect into the existing pedestrian footway network on Uttoxeter Road and the public footpath along Blackies Lane. The consultation also asks for views on whether the development could help upgrade pedestrian routes, including along the Lichfield Road corridor or the Pingle Lane route, to provide shared pedestrian and cycle facilities.
The nearest bus stop is listed as the Farrier Close Aston Lodge Park stop on Saddler Avenue, around 400 metres from the centre of the site. The developer says there may also be an opportunity for a new bus stop on Aston Lodge Parkway, funded by the development.
Drainage, ecology and trees
Crest Nicholson says a drainage strategy is being developed and would include Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems, known as SuDS.
The consultation material says most of the site is in Flood Zone 1, the lowest risk category, with Flood Zones 2 and 3 around the existing watercourse. It says the watercourse through the middle of the site would be retained and its banks repaired.
Ecology work has identified habitat including modified grassland, mixed scrub, woodland, trees, native hedgerows and watercourses. Further survey work is expected on species including great crested newts and bats.
The developer says the proposals would include the mandatory 10% biodiversity gain, either on site or off site.
A full tree and hedgerow survey has also been undertaken. Crest Nicholson says it intends to retain as many trees as possible and provide mitigation for any that are lost.
How to comment
Residents can view the proposals and complete the online survey through the Uttoxeter Road consultation website.
The survey asks for first impressions of the proposed development, what people like or dislike about the scheme, whether it provides a good level of amenity for future residents, and how the proposals could be improved.
Feedback is requested by Monday 15 June 2026.
