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.
3 comments
Helen Chadwick
Just forget it , you people need to give your heads a wobble. This is motivated by pure greed and zero consideration for the local area, the countryside and wildfire .
Get a grip and find an appropriate site on derelict land
Mike Grigg
I never realised how expansive the current nearby estate was. This development looks no different being an isolated island with no amenities. It does seem to have been designed with the expectation that most people will drive, with the minimum thought going into other forms. Also the existing sewage system seems to already at capacity with a few recent discharges in the area. More houses are just going to mean more turds in the Trent.
John Britton
This is typical developer speak which encourages the current town population to either support the proposal or, at least accept it, meekly without concern for the bigger implications like doctors, schools, traffic, access in case of emergency etc.
The original developers of the Aston Lodge Estate made promises of essential infrastructure prior to being allowed to build. I am unable to find any new shops or a school on the estate.
Doctors surgeries, dentists and other essential services, all at least a mile distant are rammed.
Yes there is now a bus stop at Farrier Close BUT it started a few weeks ago and, as it is not well used, it may well be discontinued within a short time. The last bus leaves Stone for Aston Lodge at 2.10pm, so this reduces the value of the service for most people. Previous to the reintroduction of new bus service there was no public transport for over 7 years.
A proposal to build 130 houses could generate at least 160 vehicles (based on the number of vehicles attached to houses in a street on Aston Lodge now). The likely effect on the Uttoxeter road would appear to be significant. Access for emergency services could be greatly impacted with the likelihood of horrendous consequences. The proximity of the busy railway crossing is a major issue in relation to the likelihood of a massive increase in traffic.
My personal experience of queuing at the railway crossing is that it is a very busy area with significant rail traffic. Often the gates are closed whilst two trains pass, one in either direction. Driving towards Stone, down the Uttoxeter road may well back up to Oakleigh Court: driving up the Uttoxeter road I have often had to queue on the Lichfield road before the traffic lights, often for over five minutes. I repeat that access for emergency services are at significant risk.
Just a final thought, there is already a proposal for 95 houses within a few yards of this one with access onto Uttoxeter Road if both were granted then the likely number of new vehicles in a very small distance could be around 280 Wow!!!!!