Site Location and Context
The site is located on the eastern side of Redditch to the east of Far Moor Lane and west of the A435 Birmingham Road. The site crosses the administrative boundaries of Redditch Borough Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council.
The site presently comprises areas of undeveloped land on the southern side of the site and an area of New Town era woodland planting centrally and towards the northern end of the site.
The site is bound to the west by an area of residential development in Wyngates Green accessed off Far Moor Lane. To the eastern side of the site is adjoined by the A435 creating a defensible boundary to the parcel. To the east of the A435 and to the north east of the site is Mappleborough Green.
To the south east of the site adjacent roundabout junction are several commercial buildings, including Studley Garden Centre, Castle Nurseries, a restaurant and petrol station, in addition to several residential properties and Mappleborough Green Primary School.