More than 150 new homes could be built on the edge of a growing Somerset village if plans are approved in the new year.

The land west of Brooks Road in Street has been put forward within the amended Mendip Local Plan Part II as a potential development site, with Somerset Council believing it could deliver around 120 new houses.

The Trustees of the JD Clark 1984 Settlement held a public consultation in September over proposals to deliver up to 160 homes on the site, along with a community hub and large amounts of public open space.

The trust has now submitted formal plans for this development to Somerset Council, which will decide its fate some time in early-2025.

The Brooks Road site lies within the Street 'future growth area', adjacent to a larger allocation within the Mendip Local Plan Part II to the south of the A39 Quarry Batch.

Three separate access points will be provided at the eastern edge of the site – one immediately south of the Avalon School onto Brooks Road, one at the junction of Brooks Road, Higher Brooks and Middle Brooks, and one further south onto Higher Brooks.

A spine road will run throughout the site, which can be extended at two junctions into the Quarry Batch allocated site as plans come forward.

Of the 160 homes planned for the site (which will range from one-bedroom flats to four-bedroom houses), 48 will be affordable, meeting the council's target of 30 per cent affordable homes for any new development of ten homes or more in the village.

A large amount of green space is provided within the centre of the site near the retained farmhouse, with a community hub being planned on the spine road, a new orchard, allotments and the possibility of a woodland school being created at the northern edge of the site.

A further park will be provided at the southern edge of the site, providing a pedestrian link between the new homes and Cockrod, near Walton Hill.

A spokesman for Clifton Emery Design (representing the trust) said: "These proposals would provide a range of open market and affordable dwellings with a mix of house types, sizes and tenures to help meet housing need.

"It seeks to create a clear identity, shaped from a review of development found in the locality and exemplars from around the country – with all components working together to create a cohesive place.

"The proposals look to create a network of safe and accessible routes and connections for all.

"The layout fosters activity, social interaction, and inclusivity through thoughtful design and the strategic positioning of buildings, streets and open spaces.

"It will establish connections to existing footpath, cycle and road networks,

providing easy access to facilities and amenities in the local area."

Street lies within the River Brue catchment area, meaning that any new development within the village must secure additional mitigation to prevent any net increase in phosphates on the Somerset Levels and Moors.

To offset the new homes, the trust will purchase phosphate credits created from the fallowing of agricultural land elsewhere in the catchment – with a condition that only 90 of the 160 can be built by 2029.

The remaining homes will be delivered after Wessex Water has upgraded the nearest waste water treatment plant in Glastonbury, which will be completed by April 2030.

Street will see significant number of new homes delivered in the coming years, with Curo Enterprise Ltd. currently consulting on detailed proposals for 280 homes on the B3151 Somerton Road after outline permission was granted in January 2023.

Aster Housing is intending to deliver a further 33 homes on Portland Road near the village's cemetery as part of its low-council housing partnership with the council; however, this site has been delayed by the ongoing phosphates crisis.

The council is expected to make a ruling on the Higher Brooks proposals by the summer of 2025.

This could coincide with public hearings into the revised Mendip Local Plan Part II, which will be organised by the Planning Inspectorate, ahead of the plan's ratification.