A new park could be built in a Stockport village as part of plans to build more homes in the area.

Richborough, a residential land promoter, has put forward early plans for a new residential development in the heart of Woodford off Jenny Lane. The site is currently farmland and fields enclosed by existing houses on all sides and sits close to the Manchester Airport Eastern Link Road.

The firm said the land could help deliver up to 190 homes and 'create a sustainable and attractive residential neighbourhood, set within a generous green infrastructure framework including areas of public open space and children's play areas'.

They are promising that at least 50% of the homes or around 38 of these will be classified as affordable, the site which is currently private would be opened up to the public and the wider community to enjoy, 'generous' green areas, a new children's play area, and improved vehicle, pedestrian, and cycling routes.

A drawing of what the site suggests homes could be built to the north-west and south-east of the site as well as new areas of public open space, a new play area in the middle, as well as number of 'development parcels' across the site itself. Rain gardens and other measures could be introduced to tackle potential drainage issues.

Developers said a number of surveys and assessments will be carried out related to transport, the environment, trees, impact on the landscape, drainage, and flood risk.

On the latter, Richborough said: "The site is within Flood Zone 1, which is identified as having a low probability of flooding. However, it is acknowledged that surface water can be seen on the site during the wetter months."

They added: "On site surveys indicate that, subject to proposed mitigation measures, the emerging development proposals can be delivered without resulting in increased flood risk impacts either on-site or within the wider surrounding area."

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People are being asked for feedback on the proposal before plans are submitted to Stockport Council. On a page on planning consultant Asteer Planning's website, Richborough said the site could be developed on as 'grey belt' despite currently being classified as green belt.

As Stockport Council prepares a new Local Plan which will guide developments in the future, Richborough said: "The council does not have enough land within the urban area to build the houses it needs and already has a significant undersupply of housing to address. This means the Council needs to identify land outside of the urban areas."

People have until June 22 to comment on the plans.