The site is located adjacent to land allocated for the West of Uttoxeter Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) for mixed-use development. Outline planning permission was secured in 2015 for up to 700 dwellings, 10 hectares of employment land, a first school, a mixed-use local centre, green infrastructure and associated works.

In 2018, Reserved Matters approval was granted for five employment units on the northern part of the SUE, although this scheme was not implemented. A revised Outline permission was approved in 2022, retaining provision for employment alongside residential and community uses, with enabling works permitted in 2024 to facilitate delivery – including land reprofiling, drainage, a substation and a primary spine road.