A 116-home development is planned at Chadwell St Mary in Essex.
Some 58 homes would be private, and a further 58 will be affordable, through low-cost rent, shared ownership, or discounted market sale.
The development would consist of one and two-bedroom apartments and two, three and four-bedroom houses.
The proposals were submitted by the housebuilder Bellway.
William Weston-Smith, land director for Bellway Thames Gateway, said: “We have liaised closely with the local authority to ensure that this development would help meet the requirements of the local area, with changes made during this process to the proposed layout, including re-locating the play area within a village-style green at the heart of the site.
“This development would deliver a collection of energy-efficient new properties, using building fabric targeting the Future Homes Standard.
“There is a real need for more affordable properties in this area and half of the new homes here will be available through low-cost rent, shared ownership or at a discount to market sale to allow local people to find a new home that suits their needs.”
All of the homes will feature air source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points, with select plots also having solar PV panels.
The development would feature extensive open space, a children’s play area, drainage features and new footpaths, with existing public rights of way retained.
Weston-Smith added: “These are carefully thought-out plans which would create a sustainable and attractive development providing a pleasing and enjoyable place for people to live.
“The development would feature a series of well-connected open spaces to provide areas where residents and the public in general can meet and socialise and enjoy the outdoor environment.
“The site would incorporate a welcoming tree-lined main street from a new vehicle access on Chadwell Hill, with the central green featuring wheelchair-accessible picnic tables and play equipment made from natural materials to cater for a range of ages and abilities.
“The landscape-led design would deliver benefits for biodiversity by retaining and enhancing existing habitats and creating extensive new areas for wildlife, including wildflower grassland, native scrub/shrub and wetland.
“New homes would feature bird and bat boxes and ‘hedgehog highways’, created by small holes at the base of garden fences. The properties have also been designed to be in keeping with existing local architecture, to include pitched roofs, bay windows, offset chimneys and high-quality materials.”
