William Davis Homes has submitted proposals to build a “new neighbourhood” of up to 500 homes in rural Leicestershire.
The Loughborough-based developer has drawn up plans for land at Anstey, much of which it said had been allocated for development in the Charnwood Local Plan, restricting the chance of councillors being able to reject the homes.
It said the proposals would help Charnwood Borough Council meet its housing needs and deliver a new neighbourhood for the village, which is a few miles to the north west of Leicester.
The plans also include public parkland, a community hub and land earmarked for a new primary school.
In recent years Anstey has been expanding rapidly to the north on Cropston Road with a large Bloor Homes development.
William Davis Homes said it was also considering another site in Anstey.
William Davis Homes development director David Dodge said the proposed development was one of several the company was planning in the Charnwood area over the next few months.
He said the borough needs to build nearly 18,000 homes before 2037.
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Deborah Taylor, county council for Anstey, previously told LeicestershireLive the village should never have been given such a large requirement for new homes in the Local Plan.
Mr Dodge said: “We have been proud to be part of Charnwood’s development landscape since 1935.
“Whilst we develop our award-winning schemes throughout the Midlands, the majority of our 400 employees, our apprentices and for that matter our supply chain is based in Charnwood.
“Therefore, it’s only natural for us to continue to invest in creating local jobs, to buy materials locally and to meet the housing demand of the communities within the borough.”
The plans feature a wide variety of house types, with an allocation of affordable homes.
There would be two access points to the development on the western edge of the village via Bradgate Road.
In a statement William Davis said two planning applications have been submitted to the borough council.
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One is a detailed application for land at Manor Farm and Rectory Field, totalling 150 homes.
It said an outline application for land at High Leys dovetails with the first one, providing an additional 350 homes and a site for a new primary school and playing fields.
Because of its proximity to historic Bradgate Park, William Davis said the proposed housing would be located on the least visible areas of the site, and there would also be open space and woodland planting.
William Davis Homes has already submitted proposals for 58 new homes in Hathern and has proposals on the drawing board for schemes in Loughborough, Quorn, Barrow upon Soar, Shepshed and a further site in Anstey.
It recently gained planning for sites in Burton on the Wolds, Thorpebury, just north of Leicester and Garendon in Loughborough.