Placemaking

Creating a community and place

To foster social, cultural activity and a healthy community, as well as reduce the need to travel, we are proposing:

Places to live and grow

  • Garden village principles with a focus on placemaking and healthy living
  • Distinctive, future-proofed architecture
  • Opportunities for whole life living, whether starting out, a growing family, retiring or needing extra care

Places to play, exercise and be close to nature

  • Approximately 50% of the site will be green space, including a country park
  • New parks and play areas for all ages
  • Indoor and outdoor sports facilities
  • Safe places to walk and cycle

Places to learn and inspire

  • Two new early years and two primary schools
  • A secondary school

Places to thrive and engage

  • Cafés and restaurants to meet, eat and drink
  • Local shops
  • Space to grow food
  • Event and market plazas
  • Health facilities
  • Community buildings
  • Woodlands, wetlands, grassland and space for nature

Places to work

  • Work from home infrastructure
  • New jobs in the shops, schools and services
  • Flexible workspaces for smaller businesses
  • Supporting local enterprises, events and activities

A place for both today and for the future

  • Legacy community management and stewardship to create pride of place.