Land at Church Farm is identified as Key Site 4 in the Council’s Preferred Strategy. The site is earmarked to deliver 250-550 homes, of which 35% will be required to be affordable.
Approximately 250 homes are already allocated for development in the adopted development plan, with a second phase of 300 homes being promoted by BDW through the emerging plan process.
BDW and its supporting team, led by masterplanners EDP, has prepared an illustrative masterplan for the site which proposes a green infrastructure-led development incorporating high quality, attractive, legible, safe and accessible pedestrian and cycle linkages to the existing and proposed local services and public transport nodes.
The development proposes two new access points off the B4265 and Gileston Road in the west creating a new spine road through the development and improved access arrangements for the school. Arising from the responses received by the Council to its Preferred Strategy consultation, the proposal has been amended to include the provision of a supermarket site in the north-western corner of the site to serve both the existing and proposed community.