Townsend Farm Yard

We spent time engaging with the immediate site neighbours, the parish council, local Councillor and wider village community. Through this consultation led approach we built up an understanding of the key issues as identifed by the local community. This enabled us to design a redevelopment proposal that positively responded to these concerns, delivering:

• excellent design quality across the scheme, enhancing the character of the Conservation Area and incorporating exemplary sustainable construction features
• an appropriate scale and mix of new homes, including affordable homes responding to identified local needs
• local highway improvements including new footway and footpath connections joining up existing provision improving the existing village circular walk, a new bus stop and a new village gateway feature to encourage reduced traffic speeds
• a substantial reduction in impermeable area compared to the existing site and the introduction of a Sustainable Drainage System, reducing runoff and surface water flood risks, and improving resilience to local flood risk concerns
• signifcant landscape and biodiversity improvements, achieving an +85% Biodiversity Net Gain through the removal of extensive concrete and buildings and design of a comprehensive site landscaping strategy

The quality of design and package of key scheme benefits, alongside being able to secure the support of the local community, resulted in a planning officer recommendation for planning approval which was then unanimously supported at planning committee in August 2024.

Read more about the Redevelopment Proposal for Townsend Farm.

We are now beginning to work through the planning legal agreement and look forward to bringing this site forward with construction anticipated to start in 2025.