Distinctive and sensitive design
We will create a strong sense of place for the new community. This will be achieved through the creation of six identifiable and distinct Character Areas.
These Character Areas derive directly from the natural variations in the characteristics of the site including the landscape, topographical features, and neighbouring uses, together with the overall approach to the layout and structure of the development.
Each Character Area has then been defined by different mixes of distinct building forms, materials, architectural styles and landscape design.
These areas will provide localised focal points and help are designed to integrate the new community into the existing settlements of Cockernhoe, Tea Green, and Mangrove Green. Each will have open green space and feature trees. Informal paths, streets and different types and sizes of housing will frame the spaces with active yet predominantly car-free frontages.
Overlooking the new 2km linear park linking the communities, this area will feature sweeping, spacious streets, and strong, attractive frontages of more formally-designed, semi-detached and terraced housing.
These areas will include a mix of predominantly family housing in informal streets looking out over woodland edges – incorporating new recreational green spaces and footpath / cycle links to prioritise and encourage active forms of travel.
Mixed-use buildings with contemporary architecture, referenced to local styles, will form the focus and heart for the new community. Active commercial frontages, higher-density development, and public spaces will create a place for both residents and visitors.
A rural route between Darley Road and Tea Green will form a sensitive transition to the wider countryside. It will include a variety of traditional house styles and designs set back from the road, with mature hedgerows, new trees and planting.
This rural lane will be carefully integrated into the development, retaining its mature trees and hedgerows to create a new green corridor and route for cyclists and pedestrians. New development will be at a lower density, set back behind front gardens.
