A Landscape-led Concept Masterplan
A Landscape-led Concept Masterplan - click to enlarge
| Community priorities for Clacton | How our proposals have responded | |
| Vision and Opportunities | infrastructure and timing of its delivery | the delivery will follow the sequencing of development and supporting infrastructure as set out in the Hartley Gardens IDP and ensure that necessary infrastructure is provided in a timely way. |
| links to town centre | there will be a network of green links, walking and cycling routes giving easy and attractive routes. Homes England are also looking into options to improve offsite routes between the development and the town centre, likely on the route via Cloes Lane and St Osyth Road. | |
| existing landscape | existing landscape features are designed into the masterplan and made focal features, such as Pickers Ditch in the Neighbourhood Park | |
| street trees | Homes England are committed to creating landscape throughout development, along Building with Nature standards, which will include street trees | |
| settlement gap between Clacton and Little Clacton | proposals will commit to a green gap of minimum of approx. 200m between new homes and the development’s northern boundary | |
| Community and Facilities | range of sizes of new homes | approximately 1750 homes with a large percentage of family sized homes and also including affordable homes |
| employment | up to 2.8ha of employment land | |
| reflect Clacton’s identity | buildings and spaces will be designed to reflect together the local seaside character and grasslands and marshlands | |