Northstowe Phase 2B
Number/street name:
Phase 2B, Northstowe
Address line 2:
Land South Of Rampton Drift
City:
Cambridgeshire
Postcode:
CB24 3EW
Architect:
BoonBrown
Architect contact number:
2039245145
Developer:
Keepmoat Homes Ltd.
Planning Authority:
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning consultant:
Luken Beck Planning Consultants
Planning Reference:
21/02310/REM
Date of Completion:
11/2024
Schedule of Accommodation:
11 X 1 bed affordable apartments 25 X 2 bed affordable apartments 13 X 1 bed shared equity apartments 31 X 2 bed shared equity apartments 75 X 2 bed shared equity house 18 X 2 bed affordable house 4 X 3 bed affordable house 2 X 4 bed affordable house 73 X 3 bed open market house 48 X 4 bed open market house
Tenure Mix:
40% starter homes / shared equity 40% private homes 20% affordable homes
Total number of homes:
Site size (hectares):
7.914 hectares
Net Density (homes per hectare):
37.9
Size of principal unit (sq m):
125
Smallest Unit (sq m):
70.3
Largest unit (sq m):
147
No of parking spaces:
484
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Planning History
Outline planning permission for Northstowe Phase 1 was granted in April 2014 (ref: S/0388/12/OL) and gave consent for up to 1,500 dwellings, a mixed-use commercial centre, primary school other supporting infrastructure.
In January 2017, planning permission was next granted for Northstowe Phase 2 (ref: S/2011/14/OL) . This included up-to 3,500 dwellings, two primary schools, a secondary school, new town centre, different types of recreational space and landscaped areas, a new eastern sports hub, and remainder of the western sports hub (from Phase 1).
The Fenway’s Phase 2B is a reserved matters application for a parcel within phase 2.
The Design Process
The Fenways' Phase 2B, forms part of the second phase of development at Northstowe, a sustainable new town 8km north of Cambridge City Centre. The Fenways’ parcel focuses on meeting local housing need through providing 300 homes, via a mixture of house types and tenures centred around the ‘Healthy Living Mantra’.
The design provides safe, memorable, sensory and social experiences, connecting positively to existing communities and the future town. Whilst a predominantly a residential parcel (there is a community café), the Fenways’ is zoned into distinct areas of character, with their own uniqueness following a strict road and architectural hierarchy considering rhythm and repetition, materiality and set backs from the highway. This serves two main purposes; provides legibility, identity and aids natural wayfinding, but also provides a variety of living environments for a multitude of different lifestyles.
The design prioritises connectivity with community-friendly streets with raised tables to slow traffic, incorporating Local Area Play and doorstep play, threading green links and outdoor garden space between streets promoting walking and cycling. Within all of the ten open spaces provided as part of the project, an edible landscape and play space is incorporated encouraging children to spend time outside promoting healthier lifestyles from a young age.
Consultation with the existing residents living north of the parcel was an important part of the design process informing design, scale and materiality, particularly where abutting the existing estate. Ensuring community cohesion is critical to placemaking, so by providing tenure blind designs and incorporating the needs of existing residents, the design process ensured future residents continue to build on the positive established relationships through interaction with one another within the multitude of shared spaces provided as part of the design.
The design has been developed in collaboration with Homes England and South Cambridge District Council.
Key Features
The design is founded on meeting the Built for Life 12 Design Criteria (now Building for Healthy Life) ensuring that the neighbourhood is fully connected and integrated within the wider Northstowe context, has a unique identity and sense of place, providing streets for all.
The design will be delivered in MMC, specifically closed panel timber frame.
All affordable rent homes are Lifetime Homes compliant, with 31% of the remaining homes to Lifetime Homes level.
The site brings brownfield land (previous RAF base) back into use with on site remediation, avoiding greenfield development.
