Locations of New ‘Garden Villages’ Announced

In its first announcement of 2017, the Government has confirmed its support for the first ever ‘garden villages’, which have the potential to deliver more than 48,000 homes across England.  Issued on 2 January, the press release clearly indicates that the provision of new housing will continue to be a prioroty for the Government in 2017.

The 14 new garden villages, described as ‘distinct new places with their own community facilities, rather than extensions to existing urban areas’, will accommodate between 1,500 and 10,000 homes each. The new projects will have access to a £6million fund over the next two financial years along with the provision of expertise, brokerage and the offer of new planning freedoms to support their delivery.

The locations for the new garden villages are:
· Long Marston in Stratford-on-Avon
· Oxfordshire Cotswold in West Oxfordshire
· Deenethorpe in East Northants
· Culm in Mid Devon
· Welborne near Fareham in Hampshire
· West Carclaze in Cornwall
· Dunton Hills near Brentwood, Essex
· Spitalgate Heath in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
· Halsnead in Knowsley, Merseyside
· Longcross in Runnymede and Surrey Heath
· Bailrigg in Lancaster
· Infinity Garden Village in South Derbyshire and Derby City area
· St Cuthberts near Carlisle City, Cumbria
· North Cheshire in Cheshire East

The Government also announced its backing for three new ‘garden towns’ (more than 10,000 homes) in Aylesbury area, Taunton area and Harlow and Gilston area, which will have access to a further £1.4 million of funding.

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