Land West of Somerton Road, Street

Welcome to the consultation website

What is proposed?

 

The masterplan has been informed by extensive technical surveys and analysis undertaken by the appointed technical team to identify the constraints and opportunities presented by the site and inform the following key proposals:

 

More information can be found on the consultation panels in the "Downloads" section below.

 

 

  • Up to 280 new homes (mix to be determined)

 

  • Policy-compliant level of affordable housing, with tenure to be determined (locations not identified on plan)

 

  • Main vehicular and pedestrian access off Somerton Road

 

  • Secondary pedestrian/cycle access off Burleigh Lane
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  • Logical and coherent movement hierarchy within the site

 

 

 

 

  • Car parking to standards

 

  • New pedestrian crossing on Somerton Road

 

  • Retention of trees and hedgerows
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  • Extensive landscaping and ecology mitigation

 

  • Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS)

 

  • Informal public open space.

 

 

Woodland walk/ ecological buffer

Vehicular access with indicative visual splay

Primary loop road

Low density edge

Low density edge

Pedestrian and cycle access

Community orchard

Community orchard

Community orchard

Wetland meadow

Residential set back/ habitat edge

Retained hedgerows and trees

Above - Illustrative Masterplan

 

 

Above - Artist's Impression

 

 

Wetland meadow

Footpath connections

Access road

Terraced housing fronting on to the meadow

Apartment blocks hold the corner

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Address

WYG

Hawkridge House,

Chelston Business Park,

Wellington,

Somerset,

TA21 8YA