North West Cullompton

Location: Cullompton, Devon

Client: Mid Devon District Council / PM Asset Management

Status: Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and Outline Planning Consent

Keep prepared a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) with Mid Devon to provide a comprehensive masterplan for circa 1100 houses that met with the vision of the local authority as well as the demands of the developers for the site.

Multiple stakeholders including landowners, funds and house builders were brought together to achieve the adopted masterplan.

Keep submitted an Outline Planning Application for the first phase of the masterplan (200 new homes) in Quarter 3 2016, with planning consent received in 2018.

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Site Overview Showing the Overall Masterplan and Phase 1

Three Hilltops and Green Infrastructure

(a) Parks are proposed at the top of the hills. (b) Parks are linked via green infrastructure, forming the key structure to the site. (c) Connections are made into the existing green infrastructure on and around the site maximising ecological and hydrological potential
Access and Permeability

(a) A hierarchy of streets are introduced around the link road that connects the Tiverton and Willand Road. (b) Existing public rights of way are retained and connect into a permeable network of foot and cycle paths.
Development and Place Making

(a) Appropriate areas of development are introduced, shaped around the green infrastructure, minimising visual impact. Development is created within a clear hierarchy of streets and spaces establishing their own character areas and identity. (b) Place making is reinforced with the introduction of the local centre, school and employment uses, creating a sustainable neighbourhood.