Phase 2 of Glenvale Park to provide up to 1000 new homes together with an employment area, sports pitches, extensive green infrastructure and associated highway network.
Glenvale Park (Wellingborough North) is a new, major sustainable urban extension that is set to deliver around 3265 new dwellings and associated facilities, infrastructure and open space.
McBains was appointed to prepare an outline application for phase 2 of Glenvale Park.
Our design vision would deliver up to 1000 new homes, as well as an employment area sports pitches, extensive green infrastructure and associated highway network.
The goal for this site is to create an attractive place for living, playing, and socializing, showcasing the unique qualities of the scheme and its setting.
The aim is to provide an exciting environment for new development while maintaining a sense of place and connecting with the natural green spaces through carefully integrated sustainable urban drainage, enhanced biodiversity, and high visual amenity.
The proposal consists of various green buffer zones and links that provide flexibility for change in spaces. The sustainable movement infrastructure encourages adoption of sustainable methods of transport such as walking and cycling, along with the provision of a bus route with scope of adaptability for future developments, promoting sustainable travel and low carbon energy generation.
The provision of proposed green infrastructure enables biodiversity movement and presents opportunities for sustainable community activities through community allotments/ orchards, enhancing the environmental sustainability of the proposal.
The masterplan also incorporates green spaces and sports facilities, providing both new and existing residents with opportunities for recreation, further embedding a sense of community.
Water conservation and flood risk management elements are incorporated within the proposal through the strategic introduction of swales and ponds within landscaped areas and buffer zones, whilst also conserving and enhancing the existing Harrowden Brook, increasing the scope of adaptability and resilience while enhancing the natural features of the site.
- Client:
- Glenvale Park LLP
- Services Provided:
- Masterplanning & Urban Design
- Sector:
- Housing & Masterplanning
- Location:
- Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
- Period:
- 2023-2024
