Informed by ongoing site and context analysis, Barratt Redrow is preparing outline proposals for a landscape-led development to the north of Meadow Lane, Whitwick.
The emerging proposals include:
- The delivery of up to 400 beautifully crafted new homes in a range of housing types, sizes and tenures;
- Including homes from the company’s premium Redrow brand, featuring high-quality designs inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement;
- The provision of affordable housing in line with local policy, in a mix including shared ownership homes that would appeal to first time buyers;
- An access strategy designed to alleviate congestion at the Leicester Road/Warren Hills Road junction;
- The potential for the creation of a new drop-off point for Castle Rock School;
- The retention of the existing bridleway across the site to create a pedestrian route through to Holly Hayes Wood and wider Whitwick town centre. This forms part of an extensive new network of walking and cycling routes within the development;
- A landscape-led design approach which respects the setting of Coalville Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI);
- Provision of sustainable drainage measures (SUDS) to manage surface water flows from the proposed development;
- The retention of existing hedgerows and field boundaries across the site in addition to further landscaping and planting to deliver biodiversity net gain benefits; and
- A package of financial contributions to support local services and community infrastructure.
An illustrative plan showing how the proposed development could look – click to open interactive map