Design and masterplan approach
The project team have worked hard to design a scheme which reflects the character of Brackley and is appropriate to the setting of the site. The maximum height of the buildings will be two and a half storeys, with c.85% of new dwellings being proposed as houses, with a limited number of apartments, bungalows and maisonettes being made available on affordable tenures.
The team have taken a landscape-led approach to the masterplan, retaining current trees and hedgerows where possible, and incorporating hedge and tree planting buffers on the site perimeters. Additionally, there will be a central greenway through the middle of the site which will introduce a new pedestrian connection through the development. This will connect the play area on the west of the site with the open space in the south.
The site benefits from a significant buffer to existing homes on the western boundary where the disused railway is located and particular attention has been paid to the eastern boundary where acoustic fencing is proposed to be incorporated into a landscaped edge adjacent to the A43. This natural buffer will reduce noise levels within the development as well as ensuring the development is green and attractive.
The masterplan approach also includes three new sustainable basins and a wetland which will be incorporated into the new public open space. As well as being attractive places which will provide an important amenity for residents of the new development, they will also act as a sustainable urban drainage system designed to reduce the risk of flooding downstream.
The team have taken a landscape-led approach to the masterplan, incorporating hedge and tree planting buffers on the site perimeters as well as a central greenway through the middle of the site which will introduce a new pedestrian connection through the development. This will connect the play area on the west of the site with the open space in the south.
The site benefits from a significant buffer to existing homes on the western boundary where the disused railway is located and particular attention has been paid to the eastern boundary where acoustic fencing is proposed to be incorporated into a naturalistic edge adjacent to the A43. The naturalistic buffer will provide acoustic screening as well as ensuring the development is green and attractive.
The masterplan approach also includes a three new ponds which will be incorporated into the landscaping plans, incorporated within 3.2 hectares of new public open space. As well as being attractive places which will provide an important amenity for residents of the new development, they will also act as sustainable urban drainage systems to prevent any future flooding, both onsite and elsewhere.