Approval for final phase of JTP’s Channels masterplan

Published on 11 January 2019

The final phase of JTP’s masterplan known as Channels, located to the north of Chelmsford, has secured planning permission from Chelmsford City Council.

The approved phase, known as The Lakes, for client Ptarmigan Land, is the culmination of the work that has gone into previous phases, and builds upon the design language established by JTP.

The Lakes will provide 128 homes in a mix of tenures, sizes and typologies, and will feature communal and private outdoor spaces in the form of balconies and pedestrianised parks.

The site benefits from natural landscaping and elements, including lakes, mature trees and sloping topography, providing a unique setting for the design team to respond to. The proposals draw on this context to define a key green network of pedestrian and cycle routes, and a linear park through the heart of the settlement provides links to the surroundings and brings the landscape into everyday life for the new residents.

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Our approach was to identify the simple forms of the local barns and farmsteads that represent the wider vernacular of the region, and bring these elements, materials and details into our proposals in a contemporary way. This has resulted in in a neighbourhood that is of its place but also of its time.

Ian Fenn, JTP partner leading the project

The wider Channels expansion is located on a former golf course, and is identified as a strategic site for Chelmsford to deliver growth and prosperity for the region.

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