JTP Secures Planning Permission for Hethersett North
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JTP Secures Planning Permission for Hethersett North

Published on 28 February 2013

JTP's scheme for Hethersett North, a residential-led mixed use development, recently received outline planning approval from South Norfolk Council.

The 83.59 hectare site is located to the south-west of Norwich city centre and was identified in the Greater Norwich Joint Core Strategy (2011) for new housing.

The Adopted Core Strategy set a target of 21,000 new homes in the area around Norwich to accommodate expected population growth figures for the Greater Norwich Area. Norfolk County Council projects the area's population to increase by nearly 100,000 people by 2031. The strategy identified 1,000 new homes to be provided in Hethersett.

Hethersett Land Ltd, part of the Ptarmigan Land Group, worked with landowners to explore how the housing strategy suggested by the Council could be best delivered in the future. As a result, JTP was appointed to engage residents and stakeholders in the assessment of the issues and opportunities for Hethersett and the surrounding area, including Little Melton, and to develop a Vision and proposals for the future development.

The approved scheme, which evolved through a participatory process, was designed to complement the existing settlement of Hethersett. The development will provide 1,196 new homes, which includes up to 33% affordable, together with supporting infrastructure and community facilities including a new primary school, two local village centres, GP facilities, parkland, football pitches, allotments and children's play areas.

Building is anticipated to start within the next twelve months with completion expected by 2025.