Overview

Carr Lodge


Doncaster, UK

Project type: Settlement Extension
Location: Doncaster, UK
Client: Homes and Communities Agency, Keepmoat
Stage: On-site
Programme: 2009–ongoing

The greenfield site is located to the south of Doncaster.

It is bounded to the north by a business park, to the east and south by the M18 connecting into central Doncaster, and to the west by the Woodfields Plantation residential area.

The site includes two distinct areas separated by a raised, densely wooded former railway track, which is used as an informal footpath and cycle route. Fields and protected woodland lie immediately to the south.

The site has been designated for residential and supporting uses in Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s (DMBC) Unitary Development Plan for over 10 years. DMBC’s ambition is to become Europe’s most sustainable borough, and Carr Lodge has been identified as the first ‘low-carbon town’ as set out in Doncaster’s Renaissance Charter.

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An excellent example of contemporary urban design. JTP should also be commended for their commitment to community engagement.
Jordan Butler, Senior Planner, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Project Delivery

  • A detailed masterplan for 1,550 homes and mixed-uses incorporating the existing natural landscape with solar orientation to create a low-carbon community.
  • A new main street and village square with shops and a community hall.
  • Mixed-uses including community facilities, a children’s nursery, primary school, youth club, sports pitches, play areas and a linear park.
  • Well connected bus routes to Doncaster town centre and the wider public transport network: the main street will form part of a local link road including a Quality Bus Corridor.
  • Preservation of the historic hedges, ditches and woodland belts.
  • A linear park to form an attractive landscape setting with active leisure and play, ecology, orchards and allotments with SUDS and flood alleviation measures.
  • A Design Code setting out architectural and public realm design requirements, based on an interpretation of local vernacular, informed by principles of sustainable design and the opportunities for the south facing orientation.
  • Detailed design for Phase 1 including a 300-home, sustainable neighbourhood with vehicular, cycling and pedestrian priority links to the wider area.
  • Variety of housing tenure; including large, small, affordable, private and self-build homes creating variety to attract and retain people from all stages of life and the social spectrum
  • JTP’s involvement in Phase 1 of this project extended to producing the working drawings, with the first release of completed dwellings now underway.
Project type: Settlement Extension
Location: Doncaster, UK
Client: Homes and Communities Agency, Keepmoat
Stage: On-site
Programme: 2009–ongoing
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Project Team
Clare San Martin
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Consultant
Rebecca Taylor
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Partner
Tags
Masterplan, Greenfield, Sustainability
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