Kennett Garden Village

Project type:	New Neighbourhood
Location:	Kennett, UK
Client:	Palace Green Homes
Stage:	Outline Planning Consent
Programme:	2016 - 2018

Kennett Garden Village, in East Cambridgeshire, will provide 500 new homes, and a new village centre designed to serve the existing village and new residents.

JTP prepared the masterplan and Design Code for the site’s landowners and developers; Palace Green Homes, who will deliver the new homes through a Community Land Trust model. Kennett Community Land Trust was closely involved in planning the new community and developing the Design Code.

The masterplan aims to promote community cohesion, with a mixed-use village core surrounded by four residential neighbourhoods, each with a central, accessible green with play space and community orchards.

Outline Planning consent was received in May 2019.

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I have been really impressed by JTP’s ability to engage the Kennett community in planning a sustainable extension to their village. It should be a fantastic place for future generations to live, work and play.

Phil Rose, Head of Property at Palace Green Homes

Project Delivery

Four new neighbourhoods each with a different but distinctly rural character
A wide range of housetypes and tenures, including self-build and custom-build plots, specialist housing for older people, and homes owned and managed by Kennett Community Land Trust
Mixed uses include a new village centre with a local shop, health centre, pub and primary school
A central village green creates a focus for village life
Over 2 ha of employment space in a variety of types adjacent to the existing rail station
32% of the site will be open space; connecting the expanded village to the open countryside and enhancing bio-diversity
Attractive cycle and pedestrian routes to the local facilities and rail station
A new bus route through the neighbourhood with stops within 400m of most homes provides a convenient alternative to the car
A Design Code sets sustainability and quality standards for buildings and public realm, and includes a palette of materials reflecting the local vernacular