A scoping request has been submitted ahead of plans for the 6,000-home development at Heyford Park in Oxfordshire.
Dorchester Living, which acquired the site in 2009, has submitted the request to Cherwell District Council in advance of preparing a planning application for redeveloping the former RAF airfield. It follows two years of consultation and development of its new masterplan.
Dorchester Living has already delivered more than 1,200 homes, a village centre including a hotel and shops, an all-ages school and public space with sports facilities.
The new masterplan shows:
- 6,000 additional homes
- 50,000 sq m of commercial space, creating 3,0000 jobs
- A new railway station
- Renewable energy generation
- Significant open space including a new central park
Paul Silver, chief executive of Dorchester Living, said: “In recent weeks the new Government has made clear that it is committed to enabling a major housebuilding and infrastructure programme to deliver the homes and facilities that the country needs.
“A focus on brownfield-first development and the provision of high-quality, mixed-tenure homes sits at the heart of this, and we at Dorchester Living fully support its ambition and we are ready to play our role in helping to achieve it.
“There can be few better examples of what can be achieved when you combine a large brownfield site with strategic plan making and the close cooperation and engagement of multiple stakeholders and the local community than Heyford Park.
“Oxfordshire has a crippling housing crisis which is only getting worse. Heyford Park is perfectly placed to accommodate more growth – being a disused airfield – and our masterplan would not only deliver thousands of new mixed-tenure homes, but also jobs, commercial space and major new sustainable transport infrastructure.
“Equally important, it would breathe new life into the site, which has a vibrant military past. We are looking forward to working with Cherwell District Council as we further develop our masterplan proposals.”
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