Catesby Estates has entered into an agreement to promote land at Bishops Green, Newbury (October 2020).
Within the administrative area of Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, the greenfield land site is 55 acres and lies adjacent to an existing employment area with over 180 businesses, employing 2,000 people.
We will be working closely with the Council and other local stakeholders to bring this site forward to deliver a comprehensive and sustainable residential development, which can provide much needed new homes, along with wider social and economic benefits for the existing community.
Public Consultation
This is only the start of the process, and we are keen to involve local stakeholders in our proposals. This will help us understand local ideas and concerns better, and what community benefits could potentially be delivered on the site.
We will be carrying out in the near future public consultation, which will provide opportunities to view and comment on the initial proposals, which we will then use to help evolve the proposals further.
Are you a local community group or organisation?
We would love to hear from you and how we can work together.
We are always pleased to hear from local nature groups, conservation groups, family support groups or sports clubs as you are a key part of the community, and we want to work with you help ensure we deliver a well designed development, that provides real community benefits. Contact us using the form above, or via email at info@catesbyestates.co.uk.
Proposals
Delivering a comprehensive housing led scheme on land to the east of Ecchinswell Road provides a real opportunity to address any community facility shortages and to form an enhanced level of sustainability for the community.
The key aim of the development would be to compliment and extend the community centre to avoid displacing the existing core. The new facilities and homes will allow Bishops Green to have Village status which will bring further social and economic benefits over time.
The settlement of Bishops Green is characterised by mature landscape features creating a verdant backdrop to development.
The proposed development will work within this established framework, retaining and integrating existing mature landscape features, and adding to those features through a network of new planting throughout the development.
Existing and new ecological habitats will be retained and integrated within the landscape network, making sure that the habitat corridors positively connect with the wider network surrounding the area.
Complementing the existing public open spaces to the west of Bishops Green, a series of new multi-functional public open spaces will be created for the benefit of the existing and new community. This will encourage walking, cycling and recreation supporting healthy lifestyles for the residents of Bishops Green.
