150m 165m 160m 140m 170m 175m White Hill Garden Village Land north of Butterfield Business PArk, Luton, Bedfordshire Vision180m Document May 2017 175m Contents: 1. Wider context 1 2. placemaking 2 3. Landscape assessment 3 4. Developing a design concept 5 5. Masterplan 7 Produced by Savills Urban Design Studio 6. Benefits 9 for The Crown Estate Savills (UK) Ltd Unex House 132-134 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 8PA For further information contact e:
[email protected] t: 01223 347069 Copyright The contents of this document must not be copies or reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of Savills (UK) Ltd. All plans are reproduced from the Ordnance Survey digital map data @ Crown Copyright 2017 License number 0100031673. All rights reserved. 1. Context The Crown Estate Need for Housing Planning Policy The Crown Estate is an independent commercial It is widely accepted that there is an urgent need Luton is surrounded by Green Belt. Accommodating business, established by an Act of Parliament. All of for new homes to address increasing issues of this unmet housing need will require land to be its annual profits are returned to the Treasury for the affordability. released from the Green Belt. benefit of the public finances. The latest estimates are that Luton will need at least To the west of Luton the town already merges with Across its diverse land portfolio, The Crown Estate’s around 17,800 new homes between 2011 and 2031. Dunstable and Houghton Regis and the M1 provides approach remains consistent; driving sustainable The Luton Local Plan proposes that 8,500 of these a significant physical barrier to further growth.