West Carclaze Garden Village, Cornwall ‘A village of gardens’
Presented by John Baulch & Glayne Price Directors at LHC Design
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BODMIN (10 miles)
A390
NEWQUAY (22 miles)
CHINA CLAY WEST CARCLAZE REGENERATION GARDEN VILLAGE AREA
FOWEY
A30 ST AUSTELL
ST AUSTELL BAY
North
TRURO (19 miles) Outline Planning Approval Received Six Garden Village Principles
Community Building A very Cornish A ‘Village of Garden Village Gardens’
Photo credit: Timothy Soar
A long term vision for regenerating the Clay Country
A place working A place of wilderness, with and for our wetland and wonder environment A very Cornish Garden Village Historic Mining in the Region Current site and landscaping Cornish Architecture and Landscape Artists Impressions of the typical Cornish Style A Village of Gardens
Photo credit: Timothy Soar Strategic Masterplan
Leisure & Residential Activity Hub
SOLAR FARM PENHALE LAKE Mixed-Use Gateway Hub
Technology Park GREAT TREVERBYN Village Centre LAKE
Sports
Sky Tip SKY TIP Heritage Park PENTRUFF LAKE
Primary School SOLAR FARM
BAAL LAKE Landscape Strategy - Connected Hierarchy of Green Infrastructure
• ‘Living in the Garden’ from balconies and window boxes to natural green spaces;
• ‘Borrowed Landscapes’ that take in the setting and natural and post-industrial context of the Clay Country
E T • Gardens that promote P R I V A • An active and healthy lifestyle L A • Places for food growing and orchards N COMMU • Social and community interaction • Relaxation and contemplation
PUBLIC N • Ecology, water attenuation IO T A • Play, movement and recreation RE EC D R SPORT AN • Gardens will fit into a hierarchy of spaces, characters and functions
• Gardens that incorporate and enhance biodiversity W PACE ILD S and habitats through sustainable, native planting. Landscape Precedents
Photo credit: Timothy Soar Artist’s Impressions of Green Spaces and Gardens Enhancing Biodiversity and Green Space
Facts and Figures
• 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) of new heathland • 17 hectares (42 acres) of improved heathland • 6.4 hectares (15.9 acres) of restored wetland • 7.8 hectares (19.3 acres) of restored woodland • 3.0 hectares (7.4 acres) of Parks and Amenity • 5.3 hectares (13.1 acres) of Natural Open Space • 4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) of minimum Outdoor Sports Space • 0.24 hectares (0.6 acres) of minimum Children’s Equipped Play • 0.33 hectares (0.8 acres) of Allotments • 840 square metres (1 or 2 sites) of Youth Provision Community Buildings Technology Access to Park Green Bridge The Local Centre Main Entrance Street
Shops with residential over
Community Mixed use Garden Parking street
Community Shops with Hub residential over
VILLAGE SQUARE PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE Access to School
Mixed use street Residential with potential office / studio at ground floor
Neighbourhood equipped play area
Parking
Healthcare with residential over Street Elevations
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9 1 Mixed use street linking green bridge to village square Village square
(Indicative sketch only) subject of separate RM Application 2
5 Main street linking green gateway to village square Main mixed use street Village square Artist’s Impression A place working for the Environment Solar Shading and Sunny Gardens
North Promoting a Healthier Lifestyle Sustainable Public Transport Renewable Energies Sustainable Drainage Use of Local Materials Home / Community Food Growing A Place for wilderness and wonder
Lakes and Activities Bikers and Hikers Clay Country Trail Sky Tip Heritage Park Long Term Vision for Regeneration of Clay Country Respecting the Cultural Heritage A future for the Clay Country
Mixed Use Street Town house
Metal standing seam roofingin more ‘Urban’ Streets
South facing balconies with stunning views
Flexible space with extra height on ground floor
Stone boundary walls to provide front courtyard buffer space
Cornish stepped streets & footpaths Education and Health Care Affordable homes for the Community
High quality render
Simple timber pergola providing solar shading
Sunny south facing gardens Tall lockable gates for security Slightly raised gardens & hedges for privacy
Shared surface streets
Granite rills to some secondary streets Access to the Wider Landscape Thank You
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