carlisle st cuthberts garden village

The next consultation stage for Carlisle City Council’s ambitious 10,000 home St Cuthbert’s Garden Village is set to begin next week.

Starting on Tuesday (10th November) the consultation aims to ensure the scheme is delivered and planned properly across the coming decades. This part of the consultation will see the council seek views on both the draft Local Plan policies and the draft Strategic Design Supplementary Planning Document and they’ll be available to view here: www.stcuthbertsgv.co.uk

The scheme will deliver quality homes, new employment opportunities, community facilities and a new southern link road – and the Council will be discussing the project in detail at our Northern Powerhouse Development Conference next month. [emaillocker id=”71749″]

Cllr Paul Nedved, Portfolio holder for Economy, Enterprise and Housing, said: “Public consultation is key to the development of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village. This stage of consultation will be different as we have to comply with coronavirus social distancing rules. However there will still be opportunities to contact the St Cuthbert’s team, view a virtual exhibition and most importantly have your say! Community involvement has helped shape the plans so far and we encourage you to find out more and take part in this stage of consultation.”

In autumn last year the City Council consulted on three ‘options’ for the new communities, together with the scope of the Local Plan. This is what happened next:

  • Following feedback from this consultation the St Cuthbert’s garden village masterplan framework has been completed. The masterplan will inform the development of the St Cuthbert’s Local Plan going forward.
  • Draft policies for the St Cuthbert’s Local Plan have been written. These will be used to guide and make decisions on planning applications in the garden village to ensure that the garden communities are great places to live, work and visit.
  • A Strategic Design Supplementary Planning document for St Cuthbert’s has been drafted to help inform planning negotiations and decisions. This is to ensure that St Cuthbert’s specific high-quality design is at the heart of all new development.

To take part in the consultation on St Cuthbert’s Garden Village, visit www.stcuthbertsgv.co.uk or email your comments to stcuthbertsgv@carlisle.gov.uk

The consultation will be held between Tuesday 10 November and Tuesday 22 December 2020. The deadline for responses is Tuesday 22 December 2020. [/emaillocker]