Canford Village

The site is located to the north west of the Bearwood urban area of Poole, to the north is the River Stour Valley.  Magna Road (A341) runs parallel with the Southern Boundary and Knighton Lane on the West providing connectivity to the surrounding areas.  We want to create a thriving new community at Canford Village. Our plans for Canford Village are being worked up in line with the ‘to be’ approved Hybrid Planning permission. Canford Village is allocated for residential development in ‘The Poole Local Plan’ (adopted in 2018), identified as a Strategic Urban Extension under policies PP10 and UE2. 

The development will provide a mix of 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom high quality homes, 40% of which will be for affordable housing, with each home having a dedicated parking space and garden.

The appearance of the new homes will be reflective of the local area and materials will be used to not only complement but enhance the area of Canford.

 

To create a sustainable community, the proposed development will have a number of distinct character areas such as the ‘Central Core’, ‘Urban Edge’ and ‘Rural Edge’. The homes will incorporate a variety of materials, these will be confirmed as we progress the detail of our subsequent planning applications.

Our proposal for private housing includes 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes (including 1 & 2 bedroom apartments).

The majority of the houses will be two storey, with a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced properties to provide new homes for a variety of people. There will be a number of apartment blocks pepper-potted across the site, these are currently proposed at 3 storeys high.

Before we start designing a new scheme, we complete an assessment of the site and surrounding area as they are now. We record those features that will need to be considered in our design approach.

The main access to Canford Village comes from the Magna Road (A341) on to Knighton Lane, road improvement works will be required to accommodate the proposed new development.

The site falls outside of any area classified as being at significant risk of flooding from rivers or seas. The Surface Water strategy will incorporate flow-controlled discharge to the River Stour in combination with ground infiltration within proposed attenuation ponds – further testing will be required to confirm this strategy. 

Preserving and enhancing local wildlife is a key consideration when we plan and build new developments. A number of ecological surveys have been carried out to identify any ecological constraints on the site.

 

The site is situated between protected Heathland and Sites of Nature Conservation Interest – providing future residents ample opportunity to explore the wider countryside in Canford.

The site itself covers a total of 79.5 acres and has previously been used as greenfield (agriculture only) and is bordered by existing development to the South of the site, with the Rive Stour and surrounding fields located to the North.

The vendor(s) of the site are in the process of attaining Hybrid Planning Permission under reference: APP/19/00237/P – this is to be approved. The application is for the demolition of 94 Magna Road, Construction of primary access roads as well as Outline Permission for the development of 695 new homes, a community hub (with varying uses) as well as a 60 bed care home.

As part of our Reserved Matters Planning Permission will be engaging with a number of key stakeholders to the site, including local residents. The feedback from this will form the details included within our Reserved Matters Planning Submission.

We want to deliver new homes and facilities that positively integrate with and ehance the local community.

Ensuring our residents and the local community have access to beautiful green open spaces is a key consideration.