Grove Gardens
Supporting sustainable growth in North Norfolk - from Development Brief to Design Code.
Services: Planning, Masterplanning & Landscape Architecture
Location: Fakenham, Norfolk
Date: 2013 - present
Client: Trinity College Cambridge
Deliverables: Masterplan, Development Plan Represenation, Development Brief, Environment Impact Assessment, Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment, Design & Access Statement, Green Infrastructure Strategy, Design Code, Outline Planning & S73 Applications
As North Norfolk’s appeal as a holiday destination continues to rise, so too does the pressure to provide enough homes for local people.
Grove Gardens stems from an aspiration to support the sustainable growth of Fakenham, a provincial town an hour south of the Norfolk Coast AONB. Our comprehensive masterplan and Development Brief demonstrated how the site could provide mixed use expansion at the northern edge of the town, to support its successful promotion and allocation in the Local Plan.As North Norfolk’s appeal as a holiday destination continues to rise, so too does the pressure to provide enough homes for local people.
Grove Gardens stems from an aspiration to support the sustainable growth of Fakenham, a provincial town an hour south of the Norfolk Coast AONB. Our comprehensive masterplan and Development Brief demonstrated how the site could provide mixed use expansion at the northern edge of the town, to support its successful promotion and allocation in the Local Plan.
Masterplan led planning
The new neighbourhood connects to the existing town via a number of green corridors that in turn create a network of public open spaces through the development.
Grove Gardens has been secured through an outline planning application and supporting Environmental Impact Assessment that received approval in January 2021.
Green Infrastructure and Design Coding
Phased development of Grove Gardens will be guided by a Design Code that has a strong landscape focus that draws from a comprehensive Green Infrastructure Strategy for the overall site; creating a sustainable neighbourhood that supports the existing town and high quality open space to limit pressure on more sensitive coastal areas.
Project Team
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Mark Rose
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
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Kirstie Clifton
DIRECTOR
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Joe Gerrard
DIRECTOR
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Wes Sedman
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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Maria Zouroudi
SENIOR ARCHITECT / URBAN DESIGNER
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Mike Fenton
SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
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Sam Perkins
SENIOR PLANNER
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Kate Ellis
LANDSCAPE ASSISTANT
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Sophia Brown
LANDSCAPE ASSISTANT