Growing Baldock with David Lock Associates

Image: 'Growing Baldock' plan courtesy of David Lock Associates

Future Cities Forum is delighted that Julia Foster, Managing Partner at David Lock Associates will contribute to our 'New towns and the Growth Corridor' forum this month, hosted by Milton Keynes City Council.

She will join master developer Urban & Civic, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, East West Rail, England's Economic Heartland and Homes England to discuss best practice in designing new settlements and place in the Growth Corridor.

DLA has submitted an outline planning application to North Herts Council on behalf of Urban & Civic and Hertfordshire County Council for the “Growing Baldock” development comprising of up to 3,200 homes; employment land; community facilities, shops and services; primary and secondary school provision; new parkland, green spaces and play areas; and public transport, cycle and walking infrastructure.

Baldock is considered part of the broader OxCam Arc region and Growth Corridor and is part of the regeneration plan to link economic, innovation and housing growth between Oxford and Cambridge.

The preparation and submission of the application follows two years of extensive consultation with stakeholders and the community and is the culmination of significant joint efforts to deliver much needed, sustainable growth for North Hertfordshire and Baldock. The submission marks the latest milestone for the project, following the earlier approval of the Growing Baldock Strategic Masterplan by North Herts Council in June this year.

DLA will now begin the important work of negotiating planning permission for the development, to ensure that it enables the timely delivery of homes and community facilities on this key North Herts strategic allocation.

For further details of the planning application, see North Herts website: Growing Baldock Planning Application | North Herts Council

Image: Julia Foster - courtesy David Lock Associates