NEW details have been published concerning plans for hundreds of new homes in Christchurch.
A reserved matters application submitted to BCP Council provides specific details for 43 of the homes proposed for the land at Roeshot Hill in Christchurch.
They are part of a larger scheme for 875 homes at the site, for which an outline plan was approved in March 2019.
The latest application is the first to include details on the first 43 homes.
The developer, Taylor Wimpey, said these specifics “set the tone for the remainder of the site”.
According to the design and access statement, the first homes will be a mix of apartments, houses, and flats over garages, with more than half of those being one bedroom and the rest being either two, three or four bedrooms.
The homes will mostly be spread across two-storey buildings, but there will be some three or four-story buildings at “key locations” in the site.
The properties are also set to share a central tulip tree which will be in memory of the Queen, and open green space.
The design and access statement reads: “The phase lays the foundation for the delivery of the development in terms of the first residential dwellings and the required services.
“This development will set the tone for the remainder of the site, and therefore every effort has been made to accord with the design code as closely as possible.”
As previously reported, only around 50 per cent of the Roeshot Hill land is earmarked for housing, with the rest expected to be used for road infrastructure and open space.
The housing development is also set to feature a central public open space, two floodlit all-weather five-a-side sports pitches, a community building with changing facilities, a play area and a road bridge over the River Mude.
A decision is yet to be made on the latest phase of the application.
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