Greenfield site project would be split in to different areas

The site would split into different ‘areas’, with some having their own ‘local centres’.

The Westenhanger Castle area would ‘feature a carefully considered public open space parkland that draws inspiration from the former historic use of the site’.

The ‘Gateway’ would be where train passengers step off into the development. It would be a key location for business and help connect people to other parts of the Otterpool Park via public transport.

The statement adds: “A larger town centre will be created in a central location within the settlement within 10 minutes walking distance to the railway station and transport interchange.”

The town centre would be split into four quarters. These are named the Local Quarter, the Market Quarter, the Knowledge Quarter and the Lakeside Quarter.

The ‘Riverside’ area ‘extends from the open space of the Westenhanger Castle Park to the East Stour stream’. There would also be homes here as well as trails for landscaped walks.

Otterpool Slopes ‘creates a transition between Riverside and Woodland’ near to Otterpool Manor. Housing built here would be separated by buffer areas of hedgerow.

Meanwhile, ‘The Hillside settlement is focused on the historic Barrow Hill’ to the west of the site. Homes here would be grouped around a central green, while housing in the ‘Woodland’ settlement would be in several ‘clusters’.

There are also ‘Edges’, which would have a smaller housing density, as they sit alongside the border of two different habitats.