THE
PLANS
Our proposals will create a new community on land off Whitchurch Road in Chester. Our plans include:
- Up to 200 high-quality homes built to modern and sustainable energy efficiency standards
- 45% affordable homes all built to Bloor’s five-star standards
- Around a third of the site (2.6 hectares) as publicly accessible green parkland and recreation space for the local community
- A network of walking and cycling routes
- Recreation space which could include a children’s play area or a trim trail
- Opening up access to the historic Abbots Well for the wider community to enjoy.
We’d like to hear what you think about our plans – complete our feedback form at Have Your Say.
MEETING LOCAL
HOUSING NEED
Cheshire West and Chester Council is currently facing a housing shortage which means that it is required to build nearly 2,000 new homes each year.
We are proposing that 45% of the homes will be affordable to provide choice and opportunity for young people, families, and those looking to downsize. All of the new homes across the site will be built to Bloor’s five-star standards and will include modern sustainability features, including low-carbon heating, high levels of insulation and solar panels.
A SUSTAINABLE,
ACCESSIBLE
LOCATION
Located on the edge of Christleton, the site can deliver homes in a sustainable location, helping to reduce pressure on other sites in the village and borough.
It is ideally placed to provide residents everything they need all on their doorstep, with Christleton Village and Great Boughton a short walk away as well as the Boughton Heath Park and Ride which takes you directly into Chester city centre on the bus.
The site itself will have integrated walking and cycling routes throughout the site, with links provided to local routes and along the canal into Chester.
GREEN, OPEN
SPACES
We plan to open up what is currently inaccessible private land into rejuvenated areas of green parkland for the local community to enjoy. Around a third of the site (approximately 2.6 hectares) will be public open space.
The site will include areas for nature to flourish with an overall increase in biodiversity and helping to improve local health and wellbeing. We are planning children’s play areas and perhaps a trim trail but would like to get your views on what you’d like to see.
REFLECTING
LOCAL HISTORY
AND CHARACTER
The plans will draw upon the site’s history and local character, celebrating Abbots Well with a new feature at the centre of the community.
We will be opening up access to the historic “fountain of Christleton” which once fed fresh water to the Cathedral. Our vision weaves the heritage and landscape features of the site and its immediate area into the character of the emerging place, creating a new community that draws upon the history of Abbots Well and the local area.
DELIVERING
LOCAL BENEFITS
