Cowdray Avenue
| Client: | Persimmon Homes |
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| Location: | Colchester, Essex |
| Ecologist: | Susan Deakin Ecology |
Approach
The practice worked closely with local wildlife organisations, specialist ecologists and the local authority to build up a picture of the site’s assets, the best way to conserve and enhance them and to secure agreement on a way forward between the many interested parties.Outcome
The complex negotiations led to approximately 40 per cent of the development site being set aside for managed nature conservation with a further 21 per cent for public open space. This, together with the sensitively integrated housing layout, and the provision for a riverside walk and cycleway helped successfully to guide the proposals through a public inquiry. We have also completed the design of the remaining external landscapes to create a sustainable ecological resource for the future.