Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre

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Sherford Housing Development.

Sherford New Community

The Devon Structure Plan (to 2016) proposes a new community of at least 4,000 new homes in the South Hams part of the Plymouth Principal Urban Area (PUA) at Sherford to help meet the needs of Plymouth which cannot be accommodated within the city boundary. The draft South Hams Local Plan Review (2002) contains a new community proposal for 3,500 dwellings in the form of 4 linked villages in the Sherford Valley. To accommodate the 4,000 dwellings now required by the Structure Plan the shape and form of Sherford may need to be reconsidered, but it will remain crucial to deliver sustainability and local distinctiveness.

To make progress with the proposal the Council has organised a major stakeholder participation event called an Enquiry by Design workshop, led by the Prince of Wales Foundation for Architecture and the Built Environment. The Prince's Foundation is an educational charity which aims to raise the quality of design in significant new development schemes and put people and communities at the centre of the design process. The Enquiry by Design for Sherford which took place in July 2004 (2 days) and October 2004 (3 days), worked up a new vision for the development and the basis to produce a detailed masterplan for the site. This master plan now needs further testing. The final presentations given by the Prince's Foundation at the end of each workshop can be viewed on-line.