Consultation runs from: 1 December 2025 9:00am - 30 January 2026 5:00pm
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proposals across this policy area, will be supported if they:
a. create a positive, balanced and attractive environment, to support the vitality and viability of this area including the Barnwell Road Local Centre;
b. integrate positively with the surrounding neighbourhoods;
c. support the delivery of public realm improvements, adopting an integrated approach towards public realm and streetscape design, linked to adjacent development proposals; and
d. support character enhancements with improved connections and facilities for both pedestrians and cyclists to help reduce vehicular congestion.
2. Within the policy area, sites located north of Newmarket Road are an appropriate location for more significant redevelopment including residential uses, subject to further townscape analysis.
proposals north of Newmarket Road will be supported where they:
a. provide improvements to the wider policy area; and
b. establish a more efficient use of the site.
Supporting information
The East Barnwell area provides an opportunity for redevelopment focused on and around East Barnwell Local Centre which can provide residential, retail and community uses to support vitality and viability of the area. Improvements should aim to bring together East Barnwell by supporting the vitality and viability of the Barnwell Road as well as delivering infrastructure enhancement such as new and improved community uses that will be required to growth and improve the lives of existing residents.
The focal point of the policy area is site allocation S/C/BRN – Land at Barnwell Road and Newmarket Road which seeks to redevelop the existing East Barnwell Local Centre and provide an additional 154 homes and 500 square metres of commercial uses.
Elsewhere in the policy area, redevelopment opportunities exist which could help deliver further improvements across the whole policy area, particularly north of Newmarket Road. North of Newmarket Road there is scope for significant redevelopment which could include residential or mixed uses at a density which utilises existing sites more efficiently while accomplishing the goals of the wider policy area.
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All comments must be received by 30 January 2026 at 5pm.