Dunmow Essex
Masterplanning / Residential
Little Dunmow was the original home of the Flitch Trials which now take place every four years. The ancient flitch of bacon rewarded a couple who had been married in church and remained "unregreted" for a year and a day, with a flitch of bacon.
The challenge was to balance the requirements of the Essex Design Guide, specifically how analysis of the surrounding settlement influenced the layout, with the requirements of Uttlesford District Council to maximise density.
The site will deliver 72 new homes, of which 40% will be affordable. The net density is 30 dph. and the affordable housing mix matches exactly the local authority preferred mix.
The design is based on a combination of townscape influences drawn from the surrounding villages of Felsted, Little Dunmow, Finchingfield and Stebbing. All houses face out onto open space or movement routes. There is a deep landscape buffer to the western and northern boundaries the site to protect the setting of a Grade II listed building.
There are 45 listed buildings in the parish of Little Dunmow so great care was needed to ensure that the proposals were appropriate in scale, density and character.
Client
Baker Metson Ltd
Task
Prepare an Outline Planning Application for 72 homes, a community building and associated infrastructure
Role
Architect
Examples of the listed buildings in the village
