Thornwood, Essex
Residential
Thornwood is a village in the civil parish of North Weald Basset, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is on the B1393 road (the former A11), about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Epping. The village contains a village hall a small industrial estate and a trout fishery. Residents are proud of their village hall and allotments and they have a very positive parish council.
3D model showing the layout in detail
Part of this site was allocated for residential development and the remainder was on Green Belt land although previously used as a garden centre. The challenge was to maximise development on the allocated part and to ensure that the development on the greenbelt part did not exceed the existing building volume, whilst also delivering a housing mix to match the exact mix set out in the housing needs assessment.
Client
Hydra Group
Task
Prepare an Outline Planning Application for 65 new homes
Role
Architect
Figure Ground Study of Thornwood showing the site outlined in red. The existing buildings in the village are shown in dark grey and the recently consented developments in pale grey (including one on the other side of the road, known as Rosario, which was also designed by Bluepencil). The dark green area is Epping Forest.
