The next phase of Wintringham has reached a key milestone with the approval of the Design Code by Huntingdonshire District Council.
2 May 2025
The Design Code is an important part of the Phase 2 Framework, which will ensure the delivery of consistent, high-quality development as Wintringham grows.
Phase 2 of Wintringham comprises the middle section of the development, between Wintringham Brook to the north and Hen Brook to the south. It will include 900 new homes, a two-form entry primary school, local facilities and a public square, sports pitches and recreational facilities, open green space, community gardens and a network on footpaths, cycleways and bridleways.
As part of its commitment to put community, landscape and biodiversity at the heart of each phase, Urban&Civic will continue to ensure the delivery of quality homes within thoughtfully landscaped settings in walkable neighbourhoods. The creation of green corridors connecting green spaces will create an ecologically rich and biodiverse network, which will support the health and wellbeing of the community and create a mosaic of habitats for nature.
Alongside this, the Code has been informed by the master developer’s Sustainability Framework to support low carbon development, with housebuilders delivering energy and water efficient new homes built with low carbon materials.
Rebecca Britton from Urban&Civic, Wintringham’s master developer, said: “The Design Code sets a high-quality bar to ensure we continue to create homes and places people want to live, visit and enjoy. The next phase of Wintringham is located at the heart of the wider masterplan and has a strong focus on health, wellbeing and biodiversity. It will also deliver some important green and blue spaces including Railway Field and the enhancements of Hen Brook, as well as great walk and cycle ways around and across the development.”
“The new Sports Hub will provide a multi-purpose facility, which will include a pavilion with changing rooms and storage alongside a range of pitches and courts. We’ll be working with local sports clubs and providers as we develop plans for this area to respond to local needs and opportunities.”
The Design Code sets out the design requirements for the development, which need to be reflected in the detailed (reserved matters) planning applications coming forward for the different elements in Phase 2 of Wintringham. This helps ensure an attractive and distinctive identity for the whole of Wintringham, with a coherent pattern of development, social and inclusive public spaces, enhanced and improved environment to support nature that is sustainable, makes efficient use of resources and builds in future resilience.
