Takeley Strategic Allocation

Weston Homes is seeking to fulfil an allocation in the Uttlesford District Council Local Plan for a site in Takeley. Core Policy 10A identifies this area for the delivery of approximately 1,500 new homes as an integrated neighbourhood based on Garden Village principles, helping to support the vitality of Takeley and the wider area.

The allocation will provide a comprehensive package of homes, community facilities, green infrastructure, public open space and sustainable transport connections, while protecting and enhancing important environmental, landscape and heritage assets.

The vision is for a place that grows around its landscape and heritage, retaining and enhancing the agrarian character and historic setting of the site, while creating a vibrant new neighbourhood at its heart.

Plans centre on a new local centre and primary school, with homes of varying types and sizes arranged into walkable neighbourhoods where everyday amenities — shops, healthcare, childcare and space for small businesses to grow — are within easy reach.

Sustainability and active travel are at the core of the design: a new central route will prioritise buses, cycling and walking, and development will be carefully integrated into the surrounding countryside, including land within the Countryside Protection Zone.