Local people are being invited to help shape emerging proposals for a new neighbourhood on land at London Road, Henfield.
The proposals present an opportunity to deliver a neighbourhood of up to 500 new homes, including 45% affordable housing (approximately 225 homes) for local people, alongside a package of benefits shaped by the site’s landscape and location. These include helping to deliver part of the Henfield Trails, restoring and rewilding the river corridor to include new public access, creating new and complementary sports and leisure facilities, improving walking and cycling connections, and providing green spaces and community infrastructure that are open and accessible to everyone.
The emerging masterplan (see illustration above) is landscape-led, with the new riverside park and car-free connections forming the starting point for the design. New routes through the site would link into the village and surrounding countryside, to support healthier, more active lifestyles and strengthen connections with existing parts of Henfield.
The proposals are at an early stage, and Taylor Wimpey is keen to engage with the local community from the outset to ensure the plans reflect local priorities and feedback.
John Aylwin, Strategic Projects Director at Taylor Wimpey, said: “We know how important Henfield’s landscape, green spaces and sense of community are to local people. The land at London Road gives us the opportunity to carefully explore how permission for new homes could help deliver riverside enhancements, improved walking and cycling connections and spaces that can be shared by the wider village. At this early stage, our focus is on listening to local views and working with the community to shape proposals that feel right for Henfield.”
As part of the engagement programme, residents are invited to take part in engagement activities during January and February, including an online webinar and opportunities to find out more about the proposals, ask questions and share their views. Feedback will help shape the plans, ahead of a planning application being submitted to Horsham District Council in Spring.
To make it as easy as possible for people to have their say, feedback can be provided online via www.londonroadhenfield.co.uk, or by completing the feedback form sent with the newsletter, or by contacting the project team directly. The consultation deadline is midnight on Friday the 20th February.