Sedgefield (County Durham) – Mixed use town extension

Durham County Council’s Draft Local Plan proposed a 350 unit housing-only extension of Sedgefield on a prominent site on the south east edge of this market town. Working for clients who had options on less prominent sites on the east side of the town we developed proposals for an alternative approach to the development and extension of the town.

These proposals were designed to include a wider range of housing including a care home and an assisted living development, and employment development hub, community and recreational facilities and improved.

The scheme was designed to sit in folds in the landform and shaped to preserve key views into and from the town and to screen its less attractive edges.