An ambitious housing scheme in Carlisle has been awarded an extra £250,000 Government funding.
Carlisle City Council’s successful bid for another round of capacity funding for St Cuthbert’s Garden Village has recently been announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
St Cuthbert’s Garden Village will create around 10,000 homes. It secured garden village status in January 2017 and is the largest of the garden villages in the north.
The authority said: “The creation of garden communities to the south of the city will enable Carlisle to continue to grow in a planned way across the coming decades.
“It will make the most of opportunities to build innovative, mixed-use, self-sufficient communities equally well-connected to each other and the city. It is an ambitious proposal that could include the development of up to 10,000 new homes, new employment opportunities, community facilities and the Carlisle Southern Link Road.”
Councillor Marilyn Bowman, portfolio holder for economy, enterprise and housing, said: “St Cuthbert’s is an ambitious and unique housing and economic development scheme for Carlisle.
“The capacity funding will help fund dedicated staff, studies and assessments that are vital to the delivery of a successful masterplan. There will be further opportunities for the public and landowners to get involved and help shape the future of the area. Public engagement is key to the development of our garden communities.”
Detailed planning and design codes are currently being drawn up, which will become part of a dedicated local plan for the area. Further public engagement will take place at key stages throughout the process, the council said.
