Design and Implementation
at Hampton

Location: Hampton, Peterborough
Client: The O+H Group

DLA is retained as planning and urban design consultants for the implementation of development proposals for 8,500 dwellings at Hampton, Peterborough’s fourth planned township.  DLA is responsible for the preparation of planning and design guidance including:  

Development Briefs (SPD) – at the neighbourhood scale (between 1500-3000 dwellings), setting out the development structure (master plan), primary street design and open space network, mix of land uses, densities and plot ratios, ground conditions and remediation required and development-specific urban design principles;

Design Briefs – for sites between 30 - 120 dwellings, neighbourhood centres and mixed use sites, these provide more detailed briefing as part of the land sales documentation for the disposal of individual parcels of land to specialist housebuilders and developers.

DLA has established an ongoing development control ‘facilitation’ role, working with the City Council, developers and landowner as the ‘town architect’ coordinating the different interests on site.  Hampton is currently delivering 600 dwellings per year in two residential neighbourhoods and a higher density mixed use Town Centre.