Delivering Garden Communities
Summary
The Pinsent Masons Delivering Garden Communities Survey presents the results of detailed feedback of over 70 private sector promoters, local authorities, funders and infrastructure delivery partners and advisors in relation to a wide range of practical delivery challenges, lessons learnt, and opportunities affecting the delivery of Garden Communities in the UK.
- The survey was carried out in late spring 2021 via detailed questionnaires and face to face interviews.
- This survey reflects a strong representation of the schemes being promoted as Garden Communities in the market, with 51% of Garden Communities surveyed forming part of the official Government Garden Communities programme, and other schemes being promoted as Garden Communities in marketing terms.
- The survey questions were particularly focused on the delivery stages of Garden Community projects following the initial visioning, community engagement and concept masterplanning stages which are so key upfront to successful delivery of a Garden Community.
The report provides market feedback in terms:
- The range of Garden Community size
- How the Local Plan System is operating in relation to Garden Communities
- A ranking of infrastructure and utility constraints and developing market trends affecting the delivery of Garden Communities
- An analysis of the need for, type and extent of public sector funding and approaches
- The delivery structures and types of agreements being used to deliver Garden Communities
- The extent to which Garden Communities are focusing on achieving Net Zero strategies and exploring the utilization of accurate carbon models for Garden Communities
- The importance of the National Design Guide to the good design of Garden Communities
Related resources
- Delivering Garden Communities: Step by Step Approach
- Stewardship Vehicles for Garden Communities
- Creating an Effective Garden Community
- Data Trusts for Urban Estates (including Shopping Centres), Campuses, Garden Communities & Carbon Models