Two new connected villages
The Lattenburys present a rare and important opportunity to deliver two new connected 21st Century villages, in a dynamic area that is embracing economic growth. By embedding the best characteristics of local villages large and small, The Lattenburys will create a community where people want to live, in the way that they want to live.
More than meeting housing targets
Ultimately, The Lattenburys demonstrate how planning for growth can be about more than just meeting housing targets; it is about creating a high-quality design, with early infrastructure delivery, and a lasting social, economic, and environmental legacy for the long-term wellbeing of Huntingdonshire.
About
The Lattenburys is being promoted by Landoak Estates Ltd and Markham & George Property Ltd. Both are local and well-regarded property companies who together form Moats Way Ltd (MWL). They have a track record of delivering high-quality new homes and communities that are sustainable, sensitive to their surroundings and great places to live, work and enjoy
Two villages, one community
- 2
- New connected villages: Great Lattenbury and South Lattenbury
- 3,800
- Up to 3,800 new homes
- 26ha
- A central community park of circa 26 hectares
- 10 mins
- By bus to Huntingdon's town facilities and train station
Connected & Complementary
The Lattenburys are ideally positioned within easy reach of large service-providing settlements, while remaining distinct from them. Connections north-westwards to Godmanchester and Huntingdon will be fast and frequent – bus services will be able to reach all the facilities of the market town and the train station in just 10 minutes.
The Lattenburys will include facilities and outdoor spaces that allow the villages to serve the day-to-day needs of future residents, employees and visitors.
The Lattenburys will be supported by, and supportive of, neighbouring settlements. Their accessible location and mix of uses will enable them to offer new opportunities and amenities for the network of surrounding smaller villages.
Linked by Locality, Linked by Identity
Villages in pairs - united by a name, close to each other but distinctly separate are seen in multiple places in Cambridgeshire, notably at Hemingford Grey and Hemingford Abbotts.
Great Lattenbury and South Lattenbury will not only be linked to each other by routes, spaces and shared infrastructure, but also by a shared identity. In some ways they will be self-reliant, but in others they will rely on each other, especially around learning and leisure.
Centred around Community
To plan, design and then successfully deliver new Cambridgeshire villages will require the establishment of a strong sense of place from the arrival of the first residents; one that takes cues from local history, includes distinctive community spaces, and offers, early in the growth of The Lattenburys, the opportunity for shared ownership and pride in the assets of the place.
The masterplan will allow both villages to establish around a point or points of interaction and focus, and grow from them. New housing, facilities and public spaces will be carefully, but flexibly, planned to support relationships between generations, and to encourage residents to remain in the community as their circumstances change.
Key Objectives
Our key objectives establish a strong foundation for The Lattenburys, underpinned by the principles of the Future Place Strategy Journey and the Huntingdonshire Local Plan. Our landscape-led vision, community infrastructure, and sustainable transport choices support the District’s strategic goals for growth, housing delivery, and environmental improvement.
Prioritise Everyday Social Interaction
The masterplan will establish the roots for community growth. The Lattenburys will provide accessible, informal and adaptable spaces from the earliest stages of development to enable residents to meet and build relationships through everyday activity and special events. Temporary and permanent community spaces will be delivered progressively so that social infrastructure grows alongside the population, rather than following it.
Invest in People as well as Place
The masterplan will support dedicated community leadership to animate shared spaces, welcome residents, connect people and establish a programme of activities and opportunities. Investment in the physical infrastructure must translate into sustained participation and social connection.
Design for Every Stage of Life
The masterplan will create an intergenerational community by providing housing, facilities, employment opportunities and social infrastructure that respond to the needs of children, young people, families and older residents. The design will encourage different generations to participate in shared activities and remain within the community as their needs change.
Create Assets that Sustain the Community
The masterplan will treat community buildings, spaces and facilities as long-term community assets, capable of adapting to changing needs and generating resources for their continued operation. Carefully integrated commercial and income-generating activities will contribute to the financial sustainability, management and maintenance of community infrastructure.
Establish a Distinctive Identity from the Outset
The masterplan will establish a strong and recognisable sense of place from the arrival of the first residents, drawing on local character, history, landscape and community life to create an identity that strengthens as the village develops.
Create an Intergenerational Living Village
The Lattenburys will be planned as an integrated intergenerational village in which homes, the school, church, community facilities, natural spaces and everyday services collectively support social connection and participation. The masterplan will create a place where people of all ages can live independently and contribute to community life.
Integrate Ecology & Nature
The masterplan will create naturally permeable villages in which green and blue infrastructure is threaded through the neighbourhoods, connecting and creating habitats and fundamentally enriching the local nature network. The design will distinguish between areas of greater activity and community use and those where nature is prioritised – helping to create a balanced landscape.
Ensure the New Villages are Intrinsically Linked
The masterplan will create two villages that are easy and appealing to move through and between, with complementary uses and shared destinations encouraging everyday movement and interaction. Shared community infrastructure, particularly the proposed secondary school and community park, will maximise benefits across both villages, while common characteristics will establish a coherent identity.
Create New Villages that settle into their Landscape
The masterplan will ensure that the new villages respond sensitively to their gently undulating landscape, with homes framed by new woodland, tree-lined ridges and a network of green spaces. From a distance, the villages will be seen as layered against the landscape rather than imposed upon it. Multifunctional landscape corridors will create a green and blue latticework that integrates habitats, movement, recreation and the conveyance and storage of rainwater.
Find out more about The Lattenburys
The villages
Read moreUp to 3,800 new homes, village centres, schools and a community park, shaped by the landscape.
Why here
Read moreA highly suitable, available and immediately deliverable location for strategic growth.
Movement
Read moreTwo connected villages where walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport come first.
Delivery & stewardship
Read moreHomes early in the plan period, and shared assets managed with the community at its heart.
Find out more
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