OUR PLANS

A range of housing types and sizes will cater to all, including at least 30% affordable housing across the site:

• Low Density: Family housing focused on the southern edge of the site, fronting onto Gorsey Lane.
• Medium Density: Focused on northern parts of the site, complementing surrounding homes.
• High Density: Within proximity to the Local Centre and Secondary Hub, with potential for apartment living.
• Elderly Living: Complementing the Local Centre and its multi-functional uses

Movement

A network of ‘people friendly’ streets, pedestrian and cycle links, making it easy to navigate.

Green Spaces

Shaped by existing features, enhancing connection across the site - for people and wildlife.

Greenway

Establishing a vibrant, central green corridor along an existing long-distance footpath.

Local Centre

A well-connected, accessible location, bringing forward social infrastructure and key public spaces.

A 20m-wide main movement corridor has the potential to accommodate:

• Efficient bus routes
• Wide landscaped verges
• Avenue tree planting
• Two-way cycle path
• Sustainable drainage channels and/or parking bays

Access gateways

Two key gateways have been identified as important connection points, helping to establish a sense of arrival to Bold Forest Garden Village and to strengthen links with surrounding communities.

Positioned to provide a clear connection with St Helens Junction Station and Sutton, the northern gateway will serve as a focal point for movement into the core of the site.

The southern gateway will provide a green and welcoming entry point for pedestrians and cyclists, enhancing links with Clock Face Country Park and the surrounding landscapes.

Wider movement

The Masterplan Framework will seek financial contributions from developers to address several priority road improvements. This includes roads with current safety risks, active travel routes that connect the site to local facilities, as well as strategic locations linked with the M62 and bus network.

The Greenway

Stretching east-west across the site is an existing Public Right-of-Way. The Masterplan Framework seeks to enhance this historic feature, creating an expansive ‘Greenway’ that connects into and through the wider area - a place for both people and wildlife to thrive.

The Greenway provides a clear and safe network of footpaths for pedestrians, cycleways and bridleways that connect people to wider communities, green spaces and community hubs.

Open green spaces

A chain of multifunctional green spaces will bring nature into the heart of the site, providing communities with access to local places that feel part of the wider natural environment. These spaces will be located along the Greenway and site boundary - providing high quality amenities for both new and existing neighbourhoods.

Sustainable urban drainage

The green boundary contains some of the best locations for sustainable urban drainage (SuDS). Alongside the masterplan, a SuDS strategy will ensure an efficient, maintainable drainage network is in place, which responds to the constraints of the site and current flooding issues.

Feeds existing ditches to maintain water levels

Complement retained ponds and ditches.

Help to address current flooding issues and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Vibrant local centre

Creating a local centre in the north of the Masterplan Framework, where the development area is largest, provides an opportunity for it to feel part of both new and existing communities. Currently, facilities are limited in this area, so it will be open, easy to navigate and provide a wide range of uses for all new and existing residents.

The local centre will support everyday needs in a vibrant, green and well-connected setting. Primary and early years education will come together with health care provision, residential uses, retail and a mobility hub.

Alongside a large play area and public space that can accommodate outdoor community activity, opportunities are also being explored to deliver a flexible community space here or close by, in line with the Bold Forest Area Action Plan.

Secondary hub

To the south, a secondary hub will integrate with Clock Face Country Park and establish a clear gateway into the garden village, providing pedestrian and cycle links to on-site destinations and the surrounding area.

Natural play opportunities for families and local schools, together with community growing areas and open green spaces, will promote social connection throughout the hub.

The inclusion of residential uses will further add to an inclusive, multi-generational feel that is welcoming to all.