In 2019 WHW secured an allocation on the land for 800 family homes with 40% affordable housing and significant other community benefits. WHW is taking forward an application comprising:
- 695 new homes, with a focus on family houses, rather than flats, as well as accommodation for older persons looking to “right size” and those looking to get onto the housing ladder;
- 278 (40%) affordable homes– rarely achieved in Poole and Dorset;
- The phased delivery of a 44-hectare Country Park providing beautiful parkland, with public access to the River Stour;
- A new community hub providing shops, everyday services, business incubator space, and community facilities;
- A network of walking and cycle routes and improved bus services to enable residents to make sustainable travel choices; and
- New and improved social infrastructure, the scope of which is to be agreed with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council through the planning process.
Canford Park is situated in a sustainable and accessible location close to local and key services in Bearwood, in north Poole. The proposals will prioritise walking, cycling and public transport, by creating a network of routes through the development to existing and proposed key services. The development will improve and sustain public transport services through increasing the number of bus passengers and transforming Magna Road into a ‘Bus Showcase Corridor’.
As well as being adjacent and accessible to/from existing facilities and services the community hub in the center of the development will deliver local shops and services and community space at the heart of the development, coupled with green space and formalised play spaces.
Canford Park will also contribute significantly to the continued phased delivery of the popular Canford Park strategic SANG. The SANG provides a significant biodiversity benefit and the first phase involved the planting of 3,000 trees with the ability to capture and store over 14 tonnes of CO2 each year, with a further 2,000 trees being planted on site which will capture a similar level of carbon. This includes providing a pedestrian crossing point along Magna Road and access to the approved SANG link to the west of the development.