Purpose

To present an update on progress of the Welborne Garden Village.

Outline planning permission was granted for the Welborne Garden Village on 30 September 2021.  Since then, good progress has been made on the delivery of the Welborne Garden Village, with the Borough Council having a significant strategic leadership role in the development as well as its role as Local Planning Authority.

The Executive Briefing Paper provides the Executive with an update on the developments permitted, the works being carried out at the site and those proposals expected shortly.  The report also provides an overview of the governance arrangements to ensure that Welborne is delivered as a well-planned high-quality development.

The key elements of the Executive Briefing Paper have been captured and set out in a brochure titled ‘Building Welborne Beautiful’, which provides the local community and other interested parties with an overview of the progress made on the Welborne Garden Village to date.

Once this report has been considered by the Executive, the ‘Building Welborne Beautiful’ publication will be shared in late March.  Social media and local media opportunities will also be used to raise awareness of the progress and next steps outlined in the Update.

The Welborne Delivery Progress Update and ‘Building Welborne Beautiful’ publication were reported to the Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel on 14 March 2024, and the comments of the Panel will be presented to the Executive for its consideration.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  considered the progress made on the delivery of the Welborne Garden Village; and

(b)  requests that Officers undertake a range of actions to publicise the ‘Building Welborne Beautiful’ publication which sets out the delivery progress and next steps.