Planning Policy - Newark New Growth Point

Planning Policy

Newark New Growth Point

Newark has recently been successful in a bidding process to be selected as a New Growth Point by the Government, meaning that additional housing and employment growth will be focused in the Newark area.

With this designation the Government has recognised that Newark provides an excellent location for accelerated growth, which will benefit local regeneration goals and result in the delivery of substantial affordable housing and new infrastructure for existing and new residents and businesses.

At the moment the ambitions are fairly broad, however, it is possible that land around the south of Newark will be developed including the following features:

A Southern Relief Road linking the A46 and A1
An additional 5,000 houses by 2016, 30% of which will be affordable homes.
A mixed use development, including 100 hectares of employment land
A 40 hectare Country Park
Community Facilities including 4 new local centres
A multi-sports hub

An appropriate scheme will, in due course, be worked up into more detailed proposals.

This means that, while Newark has been identified as a growth point, the exact levels and locations of growth will still have to be determined as part of the normal procedures for producing the Regional Plan and the Local Development Framework, which includes full public consultation and testing at public enquiry.