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A network of green spaces will exist within the masterplan and inform and articulate the patterns of new development.

In this section:

• Context
• Project DNA
• Research
• Calderwood Draft Master Plan
• Raw Holdings Draft Master Plan
• Creating A Successful Place
• Character & Community
• Harmony With Nature
• Movement Strategy
• Calderwood Homes
• Education
• Employment

The Raw Holdings area is an attractive patchwork of small holdings, paddocks and strong landscape assets, such as tree-lined trails and water features, providing a wonderful setting for the new community high school.

Sustainability

• Creating a sustainable development and living environment will be a principal aspiration of Calderwood.
• We will endeavour to exceed all current environmental best practice thresholds.
• Renewable energy source will be considered and encouraged.
• Every effort will be made to minimise car usage as well as major funding being provided to enhance public transport.
• Local employment opportunities will be created, within walking and cycling distance.
• We hope the rural location of the new schools will provide an ideal platform to facilitate nature studies.
• To help educate the pupils on our environmental responsibilities

A Successful Place : Living In Harmony With Nature

A Beautiful, Eco-friendly Environment

Calderwood is blessed with an idyllic setting. The beautiful Almondale and Calderwood country park curves protectively round its northern boundary, with the development set amidst gently rolling attractive farmland. These are treasured assets that will have a major influence on this development. The form of the village will be informed by these landscape assets.

In order to preserve the Landscape Value of the Country Park Landscape Architects and Ecologists have been brought in at an early stage to develop an integrated system of open spaces and ensure the preservation of existing biodiversity.

Attractive, interesting ‘feature nodes’ will be established to ‘pull’ people through green corridors.

Some landscape features will be enhanced to form water features, extended woodland trails, parks, scenic footpath and cycle ways all creating a network of nature corridors and spaces which will be inhabited by indigenous species as well as residents. Every effort will be made to ensure that nature flourishes within the development.

A network of green spaces will exist within the masterplan and inform and articulate the patterns of new development. A village park and various pocket parks will be created to ensure each household is close to nature. These spaces will evolve to enable both active and passive recreation for new and existing communities.

One of the development’s key features is its relationship with the landscape of the country park. In order to create an appropriate natural boundary and preserve the integrity of the existing landscape periphery, a soft edge will be created using a native meadow of wild flowers, accommodating a footpath and cycleway. Communities both old and new will access landscape spaces without disturbing biodiversity.

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