Waterbeach, Welwyn Garden City (Centennial Gate / Landbeach)

A collection of 21 new homes for Chalkdene Developments. Chalkdene Developments is a joint venture between Hertfordshire County Council’s Herts Living Limited and the Morgan Sindall Group to deliver high quality new homes within the County.

With an existing outline consent granted in 2017, the detailed design and Reserved Matters application to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council sees 21 houses organised either side of the entrance road in 2 cul-de-sacs. The landscape uses a shared-surface to improve and prioritise the character of the development and incorporates a footpath access through the site with a small wooded copse area to the north and landscaped swale to the south.

The style of the houses is traditional with clipped, contemporary detail. The simple palette of materials, well-proportioned windows and recessed porches provides clean lines and simple geometry. The collection of houses and their individual differences aims to ensure they all address the new ‘streets’ and reinforce a sense of place within the new development.

“We are really chuffed with the interest in the site, and the look and feel of the development”
— Steve Faber, Managing Director at Herts Living Limited

“The whole house is well proportioned in its design and layout. There’s been thoughtful attention to the size of windows, for example, in our master bedroom, which maximises the airy, bright feel”
— Hayley Emslie, new resident & first time buyer, March 2021