Engagement so far
Listening to the community
Engaging with the community has been a core principle of the design of these proposals. It has been important to speak to the community at an early stage and have their feedback on plans throughout the process.
Engagement so far
First engagement phase
In December 2024, the first engagement period launched which lasted just over six weeks. We informed the community about the plans for the College, indicated that plans would be coming forward from Taylor Wimpey in line with the local plan and collected feedback from the community.
The consultation period launched on Thursday 5 December 2024 and closed on Friday 10 January 2025.
During this time, the engagement included:
- A public consultation event in December 2024 with 78 attendees, 14 from invited stakeholder group.
- Over 500 people visited the consultation website since launch.
- 235 individual surveys completed through the public consultation event and the consultation website.
Since January 2025, we have hosted eight stakeholder meetings with the project team, and various community and political stakeholders, which have included local residents’ association, councillors, and the local ramblers association. This has helped to inform the discussions, ahead of this engagement event.
The key themes that emerged from feedback to date include the below:
- Principle of development
- Public rights of way
- Potential for housing proposals
- Concerns on the impact of transport and infrastructure
- Education facilities
