The Proposals
This is an opportunity to consider how Thorpe can evolve in a way that supports its community over the long term: providing homes for people at different stages of life, creating a substantial new green space and responding carefully to the village’s landscape and environment.
Alongside up to 120 new homes, including 54 affordable homes, the proposed multi-use community park offers the chance to create a lasting local asset - a place for people to walk, spend time outdoors and enjoy the landscape.
For first-time buyers, the development could offer an opportunity to establish a home in the area. For families, it could provide space to grow and put down roots.
For those looking to downsize, it could offer the chance to move to a more suitable home while remaining close to friends, family and the community they know.
A varied housing mix, potentially including bungalows through to larger homes, is important to meeting different needs. The wider ambition is to provide the opportunity for people to continue to live in Thorpe as their circumstances change, rather than feeling that moving away is their only option.