Jas Bhalla Works - Thriving Centres In New Towns - Flipbook - Page 14
Exploring a different approach
Start early doors
Local centres should be
developed by balancing
initial phases of housing
with social infrastructure
and amenities, keeping nonresidential options like cafés,
community hubs, and local
shops proportional to initial
demand. A more progressive
commercial approach that
recognises long term value
can help fund amenities early
on, while various ‘meanwhile’
uses can attract visitors
during the site’s early phases.
0-2 Years
Phases of
Development
% Delivered Of Total Planned
Development
Keep it in
proportion
New settlements generally
cannot support the scale of
non-residential uses that an
established place of the same
size can. It’s critical, therefore,
to ensure that provision of
local amenities is informed
by an understanding of what
the catchment population
can support and what scale
of commercial spaces might
be desirable to potential
occupiers.
5-10 Years
2-5 Years
Resi
Non-Resi
Evolve the centre with
each residential phase
