Hello and welcome to our website, which explains our vision for a community and landscape-led development opportunity in Lower Stondon.
At this stage, all ideas are conceptual. Central Bedfordshire Council have commenced work on a new Local Plan and they intend to launch a ‘call for sites’ consultation later this year.
Bloor Homes own the land at Mount Pleasant Golf Course and will be participating in future Local Plan consultations and progression.
We would like local people to engage with us and share your thoughts on how the redevelopment of the golf course can deliver homes for all, but most importantly on how we can best utilise the open-space provision that is currently private land but would become accessible and available for use by the general public as part of this proposal.
Our ambition is to explore the possibility of providing a development with a variety of homes, plus places to play and meet others, and to create a community with a focus on health and wellbeing.
Where is the Site?
The site is centrally located in Lower Stondon, accessed from Station Road. It adjoins existing residential development to the north, north-east and west and occupies around 89 acres.
Our Vision
Nature First
The green spaces at Mount Pleasant Golf Course could be multi-functional, providing opportunities for play, recreation, movement, drainage, food growing and wildlife.
A Place to Live Well
Our vision is to explore the possibility of providing a place with a variety of homes and spaces to play and meet others, with a focus on health and wellbeing.
Vibrant Local Economy
The development could provide a range of community facilities, which might include a community home-working hub and café, a new primary school and/or early-years nursery or a new village hall.
The Masterplan
An illustrative draft master plan has been prepared to prompt comments and suggestions. Our preliminary thoughts are for a residential-led scheme of circa 450–500 homes, the potential for a primary school/early-years centre, space for a new community building and extensive areas of green and blue infrastructure (around 60% of the site, which is roughly 53 acres), which would provide new landscaping, public footpaths and biodiversity habitat.
The proposals could include a range of house types in line with the latest evidence of housing needs from Central Bedfordshire Council, and we also value local knowledge and welcome your input.
The scheme could deliver a number of benefits:
New publicly accessible green space, including children’s play areas
New public footpaths throughout the site, including links that join up with the existing village
Enhanced biodiversity
High-quality homes for private sale
High-quality affordable homes for rent or shared ownership – including discounted market homes
Self-build and custom housing
Potential provision of a site for a primary school and/or early-years centre (nursery)
Potential provision of a new community building and contributions towards local infrastructure such as health and education
