Huncoat Garden Village – Huncoat Lane
Update
The Council has entered into a £30,000,000 Grant Agreement with Homes England to facilitate the development of 1,816 new dwellings across the Huncoat Garden Village following the adoption of the masterplan in 2021, which can be viewed by using the link:
Huncoat Garden Village | Regeneration Project for a better tomorrow
In April 2025 the Council, with the help of Arcadis, submitted a planning application to construct Huncoat Lane, a critical part of the overall process that will facilitate the Huncoat Garden Village housing developments. It is expected the planning decision expected December 2025/January 2026. You can view the planning application (ref: 11/25/0124) by using the link: Planning Search Results
The Council has further appointed Arcadis to develop detailed designs for Huncoat Lane; Eric Wright Civil Engineers to provide construction, costs and programming advice; Avison Young to provide Project Management, and land acquisition advice; Leah Hough’s to provide independent land valuation advice, and Pinsent Masons to provide legal advice and draw up all necessary legal agreements to develop and complete the relief road, land acquisitions and landowner agreements.
The proposed Huncoat Lane will pass through several plots of individually owned land and whilst the Council will endeavour to acquire each plot by agreement, and we are already in discussions with most landowners, there may still be the need to use the Council’s Compulsory Purchase Powers to ensure all necessary land is acquired in time to deliver the road in accordance with the Homes England Grant Agreement. This was approved in principal by the Council’s Cabinet on 18th June 2025. The report can be read here.
You can find out more about the CPO on our Frequently Asked Questions document.
You may also want to read about the Huncoat Garden Village Design code and the Council’s CPO Privacy Notice using the links below: