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Our Vision
The development represents an exciting opportunity to enhance this part of Totnes. Creating an improved relationship between the river frontage and green space to the south west. As such, the development offers the opportunity to provide wider public benefits. Design Review Panel Response - July 2022
Our Vision:
To create a vibrant & inclusive sustainable riverside neighbourhood
Our Aspirations:
• Sustainable brownfield regeneration
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• Create mixed use employment opportunities with the potential to create up to 300 jobs
• Designed for people and not cars
• A place to Live, Work & Play
• A new Riverside Gateway to Totnes
• A place that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable
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• Promotes healthy lifestyles - A sustainable location with excellent car-free links to Totnes and the surrounding countryside
• Use renewable energy - Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar PV
• Specifically designed to include a local bus service (Bob The Bus) to promote sustainable public transport
• Placemaking at the heart of the design process to create a new destination in Totnes
• Provide public access to the riverside for recreation or relaxation
• Reconnect with nature with access to both the hillside and riverside
• In excess of 30% Biodiversity Net Gain (three times higher than policy)
• Modern sustainable workspaces to help the community to live work and play locally to reduce reliance on cars