In 2017 JSA developed a masterplan for Monks Wood, a garden village in the North Essex region of England which would deliver 5,400 homes. A proportion of the land will remain undeveloped and will be used as green open space accessible to the public. It will be sensitively landscaped and criss-crossed by paths and new cycle routes connecting to the extensive existing network of footpaths, bridleways and byways, which are much used by neighbouring residents and villages. The development was designed to incorporate smart technologies to deliver smarter transport networks, promote and incorporate driverless public transport, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. The proposals capitalize on ecological opportunities by enhancing connectivity throughout the site through provision of new green infrastructure links and incorporating a stream to create a central corridor improving both access and biodiversity, as well as linking up fragmented woodland. The masterplan was developed taking into consideration extensive and detailed Archaeological and Built Heritage report identifying designated and non-designated heritage assets and archaeological potential of the site. Existing historic buildings were incorporated into the plans and informed the proposed character of different areas of the development. Five individual neighbourhoods were indicated These neighbourhoods are separated by landscape such as green open space or ancient woodland. Each neighbourhood has its own districts or quarters with their own identity and designed to have a specific bias towards a particular use, for example, retail, leisure, restaurants, or medical facilities. The quarter closest to the neighbourhood centre provides a commercial district, with Monks Wood’s main square becoming the new village centre.

In 2017 JSA developed a masterplan for Monks Wood, a garden village in the North Essex region of England which would deliver 5,400 homes. A proportion of the land will remain undeveloped and will be used as green open space accessible to the public. It will be sensitively landscaped and criss-crossed by paths and new cycle routes connecting to the extensive existing network of footpaths, bridleways and byways, which are much used by neighbouring residents and villages. The development was designed to incorporate smart technologies to deliver smarter transport networks, promote and incorporate driverless public transport, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. The proposals capitalize on ecological opportunities by enhancing connectivity throughout the site through provision of new green infrastructure links and incorporating a stream to create a central corridor improving both access and biodiversity, as well as linking up fragmented woodland. The masterplan was developed taking into consideration extensive and detailed Archaeological and Built Heritage report identifying designated and non-designated heritage assets and archaeological potential of the site. Existing historic buildings were incorporated into the plans and informed the proposed character of different areas of the development. Five individual neighbourhoods were indicated These neighbourhoods are separated by landscape such as green open space or ancient woodland. Each neighbourhood has its own districts or quarters with their own identity and designed to have a specific bias towards a particular use, for example, retail, leisure, restaurants, or medical facilities. The quarter closest to the neighbourhood centre provides a commercial district, with Monks Wood’s main square becoming the new village centre.

In 2017 JSA developed a masterplan for Monks Wood, a garden village in the North Essex region of England which would deliver 5,400 homes. A proportion of the land will remain undeveloped and will be used as green open space accessible to the public. It will be sensitively landscaped and criss-crossed by paths and new cycle routes connecting to the extensive existing network of footpaths, bridleways and byways, which are much used by neighbouring residents and villages. The development was designed to incorporate smart technologies to deliver smarter transport networks, promote and incorporate driverless public transport, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. The proposals capitalize on ecological opportunities by enhancing connectivity throughout the site through provision of new green infrastructure links and incorporating a stream to create a central corridor improving both access and biodiversity, as well as linking up fragmented woodland. The masterplan was developed taking into consideration extensive and detailed Archaeological and Built Heritage report identifying designated and non-designated heritage assets and archaeological potential of the site. Existing historic buildings were incorporated into the plans and informed the proposed character of different areas of the development. Five individual neighbourhoods were indicated These neighbourhoods are separated by landscape such as green open space or ancient woodland. Each neighbourhood has its own districts or quarters with their own identity and designed to have a specific bias towards a particular use, for example, retail, leisure, restaurants, or medical facilities. The quarter closest to the neighbourhood centre provides a commercial district, with Monks Wood’s main square becoming the new village centre.

In 2017 JSA developed a masterplan for Monks Wood, a garden village in the North Essex region of England which would deliver 5,400 homes. A proportion of the land will remain undeveloped and will be used as green open space accessible to the public. It will be sensitively landscaped and criss-crossed by paths and new cycle routes connecting to the extensive existing network of footpaths, bridleways and byways, which are much used by neighbouring residents and villages. The development was designed to incorporate smart technologies to deliver smarter transport networks, promote and incorporate driverless public transport, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. The proposals capitalize on ecological opportunities by enhancing connectivity throughout the site through provision of new green infrastructure links and incorporating a stream to create a central corridor improving both access and biodiversity, as well as linking up fragmented woodland. The masterplan was developed taking into consideration extensive and detailed Archaeological and Built Heritage report identifying designated and non-designated heritage assets and archaeological potential of the site. Existing historic buildings were incorporated into the plans and informed the proposed character of different areas of the development. Five individual neighbourhoods were indicated These neighbourhoods are separated by landscape such as green open space or ancient woodland. Each neighbourhood has its own districts or quarters with their own identity and designed to have a specific bias towards a particular use, for example, retail, leisure, restaurants, or medical facilities. The quarter closest to the neighbourhood centre provides a commercial district, with Monks Wood’s main square becoming the new village centre.

In 2017 JSA developed a masterplan for Monks Wood, a garden village in the North Essex region of England which would deliver 5,400 homes. A proportion of the land will remain undeveloped and will be used as green open space accessible to the public. It will be sensitively landscaped and criss-crossed by paths and new cycle routes connecting to the extensive existing network of footpaths, bridleways and byways, which are much used by neighbouring residents and villages. The development was designed to incorporate smart technologies to deliver smarter transport networks, promote and incorporate driverless public transport, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. The proposals capitalize on ecological opportunities by enhancing connectivity throughout the site through provision of new green infrastructure links and incorporating a stream to create a central corridor improving both access and biodiversity, as well as linking up fragmented woodland. The masterplan was developed taking into consideration extensive and detailed Archaeological and Built Heritage report identifying designated and non-designated heritage assets and archaeological potential of the site. Existing historic buildings were incorporated into the plans and informed the proposed character of different areas of the development. Five individual neighbourhoods were indicated These neighbourhoods are separated by landscape such as green open space or ancient woodland. Each neighbourhood has its own districts or quarters with their own identity and designed to have a specific bias towards a particular use, for example, retail, leisure, restaurants, or medical facilities. The quarter closest to the neighbourhood centre provides a commercial district, with Monks Wood’s main square becoming the new village centre.