The Proposals

Schools and health facilities

The development is large enough to sustain good community facilities for the new residents as well as improving the provision for others living in the town.

The development will include a new secondary school. The Northants County Council threshold for a new secondary school is 5,100 new homes. We plan to work with the existing schools in the town to build a community based school committed to educational excellence – possibly along the Schools Academy model. The school will be designed through a national architectural competition and could also provide a series of community facilities such as a theatre, sports hall or swimming pool.

Four primary schools will be provided, each with two-form entry. These will be located in the local centres. The provision of the schools will be phased to be developed early in the delivery of each housing area.

Public health care facilities will be provided at the District Centre. We are also exploring whether private healthcare services can be attracted to the new development, bringing specialist health investment, jobs and services to the area. Land has therefore been set aside for a health clinic.