THE GARDEN COMMUNITY
TENDRING AND COLCHESTER
The Garden Community is a visionary project, redefining what a new community should be for the changing climate we live in, whilst retaining the principles of established, successful and thriving communities. The Garden Community will be providing around 7,500 new homes, including much-needed affordable homes, to the east of Colchester in an entirely self-sufficient new community. It will be delivering new schools, a country park, new healthcare and retail, leisure and job opportunities, alongside infrastructure and new facilities to serve new residents as well as benefitting existing communities.
This website will be continually updated as we develop our emerging designs and thinking alongside consultation and engagement with the local community and stakeholders. If you would like to be kept updated and have your say on this exciting landmark opportunity for the area, we would encourage you to sign up to our mailing list below to stay informed.
The Garden Community - Latimer
What's next
The third round of public consultation on the Garden Community is now live, and you can review the latest plans and tell us your views on the Have Your Say page, here. Your feedback will help to inform the development of the Garden Community Plans, and you can provide your view and comments via our online survey between now and midnight on Monday 16 December.
A further round of public exhibitions will be held in early 2025, in which Latimer will present the final plans that will become the content of a hybrid planning application.
Latest news
As Master Developer and long term stewards of the Garden Community, Latimer are wholly committed to social value projects and investing to create the best new community possible, supporting those most in need. Working with Clarion Futures, their charity organisation, they have been partnering with charitable and community organisations across Tendring and Colchester.
As part of this work, Latimer have donated over £20,000 of financial support to organisations, as well as pioneering proactive youth engagement work which has included engaging over 450 young people across Tendring and Colchester. This is just the start of Latimer’s work in supporting local communities so watch this space for more updates in the future.
Want to get in touch?
Use the contact details below to get in touch with our engagement team:
0800 029 71 71 (freephone - voicemail only)