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<p>The Church Commissioners have two strategic land sites at Peterborough; Paston
Reserve and Norwood. Both sites are allocated as residential urban extension sites
in Peterborough City Council’s adopted Core Strategy and Site Allocations Development
Plan Documents. It is the Commissioners’ intention, over the long term, to make these
sites available to facilitate the delivery of housing and other infrastructure.</p><p
/> <p>The construction of Paston Reserve, which has planning permission for over 1,000
houses, local facilities (including a primary school), open space and other infrastructure,
began in 2014. The first residential phase of development comprises 87 houses and
the first houses on site were sold by the developer, Keepmoat Homes, in early 2015.
Discussions in regard to a second phase of development on the site are underway and
it is expected that work on site will commence in late 2016.</p><p /> <p>With respect
to Norwood, the Commissioners worked with the local planning authority through the
development plan process, which saw the site’s allocation for 2,300 new houses, and
are committed to bringing forward the land for development. Pre-application work is
currently being progressed with the other landowners across the site and initial discussions
have been had with Peterborough City Council about the site’s delivery and potential
timescales for an outline planning application.</p><br />
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