Below are a number of background documents on our planned new community Derwenthorpe in York. Click on the links below.

Content image Derwenthorpe: A UK demonstration of sustainable development
Chris Baines

Download a PDF version of this sustainability report here.(0.11MB)

Content image Masterplanning a new community: Designs for a town extension in York
The story of the masterplanning process is told in this web book featuring the four competing masterplans that were commissioned. All the plans, diagrams and illustrations are available in full colour, and there are additional chapters arguing the case for masterplanning, describing the intensive consultation with the local community, and commenting on the ideas put forward in the masterplans.

This highly illustrated publication is readable using Adobe Acrobat version 5. File size: 6.28MB. View the document online here.

Content image New Osbaldwick: Meeting needs in a new community
A summary of three studies commissioned by JRF. The studies reviewed research into meeting the needs in a new development of three different groups: children, young people and families; older people; disabled people.

Download a PDF version of the summary here.

Content image New Osbaldwick Community Facilities Audit
Mandy Bryce and Sue Herrick

This study reports on an audit of community facilities in the area of Osbaldwick, York.

The JRF wants to ensure that the proposed new development of New Osbaldwick is integrated into the surrounding local, communities and to maximise the use of existing facilities. New facilities will be developed only where they contribute to the general needs of the area. This report summarises the key findings of the audit, and highlights some initial recommendations and discussion points.

Download a PDF version of this report here.

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Planning for disabled people in New Osbaldwick
Virginia Shaw, Mark Baggley and Alison Jarvis

This study explores what might help disabled people settle most easily into a new community such as New Osbaldwick.

It makes recommendations about the planning of New Osbaldwick in order to meet their needs. It argues that, taking an inclusive approach to all impairments, and using prevalence rates within the general population, assumptions can be made about the numbers of wheelchair users, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems and so on. This has implications for all aspects of life in New Osbaldwick - including buildings, information and community facilities.

Download a PDF version of this report from the JRF website here. (0.10MB)

Content image Planning for older people in New Osbaldwick
Nigel J.W. Appleton

This study explores what might help older people settle most easily into a new community such as New Osbaldwick.

The review identifies the characteristics of neighbourhoods and communities that will meet their needs, aspirations and priorities. It discusses the implications of their current and future requirements in the design and operation of their homes. The key issues are summarised in a set of recommendations for planners, developers and all those interested in the impact of an ageing society upon the provision of housing.

Download a PDF version of this report from the JRF website here. (0.14MB)

Content image Planning for children, young people and young families in New Osbaldwick
Nicola Madge with Ruth Dalzel and Steve Howell

This study explores what might help children, young people and young families settle most easily into a new community such as New Osbaldwick.

It looks at requirements relating to education, health, leisure and safety, and also considers measures to help young people and families feel positively about their locality, have a 'voice' in how it is organised and managed, and share a sense of really belonging. The report concludes with ten specific suggestions for New Osbaldwick

Download a PDF version of this report from the JRF website here . (0.15MB)

Content image Planning and designing 'home zones' (Findings D41 - December 2001)
This JRF work looks at residential streets designed to put people before vehicles and draws out lessons from recent experience in the UK and longer experience in continental Europe.

Read this Findings online here.