Land at Keeper’s Lodge Farm, Swansea
Mixed-use masterplan for 480 homes, a local centre and a primary school.
Project information
Client
Barratt David Wilson / Redrow
Location
Swansea
The Challenge
Promoting a 35.7-hectare strategic extension for Barratt David Wilson / Redrow has involved taking the vision from a blank page to a comprehensive hybrid planning application. A key part of this process was building upon the Local Authority’s initial concept masterplan. By thoroughly examining the site's unique characteristics, we were able to evolve and refine the baseline design, addressing complex technical constraints while keeping a green infrastructure-led, placemaking approach at the heart of the development.
This progress has been driven by continuous collaboration with council planners to thoughtfully adapt the original concept. The emerging proposal successfully balances a diverse development mix with complex spatial and environmental requirements, creating a robust scheme ready for formal planning determination.
Our Role
Acting as urban designers, landscape architects, and architects, we provided comprehensive design services from candidate site representation all the way to a full planning application. We developed a bespoke range of contemporary housetypes engineered for 21st-century living, ensuring the architecture met both modern lifestyle needs and local context.
Our multidisciplinary approach seamlessly integrated the masterplan’s physical structures with its surrounding landscape. By directing both the macro-level Urban Design and the micro-level architectural details, we ensured the multi-use vision remained cohesive and sustainable throughout every stage of design.
The Outcome
The resulting proposal delivers a vision for a vibrant, resilient community deeply integrated with its surroundings and the River Llan corridor. By embedding active travel routes, robust green infrastructure, and high-quality public spaces directly into the design, the masterplan enhances the natural environment while providing essential community assets, including a primary school and local centre.
The final hybrid application sets the benchmark for a self-sustaining ecosystem where residents can live, work, and play. The scheme maximizes the site’s existing natural assets to deliver an attractive, productive, and enduring place to live - establishing a high standard for strategic growth that will serve the community for generations.
