Technical - Coton Lane Tamworth

ACCESS & MOVEMENT

The development features multiple access points designed to enhance connectivity and improve permeability throughout the area, ensuring smooth movement for residents and visitors. Significant improvements will also be made to walking and cycling infrastructure, promoting sustainable travel options. A new signalised Toucan Crossing will provide a safe link between the site and The Rawlett School, while additional crossing points on Coton Lane will facilitate access to existing footpaths and cycleways.

The location offers excellent public transport connections, being conveniently close to bus services and Tamworth railway station. Traffic impact forecasts indicate minimal disruption, with only modest offsite capacity requirements. Traffic flow through the Gungate corridor is projected to remain low, averaging less than one vehicle every two minutes.

INDICATIVE CONCEPT DIAGRAM

LANDSCAPE, ECOLOGY & OPEN SPACE

The development will include approximately 3.2 hectares of public open space, featuring play areas for the community. The site’s natural layout, with its existing field pattern and retained trees, creates distinct zones and forms a central green space that acts as a recreational hub, easily visible from Coton Lane.

This tree-lined park integrates seamlessly with a substantial green buffer along the northern boundary, designed to incorporate seasonal wetlands, attenuation ponds, and sustainable drainage systems (SUDs), taking advantage of the site’s low-lying topography. The site is bordered by mature trees and hedgerows, reducing its visibility from the northern landscape, while natural enclosures along the southern and eastern edges offer a sense of seclusion and continuity with the surrounding environment.