During this episode, Fiona will discuss bringing the local communities on the Welborne journey and establishing open community engagement before foundations are laid and homes are built.

During John’s episode he will look at how the landscape of housebuilding has changed over the last 30 years and what makes a standout scheme today. It is all in the detail we will discover!

Ensuring land and architecture flow together is what Kim Wilkie is all about. In this episode Kim will explore the importance of site history, soil and the wider context, as well as the importance of fluid connections for water, wildlife and humans.

In this episode Councillor Seán D T Woodward will take us back to how the Welborne venture first began following FBC’s identification of the land for a strategic development North of Fareham and discuss some of the challenges and key milestones along the way.

What are the key considerations integral in creating a beautiful new development that will stand the test of time and how different Welborne will be to other places that Ben Pentreath has designed such as Poundbury in Dorchester, Dorset.

Having a clean sheet of paper to deliver a new Garden Village could be daunting for most people, who aren’t traditional town planners nor developers. However, Mark Thistlethwayte saw this as a positive. In this episode, he will talk about how Welborne was born and what is fundamental to his approach in designing and delivering a new community fit for 100 years and more.

We're delighted to share the trailer for our upcoming Welborne podcast series, where we'll be talking to some of the talented individuals involved in the development of our one-of-a-kind project in Hampshire.  

The series will feature some experts from the design world such as Ben Pentreath, Welborne's Town Architect who will talk about ⁠#TownPlanning⁠ and creating a sense of place, along with Strategic Landscape Architect Kim Wilkie who will talk about how to ensure land and architecture flow together. Other topics that will be covered include how to deliver high quality homes and the importance of protecting and nurturing ⁠#biodiversity⁠ in a large project such as Welborne.  

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