Hertfordshire County Council has selected Urban&Civic as the master development partner on its £500m Baldock North urban extension project.
The scheme aims to deliver up to 3,300 homes along with commercial uses and associated infrastructure, including new schools and a country park.
Robert Smith, head of the national strategic land team at Carter Jonas, which managed the tender process, said: “The proposed partnership allows the council to generate long-term sustainable financial receipts, have an active role in design and development of the urban extension and work with a leading operator in this field.”
Nigel Hugill, chief executive of Urban&Civic, said: “An urban extension of regional significance including a new country park, wrapping around a fine historic town with strong rail connections is absolutely what Urban&Civic is set up to deliver.”
Scott Crudgington, director of resources at Hertfordshire County Council, said: “We have an ambitious sustainability agenda in Hertfordshire and, importantly for us, this isn’t just about building houses.
“We want to create sustainable communities with the infrastructure to support them, where people can live, work and travel in active and sustainable ways, and we’re confident that Urban&Civic is the right partner to help us do that.”
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