St Cuthbert's Garden Village
Covering over 1,300 hectares, St Cuthbert’s Garden Village is a transformative new urban extension to the edge of Carlisle and is currently the largest single development opportunity in the north of England.
Over a projected 30 year build out, St Cuthbert’s will deliver 10,000 new homes for around 23,000 new residents. The project will deliver quality homes in a quality environment and will drive the role of Carlisle at the heart of our region.
The £225 million Carlisle Southern Relief Road funded by Homes England will open in December 2025 fully unlocking St Cuthbert’s and improving connectivity to the M6 for its residents and the existing communities west and south of the city.
The delivery strategy is underpinned by St Cuthbert’s Local Plan. The draft plan was published in March 2025 and scheduled to be adopted in Summer 2026. The plan sets out a clear plan for supporting infrastructure including:
- 161,000 sq ft of new comparison and convenience shopping
- 75,000 sq ft new on-site employment space
- a strategic employment site to the east of Junction 42 of the M6 Motorway capable of delivering over 2m sq ft of new floorspace for manufacturing and logistics
We are also working closely with MHCLG and Homes England to finalise our proposals for a new delivery vehicle to support delivery of St Cuthbert’s that would be operational by 2027. In part, this will operate as a master developer, taking an active role to assemble the necessary land, preparing and servicing development plots, and subsequently disposing these to developers. Our economic, commercial and financial research confirms the viability of our proposition with a positive BCR of 4.45. So there are genuine opportunities for new private sector partners to work alongside the public sector to deliver St Cuthbert’s.
More information can be found at St Cuthbert's Garden Village