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Annual Review 2023

Endowment sites:
These are sites under permanent ownership of the Land Trust, which are funded
through the provision of monies at the point of transfer of the site:
The orchard and • Buckler’s Park SuDS Corridor, Orchard and Community growing area
community (under construction) - in an extension to the management of Buckler’s Forest
SANG (Berkshire), 4.86 ha of adjacent land was also subsequently transferred
gardens provide freehold to the Land Trust. The SuDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System)
community Corridor drains surface water from Buckler’s Forest and the Buckler’s Park
development through the centre of the residential development to a final
growing spaces attenuation pond in the eastern corner of the development. A small section of
for residents. SuDS related to the Community Hub was also transferred as it was connected
to the wider SuDS Corridor. The orchard and community gardens provide
community growing spaces for residents.
• Omega – The Omega (Cheshire) development surrounds Airlift Hill Park, which
opened to the public in 2020. Following the recent development of an adjacent
residential area, an additional attenuation basin has transferred to the Trust’s
Warrington portfolio and integrated into Airlift Hill’s existing SuDS system. This
forms part of a wider Omega SuDS network, managing storm water from the
surrounding commercial industrial estate and four housing developments,
providing 1,400 new homes.

Omega, Cheshire

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