Hartland Village Wins Gold for Best Public Realm at Prestigious What House? Awards

Hartland Village’s commitment to placemaking and community has been recognised nationally, with the development receiving the Gold Award for Best Public Realm at the What House? Awards 2022. 

The judges praised the scheme's focus on connectivity, sustainability, biodiversity and community engagement, highlighting the 70-acre Country Park and extensive network of green spaces that encourage wellbeing and active lifestyles.

What are the WhatHouse? Awards?

The WhatHouse?Awards are widely regarded as one of the UK's most prestigious awards programmes for the new homes and housebuilding industry. Established more than 40 years ago, they recognise excellence across a wide range of categories including housebuilding, design, sustainability, regeneration, customer service and public realm. 
For Hartland Village, winning Gold in the Best Public Realm category is particularly significant as it recognises developments that create exceptional outdoor spaces, landscaping, amenities and community environments, rather than focusing solely on the homes themselves.

WhatHouse? Awards Judges' Comments

This competitive category recognises exceptional and innovative delivery of public realm. The judges commented: “If ever there was an example of placemaking with community engagement at its heart, it is Hartland Village. Connectivity, sustainability, and wildlife corridors highlight Berkeley’s healthy living agenda from the outset; the Country Park is all about recreation, wellbeing, and biodiversity. This is public realm not on a grand scale, but a local one, accessible and intimate and encouraging human interaction with nature.”

What Makes Hartland Village an Award-Winning Development in Fleet?

Hartland Village features a traditionally inspired humped-back bridge which leads residents over a picturesque lake, providing an impressive and idyllic entrance into the village and evoking an immediate sense of belonging.

Hartland Village is surrounded by extensive areas of woodland interspersed with open heath, creating a distinctive landscape. The magnificent 70-acre Country Park at the heart of the development features wildflower meadows, picnic areas and butterfly banks.

Cycle paths, trim trails and walkways encourage active and social lifestyles, providing links across the village, the Country Park and the surrounding forests and local towns. 
It will be home to a new primary school, shops, cafés and other facilities, making it a destination in its own right.

The Importance of Open Space and Community

Paul Vallone, Executive Chairman, Berkeley comments: “We all know that the place in which you live is defined by so much more than bricks and mortar, and this category embraces every aspect of public realm, from landscaping, parks, and open space through to amenities for residents as well as the wider community. Our superb public realm and commitment to nature, coupled with our strategic and proactive community plan, is creating a thriving and sustainable community of which we are extremely proud.” 

Where to Find Hartland Village

Located in Fleet, Hampshire, Hartland Village combines award-winning public realm, extensive green space and thoughtfully designed community facilities to create a thriving new neighbourhood.

Hartland Village is located just six minutes by car to Fleet station and eight minutes to Farnborough Main train station, where direct services to London Waterloo take as little as 41 minutes from Fleet and 36 minutes from Farnborough Main. A Hartland Hopper station shuttle is available to book for residents, providing transfers to Farnborough Main station.

To find out more about Hartland Village development in Fleet, book an appointment on 01252 378844.