Master Planning
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For the larger sites allocated in the Plan, we consider it will benefit everyone to have a better idea of how the sites might look when developed.
Such an exercise needs to be done professionally and will take some time, but when completed will add another layer of certainty to the Plan. Ultimately we hope to include the final site layout drawings in the Plan: not as hard and fast requirements; but as good indications of the type of layouts likely to be acceptable with any future planning applications.
Hence, via the Government body for neighbourhood planning, the specialist consultants AECOM have been commissioned to study possible site layouts for the following allocated sites:
A) STNP, STNP4, STNP5, STNP6 and STNP7 (all around Pound Hill and Page's Lane) as a group;
Three options will be studied for these sites:
i) As set out in the Neighbourhood Plan and in full accordance with the relevant policies;
ii) As suggested by the owners and their agent (main points being a request for a total of 62 houses on STNP4-7, and for STNP1 to be physically connected with STNP6);
iii) STNP as set out in the Plan. A total of 25 houses on STNP4, STNP6 and STNP7. Site STNP5 excluded.
B) STNP16 (Richmond Hall)
This site will be studied as an overall development of 17 houses together with the immediately adjacent plot of land that already has outline approval for 5 houses.
No particular options are set in advance, but studies are to review various scenarios at AECOM's discretion to establish an optimum scheme, fully compliant with Plan policies. Some modification to the site boundary is permissible if required in order to create an optimum scheme. Since the two sites are to be treated as one, there is no necessity to locate 5 houses on one and 12 on the other if that does not result in the best layout
AECOM hope to provide us with their preliminary report and drawings by mid-end October, at which point we and the site owners will have chance to make comments. Later when a final scheme is agreed, AECOM will also prepare some artist's impression sketches of how the sites might look as street scene elevations.
We'll keep you update on progress
Such an exercise needs to be done professionally and will take some time, but when completed will add another layer of certainty to the Plan. Ultimately we hope to include the final site layout drawings in the Plan: not as hard and fast requirements; but as good indications of the type of layouts likely to be acceptable with any future planning applications.
Hence, via the Government body for neighbourhood planning, the specialist consultants AECOM have been commissioned to study possible site layouts for the following allocated sites:
A) STNP, STNP4, STNP5, STNP6 and STNP7 (all around Pound Hill and Page's Lane) as a group;
Three options will be studied for these sites:
i) As set out in the Neighbourhood Plan and in full accordance with the relevant policies;
ii) As suggested by the owners and their agent (main points being a request for a total of 62 houses on STNP4-7, and for STNP1 to be physically connected with STNP6);
iii) STNP as set out in the Plan. A total of 25 houses on STNP4, STNP6 and STNP7. Site STNP5 excluded.
B) STNP16 (Richmond Hall)
This site will be studied as an overall development of 17 houses together with the immediately adjacent plot of land that already has outline approval for 5 houses.
No particular options are set in advance, but studies are to review various scenarios at AECOM's discretion to establish an optimum scheme, fully compliant with Plan policies. Some modification to the site boundary is permissible if required in order to create an optimum scheme. Since the two sites are to be treated as one, there is no necessity to locate 5 houses on one and 12 on the other if that does not result in the best layout
AECOM hope to provide us with their preliminary report and drawings by mid-end October, at which point we and the site owners will have chance to make comments. Later when a final scheme is agreed, AECOM will also prepare some artist's impression sketches of how the sites might look as street scene elevations.
We'll keep you update on progress