Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest INTRODUCTION

01 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest INTRODUCTION

Introduction Gladman Developments Ltd have successfully invested in communities throughout the UK over the past 20 years developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. We are proposing a development on land off Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest for approximately 125 new homes. The proposals include: areas of open space; formal recreation space including children’s play; a potential nursery/forest school; community orchard; and a range of family housing.

Housing need Every Council is required by the Government to boost significantly the supply of housing and to make planning decisions in the light of a presumption in favour of sustainable development. Gladman consider that Central Bedfordshire Council currently has a significant shortage of housing to meet the present and future needs of the community within the local area. Approval of this scheme will help towards addressing this housing shortfall.

Why is the site suitable for development? Settlements like Houghton Conquest provide opportunities to help meet Central Bedfordshire’s housing need. The site is sustainably located with good access to schools, existing community amenities and the public transport network.

Have your say We wish to hear your views with regard to the approach, quality, mix and design of this proposed development. We will consider your views and ideas as we develop our scheme layout. This is your opportunity to comment on and influence the planning of this site, contact details can be found on board 9. You will have a further opportunity to provide comment to Central Bedfordshire Council during the planning application process.

LEGEND Site boundary 02 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest COMMUNITY BENEFITS

Housing • There is an urgent need for housing; as Central Bedfordshire Council cannot demonstrate a deliverable 5 year housing land supply. • It will assist in building a mixed and balanced community that will help sustain the vitality of community in Houghton Conquest. • Underutilised land is promoted ensuring sufficient land is available to support the identified housing growth needs; • 35% of the new homes will be affordable homes (or provision of a sum of money to provide the homes elsewhere) allowing young people and families to remain in the village. • New residential development will help ease the housing affordability gap within the county. • Affordable housing is provided at no cost to the Council. • New homes here will enable people to access the housing market locally rather than being forced to move away due to lack of available housing. • A mix of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom properties, this therefore allows for the provision of smaller homes for older residents of the community to downsize but remain in the village and larger homes for growing families Ecology and landscape the same. • The existing trees and hedgerows will be maintained wherever possible • Provision of over 44% of the site will be provided as dedicated public and enhanced through additional planting. open space and will include an equipped children’s play area, a Leisure Trail and a Community Orchard. • Ecological enhancements through the provision of landscaped pond areas and new significant tree belts. • Land will be left for a potential Children’s Nursery / Forest School. • Houses built to better environmental standards, through compliance with current day building regulations. Economy • Delivered within 5 years. • Approximately £1,200,000 contribution to the local area through the New Homes Bonus Scheme over 6 years. • At the next planning application stage a detailed construction statement will be submitted for approval identifying the approach to construction • Approximately 114 direct construction jobs created through this this will be prepared in consultation with the Parish Council. development. • Approximately 124 indirect jobs in associated industries created through this development. • New resident population totalling some 300 people will increase spending Sustainability in local shops, helping to maintain local businesses and services. • The location of the Site allows residents to undertake journeys on foot • The ability to attract skilled and well educated people to the area, thus and by cycle, for a variety of purposes, including employment leisure, benefitting local employers. shopping and school. • Site is well located to take advantage of job creation at the Daventry • Extra patronage on the local buses to assist in the future viability and International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) expansion, which can be thus retention of the service. accessed through public transport. • Control drainage run off to prevent flooding elsewhere. • The additional population boost could also help to sustain employment and improve the attractiveness of Daventry District as a location to open • The local schools become more sustainable as there will be more children or expand. arising thus needing places in the future. In addition fewer places will be offered to children outside the village therefore, less children will be • Jobs created could include managerial, transport related, vehicle sales travelling into the village from elsewhere, thus reducing traffic. and repairs, customer services, retail, leisure including restaurants, bars and hotels. Pond Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest

Windmill Drain 03 (disused)

Pond 3

BEDFORD ROAD

7 78 CONSTRAINTS Track 1

Path (um)

76 Pond

CLOSE 12 10

END 75 1 Drain 73

DUCK MILL FARM BARNS

Track

71 6

66 59a

42.3m Sunrise

55 Path (um) 51 Willow Cottage

56a

54a

Quietways 54 The Lodge 35 52a 41 Drain E Pond N 52 Duck End A 50a L

L Longclose 42.7m 50 L Howard I Chapel End 48 Piece Issues M

46a Wood

21 71 46 Tank 47.5m

44a

44 63 Tk

42a Well 2 42 3 1 Chapel End Farm 10 40a 45.0 45.5

CLOSE 46.0

1a 59

BUNYAN

46.5

6 53 1 43.2m 38 48.7m

2 1 The Bungalows

36 7

High Elms 49

47.0 El Sub Sta

Track 47a

14a

47.5

14b Pond 15

14 Hill Farm

CRANCOTT CLOSE

43a

1 48.0

48.5 49.0 49.5

50.0

43 LB 25

4 19 The Willows

35 43.8m

Pond

E 143

26 D 144 24a

F 14

O 24

R S

D T

A R N 51.1m O B A R El Sub

D 11 I Sta D

Playing Field 2 23 16 G 21 11 44.8m E

8 31a 11 15 W D

31 A 5 A

12 O

14 B R

15 R

1 27 1 O D Rose Adelaide N

C Cottage 29 18 A H Close E E

35 R 8 D L R

Y E 6 25 W 12 E 44 39 P Peveril C V 3 L I A O A R 1 H S

16 D E 23 42 Y C A 10

I 3

28 R 40

Path (um) 1 T O C 4 1 I 2 H 21 V ALMER'S CLOSE 1

M 17 38 8

18 17 Pavilion 36 E

El Sub 49 3 C L D

2 LEGEND Sta D AY S F I E

L O 32 51 S 5 E

5 Site boundary Overhead8 electricity Sensitive (9.33ha) power lines residential edge

15 Playing Field

22 11 12 Existing public Play Area 10 Existing tree Existing stable building 47.7m Well right of way

3 1 7 10a Preachers Place Existing hedgerow/ Potential4 primary Existing electricity woodland planting 1 access sub station

2 9 12 57 Potential secondary The Old 110 11 10 Contour 47.6m 48.8maccess Dairy

ALBERT PLACE

4a 4 1 Chapel End

Pipeline NoiseRoyal from road L

28 House O 47 22 Oak Drain 20 N

5 20a

37 3 (PH) D 5 PO The Old 35 Stables O 33 N FB Path 2 27 29

L Conquest Wood 14 A Village N

1 Farm E THE ORCHARD 48.9m El Sub

17 TCB Sta Pond 15 10 Drain

Shelter Hall 1

HIGH STREET Pond 1 Houghton Conquest

Lower School 7 2 Church Farm 3 Pond Cottages

2 3 9

12 1 4

6 SYBIL'S WAY 26

RIDGE VIEW

14 20 12

2 14

Pond 1 50.1m 2

5 10 PEMBROKE 7 All Saints' Drain 1

The Church 1 CLOSE

Grange CHURCH CL 3 21 Houghton 19

14 The Limes 50.6m

50.6m 1 GRANGE Conquest

22 1 1

8 31 46 42 11 44

7 PEMBROKE ROAD THE GROVE 7a 51.5m

47.6m Knife

28 Track 24 12

9 and Cleaver

11a Path

(PH)

17 11 2 13a

15a GLEBE WAY The Chapel

El Sub Sta

27 13b

15 9 Westerly 62

1 House

14 11 39 52.7m 3 Bunyan Cottage

50.4m 21 Brookside Farm

30a 8

41 9 8a

Mayflower 32 Cottage Bury Leys Farm 2 1

Bella Cottage KINGSWOOD CLOSE RECTORY LANE 6

7 45

Allotment 25 40 Bracken Ley Gardens 50.8m 27

46.2m 42 33

LONDON LANE Nursery

Path (um)

56.5m

52.0m

FB 43

Path (um) Path (um)

Drain

58.7m

Drain

Pond 62.5m

Drain

Track 60.8m

63.0m 64.3m The Old Rectory

Pond

64.4m

Drain 04 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest INFRASTRUCTURE CONSIDERATIONS

Paramount to the promotion of this application is the availability of the local infrastructure to accommodate the development or where improvements by the developer will be required.

Traffic Our highways consultants are working with the Council’s Highways Officers to agree a safe access strategy for the site following detailed traffic surveys. This includes surveys of the proposed Site access junction. These surveys confirm there is sufficient capacity to accommodate traffic generated from the development. This is detailed in the Transport Assessment that will be submitted with the application.

Local facilities and public transportation links Schools Ecology The capacity of the local Primary and Secondary schools will Detailed ecological surveys have been undertaken. These confirm be established with the Education Authority prior to submission there are no protected species on the land. The development of of a planning application. To accommodate new school children the site will enable the range of biodiversity to be greatly increased arising from the development a financial contribution could be through provision of suburban gardens which are home to a sought to fund the building of extra classrooms. greater range of wildlife and flora than any farmed field.

GPs and Dentists Flooding There is capacity in the Marston Surgery and Houghton Close The development is situated outside any fluvial risk area and is Surgery to accommodate the new residents. Flitwick Dental Group wholly situated within the low risk Flood Zone 1 classification. To and Howard Street Dental Surgery are currently accepting NHS ensure flooding will not arise as a result of the development the patients. plan includes a new pond area which will collect the rainfall to discharge it at the “Greenfield Run- Off Rate” at which the land currently releases rainfall.

Please note that all the information provided on these pages will be refined and updated as part of this consultation exercise. 05 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest VISUAL CONTEXT

Visual context A comprehensive photographic audit of the site and its surroundings has been undertaken to establish the visual impact of the proposed development. Views into the site are limited from the south and west of the site by both landform and surrounding vegetation and buildings. Filtered views through hedgerows are possible from residences to the west on Stanbridge Way and Crancott Road. Views of the northern end of the site are screened by a dense group of trees however residences on Mill Lane have filtered views on to the site.

Example views are illustrated below:

Mature hedgerow Proposed site

View from Chapel End Road looking north towards the site

Public right of way Mill Lane Proposed site

View from PRoW Central Bedfordshire FP 9 (footpath) leading to Mill Lane

Chapel End Road North east boundary hedgerow Woodland planting Proposed site

View from Chapel End Road looking south-west towards the site 06 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest HISTORIC CONTEXT

Historic context Historic map regression analysis demonstrates the development of the site’s context over time. By the first Ordnance Survey of 1882 significant development was already in evidence in the village core along High Street. This included All Saints Church, the rectory, some almshouses, two public houses and a Methodist Chapel. To the east of the site, Chapel End including the farmhouse and barns were also in existence. A footpath bisected the site from north- west to south-east, providing a connection to a corn mill to the north. The surrounding landscape was largely agricultural in nature. Little change took place in the period until 1938, with only a few additional buildings, including a mission hall to the immediate west of the site. By contrast, in the period to 1980 the village experienced significant change, with substantial areas of new housing built abutting the western and northern boundaries of the site, and extending out of the village to the south-west. Further additions were made to the village in the period to 2014, with a number of cul-de-sacs added off High Street, including Sybil Way, The Orchard and Victoria Drive.

Site Details: Site Details: CHAPEL END CHAPEL END ROAD,HOUGHTON ROAD,HOUGHTON CONQUEST,BEDFORD, MK45 CONQUEST,BEDFORD, MK45 1882 19383LN 3LN

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Map date: 1882 Map date: 1938

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Site Details: Site Details: CHAPEL END CHAPEL END ROAD,HOUGHTON ROAD,HOUGHTON 1980 2014CONQUEST,BEDFORD, MK45 CONQUEST,BEDFORD, MK45 3LN 3LN

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To view map legend click here Legend To view map legend click here Legend 07 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest FACILITIES

Local facilities Houghton Conquest is a moderate sized village, served by a range of facilities including a village shop and post office, Houghton Conquest Lower School, a village hall and pubs including ‘The Knife and Cleaver’ and ‘The Royal Oak’. There are also recreational amenities including a park and football ground. The nearest middle school is located in Stewartby, 3.2km away, whilst Red Bourne Upper School and Community College is located in Ampthill, 6.7km away from the site which is accessible via the 42 bus service. Kempston A broader range ofHardwick facilities can be found within Bedford, located approximately 11km to the north of Houghton Conquest. This includes a diverse range of employment and retail options, together with civic services and amenities, as the county town of Bedfordshire.

m 00 24 Wilstead m 00 20

m 00 16

m 00 12

Stewartby 0m 80

0m 40

LEGEND Site boundary

Houghton District boundary Conquest Residential

Employment allocation (Policy EA8) Housing allocation (Policy HO8) Mixed use allocation (Policy MA)

Allotments

Leisure/recreation/ public open space

Woodland

Registered Park and Garden

Place of worship Education Pharmacy Convenience store/Post Oﬃce Public house/hotel Village halls

Information taken from Central Bedfordshire Council Local Development Framework - April 2011

LEGEND Mixed use allocation Site boundary (Policy MA) Place of worship Education District boundary Allotments Pharmacy Residential Leisure/recreation/ public open space Convenience store/Post Oﬃce Employment allocation (Policy EA8) Woodland Public house/hotel Housing allocation Registered Park Village halls (Policy HO8) and Garden Information taken from Central Bedfordshire Council Local Development Framework - April 2011 08 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest

Pond

Windmill DRAFT FRAMEWORK Drain (disused)

Pond 3

BEDFORD ROAD

7 78 Proposed Public open space Track 1 developable with children’s

Path (um) area / housing play area

76 Pond

CLOSE 12 10

END 75 1 Drain 73

DUCK MILL FARM BARNS

Track

71 6

66 59a

42.3m Sunrise

55 Path (um) 51 Willow Cottage

56a

54a

Quietways 54 The Lodge 35 52a 41 Drain E Pond N 52 A 50a L

L Longclose 42.7m 50 L Howard I 48 Piece Issues M

46a Wood

21 71 46

47.5m

44a

44 63 Tk

42a Well 2 42 3 Drainage 1 Chapel End Farm 10 40a pond DRAINAGE CLOSE POND 40

FORMAL SQUARE

1a 59

BUNYAN

6 53 1 43.2m 38 48.7m

2 1 The Bungalows

36 7 High Elms

49 LOCAL AREA FOR PLAY El Sub Sta

Track 47a

14a 47

14b Pond 15

14 COMMUNITY Hill Farm

CRANCOTT CLOSE ORCHARD

43a

Enhanced buffer 1

45 Potential 43 planting to longer

25 community 4

gardens19 The Willows 35 orchard 43.8m

Pond

E 143

26 D 144 24a

F 14 WOODLAND O 24 TRIM TRAIL

R S

D T

A R N 51.1m O B A R El Sub

D 11 I Sta D

Playing Field 2 23 16 G 21 11 44.8m E

8 31a 11 15 W D

31 A 5 A

12 O

14 B R

15 R

1 27 1 O D Rose Adelaide N

C Cottage 29 18 A H Close E E

35 R 8 D L R

Y E

6 POTENTIAL NURSERY 25 W 12 E 44 P Peveril C 3 39 / FOREST SCHOOL V Pedestrian L I A O A R 1 H S

16 D E 23 42 Y C / vehicle A 10

I 3

28 R 40 access

Path (um) 1 T O C 4 1 I 2 H 21 V ALMER'S CLOSE 1

M 17 38 8

18 17 Pavilion 36 E

El Sub 49 3 D C 2 Y S F I E L

L Sta D A O 32 51 S 5

E 5 8

15 Playing Field

22 11 12 Play Area 10 47.7m Well Potential nursery/ 3 1 7 10a Preachers Place

4 1 forest school

2 9 12 57 The Old 11 47.6m 10 48.8m Dairy

ALBERT PLACE

4a 4 1 Chapel End

Royal L

28 House O 47 22 Oak Drain 20 N

5 20a

37 3 (PH) D 5 PO The Old 35 Stables O 33 N Path 2 27 29

L Conquest Wood 14 A Village N

1 Farm E THE ORCHARD 48.9m El Sub

17 Sta Pond 15 10 Drain

Shelter Hall 1

HIGH STREET Pond 1 Houghton Conquest

Lower School 7 2 Church Farm 3 Pond Cottages

2 3 9

12 1 4

6 SYBIL'S WAY 26

RIDGE VIEW

14 20 12

2 14

Pond 1 50.1m 2

5 10 PEMBROKE 7 All Saints' Drain 1

The Church 1 CLOSE

Grange CHURCH CL 3 19 21

14 The Limes 50.6m

50.6m 1 GRANGE

22 1 1

8 31 46 42 11 44

7 PEMBROKE ROAD THE GROVE 7a 51.5m

47.6m Knife

28 Track 24 12

9 and Cleaver

11a Path

(PH)

17 11 2 13a

15a GLEBE WAY The Chapel

El Sub Sta

27 13b

15 9 Westerly 62

1 House

14 11 39 52.7m 3 Bunyan Cottage

50.4m 21 Brookside Farm

30a 8

41 9 8a

Mayflower 32 Cottage Bury Leys Farm 2 1

Bella Cottage KINGSWOOD CLOSE RECTORY LANE 6

7 45

Allotment 25 40 Bracken Ley Gardens 50.8m 27

46.2m 42 33

LONDON LANE Nursery

Path (um)

56.5m

52.0m 43

Path (um) Path (um)

Drain

58.7m

Drain

Pond 62.5m

Drain

Track 60.8m

63.0m 64.3m The Old Rectory

Pond

64.4m

Drain 09 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest THANK YOU

Thank you for taking time to view the proposals.

Comments can be sent via: Website: www.your-views.co.uk/houghtonconquest Email: [email protected] (using Houghton Conquest as the subject line)

Alternatively comments can be posted to the address below: Your Views - Houghton Conquest Gladman Developments Ltd. Gladman House Alexandria Way Congleton CW12 1LB

Gladman consider all correspondence received. Public responses are discussed in a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which is submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council alongside the planning application. All comments received are included within an appendix to the SCI which ensures comments are available to the Council during consideration of the application.