Linden Homes Midlands Proposals for land at Top Farm, Navenby
Welcome
Welcome to Linden Homes’ public exhibition about its forthcoming At the exhibition today: proposals for new open market and affordable homes on land at Top Farm on Grantham Road and Green Man Road, Navenby. About Linden Homes Midlands Today’s exhibition has been arranged to provide you with an opportunity to review and provide Site background feedback on the draft proposals for this site before an outline planning application is made to Scheme proposals North Kesteven District Council (NKDC). We hope that you will find this event helpful. Highways, access and parking Before you leave today, please take the time to complete one of the comment forms available, as your feedback is greatly valued. Community benefits Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to attend today’s event. Linden Homes looks Next steps and timescales forward to receiving your comments.
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About Linden Homes Midlands
Linden Homes is the country’s sixth largest house builder. We are the house building division of Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction companies. Linden Homes Midlands is based in Peterborough and is one of 11 regional offices that operate right across England, from Cornwall to Northumberland. With a reputation for bespoke and creative developments in prime locations, Linden Homes prides itself on its high quality of design. We were named Best Large Housebuilder at the What House? Awards 2012 and Housebuilder of the Year at the Ideal Home Show Blue Ribbon Awards 2014. Engaging with local communities is key to the work that we do. We understand that if we are to deliver houses that not only meet the aspirations of those who seek to live in them, but also enhance the existing neighbourhood, then we need to talk to and engage with local people. By seeking out local knowledge, and listening to local opinion, we are able to build a fuller picture and identify the wider benefits that development can bring to the existing community. Linden Homes is proud to be part of the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme, and works hard with local communities throughout the construction process of its developments.
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Site background
NKDC is working alongside West Lindsey and the City of Lincoln Councils to prepare a new Local Plan that will guide the delivery of new homes and jobs up to 2036.
This new Local Plan will replace the previous Core Strategy that they had whilst it lies to the north of Green Man Road, it has clearly defined limits and been preparing for the Central Lincolnshire Area, but which the authorities will not cause coalescence with neighbouring settlements. In light of this had to withdraw. It is accepted by all three councils that there is an and given the sustainability of the village, Linden Homes has acquired an immediate need for extra housing and that there will be a need to see interest in the Top Farm site and is now preparing proposals for its residential a significant number of new homes delivered to meet North Kesteven’s development, which will help met the immediate need for new homes. requirements alone in the coming years. Prior to today’s event, Linden Homes has held formal discussions with Land at Top Farm has previously been identified through the Strategic planning officers at NKDC in respect of the proposals and has also met Housing Land Availability Assessment as one of several sites in Navenby with the Parish Council and a number of immediate neighbours to the site. that has the ability to accommodate new homes. Its merits are that it is Constructive comments by the stakeholders and local residents are helping close to the village centre, can be accessed directly from the main road and, shape the best possible form of development for the site.
Aerial view of the site
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Scheme proposals
Linden Homes is currently preparing its proposals for a scheme of circa 140 new homes, including:
• A range of open market homes from two through to four bedroom properties • Affordable homes featuring a mix of both two and three bedroom houses - between 25 and 35 per cent with the final level of provision to be agreed with NKDC officers • Areas of public open space • The retention of landscaping along the Green Man road frontage, including existing Draft scheme layout Cherry Trees All homes planned for the site would be designed to reflect the traditional nature of existing properties in the village. Further detailed design work will now need to take place, which will include further liaison with both planning and conservation officers at NKDC.
Latest concept plan
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Highways, access and parking
The development will be accessed via a new entrance/exit directly from Grantham Road. This junction will be a simple T junction about 100m north of the Green Man Road junction. There will also be a secondary access via Green Man Road about 250m from Grantham Road.
The traffic surveys and analysis show that the local road network Sufficient car parking will be provided based on the Council’s parking has sufficient spare capacity to absorb the additional traffic from the standards. There will be garage and driveway parking and in some cases development. The current traffic flows along Grantham Road, for example, allocated spaces to cater for day-to-day needs. are less than half its maximum capacity. Typically less than one vehicle New footways will connect into the development and, because the site per minute will exit from the development into Grantham Road during is located close to many of the shops and other facilities in the village, the morning peak period. No significant concerns have been raised by residents will easily be able to get around by walking, cycling or by using the highway authority but the details of the proposals will, of course, one of the nearby bus stops. be subject to the highway authority’s approval.
View of Grantham Road and Green Man Road junction View looking south on Grantham Road
Existing properties on Green Man Road Site frontage on Green Man Road
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Investing in local communities: A case study
Ogwell Brook: A case study Some of the local businesses working with us at Ogwell Brook Western Counties Roofing Mackenzie Glass Europlas Windows Burgess Cleaning Trimseal Barkwells (6 miles from our site) (18 miles from our site) (3 miles from our site) (4 miles from our site) (11 miles from our site) (51 miles from our site)
For many people, the visible sign of Pollington Decorators AJ Wilson rendering Robert McDonald Brickwork Lucas Carpenters O’Leary Wall and Floor Tiling Barkwell Plumbing and Heating Clarkson and Evans Linden Homes’ investment in their (24 miles from our site) (48 miles from our site) (7 miles from our site) (18 miles from our site) (30 miles from our site) ( 51 miles from our site) (129 miles from our site) community will be the new homes that we build. We are certainly proud of the quality of our product, but we also know that our investment stretches far beyond bricks and mortar; our houses provide homes for families, jobs for local businesses and opportunities for new apprentices.
To demonstrate what this can mean for a community, we looked in depth at our £19.4 million residential scheme in Ogwell Brook, South Devon. The team of contractors The benefits of the scheme in Ogwell Brook are summarised below: Community Benefits for Navenby • 186 new homes (25% of which are affordable) The development of Linden Homes’ scheme would deliver a number of benefits to the local • 95% of buyers lived within 15 miles of the community, including: development • The provision of much needed affordable Council and £230,000 to Lincolnshire • Those living over 15 miles from the development housing for local people County Council all have family living locally • Provision of significant financial • Opportunities for local people seeking The first two phases of the three-phased contributions towards items such as apprenticeships in the building industry education, health and public amenity development have: • Highly energy-efficient new homes, to • Created 73 jobs on-site for contractors • New Homes Bonus payments over six years be built to the 2013 Building Regulations (in addition to 13 engineers, architects and of up to £922,000 to North Kesteven District standard surveyors retained on the project and our team of four locally based Linden Homes staff) • Enabled 11 young apprentices to be employed • Used local firms for work on-site • Used local businesses in the South West to supply a majority of local materials We believe our experience at Ogwell Brook is reflected across our entire site network. From our engagement during the planning process, to the day we hand over keys to a home, we are fulfilling a local need for employment, for housing and for Our 100th apprentice in the South West a range of community benefits.
Email: [email protected] Freephone information line: 0800 298 7040 www.lindenhomes.co.uk/community/navenby Linden Homes Midlands Proposals for land at Top Farm, Navenby
Next steps and timescales
Thank you for taking the time to attend today’s exhibition about Timescales Linden Homes’ proposals for the June Review of local feedback Top Farm site. Further work to be completed on the proposals We do hope that you found the event helpful and we would be grateful if you could take the time July – Submission of planning application to NKDC September to complete one of the comment forms available. Statutory consultation period Following the exhibition, Linden will review Ongoing discussions with NKDC planning and the feedback received, taking into account comments where possible. There will be a further housing officers opportunity for you to provide comments to the Ongoing discussions with Lincolnshire County Council during the statutory consultation period Council highways officers that will be held following the formal submission of the plans. October – Likely decision to be made on the planning Thank you November application
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the proposals at any point, please contact: Freephone information line: 0800 298 7040 Or visit: www.lindenhomes.co.uk/community/navenby
A selection of Linden Homes developments
Email: [email protected] Freephone information line: 0800 298 7040 www.lindenhomes.co.uk/community/navenby