Badsey Development Brief

Nursery Gardens Land at Bretforton Road, Badsey

Development Brief February 2019 Contents and Project Team

Project Team page 1 Developer

Introduction page 3

Planning Background page 4 Landform Badsey Ltd 513 Clerkenwell Workshops 27–31 Clerkenwell Close Concept Masterplan page 5 London EC1R 0AT

T. +44 (0)20 3176 0575 Transport and Movement page 7 [email protected] landformestates.com Site Access Improvements page 9 Landform works in partnership with Technical Assessments page 11 landowners, local authorities and other stakeholders to deliver land for housing. The company has a successful track Summary page 13 record of gaining planning consent, even for the most complex sites.

This success comes from always putting a high priority on meeting local needs and taking the impact of new development into account. In this way value is increased for everyone, not just the developers.

Page 1 NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Masterplanners Planning Consultants

JTP Barton Willmore Unit 5, The Rum Warehouse 7 Soho Square, Pennington Street London W1D 3QB London E1W 2AP T. +44 (0)20 7446 6888 T. +44 (0)20 7017 1780 F. +44 (0)20 7446 6889 info@jtpcom bartonwillmore.co.uk jtp.com

Ecology Consultants Highways, Flood Risk and Utilities Consultants

Ecology Solutions Limited Cannon Consulting Engineers Farncombe House, Farncombe Estate Cambridge House Lanwades Business Park Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7LJ Kentford CB8 7PN

T. +44 (0)1451 870767 T. +44 (0)1638 555107 ecologysolutions.co.uk cannonce.co.uk

Landscape Architects Arboriculturist Consultants

SLR Consulting Limited A T Coombes Associates Ltd Langford Lodge, 109 Pembroke Road, Chartered Foresters & Consulting Arboriculturists Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3EU 6 Chapel Street Barford Norwich NR9 4AB

T. +44 117 9064280 T. +44 (0)1603 759618 slrconsulting.com atcoombes.com

Archaeology and Heritage Consultants Highways Consultants

CgMS PSP Consulting 140 London Wall, Patrick Gurner London EC2Y 5DN Director

T. +44 (0)20 7583 6767 T. +44 (0)7887 701715 cgms.co.uk

NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Page 2 Introduction

Landform Estates is promoting land to the south of 34 The Development Brief summarises the key technical Bretforton Road, known as Nursery Gardens, in Badsey issues that relate to the Site and demonstrates that it is for the development of approximately 95 residential Suitable, Available and Achievable for residential use. dwellings. The Site, which measures approximately 4.12 ha (10.20 acres) in area, directly abuts the existing Badsey Settlement Boundary along the full length of its northern and western boundaries and along part of its eastern and southern boundaries (see Settlement Plan below). The Site comprises different uses that include an area of brownfield land (in use as workshops, offices and hard standing), an area under glass for market gardening and the remainder of the Site which is unused open backland.

Key

Location Strategy for New Development (GD1)

Housing Land Supply (SR1)

Conservation Area (ENV12)

Economic Opportunity

Site boundary

Badsey Settlement Boundary Plan (extract from Wychavon District Local Plan)

Page 3 NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Planning Background

The South Worcestershire Councils, comprising Malvern The site was previously assessed in the 2015 SHLAA Hills, Worcester City and Wychavon started a review of and was judged to be suitable for development. the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) However, at that time the Site was not being actively in late 2017. This is in line with new Government promoted and at the point Landform took a formal requirements that local plans should be updated every position in the Site, the Local Plan site selection process five years, and therefore a revised SWDP is required by had already taken place. 2021. The review will provide an updated plan for the period to 2041. In June 2018 Wychavon (WDC) launched a ‘Call for Sites’ as part of the new plan preparation and reps on The plan will update the existing SWDP and where the Nursery Gardens site were submitted by Landform necessary its Vision, Objectives, Spatial Strategy and at that time. Since then, Landform has held formal policies for the future development of the South pre-application discussions with Worcestershire County Worcestershire area. The second part of the plan Council Highways Department (WCC), with regard to includes site allocations, policies and policy designations access solutions (see Highways & Access chapter). that will provide for the development needs of the area up to 2041.

It is understood that the Objectively Assessed Housing Need across the three districts will increase and therefore the plan review will need to identify and allocate additional housing sites, together with land for employment and open space to support these uses.

Community Engagement

In addition to meeting with WDC and WCC, Landform The Club are currently preparing a new business and has met and discussed proposals to address wider development plan to address these shortcomings, which community needs with the Chair of Badsey Recreation will support an application to WDC for access to funds Club and the Headmaster of Badsey First School. The they hold from s106 contributions. It is unlikely that school, which since September 2018 is being run as an these funds will be sufficient to fully finance the planned Academy School under new leadership, has confirmed modernisation programme. Landform is supportive that it has more than sufficient capacity to take the of these proposals on the basis that the development additional students arising as a result of the Nursery at Nursery Gardens will generate its own level of Gardens development. Furthermore, the school is sporting requirements and it would therefore be able supportive of the new footpath and cycleway links to contribute towards the costs of modernising and that Nursery Gardens will deliver, which will improve improving this local facility. pupil safety and access and lead to a reduction in the dependence on car usage. Further and wider pubic engagement will be held, and Landform will also be meeting with Badsey Parish Badsey Recreation Club has longstanding, but as yet Council to present the emerging proposals. undeliverable, ambitions to modernise and expand the Club facilities. The South Worcestershire Playing Pitch Strategy of July 2015 ranks the Club as being a Key Sports Centre in the region however, it goes on to identify a lack of sufficient changing room capacity and other modern facilities to maintain its role as a Key Centre.

NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Page 4 Concept Masterplan

The concept masterplan illustrates a suitable framework The assessments comprise: for the proposed housing development. It has been designed to create a pedestrian friendly environment • Transport Assessment (Cannon Consulting with a permeable network of routes encouraging Consulting) walking and cycling through the site and towards the • Landscape Visual Assessment (SLR Consulting) Village Centre, School and Recreation Club to the • Arboriculture (AT Coombes) south. • Ecological Assessment (Ecology Solutions) • Archaeology & Conservation Assessment (CgMS) The proposed development will accommodate a mix of • Ground Conditions Geo-Technical Assessment (Nott Group Consulting) dwelling typologies and tenures addressing local needs. • Flooding and Utilities (Cannon Consulting Engineers) To inform the Concept Masterplan, comprehensive technical assessments have been completed which demonstrate that the Site is deliverable in the short- term and on an economically viable basis. There are no technical ‘showstoppers’ or unreasonable ‘upfront costs’ required to open-up the Site that would prevent development and all services and infrastructure are available close by to the Site with sufficient capacity to serve it.

Development and Access

1• Traffic light controlled junction reducing delays and pollution

2• Controlled pedestrian crossing

3• 3m-wide footway/ cycleway linking North and East Badsey to School, Village Centre and Recreation Club

4• Secondary access

5• Realignment and upgrade of existing footpath and associated landscaping

6• Upgraded footpath to Village Centre

7• Road designed for 15mph limit

8• Landscaped buffer to existing properties

9• Shared surface

10• Public open space

11• Surface water attenuation basins - restricting runoff to the downstream watercourse network

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NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Page 6 Transport and Movement

The existing level of traffic in Badsey is relatively high for a village of this size and nature. This is particularly noticeable in the high level of large heavy goods vehicles that pass through the village serving market gardening operations located to the north of the village.

Traffic surveys undertaken in November 2018 at the junction of Bretforton Road with Birmingham Road, recorded vehicle queue lengths of 11 vehicles in the AM peak hour and 18 vehicles just prior to the PM peak hour on the southbound approach of Birmingham Road towards Bretforton Road. This is considered to be a high length of queue in a rural setting and it causes both delays to traffic flows and adds to the air pollution level in this part of the village.

The western approach, which carries the majority of the HGV traffic, to the Bretforton Road/Birmingham Road junction is through double reverse bends and the tightness of these bends causes many HGVs to over- run the kerbs and footpath which is evidenced by the damaged kerbs on both sides of the carriageway.

There is a single footway around the western side of the carriageway through the bends, which is as narrow as 1.0m, has poor quality surfacing, with encroaching vegetation and overhanging trees in places. The constant flow of HGVs is intimidating to pedestrians and cyclists, making their journey along the narrow footway feel unpleasant and dangerous, which acts as a significant disincentive for the use of the existing route. Currently, it is the only pedestrian/cycle route from the north and east of the village to the school, village centre and recreation club.

Public Transport

The site is well located within Badsey to provide easy access to local bus stops. These include the provision of bus shelters and are located at Birmingham Road, less than 250m from the center of the site, serving route 24, which provides an hourly weekday service between Redditch and Evesham. Additional bus stops are located to the west of the site on Bretforton Road, approximately 500m from the center of the site, serving routes 247, 552, 973 and R4, which, when combined, generally provide two services every hour to Evesham and nearby villages.

Page 7 NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Key Proposed pedestrian and cycle route Public Rights of Way Existing pedestrian route Village Centre School grounds Recreation Club and Sports Grounds

NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Page 8 Site Access Improvements

It is proposed to provide two vehicular and three From the Bretforton Road, a 3m wide footway/cycleway pedestrian/cycle access points to serve the Site. The first will run into and all the way through the Site, exiting vehicular access (see diagram below) is proposed via at the south-west corner where it meets Post Office a modified layout of the Bretforton Road/Birmingham Lane. This will create a new, safer and shorter route for Road priority junction. This is proposed to be achieved pedestrians and cyclists into the village, meaning that the by adding a fourth arm at the junction leading into existing sub-standard footway along Bretforton Road the north of the Site, coupled with the introduction can be avoided by users from the north and east of the of traffic signals to safely control vehicular movements Village. through the junction with demand dependent pedestrian crossing facilities on all arms. The timing of The second vehicular access point (see diagram on the the signals will be controlled by ‘real-time optimisation’, adjacent page) is proposed from the existing adopted with queue recognition and traffic flow enhancement highway access at Hither Green and will lead into the techniques, which adjusts the timing of the signals to suit north west corner of the site. There is an existing public the varying traffic flows throughout a 24/7 cycle. This footpath at Hither Green that runs down the western

flows to less than those currently experienced. is both narrow and in a poor state of repair. KEY:

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NOTE THE PROPERTY OF THIS DRAWING AND DESIGN IS VESTED IN CANNON CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND MUST NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED IN ANY WAY WITHOUT THEIR WRITTEN CONSENT It has two 90-degree bends, at the northern end of the achievable and is deliverable. Discussions with WCC will path, that greatly restricts forward visibility which makes continue regarding the detailed design of the site access the route unattractive. proposals. It is proposed that this footpath will be widened, resurfaced and realigned to a curve to replace the In summary, WCC has confirmed that the Site: 90-degree bends. The lighting, fencing and general • has an acceptable vehicular connection to the public open space around the footpath will be improved. highway network • can provide a new controlled crossing from Bretforton Road Worcestershire CC Highways • is well located within Badsey and close to public transport stops A formal pre-application has been made to the highway • offers a good opportunity for improvements to the authority to consider the Site access proposals and existing footpath and cycleways following a meeting with the Development Control • will provide good pedestrian and cycle access for Engineers in January 2019, Worcestershire CC Highways residents to the wider village area. (WCC) has confirmed that access to the site is

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P/W/M 1.4h

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Flooding & Utilities

A Flooding and Utilities assessment has been The development of the Site creates an opportunity to undertaken by Cannon. The Site falls within Flood manage surface water runoff, such that betterment is Zone 1 (the low probability area) and is not therefore provided within the downstream catchment. Cannon’s considered to be at risk of inundation from the Badsey initial assessment shows that controlling the runoff rate Brook or its tributaries. The work concludes that the from the Site to mimic that of a 1 in 1-year storm for a Site is not considered to be at a notable risk of flooding greenfield site can be achieved through making space from any of the sources of flooding identified in the for an on-site attenuation basins. This betterment will Flood and Water Management Act and no specific flood be most notable under significant design storms, e.g. 1 management measures are necessary in delivering a in 100-year event (a severe flood event), such as that residential scheme at the Site. experienced in summer 2007.

Despite the Site not being deemed at risk of flooding, A utilities assessment has confirmed that there are Badsey itself does have an extensive history of flooding, no wastewater or utility infrastructure constraints to especially notable during the summer 2007 floods. The developing the Site. flood assessment respects the flood prone downstream catchment through the proposed manner in which surface water runoff will be controlled.

Nursery Gardens

Page 11 NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Landscape Appraisal Ecology & Biodiversity

SLR Consulting was commissioned in June 2018 to Ecology Solutions has prepared an ecology report, carry out a landscape and visual appraisal in relation updated in 2018. The report concludes that the majority to housing development on the Site. The Landscape of the Site is considered to be of very limited value from Visual Assessment identifies that, subject to detailed an ecology and nature conservation perspective. The design, development at the Site would accord with the implementation of mitigation measures will ensure that existing landscape character at the national and regional there are no adverse effects on any designated sites levels, adding to the existing nucleated settlement via or protected species as a result of the development built infill, and therefore would not adversely affect the proposals. Moreover, it is considered that the proposed characteristic of settlements within the area. development would offer enhancements for biodiversity over the existing situation and would therefore fully accord with current legislation and policy on ecology and nature conservation.

Arboriculture Archaeological Investigation

AT Coombes Associates has undertaken a preliminary CgMS has undertaken an archaeology assessment. Arboricultural Impact Assessment that was updated The desk-based assessment has established that no in 2018. The report concludes that there would be no designated or non-designated heritage assets occur on adverse impact on existing trees and the initial design or near to the Site. It is concluded that, in the context proposals are acceptable. of NPPF, the assessment represents a proportionate response.

Ground Conditions & Contamination

Nott Group has undertaken a Stage 1 geotechnical study and no adverse ground or contamination conditions were recorded. A comprehensive intrusive ground investigation will be undertaken, with associated geotechnical testing, as well as a programme of groundwater monitoring to design the proposed foundations and any earthworks to support any planning application.

NURSERY GARDENS, BADSEY - DEVELOPMENT BRIEF Page 12 Summary

Nursery Gardens is currently partly brownfield and underused backland and, given its immediate proximity to the Settlement Boundary, would provide a logical extension to the existing village to provide a high-quality housing scheme. In addition, the scheme will deliver an improvement at the Bretforton Road/Birmingham Road junction, together with a new footpath/cycleway and an improvement to an existing footpath. The new footpath/ cycleway will connect the northern and eastern parts of Badsey directly to the village centre, greatly improving access to the school and recreation club, which would otherwise be undeliverable.

The Development Brief demonstrates that Nursery Gardens is wholly Suitable, Available and Achievable and its development for housing would make a valuable contribution to meeting the identified housing need in Wychavon, whilst delivering a range of wider local community benefits.

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