Land at Rampton Road, Cottenham
SITE LOCATION Introduction Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) is, as part of its public engagement process, inviting comments from
the local community in relation to a proposed outline planning application for 154 dwellings on County Farms pa e land off Rampton Road, Cottenham. The12 purpose of this exhibition is to outline the draft proposals and seek comments from the local community. This is your opportunity to influence the thinking behind the development, identifying what you would like to 1 see and what you may or may not agree with. pa e CCC is seeking to provide a sustainable development that helps meet identified housing need by boosting
12 local housing supply balanced with the provision of affordable housing.
h t eet The outline application will establish the principle of residential development, as opposed to the detailed 1 3 design of the proposed dwellings or layout. The design shown is therefore illustrative at this stage. 5 The detailed design would have regard to advice contained in the Cottenham Village Design pa e Statement.
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te o nda 1 oad Lane nd t a tate 9 Cottenham a e Co e e 17 he Cent e hoo otment 2 Comm n t Cent e 10 ent t 18 he Che e o e Cemete 3 Cottenham apt t Ch h 11 h t eet hop e e 19 he Co ope at e ood to e R ht o a 4 Cottenham Co t n ome 12 o e o e 20 he Cottenham C EXISTING SITE ANALYSIS PLAN mp o ment 5 Cottenham L a 13 Lad d e hoo 21 he Cottenham e Strategic Context pen pa e 6 Cottenham ethod t Ch h 14 a o nd 22 he op nd o e Re eat on e d 7 Cottenham ma hoo 15 po t Cent e 23 he a on o e o e Cottenham has a range of community services ood one 8 Cottenham po t o a C 16 e e aph t eet e and facilities including Cottenham Primary School, Cottenham Village College, a Library, the Village Hall, the Recreation Ground, a Post Office, a Pharmacy, a Medical Practice, a Dental Practice, the Cambridge Building Society, Cottenham Baptist Church, the Co-op food store, public houses, restaurants, a bakery, a butcher and a greengrocer. Les King Wood (5.8ha / 14.33 acres) It is identified as a rural centre in South Cambridgeshire District Council’s emerging local plan, which identifies rural centres as being: ‘the largest, most sustainable villages of the district with access to a range of services and facilities and good Recreation Land public transport links’. leased to Parish Council (3.4ha / 8.4 acres) Cottenham is a sustainable location for future Agricultural Land growth. That is why a number of developers are (9.7ha / 23.9 acres) promoting potential housing sites in the area. The County Council considers itself well placed to deliver much needed affordable housing for the local community. The scheme will also provide market housing (both for sale and to rent) and the Primary affordable provision will provide for local occupancy Rampthill Farm School (1.6ha / 3.9 acres) Recreation criteria in line with South Cambridgeshire District Ground Council’s policy.
Location and Existing Site Appraisal The site covers 18.9 hectares which is broken into three distinct areas as identified on the existing site analysis drawing opposite:
9.7 hectares Agricultural Land 3.4 hectares Recreation Land leased to Cottenham Parish Council Allotments 5.8 hectares Les King woodland/open space (1.7ha / 4.2 acres) The application site is 800 metres from the centre of Cottenham High Street and is 8km north of Cambridge City Centre. N The site relates well to the existing village framework and provides opportunities to integrate the development with the relocated recreation provision. Land at Rampton Road, Cottenham
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES A number of environmental studies are being carried out on the Application site and will be submitted in support of the outline application.
Viewpoint 3 View from recreation ground pavilion looking north over application site towards Les King Wood Transport Specialist transport consultants are undertaking an assessment in liaison with the local Highway Authority to provide a safe and appropriate Bus Isochrone Walk Isochrone Cycle Isochrone access scheme and to determine the impact of the proposed development on the local and wider highway network. Surveys undertaken to date suggest that the traffic generated by the proposed development may have a minor effect on the local network capacity as a whole, however, mitigation at pinch points on the wider network is likely to be sought. Any impact of the proposed development upon the highway network will be mitigated for in consultation with the local highway authority. As detailed on the access plan, the proposed site access design and layout will encourage the use of sustainable travel by providing excellent linkage to existing public transport, pedestrian and cycle routes. Footpaths and cycleways could link Cycle Ran e m ourney Time mins Walkin Ran e m the immediate site to the surrounding community Site Rampton lmpington Site Site Primary School Baptist Church The Cottenham Club 0 to 1200 Village College Library The Chequers PH 0 to 2000 Cambridge Research Park Oakington facilities, employment areas and formal and informal 0 to 15 The Centre School 1200 to 2000 Co-op Foodstore Sports Centre 2000 to 5000 Waterbeach Longstanton Ladybird Pre-school Community Centre Playground 15 to 30 Landbeach Willingham open spaces. Sports Social Club Methodist Church Nursing Home 30 to 45 Broad Lane Industrial Estate The Hop Bind PH Telegraph St Surgery Histon Longstanton P R olly Millers PH The Cottenham Surgery 45 to 60 The Waggon Horses PH High Street Shops/Services Dentist Bus Stop
Cycle Ran e m ACCESS DRAWING Walkin Ran e m Lower density housing Site Rampton lmpington Site Primary School Baptist Church The Cottenham Club along community 0 to 2000 Cambridge Research Park Oakington LEAP 0 to 1200 Village College Library The Chequers PH woodland edge ourney Time mins The Centre School 2000 to 5000 Waterbeach Longstanton Flood1200 to Risk 2000 Co-op Foodstore Sports Centre Ecology Assessment Site Ladybird Pre-school Community Centre Playground Landbeach Willingham Sports Social Club Nursing Home 0.45 hectares Methodist Church Histon Longstanton P R 0 to 15 Broad Lane Industrial Estate The Hop Bind PH Telegraph St Surgery opens space The site is located in Flood Zone 1 which is the least An ecological assessment has been undertaken of olly Millers PH The Waggon Horses PH The Cottenham Surgery 15 to 30 High Street Shops/Services Dentist Bus Stop 30 to 45 vulnerable zone and where development should the proposed development site. The site is mostly 45 to 60 seek to be located. The flood risk assessment an arable field and amenity grassland, with an area determined that the likelihood of flooding from rivers, of young broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows and surface water and reservoirs is low. scrub along stretches of the periphery. An outline drainage scheme will also be submitted The main features of ecological value are the 5.08 ha 122 dwellings at with the planning application to ensure the established hedgerows and the area of plantation 30 dph development does not increase flood risk to woodland around the periphery of the site, which will the surrounding area. An attenuation pond and largely be retained within the development Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) are There will be no direct or indirect impacts on any included within the design to mitigate surface water surrounding sites designated for their nature drainage. conservation value. Providing precautionary methods of Proposed 3m shared0.1ha working and habitat creation measures are implemented, cycleway/footway dependant on 3.4ha the proposed development will be compliant with wildlife extent of highway boundary Proposed Gladman legislation and with the requirements of national and local access policy in respect of biodiversity. .
KEY Access Dimensions
SITE BOUNDARY (TAKEN FROM 2015-140/101) 29 units 0.8 ha VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 160m 3m shared VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 90m 10m radius footway/cycleway VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 120m 5.5m carriageway VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 43m KEY Access Dimensions
SITE BOUNDARY (TAKEN FROM 2015-140/101) SUDS VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 160m 3m shared VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 90m 6m radius footway/cycleway VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 120m 5.5m carriageway Arboriculture VISIBILITY SPLAY 2.4m x 43m No trees are subject to Tree Preservation Orders or fall within a Conservation Area; there are no veteran Heritage SUDS trees and there is no ancient woodland. Key: An archaeological assessment is being undertaken Application Site The distribution of existing trees does not pose in consultation with the County Council’s Ordinary Watercourse
a significant obstacle to development. The independent archaeological advisor. There could Existing Drainage Infrastructure majority of trees are confined to the perimeter and be archaeology remains and further archaeological Foul Water (gravity) accordingly, it should be feasible to design around investigation is required in support of the outline Foul Water (Rising Main) and incorporate the better quality trees within the application. The outcomes of these investigations Existing Drainage Connections scheme. will be detailed in the report accompanying the Foul Water planning application. Surface Water An Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA) will be SUDS Opportunities required in support of any reserved matter/detailed Conveyance (Swales/Rills) application. This will identify, evaluate and seek Attenuation (Ponds/Basins) Infiltration (Wetlands/Bio-filtration to mitigate the impacts of developing the land in relation to the existing tree resource. Land at Rampton Road, Cottenham
LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL CONTEXT
Application Site
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Site Area
Viewpoint 1 View from the car park at King George’s Field looking north-west towards the application site beyond playing field
# \/# Photograph Viewpoint Location The Site and Surrounding Landscape VP1 The application site comprises predominantly PHOTOGRAPH VIEWPOINT LOCATIONS PLAN agricultural land to the north-west of the village of Cottenham. Along the north-western boundary of the site, there is the substantial ‘Les King Wood’, a
semi-mature woodland planted in 2000. The wood VP8/ # # \ separates the site from the Catch Water Drain and Little North Fen beyond. The south-western boundary of the site is defined by Rampton Road,
Rampthill Farm and residential dwellings at 120 to
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132 Rampton Road. The south-eastern boundary of the site comprises a range of land uses including VP7 ##/ Allotment gardens, playing fields, play area and housing. The landscape to the south-west, south and south- east of the site is considered to be typical of an urban fringe location with land uses typical of a rural village location. Land use parcels are predominantly of smaller scale than the fenland to the north, and reflect village/domestic uses including recreation, Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty s Stationery Office. allotments and small parcels of privately owned land \ Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved.
/ Reproduced rom Ordnance Sur ey di ital map data Crown copyri ht 2016. 268000 268000 including grassland or paddocks. VP6 ## All ri hts reser ed. Licence number 0100031673 Crown copyri ht and database ri hts 2016 Ordnance Sur ey 100023205 Site Map Built Form The Village Design Statement broadly describes
the arrangement and vernacular of Cottenham’s
built form. Cottenham is a broadly linear village with \
no single centre or focal point. The High Street is /
VP5 # alleged to be one of the longest in the country, with # All Saints Church and the Village Green more than a mile apart. The size of the village and continuing dominance of its settlement patterns is attributed to its agricultural past. The settlement is based 1:90 000 on two identifiable historical patterns. The ‘Lanes’
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# # with an irregular pattern of short rectangular plots # VP4 \ / at the centre of the village, (which formed the VP2 \ original Saxon nucleus), is the most densely settled, Application Site VP1 Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington WA3 7BH enclosed and informal area of the village. Tel 01925 844004 e-mail tep tep.uk.com www.tep.uk.com Photograph Viewpoint Location Project VP1 Rampton Road PRoW Title Figure 6 - Photograph Viewpoint Locations Plan
Drawing Number G5586.007 Metres Drawn Checked Approved Scale Date Views 0 50 100 200 S C DW 1 6,000 A3 01/04/2016 The site is on the north-western edge of the settlement of Cottenham. From the north-west there are near and middle-distance views of the site. Wider544000 views are characterised by the flat, open, drained landscape of the fens
Viewpoint 4 View from Rampton Road looking north-east across the application site
Viewpoint 5 View from Rampton Road, south of Catch Water Drain, looking east across the application site
Application Site
Viewpoint 7 View from PRoW along Cottenham Lode (‘New Cut’ section), close to Big Spinney looking south-east towards the application site Land at Rampton Road, Cottenham
DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
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Potential site boundary
Residential development Area
Potential school extension
Green open space
Playing fields
Community woodland
Play
Green links
Primary building frontage
Primary site access
Primary streets
Potential access to recreation ground
Informal footpaths
Landscape frontage to Rampton Road
Potential locations for drainage attenuation
Rampthill Farm land
KEY Potential site boundary Residential Green open space Community woodland Primary building frontage Primary streets Informal footpaths Potential locations for development Area drainage attenuation Primary site access Potential school Playing fields Play Potential access to Landscape frontage to Rampthill Farm land Green links extension recreation ground Rampton Road
OPPORTUNITIES SKETCHES
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Sketch 1 Sketch 2 Sketch 3 Sketch 4 1 Potential educational land extension 1 Green links connecting sports ground to 1 Connection to possible new education facilities 1 Connections to sports ground from Rampton 2 Sports pitches reconfiguration to create more Community Woodland. from Rampton Road Road. regular shape in central location. 2 New development framing sports ground, 2 Footpath and cycleway connection to Lambs Lane
creating definition and natural surveillance 3 Potential for new village hub Land at Rampton Road, Cottenham
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1 Access points from Rampton Road into development inclusive of 3m shared footway/cycleway. 8 Possible locations for drainage attenuation pond. 2 Improved shared footway/cycleway on Rampton Road. 9 Footpath/cycleway link between development and Les King Wood. Improved accessibility for all around Les King Wood. 3 Dwellings fronting Rampton Road. 10 Future proofed road, footway and cycle access to potential land for education expansion. 4 Potential road link to the recreation ground. 11 Potential for shared cycleway/footway link to Lambs Lane. 5 Relocated recreation provision (3.4 hectares) allowing for additional football pitch. Illustrative plan details 5 full size FA standard football pitches, 1 Rugby Pitch, Cricket Oval and Square. 12 Potential future link to PRoW running alongside Cottenham Lode. 6 Green Space and Potential Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS). 13 Improvement to existing boundary trees and hedgerow 7 Play Area, Locally Equipped Area for Play (LEAP)
Views and Feedback You can view the proposals and feedback through the online planning exhibition provided at: www.tep.uk.com/cottenham You can also provide feedback by completing the online form
Feedback should be received by: Wednesday 28th September 2016