Welcome to Our Exhibition Chestnut Homes would like your views on plans for a development of around 325 homes on the edge of .

The site is well located to the settlement of Market Rasen, of around 325 homes. The development will be planned and being situated off Road on the northern edge of the delivered over a series of phases, and will be called Town. The site is within the of and as “Chantrey Park”. such we will be consulting with both on our We are working towards the submission of a formal planning proposals. application in September 2016, and are seeking your views on The site is framed by an existing railway line to the east, our draft proposals. Brimmer Beck to the north, Caistor Road to the west and The consultation is structured to provide you with information existing residential development to the south. on how the design proposals have been formulated so far. Development on this site will form a logical extension to the Information is also provided to demonstrate how some of the Town, with Brimmer Beck providing a physical boundary to main issues such as drainage, flood risk and impact of the edge of the settlement. services and amenities will be considered and addressed. The extent of the site being consulted on is shown on the We welcome your views on our proposals and would be above plan. grateful if you could complete one of our comment forms We have produced a masterplan to inform this consultation before you leave today. There are various members of staff and demonstrate how the site may cater for a development available to answer any questions you may have. Why this site?

Local Planning So, why is Chantrey Park a good The site is identified for residential development in the Draft choice for development: Central Local Plan, which is the plan produced for the combined areas of the City of Lincoln, • It is a logical extension to Market Rasen, with and providing policies for housing, the Brimmer Beck and the Railway line employment, leisure and growth across the Central providing physical boundaries at the edge of Lincolnshire area for the period 2012 – 2036. the settlement The Local Plan is: • The proposed new homes will help support • underpinned by an aspiration to achieve growth in and grow the range of services and amenities homes, jobs, services and facilities within the Town and nearby Middle Rasen • complemented by separate policy maps to identify where • It offers the opportunity to deliver a range of new development should take place market housing in addition to much needed The Draft Local Plan has been through various public affordable housing and starter homes consultation processes via the Planning Authority, but will not be adopted until after a Government Inspector has held a • It is well located on the edge of Market Rasen Public enquiry which is likely to be held by the end of 2016. with good transport links to (via A46) • Development on the site will have a limited impact on nearby amenity Site Characteristics

It is important to understand how the site relates to the The following plan highlights some locality, as this sets a base to inform how the design concept of the sites existing constraints and for the site is evolved. opportunities. Design Concept Once we have a good understanding of the site and surrounding area, we then build on the opportunities and constraints and develop the design concept, utilising the following components:-

Connectivity • Design a central “village green” to create a focal point which integrates one of the existing trees, taking • One single vehicular access from Caistor Road with good inspiration from . This will create an visibility. immediate impact to the appearance of the scheme given • The primary route through the scheme will be a loop it is a mature tree. which includes a linear green corridor including a swale. • Utilise existing drainage features; the drain running along • A hierarchy of streets will be proposed with lower order northern boundary and existing drains within the site to be streets branching off the primary route. integrated within the linear green corridors. • Permeability: create safe and direct pedestrian links to • Create a distinctive primary street with a wide green Caistor Road and development new paths with the corridor running parallel which has space for swales, potential to link into the wider footpath network in the landscaping and a pedestrian route away from the street. future. • The northern boundary of the scheme respects the countryside edge, with an informal building line, a lower Placemaking density, with greater space between buildings and • Create an attractive frontage to the development with a capitalising on the attractive views over Brimmer Beck and ‘connected’ building line as found in local villages such as across the countryside. and streets in Market Rasen, e.g. George Street. • Design a new feature area at the southern end of the site. Potentially a circular shape to create an interesting space.