01 Place - Tamworth East INTRODUCTION

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

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Welcome to our consultation on the emerging proposals (Phase 1 - 2) for new residential development on land to the east of Tamworth, to be known as Alvecote Place.

This event has been organised by Hallam Land Phase 2 Allocation in Management and is an opportunity for comments to be Draft Local Plan made on the emerging proposals for Phase 1 that will Outline Planning TAMWORTH Consent be subject to a planning application for around 500 new Allocation in homes. Draft Local Plan Phase 1 Site Description The Phase 1 application site (29.93ha) is an arable field situated on the north eastern settlement edge of Tamworth. The site sits within North Borough Council and adjacent to Tamworth Borough

Council. It is defined by the M42 to the east, Tamworth M42 Road to the south and Alvecote Wood to the north. J10 Site Location Plan (NTS) Why is the site suitable for development? The site is considered to be in an appropriate location in which to deliver housing growth and would be located alongside a consented housing development (the former Tamworth Golf Course). Alvecote Place (Phase 1 and 2) would deliver much needed housing growth for the area (to include affordable housing) together with a range of community facilities to support modern sustainable living, such as: potential primary education, sports and open space, public transport, and walking and cycling routes.

Relay Business Park Tamworth Polesworth Tamworth Road (B5000) Daytona Karting - Site Industrial Allocated for development Estate PHASE 1 in the Draft Local Plan M42 Woodhouse Former Tamworth Golf Farm Course (with outline planning consent)

Pooley Lane Alvecote PHASE 2 Wood Alvecote (Allocated for Stud & development in Gold Leaf Monument Business Units the Draft Local Plan)

Pooley Country Park Coventry Canal

Robey’s Lane

River Anker Alvecote Railway Marina

Alvecote Pools Nature Reserve & SSSI 02 Alvecote Place - Tamworth East PLANNING CONTEXT KEY CONSIDERATIONS

PLANNING CONTEXT

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Sustainable Urban Extension in Tamworth Borough Council Local Plan - Planning Consent Granted

Phase 2 Allocation in Draft Local Plan July 2016

Allocation in North Warwickshire Draft Local Plan July 2016

Phase 1

The land adjacent to the Phase 1 site - which includes Phase 2 being promoted by Hallam Land Management - has been allocated for development within the North Warwickshire Local Plan (draft August 2016). An area of 66.1ha of land has been allocated for housing on land west of Robey’s Lane. This is Phase 2 land and the Daytona Go Karting site at Priory Farm.

Within neighbouring Tamworth Borough, the former Tamworth golf course was allocated as a Sustainable Urban Extension under Policy HG2 of the Tamworth Borough Council Local Plan 2006-2031. This site has now obtained outline planning consent.

This includes the construction of up to 1100 dwellings with a new primary school, local centre and parking and a comprehensive green infrastructure strategy.

Various Reserved Matters applications have since been approved and work has now started on this site. 03 Alvecote Place - Tamworth East SITE ANALYSIS

KEY CONSIDERATIONS

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Site

Motorway

Dual Carriageway

Shuttington A Road

B Road

Minor Road

Potential Internal Site Outline Planning Access Road Consent Proposed Vehicular, Pedestrian and Cycle Access to the site

Potential Pedestrian/ Phase 2 Allocation in North Cyclist Site Access Warwickshire Draft Local Plan July 2016 Public Right of Way within TAMWORTH the vicinity of the Site

Potential Route of HS2

Glascote Road Coventry Canal Tow Path B5000 Allocation in North Warwickshire Draft Meaningful Gap Designation Area Phase 1 Local Plan July 2016 - North Warwickshire Draft Local Plan July 2016 Site with Outline Planning Consent - Tamworth Road Former Tamworth Golf Course

B5000 Proposed Access for site with Outline Planning Consent B5080

Conservation Areas Polesworth

County Boundary A5

Local Nature Reserve (LNR)

Scheduled Monument M42 (Alvecote Priory and Dovecote)

Listed Building J10 Alvecote Pools Site of Special Dordon Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Coventry Canal

Modern development at Blackdown Road West Coast Railway Line Open intensively farmed arable fields M42 motorway Coventry Canal 04 Alvecote Place - Tamworth East EMERGING PROPOSALS

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

• Phase 2 - 800 - 1,000 dwellings. • Phase 1 - 500 dwellings. • Potential for a new Primary School and preschool provision (if required). • New vehicular access from the B5000 Tamworth Road • Green infrastructure provision to include sports pitches and a community • Green infrastructure provision to include open space, children’s play, potential allotments, drainage features, habitat creation (to include new building, open space, drainage features, habitat creation and new woodland planting) and walking and cycling routes. walking and cycling routes.

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Total Site Boundary 75.3ha Divided over 2 Phases as shown

Residential Land 36.2ha Phase 1: 14.3ha @ circa 35 dph = 500 dwellings. Phase 2: 21.9ha @ circa 35 dph = 770 dwellings.

Primary School 2.0ha

1 Proposed Point of Access

Green Infrastructure Includes new woodland, hedgerows, trees planting, grassland, SuDS wetland habitats, informal open space and equipped play areas. Includes retained vegetation, hedgerows and trees

Outline Pooley Existing Vegetation Planning Country Consent Park Porposed Structural Planting

Play Areas (Ph1 LEAP and Ph2 NEAP)

Alvecote Coventry Canal Allotments 0.5ha Phase 2 Tamworth Wood Sports Pitches and Community Building 2.95ha

Woodhouse Farm Pooley Lane M42

Phase 1

Robey’s Lane

Glascote Road 1

B5000 Tamworth Road

Polesworth

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masterplanning environmental assessment Hallam Land Management 1:10000 @ A3 landscape design FPCR Environment and Design Ltd urban design Lockington Hall ecology Lockington Tamworth East, SGL / BC 28 November 2016 architecture Derby DE74 2RH ILLUSTRATIVE LAYOUT arboriculture t: 01509 672772 f: 01509 674565 Tamworth, rev fpcr 6186-L-04 B e: [email protected] w: www.fpcr.co.uk 05 Alvecote Place - Tamworth East THE VISION

THE VISION

The Vision encompasses the emerging application proposals for Alvecote Place - Phase 1 and the future long term development of the site (Phase 2), which would deliver a new sustainable neighbourhood for Tamworth of around 1,300 new homes.

Key Principles

• To ensure that the Proposed Development responds and relates to its context with a well-considered masterplan;

• To locate new built development within an extensive green infrastructure framework which conserves existing habitats and also delivers ecological and recreational enhancements through new landscape habitats and areas of open space;

• To create a connected layout of functional and well-designed streets which provide safe movement for all users with a particular emphasis on the ease of movement for pedestrians and cyclists;

• To establish a high quality residential environment of attractive streets that are overlooked and enclosed by buildings;

• To include a broad range and mix of new dwellings that allow for modern living with the provision of affordable housing, ‘starter’ homes, larger family dwellings and potential retirement living/extra care;

• To deliver the necessary infrastructure to support the development through either on-site provision or a financial contribution, as required, to matters including education, public open space, public transport, health and sports facilities.

Next Steps

Following this public consultation exercise, the design team will prepare the planning and environmental reports for the Phase 1 planning application, which is expected to be submitted in early 2017.

Have your say

This is your opportunity to tell us what is important to you and what you would wish to see as part of this development should it be built.

Comments can be sent via the website: www.fpcr.co.uk/consultation

Or by post:

Mr Brett Coles, FPCR Environment and Design Ltd, Lockington Hall, Lockington, Derby, DE74 2RH.

Thank you for taking time to view this information.