Have Your Say We Wish to Hear Your Views with Regard to the Quality, Mix and Design of This Proposed Development

01 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon INTRODUCTION

Introduction Gladman Developments Ltd has successfully invested in communities throughout the UK over the past 20 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. We are proposing a residential development of approximately 95 dwellings on land to the west of Sherfield- on-Loddon.

Have your say We wish to hear your views with regard to the quality, mix and design of this proposed development. We will take into account all comments and suggestions provided to us as part of this consultation.

This is your opportunity to comment on and influence the planning of this site. You will have further opportunity to provide comments to Basingstoke and Deane District Council during the planning application process. 02 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon HOUSING NEED

Housing Need

Every Council is required by the Government to boost significantly the supply of housing and to make planning decisions in the light of a presumption in favour of sustainable development.

BRAMLEY

Folly Lane River Loddon

Mill Lane TURGIS GREEN A33

Sherfield Road

Hartley Lane

Bramley Road

HARTLEY WESPALL

SHERFIELD-ON- LODDON

River Loddon Reading Road Reading

Wildmoor Lane

A33

Why is the site suitable for development?

Sherfield-on-Loddon is considered to be a sustainable location to accommodate a large proportion of the Council’s future housing growth. The site is suitably located with good access to existing community facilities and to the local public transport network. The proposal will provide new homes to sustain the vitality and viability of the local community. 03 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon EXISTING CHARACTER

Landscape Character

The site lies immediately adjacent to the settlement of Sherfield-on-Loddon in the Loddon and Lyde Valley character area. This character area covers a broad tract of landscape extending from Old Basing, Chineham and Basingstoke eastwards and northwards to the District boundary. Loddon and Lyde Valley’s key characteristics and other relevant extracts are provided below:

• Broad, shallow valley sides of the River Lyde and River Loddon that meander through, and unify, the varying landscape types;

• The flat, lowlying valley floor pasture has a distinctive pattern of drainage ditches, willow- lined watercourses, water meadows and an often pastoral, remote character;

• Generally unspoilt, quiet and rural character, and a sense of remoteness in less accessible parts of the river valley, but with intrusion by major roads, the railway and electricity pylons in some areas, and by an incinerator immediately east of Chineham Mixed Farmland and Site Boundary Parkland Woodland: Small scale Character Areas Modern Military Open Valley Sides Open Arable on Clay

Mixed Farmland and Open Valley Floor Urban areas Woodland Farmland

Residential Character

The existing residential areas adjoining the site off Goddards Close and Goddards Lane include a range of 20th century dwellings of varying typologies with common themes including red brick and render; roofs of slate; and red clay tiles. The local character of Sherfield-on-Loddon provides design elements that could be taken forward into the proposed residential site. The historic core of the village contains a conservation area with many listed buildings of varying vernacular forms and styles. Red brick buildings with pantile roofs are widespread within the centre and timber frame construction with thatched roof detail . 04 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES

What are the constraints and opportunities?

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Bow Drive

63.0m

64.0m Bow Gardens

65.0m

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Goddards Close

67.0m

Goddards Lane 68.0m

69.0m

Consider Views from Goddards Application Boundary Potential Access Point off Goddards Close Lane

Listed Building Existing Roads Extent of Flood Plain

Existing Trees & Hedgerows Consider Views from Existing Properties Off Site Existing Pond

Contours Landscape buffer to screen Conservation Area Conservation Area

Low Point- Potential Location for Proposed Public Open Space Corridor Balancing Pond 05 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon VISUAL CONTEXT

Visual Analysis

The site is situated at the western edge of Sherfield-on-Loddon village and comprises of one field currently under arable use. Consequently it Bramley Road is lacking in any significant vegetation cover or other internal features of value. The site boundaries are well contained by existing features: 4 Goddards Lane forms the southern site boundary. Goddards Lane is narrow, sunken and enclosed by hedgerows with occasional trees. The 2 historic farm complex at Carpenter’s Farmhouse, off Goddards Lane abuts the site’s south western boundary. Bow Drive

Gateway 1 Modern residential development situated by Goddards Close, Bow Drive and Bulls Down Close abut the eastern site boundary and includes Reading Road bungalows as well as two storey properties.Trees and scrub along the Bow 3 Goddards Lane Brook corridor are situated adjacent to the site’s northern site boundary An established field hedgerow with a few mature trees forms the western Aerial plan with site boundary and viewpoint locations site boundary.

Goddards Lane Court Farmhouse Proposed Site

1 PHOTO VIEWPOINT 1: Easterly view from footpath by Bulls Down Close

Proposed Site Properties along Bow Drive

2 PHOTO VIEWPOINT 2: View from existing properties off Bow Drive Goddards Lane Woodland on Bulls Down Camp Goddards Lane Residential properties on Goddards Close

3 PHOTO VIEWPOINT 3: Northerly view from Goddards Lane by Little Bowlings Farm 06 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon HISTORIC CONTEXT

Historic Maps

Identified in the historic mapping, the surrounding area of Sherfield-on-Loddon appears unchanged until 1969. The 1969 map records the addition of residential properties to the western edge of the site boundary. Further residential estates along the north edge of Sherfield-on-Loddon can be seen in the 1981 map along Bulls Down Close. The 1981 map also records the presence of further dwellings to the east off Northfield Road.

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c1956 c2013 07 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon FACILITIES

What are the local facilities?

The site is sustainably located with good access to the village centre and existing community amenities. The plan and key below show a range of existing local services and facilities that are within 400m, 800m and 1200m, 1600m and 2000m (5, 10, 15, 20 & 25 minute walking distance) of the site. There are bus services that call at Basingstoke, Lychpit, Chineham, Bradford Abbas, Bramley, Silchester and Tadley. A bus stop is located in close proximity to the site along Goddards Lane. There is also a free school service bus from the village to Bramley.

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1600M

1200M B

800M 6 B 9

400M B 9 7 7 B B 5 4 B 8

1 Medical Practice 5 Post Office 9 Recreation Ground/Park/Sports Club

2 Railway Station 6 Places of Worship B Existing Bus Stops

3 Primary School 7 Public House Existing Bus Routes

4 Local Shops 8 Village Hall 08 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon THE FRAMEWORK

Bullsdown Close

Bow Drive

Proposed Bow Gardens Residential Development Up to 95 dwellings

Gateway

Goddards Close

Goddards Lane

Proposed Public Open Space Application Boundary: 6.66Ha Proposed Tree Planting (including informal footpaths and biodiversity enhancement) : 2.36Ha Proposed Residential Development Proposed Equipped Area of Play: 0.04Ha 4.16Ha) Up to 95 dwellings @ 23dph

Retained Existing Trees/Hedgerows Proposed Unsurfaced Pathways Potential Footpath Link

Indicative Drainage Pond: 0.10Ha Indicative Main Street Conservation Area

Visually-sensitive way-markers and Proposed Landscape Buffer Potential Main Access off Bow Drive benches 09 Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon THANK YOU

Thank you for taking the time to view these exhibition boards. Comments can be sent via this website, email or posted to the address below.

Website: www.your-views.co.uk/sherfield-on-loddon

Email: [email protected] (using Sherfield-on-Loddon as the subject line)

Alternatively comments can be posted to the address below:

Your Views - Sherfield-on-Loddon Gladman Developments Ltd. Gladman House Alexandria Way Congleton CW12 1LB

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