6 Background Studies

The project team has investi gated the factors most likely to infl uence site development: Landscape and Landform • The ridge to the south acts as a visual and noise barrier to Topography the A370 and views beyond.

30m and below • Views of development will be mainly from the upper 30-40m 40-50m slopes of and be restricted by adjacent 50-60m 60-70m houses and garden vegetati on. 70-80m 80-90m • We will aim to avoid views of development from 90-100m 100-110m Tyntesfi eld, and Barrow Court historic 110-120m 120-130m landscapes. 130-140m • Woodland and hedgerows on site should be retained. 140-150m 150 and above

Principal areas of woodland 15m Ecology: • The woodland, stream and lake are part of a County Site of Nature Conservati on Interest. Most of the site is of limited ecological interest. • Bat, great crested newt, bird, invertebrate, badger, dormice, water vole, ott er, repti le and fl ora surveys have been undertaken. • Where protected species have been found, their habitats Landscape planning designati ons should be retained or reprovided.

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Site Siteboundary boundary 6 2 NorthPhotograph locations County boundary Transport: County boundary Conservation Areas National Landscape 4 5 Character Area (Note 1) NationalCharacter Landscape Area 118: , • The site needs to link directly from the A370, as CharacterValleys Area and (noteRidges 1) 3 CharacterCounty Area Landscape 118: Bristol, Character Avon7 ValleysAreas and (NoteRidges 2) Settled Limestone County LandscapePlateau Character Wildcountry Lane provides limited scope for increased Areas (note 2) Ridge Failand Settled Limestone PlateauLand Yeo and Kenn Rolling Valley Farmland traffi c movements 2 TickenhamLand Yeo Ridge and Kenn River Floodplain Long Ashton RailwayColliters Brook Rolling Valley A370 LandFarmland Yeo and Kenn Rolling Valley Farmland Cleeve Ridge • Inter-linkage with other developments elsewhere in the 12 and Kenn River 13 Yanley Floodplain A Planning Designations Colliters Brook Rolling Valley urban extension will be important, to encourage improved Railway o FarmlandConservation Areas (Note 3)

11 Cleeve Ridge ro k 10 A B Listed Buildings (Note 7)

Ancient Woodland (Note 4) public transport connecti ons. Dundry Hill

DRAFTston Registered Historic Parks Ah and Gardens (Note 3) B C 2 Photograph locations Definitive Public Rights of • A new railway stati on / halt will be promoted and land will Way (Note 5) Scheduled Ancient 8 A Monuments (Note 3) Notes: 1. National LandscapeRegionally Character Important Area A370 Geological site (Note 3) be provided east of Ashton Brook, to serve Long Ashton 9 taken from: Countryside Character Volume 8, South West, whichTree Preservation covers the Orders entire study area; (Note 6) 2. County Landscape Character Areas taken from: North Somerset Landscape Character Assessment, adopted 2005. and the wider urban extension.

Drainage: • There is no signifi cant fl ood risk on the site meaning that housing development is appropriate. A sustainable drainage strategy has been developed to accommodate new development that will keep the surface water run-off rate to that of a green fi eld site. The main principles of Engineering: sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are to reduce the • Some further stabilisati on works may be necessary near to the impact of man on the environment and to enhance the railway. quality of water that runs off all arti fi cial surfaces. • Any instability from past mining acti vity can be dealt with on an ad-hoc basis. Archaeology: • An archaelogical study has been undertaken and has Contaminati on: shown the site is of low archaeological importance. A • There is no history of contaminati on. watching brief will be maintained.

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