Welcome to the Fairoaks Site Location Plan To To Ottershaw Garden Village Community Heath FAIROAKS & & Addlestone G A R D E N Planning Weekend! The programme of workshops over the weekend VILLAGE provides an opportunity for you to work with the consultant team to shape the proposed Garden Village and the associated public open space. Ottershaw Park WHAT IS PROPOSED?

Welcome Fairoaks Garden Village Ltd is in the early stages of planning an exemplar Garden Village on land currently used as Fairoaks Airport and for business units. If approved, the development would help Borough Council meet its need for high-quality housing, new business space and community facilities.

The proposed development which would see airport Road A319 operations cease, could include around 1,500 new homes, commercial buildings, a new primary school, health care facilities and a nursery, along with a variety of green open spaces. In addition, proposals

will include a significant area of recreational public Guildford Road A320 open green space known as Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG).

KEY Those businesses currently on site and not reliant on To Runnymede Site boundary runway operations will be encouraged to remain and occupy the proposed new business premises, to help Borough boundary create a thriving, mixed-use community. This could Land in Surrey Heath lead to additional jobs on the site in the future and where new Garden Village opportunities to live and work at Fairoaks. McLaren and business units are Technology proposed Centre The owners are committed to working closely with Land in Runnymede where the local community to bring forward the best Surrey Heath new natural public open possible proposals for the site, whilst taking into Woking green space is proposed careful consideration the site’s location within the COMBINED SITE AREA Green Belt. 126.8 Ha To Woking

What is a Garden Village? Garden Village Principles

A key aim of the Community Planning Weekend is to In addition to a new primary school, health centre What types of green space and activities should be There is no “single model” of involve the community in defining the principles for and a nursery, what other facilities should be included, and where? For example, design for a Garden Village, Fairoaks Garden Village. included? For example, • Allotments and community gardens? • Pubs? • Parklands? but they should be distinct How can the new village fit in with the wider • Shops? • Sports pitches? new places, with their own landscape setting? • Workspace? • Nature areas? community facilities, built to • Cafes / restaurants? • Play spaces? How should the new village connect with existing • Gym? • Other? a high quality, attractive, well settlements in the area? • Homes for older people? designed, and responding to • A car share club? How could the Fairoaks business community be Should the architecture be a similar style to • Community meeting places? encouraged to thrive and grow? local housing needs - especially neighbouring villages, or something different? • Other? for first-time buyers. How should community facilities and green spaces be managed and maintained? JTP, a placemaking practice of architects The Consultant Team and urban designers, has been appointed to masterplan the site and to facilitate the FAIROAKS Community Planning Weekend.

G A R D E N JTP is working with a range of consultants, many of whom are available to work with the community at VILLAGE the Community Planning Weekend, to develop a new Vision including Key Principles for Fairoaks Garden Village.

CBRE - Project Management, Planning and EIA LDA Design - Garden Village, Landscape and SANG The Austin Foot Ecology - Ecology Berwin Leighton Paisner - Planning Legal Advice Consultant Team Campbell Reith - Hydrology Chelgate - Communications Jigsaw Planning & Development Ltd. - Planning Landscape Visual - Landscape and Visual Effects Peter Brett and Associates - Transport Quod - Socio-economics REC - Noise and Air Quality Wessex Archaeology - Heritage and Archaeology York Aviation - Aviation

JTP’s Relevant Experience LDA’s Relevant Experience

Village Centre

Kingston Grange, Warwickshire Kingston Grange Village Square, Warwickshire Rowden Park, Chippenham

Edenbrook, Fleet Edenbrook, Fleet Welborne, Central Park Key Considerations

Runnymede Surrey Heath To Ottershaw FAIROAKS & Addlestone G A R D E N To Ottershaw VILLAGE & Addlestone Ottershaw Park

Site & Surroundings

KEY 5 Site boundary

Borough boundary 1

Existing road Chertsey Road A319 Existing watercourse 3 7 Existing development A

Existing trees / woodland B 2 4 SANG To Chobham Access

Guildford Road A320 Flood Risk Level 2 (1 in 1000 chance of occurring each year) C Runnymede Flood Risk Level 3 (1 in 100 chance of Woking occurring each year) 6 D 8 PROW - Footpath McLaren PROW - Bridleway Technology Grade II listed building Centre * Existing buildings (on site) Surrey Heath A Hangar Café Woking B Control tower C Sewage works D Flying club To Woking

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Main entrance Control tower GAMA Aviation hanger View towards Runnymede site with view of on-site apiary

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Existing view

Project: Fairoaks Airport, Chobham Grid reference: 500356 162625 Title: Viewpoint 9a: A319 roadView verge adjacent to acrossGround elevation: existingca. 31m AOD airport site View towards Ottershaw Park Mansion View towards Woking McLaren Technology Centre 12 E 9b north-east site boundary E Location: Northern site boundary 9a E 11 Ref: 1197/06.09a Camera and lens: Canon 5Dii/50mm E Camera height: 1.6m Date and time: 01 October 2015, 5:40 p.m. 8 E 1 Viewing distance: E 500mm (curved through 90°) Horizontal FoV: 90° Paper size: 841mm x 297mm Landscape Architecture 2 E Printed image size: 820mm x 210mm Tel: +44 (0)1825 280 580 www.landscapevisual.com 7 E

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4 Preliminary plan E for site work 1:7,500 at A3 PLANNING APPLICATION APPROACH GARDEN VILLAGE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST This Weekend’s Programme Saturday 25 February The proposal for a scheme based upon Garden In response to a new Government pilot, Surrey Chobham Village Hall FAIROAKS Village principles at Fairoaks will eventually be the Heath Borough Council submitted an ‘Expression of 10.45am Background exhibition opens Friday 24 February subject of a planning application, which is currently Interest’ suggesting the site as a potential location for 11.30am Workshop Introduction G A R D E N envisaged to be submitted towards the end of 2017. a new Garden Village and seeking the financial and Welcome - Charles Campion, JTP 1.45pm ​ Background exhibition opens It is likely that the application will be for ‘outline professional support on offer from the Government 11.4 0 a m Dialogue Workshop 2 – Fairoaks VILLAGE 2.00pm Workshop Introduction planning permission’, which seeks permission for the to explore this opportunity further. In January this Tomorrow principle and parameters of development, such as year, the Government announced 14 selected sites as • Welcome - Charles Campion, JTP • Incorporating Garden Village Principles? • “Garden Village Principles” - Prof. Robert the number of houses, amount of employment part of a first wave of potential new Garden Villages, • Building an integrated and enterprising Tregay, LDA Design community with positive connections floorspace, general layout and infrastructure with others to follow. Fairoaks did not form part of with the surrounding area? Dialogue Workshop 1 – Fairoaks Today provisions. This will then be followed up by this first wave, but this does not inhibit FGVL 2.20pm • Planning, managing and maintaining the applications for detailed planning permission on continuing with Garden Village proposals at the site • What are the issues in the local area Garden Village. today? Planning and matters such as the exact design of buildings, outside of this process, which remains the intended • What is the site’s relationship with Young People’s Workshop materials used and landscaping details. Some of approach. Chobham, Ottershaw and the these details may be addressed through the outline surrounding area? 12.50pm Lunch break Process • What are the challenges and planning application where these will help provide opportunities for developing the site? 1.00pm Lunchtime presentation further clarity on the proposals at this stage, which • “Landscape Design in Garden Villages” - Young People’s Workshop may include the public open space or a first phase Frazer Osment, LDA Design A chance for young people to talk about the of development in detail. site and draw ideas for the new Garden 1.40pm Hands-on Planning Groups Village. The site sits within the Green Belt, which is 3.00pm Refreshment break afforded protection through national planning policy. 3.20pm Refreshment break 3.15pm Reports Back from Hands-on Planning A planning application for the proposals will need to Hands-on Planning Groups 3.30pm Groups Expression of Interest application Work in small, facilitated groups to consider address the planning policy tests for development to Homes & Community Agency for Government support to help deliver: Fairoaks key issues for the site and start to plan ideas within the Green Belt, which require ‘very special A Garden Village for North West Surrey 3.45pm Next Steps 29 July 2016 for the future. circumstances’ to be demonstrated, which outweigh 4.00pm Close any harm caused. The high standards of design 4.30pm Refreshment break quality, innovative approaches and exemplar 4.40pm Reports Back from Hands-on Planning Wednesday 1 March - Report Back of Vision creation of place and community expected of a Groups Garden Village will contribute towards those very 6.45pm Doors Open special circumstances, amongst other benefits 5.00pm Close 7.00pm Report Back Presentation envisaged from the proposals. 8.30pm Close In addition, the application will need to address all other relevant technical matters associated with the site and respond to relevant national and local planning policy. The application will be accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment, fully Analysis Updates & OUTLINE & Meetings Report PRE- Refine assessing the environmental, social and economic COMMUNITY Design Topic-based PLANNING with APPLICATION Design & PLANNING Back of Development Meetings with APPLICATION sensitivities of the site and potential impact of the Community EXHIBITION Application WEEKEND Vision Community SUBMISSION proposals. Groups

October February 24/25 March 1 September Late 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017

Local Facilities and Key Features FAIROAKS G A R D E N VILLAGE

Chobham Main Street KEY

Local Facilities Site boundary & Key Features M3 / M25 A / B roads

Local roads

Existing watercourses

Railway

Existing development

Special Protection Area Christ Church, Guildford Road (SPA)

SANG

Employment area

Hospital / Medical centre

School

Retail

Convenience store

Pub / restaurant

Community facility

Church Horsell Common

Golf course

Neighbouring Villages

View from The Clump,

Heather Farm SANG LANDSCAPE CONTEXT Site Landscape Features

The proposed Garden Village brings with it FAIROAKS opportunities for large-scale landscape enhancements. These enhancements will ensure that the Garden G A R D E N Village can sit comfortably in the existing landscape, provide new public access into expansive areas of VILLAGE improved natural green space, improve walking and cycling routes both on site and linking into surrounding areas, provide ecological enhancements and help uncover and tell the history of the site.

In addition to the opportunity for expansive areas of Landscape natural open space, the Garden Village will also KEY include a range of other green spaces aimed at meeting local need. These will be determined through Site Boundary

the masterplanning process but could include space Settlements for sports, play, community-based food production as well as parks, gardens and more natural areas of open Buildings space. Water Bodies

Tree Cover WHAT IS A SANG? Areas of Hardstanding

The site falls within a 5km ‘zone of influence’ of The Amenity / Closely Mown Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Areas, these Grassland areas are designated to protect internationally Wet / Pastoral Grassland important ground nesting birds such as the Nightjar, Floodplain Dartford Warbler and Woodlarks and their habitat. Suitable Alternative Natural Green Spaces (or Heather Farm SANG SANG) are expansive areas of natural or semi natural Proposed SANG Location publically accessible spaces designed to offer an alternative recreational space to the SPAs to reduce Surrounding Landscape Context pressure on these important habitats. It is anticipated that the large areas of open space at Fairoaks will provide the SANG function.

SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE

The Garden Village will need to include a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) including ponds to hold back stormwater and prevent flooding. These areas, which will sit outside the floodplain, can be designed as natural wetlands and form attractive elements within the public green space network as well as improving biodiversity on the site. Areas of the site within the floodplain will remain as green space and can provide opportunities for recreation and wildlife habitat.

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Site Boundary

Public Rights of Way

Special Protection Area

SANG Water Bodies

Urban Areas

Edenbrook, Fleet SuDS Woodland Areas VEHICULAR NETWORK Transport and movement diagram

The site is connected to Chobham and Ottershaw FAIROAKS via Chertsey Road/A319, with access to the M3 and M25 road network. Access to Woking is currently G A R D E N via Guildford Road/A320 and Shores Road/A245.

VILLAGE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY

A public right of way footpath exists on the site connecting Chertsey Road and Guildford Road via McLaren Park and the edge of Horsell Common.

Transport & A bridleway is situated along the western boundary of the site and connects to a wider network of Movement bridleways leading towards both Chobham and Horsell Commons.

National Cycle Route 223 extends along Guildford Road, just east of the site, which connects Chertsey and Shoreham-by-Sea via Woking.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The adjacent map shows existing bus services that connect the neighbouring villages, e.g. Chobham and Ottershaw, to the larger centres, e.g. Woking, Addlestone, and Chertsey, and their train stations.

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Site boundary Existing development

M3 / M25 Special Protection Area

A / B roads SANG Local roads 48 Bus route / number

Existing watercourses PROW - Footpath

Railway PROW - Bridleway

Site access point Designated cycle route

223 National Cycle Route No.

Philpot Lane and Chertsey Road intersection Bonsey’s Lane National cycle route 223 along Guildford Road / A320 Horse riding along existing bridle paths OTTERSHAW PARK & DOLLEY’S FARM In the 1920s, Miss Susan Dora Cecilia Schintz, FAIROAKS AIRPORT & WWII daughter of a Swiss nitrates millionaire, bought the Late 1700’s property from Eckstein and spent a significant 1930s FAIROAKS The farm called Ottershaw was bought by Thomas (left) Sir Thomas Edward amount on improvements. In 1931 Colonel Louis Arbon Strange bought Dolley’s Colebrook, the owner of G A R D E N Sewell (MP and barrister). Sewell also bought the Ottershaw Park estate in the mid Farm and lived in the farmhouse, then known as Fair Manor of Stanner’s, Stanyard’s, Ford’s (Dolley’s), 19th century, he built the Church Following other poor financial decisions, Schintz filed Oaks. Strange was involved in flying and used Fair Bonsey’s and Dunfold Farms. Sewell demolished the and gave land for the village for bankrupty in 1930 and the land was put up for Oaks as an airstrip to fly from his place of work – school and vicarage - which VILLAGE auction, with less than half sold. Remaining parts farmhouse and built a Palladian-style mansion. created a focus for the scattered Spartan Aircraft Ltd at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. cottages and the impetus for the were transferred to Ottershaw Park Investment After Sewell’s death and subsequent inheritance by creation of Ottershaw Village. Company (OPIC). At this time, the land to the east Strange applied to establish an aerodrome in 1935 his son, Edmund Boehm bought the property and of Bonsey’s Lane is likely to have remained as part of for private owners of aircraft, including workshops, a the Manor of Stanner’s and Ford’s. the Ottershaw Park Estate, while the land to the club house and lock up hangars, which was turned west was part of Dolley’s Farm. down as land in this vicinity had been zoned for Site History - 1800’s residential. After an unsuccessful appeal, plans for a Boehm enlarged the Ottershaw estate by acquiring OTTERSHAW PARK ESTATE steel framed hangar were approved in July. Pre-WWII land to the north and east, as well as Dunfold Mill (beside bridge crossing the Bourne River) and In 1932, Ottershaw Park Mansion and the central In 1936, the Air Ministry requisitioned the land from Bonsey’s Farm. He created an extensive plantation part of the estate became ‘Ottershaw College’, a Louis Strange (who relocated to Essex) in and built two Grecian-style lodges (1804). boarding school for boys; originally leased from OPIC preparation for the formation of a nationwide and purchased in 1934. programme of 22 new civilian flying schools for the Due to financial difficulty, Boehm sold the estate to RF Volunteer Reserve. Major General Sir George Wood, however after In 1939, Vacuum Oil Company (later Mobil Oil) complications Ottershaw Park was bought at auction leased Ottershaw Park mansion from Chertsey Mid-way through the following year, construction of by Richard Crawshay who built a new bailiff’s house, Public School Ltd who moved their London HQ the airfield was underway. The No. 18 Elementary & farm buildings and a brew house. there during the war. The building was used as Reserve Flying School started. offices and laboratories. The Mansion at Ottershaw Park, a private residential estate since On Crawshay’s death, Sir Thomas Edward Colebrook 1980. By the end of 1938, two hangars were built in the purchased the estate. He gave land to the When the Vacuum Oil Company moved back to NW corner and two blister hangars with associated Ecclesiastic Commissioners along the Chertsey - London in 1947, Surrey County Council established taxiways were erected to the east of Bosney’s Lane. Woking Road for a new church (Christ Church), Ottershaw School at the mansion which opened in Fairoaks flying school increased to 70 students. churchyard and vicarage, and paid for their 1948. construction. 1940 Ottershaw School closed in mid-1980 due to financial During WWII, Fairoaks was a small grass non- The Sewell family sold Dolley’s (Ford’s) Farm to John constraints and was sold to Delta Homes who operational airfield, with the only air raid on the Ivatt Briscoe who owned Foxhills. When Briscoe died converted the mansion and other buildings to a airfield taking place in April 1940, when 150-200 in 1870, his cousin Rev. Francis John Eyre inherited residential estate. incendiary bombs fell on No. 2 Hangar. Dolley’s and offered it for sale in 1873 as “suitable for the erection of a gentleman’s residence or institution”. The land included a farmhouse, cottages and farm buildings. It was bought by William Schaw

Lindsay and leased to George Rutt and then Landscape feature within the Ottershaw Park estate grounds. Lawrence James Baker, after Lindsay’s death.

1900’s Colebrooke sold Ottershaw Park to Lawrence James Baker who later sold in 1910 to millionaire Frederick Gustav Jonathan Eckstein. Eckstein demolished the original building and built a new mansion (which remains today) and swimming pool. In 1914 he bought Dolley’s Farm and built sewage works, filter beds and rerouted some roads while owner of the estate. It was sold to William Holly in 1930.

During WWI, Eckstein made Ottershaw Park mansion available to the British Red Cross as an Ottershaw Park Estate frontage on Chertsey / Chobham Road Auxilliary Home Hospital. (A319).

Current aerial photograph of Fairoaks Airport, looking east across the paved runway completed in 1978. The control tower, aircraft hangars, and buildings housing the existing business community are also visible. POST WWII Historic Remnants

1950s FAIROAKS In 1953, the decision was made to close all RAF G A R D E N Reserve Flying Schools, however Fair Oaks Aero Ottershaw Club remained and offered complete flying training Park courses. In 1962, the club was said to have around VILLAGE 400 members.

1960s 9 Douglas Arnold purchased Fairoaks airfield from the KEY Bonsey’s Lane Ministry of Defence in 1967 for £152,000 at a public Site boundary auction. Mann Aviation, Mann Avionics and Alan Site History - Mann Helicopters began operating at the airfield Borough boundary from 1968, and four years later Alan Mann acquired 1 No. 1 Hangar Chertsey Road / A319 Post WWII the airfield. 2 No. 2 Hangar 2 Guildford Road / A320 1970s 3 Control tower 8 By 1975, Mann had made two planning applications 1 4 Site of pillbox, probably 4 for a paved runway, which were both refused until a destroyed 3 Public Enquiry in 1977, which eventually led to 6 5 Site of remaining pillbox permission being granted in 1978. Construction was completed later that year. 6 Indicative location of WWII aircraft crash(es) 6 2000s 7 Flying Club In July 2007, Mann sold the entire airfield site (i.e. 310 8 Possible lime kiln location - 7 acres) to Erinaceous PLC. After Erinacious went into field is called ‘Kiln Field’ administration in April 2008, Albemarle Fairoaks McLaren Historic Farmstead 10 5 Technology Airport Ltd acquired 270 acres of land in February 9 associated with Ottershaw Centre 2009 which included the runway, taxiways and School aprons, but not the buildings, from Caley Ltd, a 10 Blister hangar company incorporated by the funding banks.

Fairoaks Operations Ltd currently holds the CAA authority to operate as an Ordinary Licensed Aerodrome. Fairoaks Airport provides approx. 160,000 sq.ft. including hangars, office, industrial and warehouse accommodation and is home to a wide variety of businesses. The Hangar Café is a tenant of the airfield and is open to both airport staff and visitors.

Private planes parked at Fairoaks airport Helicopters under current operation at Fairoaks Alan Mann Racing Ltd continues to be a tenant at Fairoaks

Control tower and Hanger No. 1 Interior of No.1 Hangar Remaining pillbox on south-western area of site BUSINESS COMMUNITY Fairoaks Airport Business Community

Fairoaks Airport is currently host to around FAIROAKS 60 businesses. These range from aviation- related enterprises to a wide range of other G A R D E N companies including, but not limited to, a website designer, photography studios, VILLAGE equipment hire, sporting goods and a bike store. Non-aviation-related companies make up the majority, around two-thirds, of the existing community. DAS Autos The businesses on site could form the core The Business of the new community, providing jobs on- site, and have been encouraged to remain as Community part of the new mixed-use Garden Village.

Chobham Aviation Ltd. & Starspeed

Fairoaks Airport Business Community

GHL Office Furniture

Alan Mann Racing

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