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Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Land off Daubeney Gate Shenley Church End Development Brief CONSULTATION DRAFT www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla January 2018 Land off Daubeney Gate, Shenley Church End Development Brief This document has been prepared by Milton Keynes Council’s Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Team. For further information please contact: David Blandamer Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Growth, Economy and Culture Milton Keynes Council Civic Offices 1 Saxon Gate East Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ T +44 (0) 1908 254836 F +44 (0) 1908 252329 E [email protected] 2 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Contents SECTION 1 SECTION 4 INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1.1 Location and Ownership 5 4.1 Development Opportunities 25 1.2 Purpose of the Development Brief 6 1.3 Structure of Brief 8 SECTION 5 SECTION 2 PLANNING & DESIGN PRINCIPLES POLICY CONTEXT 5.1 Introduction 27 2.1 National Planning Policy Framework 11 5.2 Layout 27 2.2 Draft Site Allocations Plan 11 5.3 Key Buildings and Frontages 27 2.3 Draft Plan:MK 11 5.4 Building Heights 27 2.4 Milton Keynes Local Plan 11 5.5 Detailed Design Appearance 29 2.5 Core Strategy 12 5.6 Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency 25 2.6 SPG/SPDs 13 2.7 Council Plan 13 5.7 Access and Movement 29 2.8 Planning Summary 13 5.8 Parking 29 5.9 Public Realm and Landscaping 30 SECTION 3 5.10 General Planning Requirements 30 CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS 3.1 Introduction 15 3.2 Surrounding Area 15 3.3 The Site 18 3.4 Opportunities and Challenges 23 www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 3 Land off Daubeney Gate, Shenley Church End Development Brief SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 4 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 1.1 Location and Ownership Vision Statement: 1.1.1 The site extends to approximately 2.59 ha (6.4 acres) and is located within Shenley Church “To create a high quality residential development that End grid square. The site is strategically marks a key gateway into Shenley Church End and located on the entrance to the grid square from helps contribute to housing need in Milton Keynes.” Portway (H5), which leads directly to Central Milton Keynes approximately 2 miles away to the north east. (see figures 1-3). 1.1.2 The site is in the ownership of Milton Keynes Development Partnership* (MKDP). Portway Daubeney Gate Figure 1: The Site www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 5 Land off Daubeney Gate, Shenley Church End Development Brief 1.2 Purpose of the Development Brief It is a requirement on the MKDP that an adopted Development Brief must be in place before they 1.2.1 The purpose of this document is to provide commence marketing or developing any of their larger planning and design guidance for the sites. This is intended to enable the Council, following development of this site in Milton Keynes. This consultation with all interested parties, to set clear will aid the development process, by allowing expectations for the nature of any future development developers to submit informed proposals that on the site; but also to assist the MKDP in marketing the respond to Council (MKC), landowner and other site and to give potential bidders/development partners local stakeholder expectations for the site, and a degree of confidence about the parameters within respect the requirements of MKC planning which they should develop their proposals. policy. 1.2.2 The Brief has been prepared to help deliver the Council Plan and the Core Strategy. 1.2.3 The consultation process associated with the preparation of this development brief is intended to give all interested parties full opportunities to set out their aspirations for the site and to identify constraints that need to be accommodated. 1.2.4 Once approved by Milton Keynes Council Cabinet, the guidance contained within the Brief will be a material consideration in helping determine planning applications for the site. *MKDP is a limited liability partnership set up by Milton Keynes Council to facilitate Milton Keynes’s continued growth and economic success by promoting the development of land assets transferred to the council from the Homes and Communities Agency, in line with the Council’s Corporate Plan and Economic Development Strategy. MKDP take a commercial and entrepreneurial approach to sell and develop these assets with third party developers and investors, whilst ensuring full community and stakeholder engagement in the preparation of development briefs for the sites. 6 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Redhouse Park Blakelands Oakridge Park Great Linford Tongwell A5 A508 Bolbeck Old Wolverton New Bradwell Park Stantonbury Pennyland Willen Pineham Stonebridge Willen Bradville Park Neath Hill Old Stony Blue Bridge Stratford Downhead WOLVERTON Wolverton Linford Wood Park Brooklands Mill Bancroft Downs Barn Newlands Greenleys Stacey Bushes Heelands Hodge Conniburrow Fullers Broughton Slade Lea Bradwell Bradwell Abbey Broughton Kiln Farm Bradwell Woolstone Gate Common Middleton Wymbush Rooksley Oakgrove Two Mile Ash Kingston Magna Park Loughton Fishermead Monkston Monkston Lodge Park Great Holm Brinklow Eaglestone Oldbrook Woughton on-the-green Loughton Kents Hill Crownhill Winterhill Leadenhall Walton Hall Wavendon Shenley Gate Church End Knowlhill Woughton Park Walnut Independent Hall Grange Farm Tree School Site Walton Shenley Church The Bowl Old Farm End Simpson Hazeley Shenley Bleak Beanhill Park Medbourne Lodge Hall Oakhill Ashland Walton Park Browns Shenley Wood Woods Redmoor Woodhill Tilbrook Denbigh Shenley Granby North Mount Farm Brook End Furzton Denbigh Hall Caldecotte Oxley Park Fenny Fenny Lock Emerson Valley West Denbigh Westcroft Stratford Bletchley East Kingsmead Tattenhoe BLETCHLEY Far Bletchley Tattenhoe Water Park Eaton A421 Newton Leys Figure 2: Site Location www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 7 Land off Daubeney Gate, Shenley Church End Development Brief Daubeney Gate Portway (H5) Vache Lane Figure 3: Site Boundary 1.3 Structure of Brief understanding of this will have an important bearing on the key design principles and The Brief is divided into five sections: parameters. Section 1 outlines the purpose of the brief, its Section 4 outlines what the Brief is seeking to location and ownership. deliver in terms of land uses Section 2 describes the planning policy context Section 5 represents the Key Design and of the site. Development Principles, that should inform any Section 3 provides a site analysis of the site development proposals. The accompanying itself and the surrounding area. A thorough Parameters Plan spatially illustrates the design principles. 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Figure 3: Site Boundary www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 9 Land off Daubeney Gate, Shenley Church End Development Brief SECTION 2: POLICY CONTEXT 10 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 2.1 National Planning Policy Framework i. Proposals should incorporate a buffer to the adjacent Scheduled Ancient Monument. 2.1.1 The National Planning Policy Framework ii. Access should be taken from Vache Lane and development should contribute towards (NPPF) was published in 2012. At the heart appropriate off-site traffic calming measures. of the NPPF is a presumption in favour of iii. Proposals should incorporate measures to sustainable development. improve biodiversity with the western edge of the site left as green space to facilitate this. 2.1.2 The following sections of the NPPF are of iv. Dwellings should be orientated to avoid particular relevance to the development of this overlooking existing development on Duncan site: Grove. • Promoting healthy communities 2.2.3 Proposed Modifications to the SiteAllocations • Requiring good design Plan will be published early in 2018. One of the modifications will be to include the western part 2.1.3 As of 6 April 2015, National Planning Policy of the site within the allocation. has been strengthened to make it clear that the Government’s expectation is that Sustainable 2.3 Proposed Submission Plan:MK Drainage Systems (SuDS) will be provided in new developments. To this effect it is expected 2.3.1 The Proposed Submission Plan:MK consultation that, where planning applications are for major document was published in October 2017. It is development, the Local Planning Authority anticipated that an examination will take place in must ensure that SuDS are put in place, unless summer 2018. demonstrated to be inappropriate. 2.3.2 Plan:MK includes policies on place-making 2.1.4 Milton Keynes Council will therefore determine (SD1), sustainable construction (SC1), flood risk (FR2), biodiversity (NE2, NE3), heritage planning applications in accordance with assets (HE2), open space (L4), design (D1-D4), national standards and local policy, whilst taking housing (HN1-HN6), transport (CT1-CT4, CT5- into account technical advice provided by the CT6), parking (CT10), digital communications Lead Local Flood Authority. (CT9), promoting healthy communities (EH7) and infrastructure (INF1). 2.2 Draft Site Allocations Plan 2.4 Milton Keynes Local Plan 2.2.1 The Site Allocations Plan has been prepared to support the delivery of the housing targets for 2.4.1 The Milton Keynes Local Plan was adopted Milton Keynes, which have been set by the Core in December 2005. The following Local Plan Strategy. It was submitted for examination in policies have been ‘saved’ by the Secretary of April 2017. State. They remain in force until superseded by 2.2.2 The eastern part of the site is allocated for policies in other development plan documents, housing in the draft Plan (see figure 4). Policy e.g. Plan:MK, Site Allocations Plan. SAP9 includes the following key principles: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 11 Land off Daubeney Gate, Shenley Church End Development Brief 2.4.2 The site is allocated in the Local Plan as a site 2.4.4 Policy D4 of the Local Plan sets out the for an independent school (policy C4).