Exhibition Boards Provide Information 2015 on the Scheme and Proposals
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1 WELCOME TO OUR EXHIBITION What is this all about? Project Timeline The Canal & River Trust are ready to submit plans to provide new employment space, residential Jan 2011 - Feb Tenant, stakeholder development, a new marina and tourism & leisure 2012 and Parish Council consultation on facilities on land they own at the Sharpness Docks prospective change of Estate. strategy for the estate This exhibition shows how our plans for the site have developed since our last consultation event back in Mar 2012 - Ongoing consultation Sept 2013 with SDC, tenants, March 2015. Councillors, PCs and stakeholders, as the We also demonstrate how the scheme has been evidence to support the designed to conserve the sensitive location and make strategy is assembled the most of the beautiful setting of the estate. Aug 2013 First public consultation on the emerging Meet the team strategy The Canal & River Trust has appointed a team Dec 2013 Sharpness Dock specialising in sensitive waterside re-development designated as Site who will be putting the outline planning application Allocations Policy SA5 together over the coming months: in the emerging Stroud Local Plan Masterplanning and Urban Design Landscape Nov 2014 Second public consultation Transport Technical and Environmental Dec 2014 - Jan Team draws up initial 2015 proposals Heritage March 2015 Third public consultation Please leave your comments! March - June Team update proposals The following exhibition boards provide information 2015 on the scheme and proposals. Please let us know your thoughts by filling out a comments card. If you have 2016 Environmental Impact any questions please ask a member of our team! Assessment February 2017 Final public WE ARE consultation HERE Spring 2017 Team to submit outline planning application SHARPNESS DOCKS ESTATE 2 THE SITE RIVER SEVERN Island Site New Housing Site New Employment Sites Oldminster Road Bridge Road NEWTOWN SHARPNESS DOCKS ESTATE 3 UNDERSTANDING THE SITE ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS The site presents a number of challenges, these include sensitive ecological areas such as the Ramsar site on the estuary and important wildlife areas, which need to be conserved: SHARPNESS DOCKS ESTATE 4 THE VISION Taking this on board, we want to re-imagine what the Sharpness Docks Estate could be, and balance the aspirations for the estate as a place to live, work and visit whilst conserving its sensitive setting and distinct character: An exemplar ecological and biodiverse development CONSERVE LIVE WORK VISIT A natural location with A beautiful setting, a 45 A vibrant working Dock A place for outdoor a strong landscape minute drive to Bristol and with a thriving shipyard recreation to promote character and high Gloucester, a 10 minute and freight terminal, health and well-being, which biodiversity value with bus service to Berkeley and expanded employment appreciates the estate’s important wildlife habitats 25 minute ride to Cam and opportunities and jobs in unique history and breath- and a distinct maritime Dursley. tourism. taking views. heritage. • Protection of wildlife • Landscape led development • Safeguarding of existing • Enhanced trails and corridors. with new open space for all employment space pathways to open up to enjoy. around the Dock. access to the Island Site. • Creation of new and enhancement of existing • A range of new housing • Creation of new • Creating a destination, habitats. types including family employment space. with new visitor houses and canal-side accommodation, children’s- • Providing development • Separation of access apartments. activities and facilities, which respects the built points to reduce any tucked into the special local heritage of Sharpness, • Homes with views over the distribution from landscape. including listed estuary, canal and marina. proposed residential uses. buildings, the Old Dock • Key viewpoints to • Safe, well-connected and • Opportunity for new jobs Conservation Area and appreciate views to the walk-able streets. in tourism. other non-designated estuary. heritage assets. • Provision of new moorings. SHARPNESS DOCKS ESTATE 5 THE LOCAL PLAN vision and Sharpness Docks Estate Strategy: a Summary of the Sustainable Development Strategy and its Justification strategy Our proposals have 3 7 evolved in line with Site Allocations Policy - SA5, 3.7 The Masterplan which has been included 3.1 Introduction 2 3.7.1 The masterplan for the Estate consists in the Stroud District essentially of five interlinked elements Local Plan. 3 Concept Masterplan 3.2 The Geographic Focus of the Estate Strategy supported by an infrastructure of enhanced The policy sets landscape, dedicated access and improvements to the canal and marina. 3 out a number of 3 Concept Masterplan 3.3 The Vision for Sharpness Docks Estate 4 recommendations: 7 • North-south 3 Concept Masterplan segregation of the 3.4 The Estate Strategy’s Objectives estate (docks and vision and Sharpness Docks Estate Strategy: a Summary of the Sustainable Development Strategyindustry and its in Justification the south, 3 Concept Masterplan 3.5 The Estate Strategy strategy housing and tourism in 3 the north).7 3 Concept Masterplan • Segregated access for 3.6 The Design Vision and Strategy 3.7 The Masterplan 5 3.1 Introduction the2 docks-industry and 3.7.1 The masterplan for the Estate consists essentially of five interlinked elements housing-tourism. 3 Concept Masterplan 3 Concept Masterplan 3.7 The Masterplan 3.2 The Geographic Focus of the Estate Strategy supported by an infrastructure of enhanced landscape, dedicated access and 1 • Tourism and leisure on 3 improvements to the canal and marina. the Island site. Key to Plan 33.1: Concept Masterplan 3 Concept Masterplan 3.3 The Vision for Sharpness Docks Estate 4 3.8 The Development Proposals Stroud Local Plan 2005 – defined Sharpness-Newtown 1 • New housing, linked to Settlement Boundary 7 3 Concept Masterplan existing housing, in the 2 3.4residential The Estate Strategy’s Objectives 33.9 Concept Affordable Masterplan Housing, Job Creation and north east of the site. Community Benefits 3 sites for two new marina basins with moorings, 6 facilities and residential 3 Concept Masterplan 6 4 3.5leisure The andEstate tourism Strategy • Shared community facilities to link the new 5 working dock and associated land 3 Concept Masterplan 3.6 The Design Vision and Strategy housing to Sharpness- 6 expansion sites for dock and related development 5 Newtown. community facilities: walled garden,allotments, 7 orchard 3 Concept Masterplan 3.7 The Masterplan 1 3 Concept Masterplan Key to Plan 3.1: 3.8 The Development Proposals Stroud Local Plan 2005 – defined Sharpness-Newtown 1 Settlement Boundary N 2 residential 33.9 Concept Affordable Masterplan Housing, Job Creation and Community Benefits 3 sites for two new marina basins with moorings, 6 facilities and residential 0 100 200 6 400 800 m 4 leisure and tourism Plan 3.1 The Components of the Estate Strategy working dock and associated land 5 © Crown copyright 2012. All rights reserved. License number 100042131 expansion sites for dock and related development 28 6 community facilities: walled garden,allotments, 7 orchard N SHARPNESS 0 100 200 400 800 m Plan 3.1 The Components of the Estate Strategy DOCKS ESTATE © Crown copyright 2012. All rights reserved. License number 100042131 28 6 CONSULTATION RESULTS FROM THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION Main Messages Back in March 2015 we held an • A positive response to the proposals addressing ecological and landscape exhibition to show our evolving constraints on the site. proposals for the development • 68% of questionnaire respondents thought our proposals achieved or fully at the Sharpness Docks Estate. achieved the aspiration to create a development which promoted biodiversity Here’s what you told us, and how and enhanced the ecology of the Sharpness Dock Estate. we have responded: • 61% of questionnaire respondents thought our proposals achieved or fully achieved the aspiration to create a development which enhances the natural landscape of the Sharpness Dock Estate. 1. Concern about increased traffic • A transport assessment has been carried out based on the quantum generated by new development of development proposed, and this has shown that the extra trip along Oldminster Road. generation can be accommodated by the local road junctions. • We have been unable to provide a secondary access through the Docks as this may impact Dock activity, but the output figures from the traffic model show that Oldminster Road can take the extra See boards on: capacity. ACCESS & MOVEMENT 2. Concern that slow moving traffic • The new access road into the site has been drawn up in more detail for more information along Oldminster Road would cause and the entrance has been reconfigured and positioned further people to go through Brookend, and south along Oldminster Road to discourage vehicles from using Purton (via Coach Road) instead - Coach Road. causing congestion in these areas. 3. Concern about noise and dust • Air and noise assessments are being carried out as part of the blowing onto the new houses. Environmental Impact Assessment. The scope of this work has been Ask a member of the team agreed with the Council’s Environmental Health Officer. for more information SHARPNESS DOCKS ESTATE 7 ECOLOGY The proposals are informed and led by detailed landscape analysis and incorporate best practice principals in ecological development to integrate and enhance biodiversity within the new development: 1. Existing Trees 2. Badgers and Bats • Existing Boundary: Existing mature tree border • Badgers: All badger setts retained with no around residential and island site to be retained development within 30 metres of the setts. emphasising the historical site boundaries. • Bats: Existing bat habitats to be retained. • Significant Trees: All existing mature and veteran trees to be retained maintaining landscape character. SHARPNESS DOCKS ESTATE 8 ECOLOGY 3. Newts 4. Landscape Corridors • Newt Ponds: All but one of the existing newt ponds • New Green links: New landscape corridors will strengthen the to be retained. Retained newt ponds to sit within existing landscape structure, connecting habitats to increase enhanced ecological corridors.