Proposed Local Needs Dwellings, Icklesham Land Trust Site Opportunities & Constraints 2
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INTRODUCTION 1 On behalf of Icklesham Community Land Trust, Sussex Community INTRODUCTION THE PROJECT HISTORY In March 2015 housing needs survey was conducted, with the help Housing Hub, Hastoe Housing Association and the design team, we of Action in Rural Sussex, to gauge the opinions of the residents welcome you to our public consultation for the development of the Icklesham Community Land Trust are looking at the potential proposal In December 2014 Icklesham Parish Council invited the Exception of Icklesham Parish. The data indicated a clear need for affordable land off Main Road to the western boundary of Icklesham. for a development to the west of Icklesham accessed off Main Site Project team to discuss the concept of the exception site process housing in the parish and a number of 15 homes was suggested. Road, the proposal shown today is for a 15 home affordable housing and benefits that could be achieved for the local community of In summary the survey concluded that a total of 75% respondents Community engagement is important to us. We genuinely want to scheme. Icklesham, Winchelsea, Winchelsea Beach and Rye Harbour. expressed a strong support for the provision of local needs affordable hear your views and ideas. We are keen to discuss how the local housing. There was also support expressed for a community needs housing could be delivered, what benefits they could bring, The 15 affordable homes will be a mix of 1 bed flats and 2/3 bed At this time councillors voiced their concerns over the future led approach to delivering local needs housing as stated by 75 what issues and concerns you may have, what might be missing, and houses. They will be owned and managed by Hastoe and will be for sustainability of the villages. Key issues raised were the growing respondents who expressed support for a Community Land Trust. what can be improved. affordable rent and shared ownership in perpetuity. The land will be number of younger families leaving the villages, due to rising house owned by Icklesham Community Land Trust and leased to Hastoe. prices and lack of affordable housing options. In September 2016 an appraisal was undertaken, with the help of The project team want to give you the opportunity to comment on the Rother District Council, to identify possible sites for the development initial plan, so that we can further refine and develop the proposals in The Trust is seeking to ensure that the running costs of the units are There were also fears raised of the visible increase of holiday lets of 15 affordable homes as a Rural Exception Site. Rural Exception advance of applying for planning permission. as low as can be achieved, because there is a limit to how affordable across the Parish, meaning that many properties sit empty for long Sites allow land just outside a village boundary to be acquired at the rents can get. periods throughout the year, inflating local house prices further. The below normal value for affordable housing. A number of locations Feedback forms are available for you to leave comments, which we Parish Council fully supported the exception site concept from the were considered, the currently proposed site was the one identified as will review in full. Members of the project team are also on-hand to This event is an opportunity for us to explain the proposed layout, the outset, as a proactive and invaluable measure to take control of these the most suitable within Icklesham Parish. answer questions and explain the proposals. constraints on the site and also display the draft proposal. growing issues by addressing local housing need. Consequently a Community Land Trust was established, Icklesham Parish CLT is a non-profit Community Benefit Society set up to provide and protect community assets such as local needs affordable housing for long term community benefit. The Queens Head AIMS OF THE PROJECT • To provide ongoing affordable housing for the local community Icklesham C of E Primary School • To enable young families and others with strong local connections to stay in the parish Icklesham Village Hall • To secure the future sustainability of the village AIMS OF THE CONSULTATION Site • To inform the local community The Robin Hood Inn • To display initial proposals • To seek comments about the proposals Icklesham Village Agricultural Buildings Broad Street Wood Broad Street A259 Site Site Lay-by West of Icklesham Village Map of Icklesham Parish ICKLESHAM COMMUNITY PROPOSED LOCAL NEEDS DWELLINGS, ICKLESHAM LAND TRUST SITE OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS 2 SITE APPRAISAL QUESTIONS Questions and comments made by Rother District Council when assessing the suitability of the proposed site in September 2016. • Is the site adjacent to or located within an existing settlement? Yes – the site adjoins the existing development boundary in the village of Icklesham • Does the site have reasonable access to local facilities? Yes – located within the village of Icklesham and is on a main road • Could development of a site take place without being intrusive from local and wider perspectives? In principle yes. The site is situated at the western fringe of the settlement boundary and is not overlooked by other properties and is self-contained in this respect However landscaping would need to be a consideration to minimise impact Birds eye view of the Site • Could site development take place without adversely affecting neighbouring amenities? In principle yes • Is there viable vehicular access to the site? Access is currently by a track behind the site, off of Broad Street, currently used by the existing owner for Agricultural purposes – otherwise direct access could be achieved from Main Road • Have site owners been identified and approached? Land owner is known and owns land adjoining this site. The land owner has agreed in principle to support an exception site. • Other comments? The site presents no obvious constraints, would be accessible from the main road and relates well to the village of Icklesham, with good pedestrian access to the View of the Site from A259 / Broad Street junction centre. • Development score (scale of 1-5, with 1 being least favoured/lowest probability of being developed 4 - This site was most favoured in planning terms and by the project team KEY SITE BOUNDARY SITE ACCESS ORIENTATION The site area is approximately 0.632 Ha on the The site could be easily accessed from Main Road, The site has good solar access, with little western edge of the village of Icklesham. which it abuts. Main Road provides direct access to overshadowing by trees, this will enable a design that View of Site from A259 / Dunelm House most of the surrounding dwellings. maximises solar gain and reduces heating costs . VIEWS There are long views to the north west across the GRADIENT BUILDING FRONTAGE surrounding agricultural land. Icklesham Village sits on a ridge with the Brede Level Most of the surrounding properties face on to Main to the North and Pett Level to the south east. The Site Road, with a proximity that decreases towards the is located on the ridge with a gradient falling away to village centre. EXISTING BUILDINGS the north. The surrounding buildings are made up of a mixture of one and two storey dwellings with amenity space. To EXISTING TREES the north of the site there is a collection of agricultural PRIVACY ISSUES There are a number of existing trees that surround the and residential buildings that are accessed from Broad The site has few overlooking issues as it only has one site that provide screening to the site. There are no View of Site from south east corner Street. neighbouring boundary to a residential property, this established trees on the site. Landscaping proposals could be dealt with using a planting buffer. should consider the surrounding habitat. ROADS The site abuts Main Road to the south, which enables NOISE SOURCE EXISTING HEDGE access to local services and towns. There are a Main Road provides a noise source given its nature as Existing hedge along the road frontage is an number of residential access roads off of Main Road. a trunk road, but the hedge to the site frontage helps opportunity for screening but it would need to be Broad Street is a narrow lane running north from dissipate some of this noise. altered to enable access. Main Road, and provides access to the surrounding agricultural land. BUS STOP There are bus stops within close proximity to the site. View of Site from south west corner ICKLESHAM COMMUNITY PROPOSED LOCAL NEEDS DWELLINGS, ICKLESHAM LAND TRUST Mill House 51.7m SITE PLAN 3 Silver Birches ACCOMMODATION SCHEDULE 2 X 1 BED FLATS 10 X 2 BED HOUSES 3 X 3 BED HOUSES 15 NO. DWELLINGS TOTAL SITE AREA: 0.632HA BROAD STREET DENSITY: 24 DW/HA Hillington Affordable Rent (12 dwellings) Cottage Fairlight Lodge 2 No. 1 bed / 2 person flats @ 51 & 57 sqm 8 No. 2 bed / 4 personThe housesBrows @ 80sqm 2 No. 3 bed / 5 person houses @ 94sqm Hall Myne Dunelm House Shared Ownership (3 dwellings) Orchard cbf 2no. 2 bed / 4 person houses @ 80sqm 1no. 3 bed / 5 person house @ 94sqm Spot s g b cbf g cbf s b cbf Car parking: 2 No. spaces per house cbf 1 No. space per 1 bed flat cbf 15 g clf Fieldings cbf 3B g clf 14 4 No. visitors spaces b 2B b s s clf 13 2B Cycle parking: 2 No. spaces per dwellings (in garden shed) LB cbf clf cbf 12 2B pp pp 8 18.9m cbf clf 11 pp g clf 2B s 8 10 s • The current hedge that buffers the road will be retained and used to cbf 2B pp b s 6 9 s b s pp g g b cbf 6 2B b cbf assimilate the development into its setting.