INTRODUCTION 1

On behalf of Icklesham Community Land Trust, 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, , and . 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 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

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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 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

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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 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. cbf b cbf 7 8 pp cbf g cbf 7 3B pp 12 cbf pp 11 • Development is accessed from a single point off of Main Road with the 12 g appropriate visibility splays. GP 11 15 15 14 14 cbf 7 pp 3B 5 13 • A turning head is provided to allow for refuse and fire vehicles. 13 cbf clf 5 rcp g 6 pp 2B • All parking for the development is located on site and to ESCC b Turning clf 4 10 cbf Area s 10 standards. g 9 5 pp 4 9 v 2B b clf 3 s 17.9m v • Units are buffered from Main Road by a green shared amenity space TP v 4 pp 3 sign s 2B and hard landscaping. v b clf Amenity Space g s 3 • 15 homes are spread across 3 terraces. 2B pp cbf b clf g

cbf 1 TP • All properties back on to agricultural land. 1BF b 2 g cbf pp s g 5.5m 1 clf • All properties have a private amenity space. b cbf 2 s MAIN ROAD 1BF cbf

cbf BLE cbf CA AD RHE OVE • All units are designed to meet the AECB Building Standard that will

TP enable low running costs.

• Plots 1 - 2 and 8 -15 provide a street frontage to Main Road, entirely in keeping with the development of the village.

• Plots 8 – 15 are located approximately 30m away from Main Road, well behind the current street frontage.

• Plots 1 - 7 back onto the western edge of the site and create a perpendicular street that addresses the end of the ribbon development along Main Road.

• The flats provide a stop end to the street and address the entrance to the development.

• The site layout minimizes any privacy impact on the adjoining property.

• Provision for future installation for car charging points. 51.8m Lay-by ICKLESHAM COMMUNITY PROPOSED LOCAL NEEDS DWELLINGS, ICKLESHAM LAND TRUST THE DESIGN 4CDM 2015 Health & Safety Information Local Natural Timber Grey PC Aluminium Slate Feature 2 Recessed Grey colour This information relates only to 'Significant Hazards' identified on this drawing Brown Weatherboarding Canopy with Roof soldier courses Timber Panel uPVC windows and is to be read in conjunction with the Designer's Risk Assessment Register. Brick Natural Timber in contrasting Local brown Natural Timber Recessed GreyWeatherboarding PC Aluminum Canopy Grey/ colour uPVC Slate Roof Featurebrick 2 soldier brick Weatherboarding Timber Panel with Natural Timber windows courses in WeatherboardingLouvers / Louvers contrasting brick

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South elevationPLOT of plots 08 8 - 15 PLOT 09 PLOT 10 PLOT 11 PLOT 12 PLOT 13 PLOT 14 PLOT 15

Front South Elevation Plots 8-11 Front South Elevation Plots 12-15 Typical Section

Local Feature 2 Slate Grey colour Recessed Grey PC Aluminium Natural Timber Brown soldier courses Roof uPVC windows Timber Panel Canopy with Weatherboarding Brick in contrasting Natural Timber brick Weatherboarding / Louvers

PLOT 15 PLOT 14 PLOT 13 PLOT 12 PLOT 11 PLOT 10 PLOT 09 PLOT 08

Rear North Elevation Plots 12-15 Rear North Elevation Plots 8-11 C 30.05.18 Fenestration and plans altered JR AK B 20.04.18 Fenestration and plans altered JR AK A 09.03.18 Fenestration altered JR AK

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Job Title Land off Main Road, Icklesham

Drawing Title Plots 8-11 & Plots 12-15 Elevations

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PLOT 11 PLOT 08 PLOT 15 PLOT 12 1:100 @ A1 / 1:200 @ A3 3D visualization of proposed development Example of a front elevation metres 2 4 6 8 10 London: Drawn Sussex: Checked Date Bristol: East Elevation Plot 11 West Elevation Plot 8 East Elevation Plot 15 West Elevation Plots 12 JR AK 22.02.18 ICKLESHAM Job No Drawing No Rev © COMMUNITY 6496 16 C PROPOSED LOCAL NEEDS DWELLINGS, ICKLESHAM LAND TRUST Status PRELIMINARY

© ECE Architecture Limited. No dimensions to be scaled from drawing except for the purposes of Planning Applications. The contractor should check all dimensions on site. It is the contractors responsibility to ensure compliance with Building Regulations. CAD Plot date: 30/05/2018 - 17:26:40 6496-mast house flats plans ele.dwg COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND NEXT STEPS 5 COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT NEXT STEPS

ICKLESHAM PARISH From today’s public consultation event and the comments received, Creating new the design team will further develop the proposals, with a Planning COMMUNITY LAND Application expected to be made to Rother District Council later in 2018. direct and indirect TRUST (CLT) jobs through • Owned by the Community construction and • Run by the Community locally generated • For the benefit of that income. 1 geographical Community • Not for personal profit PUBLIC CONSULTATION JULY 2018

An opportunity for the community to comment on the proposals and influence the design of the site.

15 Homes INVESTMENT INTO AREA Up to 15 new Local Needs Homes contributing towards housing need. 2 PROPOSALS REFINED SUMMER 2018

The proposals will be developed by the design team, incorporating feedback from the public consultation.

ENVIRONMENT ENABLING FAMILIES / YOUNG PEOPLE WITH STRONG LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO STAY IN THE PARISH AND INVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITY 3 PRE-APP CONSULTATION LATE SUMMER 2018

Once the design has been finalized it will be submitted as a full planning application later in 2018.

THANK YOU Icklesham Parish Community Land Trust are interested to hear the views of local people so that we can further develop the scheme. Providing a high level of Please complete a comment sheet, or email feedback to: energy efficient housing and [email protected] amenity space

ICKLESHAM COMMUNITY PROPOSED LOCAL NEEDS DWELLINGS, ICKLESHAM LAND TRUST ICKLESHAM PARISH CLT - THE STORY SO FAR

• March 2015: Icklesham Parish Council (IPC) undertake a Housing Needs survey

- Strong support for local needs affordable housing (75% of respondents)

- Affordable Housing need: 25 households, 12 single, 8 couples & 5 families with children

- list of suggested sites provided by respondents to the survey

• September 2015 - 2016: Site appraisal process undertaken

- 12 sites shortlisted and appraised with IPC, RDC Planning and Action in rural Sussex (AirS)

- Other sites discounted for the following reasons – poor access, too small, detached from the village boundary, prone to flooding or in SSSI (protected area)

- Site appraisal report (tabled) identifies the A259 site as best for a local needs scheme. The site in Icklesham preferred by RDC planners, IPC & IPCLT as;

Adjacent to the development boundary, Near village facilities, No insurmountable development issues, Good access

• March 2016: Sussex CLT Project (AirS) presentation to Annual Parish Meeting

• June 2016: IPC resolved to support the establishment of a Community Land Trust (CLT)

• July 2016: Public meeting to consult on formation of CLT for Icklesham parish (Village Hall*) - well attended with good support for a local CLT

• 29th September 2016: IPCLT Steering group formed & approve site selection

• January 2017: IPCLT became a Community benefit Society - appoint Hastoe Housing Association as development partner

• March 2017: 2nd public meeting to consult on the choice of site and invite membership*

• April 2017 – July 2018: IPCLT successfully apply for pre-development funds totalling £80,000, - appoint architect and other professional services to undertake site feasibility work in advance of preparing a planning application

• 16th July 2018: Public consultation event on the IPCLT local needs affordable housing scheme

ICKLESHAM COMMUNITY PROPOSED LOCAL NEEDS DWELLINGS, ICKLESHAM LAND TRUST