6.2 Bursledon, Hamble-Le-Rice and Hound

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6.2 Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound

This has a spacious, well-treed character Bursledon Parish interspersed with narrow country lanes and retains a semi-rural character that Context and key issues is highly valued by its residents. It is excluded from the urban area of the 6.2.1 Bursledon is one of the older settlements settlement and included within the Old in the Borough. In the 1970s and 80s Bursledon Conservation Area, which is one it accommodated quite considerable of the largest in the Borough. development. The parish straddles the M27 motorway, extending to the southern 6.2.4 The parish includes the Bursledon boundaries of Hedge End to the north, Windmill. This is of historical importance and adjoining Hound parish to the west and designated as a conservation area and south. To the east the settlement 6.2.5 The principal sources of employment in fronts the River Hamble, which is tidal at Bursledon are the marine-related activities this point. There is a relatively narrow gap on the River Hamble and the substantial between the western edge of Bursledon out-of-centre Tesco supermarket at the and the city of Southampton to the west. Windhover roundabout. In terms of shops 6.2.2 Bursledon had its origins in ship-building and services, there is a local centre at and repair activities focused on the Lowford and another small parade of river. The River Hamble remains of great shops at Pilands Wood. signiﬁcance to Bursledon for its ongoing 6.2.6 Road access to the parish from the marine-related economic activity – boat motorway is via a link from junction 8 repair, chandlery and moorings – as to the Windhover roundabout. The A27 well as its heritage, landscape, nature West End Road and the A3024 Bursledon conservation and recreational value. There Road and Hamble Lane to the south also are tensions between recreational and converge at this roundabout, where there economic activities and maintaining the are problems of congestion at peak times. landscape and biodiversity interest of the To the south, the A3025 Portsmouth river. Road also links to Hamble Lane. Hamble 6.2.3 The northern part of the parish includes Lane is the main access to the Hamble part of the Manor Farm Country Park, peninsula and sufers serious congestion. which includes some playing ﬁelds and The northern portion leading to the provision for children and young people. Windhover Roundabout is within an air To the south of the motorway lies the quality management area because of more suburban part of the parish. The transport-related air pollution. southernmost portion of the parish 6.2.7 There is a railway station at Old includes the oldest area at Old Bursledon. Bursledon, ofering links to Southampton

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and Portsmouth. A regular bus service Development proposals and operates between Fareham and special policies Southampton along the A27, and other Southampton services operate via A3025 6.2.12 The following policies apply in the parish Portsmouth Road. Public transport of Bursledon: connections to other parts of Eastleigh Borough, including Eastleigh Town BU1 Land north of Providence Hill Centre, have historically been difcult to BU2 Heath House Farm maintain. BU3 Land lying south east of Windmill 6.2.8 There is little in terms of a visitor Lane economy, but there is some local visitor accommodation in the form of bed and BU4 Land at Tansﬁeld Stud, Tanhouse breakfast accommodation. There is a Lane, Hedge End general need for a hotel in the Hamble peninsula especially for river and marine BU5 Land at Heath Green, Heath House visitors. Lane, Hedge End

6.2.9 The population of the parish in 2011 was BU6 Land adjacent to Woodleigh, 6,188, and there were 2,652 dwellings Windmill Lane, Bursledon (2011 Census). In 2015 the population was BU7 Riverside Boatyard, Blundell Lane, 6,21468. There is an increasing proportion Bursledon (Special Policy Area) of older people, and an increasing need for specialised accommodation for elderly BU8 Open space at Long Lane, people and for afordable housing. Bursledon

6.2.10 The Lowford Centre was completed in BU9 Residential extensions and 2015, collocating a GP surgery, a parish replacement dwellings, Old run library, parish Council ofces and Bursledon Special Policy Area community facilities run by the Bursledon and District Community Association, 6.2.13 In addition policy DM24, page 115 lists as well as increased parking to support developments with planning permission or the local centre. Education facilities are resolution to permit in the parish. adequate to meet local needs and the primary schools are understood to be Housing operating at capacity. The settlement has 6.2.14 New allocations for residential village halls and other meeting places. development are proposed around the 6.2.11 There is evidence of deprivation at the northern boundaries of the settlement Pilands Wood estate at Bursledon, where extending towards the M27 motorway, unemployment levels are higher than in and in the area south of Hedge End. A other parts of the Borough. new link road is proposed extending from Heath House Lane to Dodwell Lane, south of Hedge End, to ease the movement of trafc from the new development areas at Boorley Green and east of Hedge End to junction 8 of the M27.

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Land north of Providence Hill Nature Conservation adjoins and suitable safeguards will be required.

6.2.16 Adjoining sites have planning permission for residential development. To the north, land to the rear of Orchard Lodge has planning permission for up to 29 houses with associated parking, open space and improvements to the existing vehicular access of Windmill Lane (reference: C/14/74932). To the north-west, planning permission was granted in December 2016 for 3 dwellings (ref: F/16/79496). Land at Providence Hill and Oakhill has outline permission for up to 62 dwellings ref: R/16/77966.

6.2.17 The topography of the land and the shape of the site are constraints on the nature and amount of development. This is likely to result in a relatively low density of development with detached properties following contour lines. An outline planning application has been received for this site. Policy BU1, Land north of 6.2.15 This triangular shaped site on the north Providence Hill side of Providence Hill (A27) slopes significantly away from the road and An area of 1.1 hectare on the north has mature trees to the site boundaries. side of Providence Hill is allocated There is an existing vehicular access at for residential development of the north-western end of the site, but this approximately 19 dwellings. Planning would not be adequate to service a new permission will be granted provided development of this site. A new vehicular that detailed proposals accord with access would be needed from Providence the development plan and meet Hill, which could be challenging given the following specific development the topography of the land. There are requirements: protected trees on the adjoining land. The i. noise and air quality assessments site adjoins the listed Bursledon Windmill are undertaken to confirm that the and Conservation Area. A watercourse site can be developed satisfactorily runs along the northern boundary. for residential purposes given the Headwaters of the stream are within proximity to the A27; the site and will need to be bufered. Windmill Woods Site of Importance for

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ii. hydrological surveys are undertaken Heath House Farm to identify the extent of the headwater system on site and the hydrological routes that feed the headwater and provide chemical and water quality testing to act as a baseline to monitor impact;

iii. the development incorporates measures to safeguard the adjoining stream and Windmill Woods Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) with 20m undeveloped bufers;

iv. to preserve water quality and flows into the unnamed watercourse to the north of the site details of Sustainable Urban Drainage with three forms of naturalised filtration and maintenance of runof at Greenfield rates will be required at the outline stage.

v. ensure avoidance or mitigation of direct and indirect adverse impacts on habitats or species protected by legislation or identiﬁed as of principal importance within the 6.2.18 The site comprises 3.4ha of land on the NERC Act 2006 S41 lists and that eastern side of Heath House Lane and the there is a net gain in biodiversity. south of Rodaway Pavilion and Football vi. the development provides a high Ground. The site currently accommodates quality landscaped setting which a number of buildings and structures preserves or enhances the character including a children’s residential car home and appearance of the adjoining (Heath House Farm). These are all located Bursledon Windmill Conservation linear to the northern boundary, adjacent Area and safeguards the setting of to the Public Rights of Way and Rodaway the listed windmill; and Pavilion and Football Ground. The undeveloped areas of the site are located vii. a new vehicular and pedestrian to the south of the existing buildings and access is provided from structures. The topography of the site Providence Hill. falls sharply from north to south. This area of the site experiences a sharply fall in gradient until reaching the southern boundary.

6.2.19 The site is suitably enclosed by mature vegetation on all boundaries including

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