What are the constraints? Train station The physical boundaries of Littleport are set by the line of the A10 bypass to the north and west, River Great Ouse C C o and by the railway line and River Great Ouse to the east. However, thereo are also a number of other u u n n t t r r y y constraints and considerations that will influence the town’s future development:s Key views s Key views i id e Existing housing site allocations Flood Risk Key Existing employment site allocations A large proportion of the land surrounding Littleport lies within land at risk of Area of search for potential new flooding, with the principal source of flood risk being a breach from the Bedford Taccessrain station into development area Ouse or Ely Ouse. Whilst rare, the impact of events such as the 1947 floods RiverPotential Great informal Ouse leisure use C C o o u are well documented. This significantly constrains the potential for development u n n t t Environment Agency Flood Zone 3 r r y s Key views s Key views particularly to the north of the town, and any major proposals would require id 1 in 100 or greater chance of e 1 in 100 or greater chance of happening each year a flood risk assessment to be carried out. Any expansion sites identified should Existing housing site allocations also consider at an early stage the runoff water that will be generated and the Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 1Existing in 1000 employment chance of happening site allocations opportunities for utilising sustainable drainage systems (SUDS). 1 in 1000 chance of happening Areaeach yearof search for potential new access into development area Public Open Space Potential informal leisure use Existing Cemetery Environment Agency Flood Zone 3 County Wildlife Site 1 in 100 or greater chance of A10 Phappeningroposed Community each year OrchardA10 NationalEnvironment Inventory Agency of FloodWoodland Zone 2 and1 in T1000rees chance of happening each year Traditional Orchards Public Open Space Green ‘fingers’ connecting Mildenhall R Wisbech R townExisting to Cemetercountrysidey oad oad Camel Rd GreenCounty connectors Wildlife Site between ‘fingers’ Proposed Community Orchard 400m (5 min walk) and National Inventory of Woodland 800m (10 min walk) radius and Trees A10 Conservation area boundary Traditional Orchards Listed buildings Green ‘fingers’ connecting River Great Ouse Great River Newtown Ptorimary countryside Ouse SchoolGreat River (3rd) option PGreenreferred connectors site for newbetween Secondary ‘fingers’ School oad Area400m of (5 existing min walk) employment and oodfen R 800m (10 min walk) radius W Conservation area boundary Walking/cycling areas Listed buildings Existing Primary School New Primary School (3rd) option Grange Lane New cemetery site Preferred site for adnal P new Secondary School Community centre AreaCommunity of existing centr employmente Medical centre Littleport Wastewater Tr eatment WLittleportalking/cycling Wastewater areas Tr eatment Littleport Works Safeguarding Area (400m) Existing Primary School Cleanaway Depot Waste Management ConsultationNew cemetery Area site(250m) Masterplan This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission Ely Ro Library A10 of Ordnance Survey on behalf CommunityLibraryof the Controller centr of Here Majesty’s Stationery Office. 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Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright ad Main roads into and through and may lead to prosecution orMedicalMain civil proceedings. roads centre into East and Cambridgeshire through District Council Licence LA100023279.Littleport 0 500 Littleport Wastewater Tr eatment Existing secondary roads WExistingorks Safeguarding secondary roads Area (400m) 18 Possible improvements to CleanawayPossible improvements Depot Waste Management to permeability of existing network Consultationpermeability Area of existing (250m) network Potential new road network PLibraryotential walking and cycling routes SitesMain forroads potential into and new through housing developmentLittleport Existing housingsecondary site roads locations CyclePossible spine improvements route to permeability of existing network Frontages with potential for improvementPotential new road network ExistingPotential key walking frontages and cycling routes MajorSites for street potential new housing development Street planting improvements Existing housing site locations Secondary street Cycle spine route Green enhancements to route Frontages with potential for Pedestrian route improvementPedestrian route Possible proposed green link ExistingPossible keyproposed frontages green link Public spaces; opportunities for MajorPublic spaces;street opportunities for improved layout, surface materials andStreet pedestrian planting improvementspriority areas ExistingSecondary landmark street building OpportunityGreen enhancements for landmark to route feature ExistingPedestrian car route parking Possible carproposed and bicycle green parking link Public spaces; opportunities for Contour Heights improved layout, surface materials 20mand pedestrian priority areas 15mExisting landmark building 10mOpportunity for landmark feature 5mExisting car parking 0mPossible car and bicycle parking -5m Contour-5m Heights Sewage Works 20mSewage Works 15m Cleanaway Depot 10m Existing5m green spaces with potential for enhancement 0m Existing employment sites -5m Potential new employment sites Sewage Works (short term) Potential new employment sites Cleanaway Depot (long term) Potential site for retail and office Existing green spaces with business potential for enhancement Leisure Centre Existing employment sites New cemetery/allotments Potential new employment sites Area(short for term) potential tourism Potential new employment sites (long term) Potential site for retail and office business Leisure Centre New cemetery/allotments Area for potential tourism Train station Train station River Great Ouse C o u n River Great Ouse t C r y o su Key views n id t e r y s Key views id e Existing housing site allocations Existing housing site allocations Existing employment site allocations Existing employment site allocations Area of search for potential new Areaaccess of into search development for potential area new access into development area Potential informal leisure use Potential informal leisure use Environment Agency Flood Zone 3 Environment1 in 100 or greater Agency chance Flood ofZone 3 1happening in 100 or each greater year chanceTrain station of happening each year Environment AgencyRiver Flood Great Zone Ous 2 e C o Environment1 in 1000 chance Agencyu of happening Flood Zone 2 n t r y 1each in 1000 year chances of Khappeningey views id each year e TPrainublic station Open Space Existing housing site allocations Public Open Space RiverExisting Great Cemeter Ousey C o Existing employment site allocations u n Existing Cemetery t r y County Wildlife Site s Key views id Area of search for potential new e County Wildlife Site Proposed Communityaccess Orchar intod development area Existing housing site allocations Proposed Community Orchard National Inventory ofP otentialWoodland informal leisure use Existing employment site allocations and Trees National Inventory ofEnvironment Woodland Agency Flood Zone 3 Areaand Tofrees search for potential new Traditional Orchards1 in 100 or greater chance of access into development area Traditional Orchardshappening each year Green ‘fingers’ connecting Potential informal leisure use Greentown to ‘fingers’ countryside connectingEnvironment Agency Flood Zone 2 Environmenttown to countryside Agency 1Flood in 1000 Zone chance 3 of happening Green connectors 1 in 100 or greater chanceeach year of Greenbetween connectors ‘fingers’ happening each year between ‘fingers’ Public Open Space 400m (5 min walk) and Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 400m800m (5(10 min min walk) walk) and Existingradius Cemetery 1 in 1000 chance of happening 800m (10 min walk) radius eachConservation year area boundarCountyy Wildlife Site Conservation area boundary PListedublic Openbuildings Space Proposed Community Orchard Listed buildings ExistingNew P rimaryCemeter Schooly National (3rd) optio Inventoryn of Woodland New Primary Schooland (3rd) Trees option CountyPreferred W siteildlife fo Siter Pnewreferred Secondary site fo rSchoolTraditional Orchards Proposed Community Orchard new Secondary School Area of existing employmentGreen ‘fingers’ connecting National Inventory of Woodland Area of existing employmenttown to countryside and Trees Green connectors TWraditionalalking/cycling Orchards areasbetween ‘fingers’ Walking/cycling areas GreenExisting ‘ fingers’Primary connecting School400m (5 min walk) and townExisting to Pcountrysiderimary School New cemetery site 800m (10 min walk) radius GreenNew cemetery connectors site Conservation area boundary between ‘fingers’ Listed buildings 400mCommunity (5 min centrwalk)e and Community centre 800mMedical (10 centre min walk) radiusNew Primary School (3rd) option Medical centre ConservationLittleport Wastewater area boundarP referredTr eatmenty site for new Secondary School ListedWLittleportorks buildings Safeguarding Wastewater Area Tr eatment (400m) Works Safeguarding Area (400mof existing) employment NewCleanaway Primary Depot School Waste (3rd) Management option CleanawayConsultation Depot Area (250mWaste )Management Train station PTConsultationreferredrain station site Area for (250m) newRiver Secondary Great Ous Schoole Walking/cycling areas C River Great Ouse C o Library o u u n n t Area of existing employmentExisting Primary School r t y r Library ys Key views