Green Belt Assessment Part Two Draft Report Appendix 5: Completed Assessment Pro Forma Volume 7 – Section 4 Areas: Site Nominations 4.294 to 4.352
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Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council Green Belt Assessment Part Two Draft Report Appendix 5: Completed Assessment Pro Forma Volume 7 – Section 4 Areas: Site Nominations 4.294 to 4.352 October 2016 Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.294 Cliveden Stud, Taplow 53.76 Part One General Area No. 73 Boundary Assessment It is not possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements. The proposed site is effectively split into two halves by Huntswood Lane. The northern half is contained on all sides by roads - Cliveden Road to the west, Taplow Common Road to the north/north east, Parliament Lane to the east/south east and Huntswood Lane to the south. However, the southern half of the proposed site lacks the clear definition of the northern half because its long eastern boundary is soft and denoted by a minor track/footpath and the tree line of Hunts Wood. There appears to be no durable defensible boundary along this western edge of the proposed site. Additionally, the proposed site does not abut an existing non-Green Belt settlement and its release would effectively punch a hole in the Green Belt. It is not considered that the proposed boundaries of the identified land would represent an appropriate new Green Belt boundary. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Not Applicable Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.295 Depot, Dropmore Road, Burnham 1.02 Part One General Area No. 71 Boundary Assessment It is not possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements. The site is entirely within the Green Belt. It is bounded to the north by Chalk Pit Lane, to the east by Dropmore Road, to the south by a private dwelling and to the west by a hedgeline and open fields. The boundaries to the west and south are therefore not considered permanent and defensible natural features and as a result it is not possible to identify a NPPF compliant boundary around the site. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Not Applicable Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.296 Land North of Poyle Farm, Burnham 0.69 Part One General Area No. 71 Boundary Assessment It is not possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements. The site is entirely within the Green Belt. It is bounded to the west by Poyle Lane, to the north by Brickfield Lane, to the south by the dwelling and residential curtilage of Poyle Farm and to the east by extensive open field. It is not possible to identify an NPPF compliant boundary as the eastern and southern boundaries are neither permanent nor defensible. The site would not represent an appropriate new boundary for the Green Belt. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Not Applicable Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.297 Ashcroft Towers, Burnham 2.70 Part One General Area No. 73 Boundary Assessment It is possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements, with a slight adjustment. The proposed site occupies the majority of an area of land which directly abuts the non-Green Belt settlement of Burnham and is well-defined on the ground by the encircling roads of Wymers Wood Road, Brickfield Lane and Poyle Lane. By expanding the boundaries to include the currently excluded dwellings of Abbey Cottage and Limewood Gate (in the north-west and south-east of the site respectively) the boundaries would be rationalised and align fully with the encircling roads. It would then be possible to identify permanent and defensible boundaries for the site. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Purpose 1a: PASS Purpose 1b: The land abuts the non-Green Belt settlement of Burnham to the south. Much of the boundary of Burnham is formed by the back gardens of dwellings so it is considered that the settlement’s boundary as a whole lacks permanence. Score: 3+/5 Purpose 2: The land is on the north side of Burnham and therefore faces away from the nearest major settlement of Slough. The land parcel is not proximate to any other nearby settlements and consequently makes no discernible contribution to settlement separation. Score: 0/5 Purpose 3: It is considered that the land parcel does not derive its rural character from a strong sense of openness and connectivity with the surrounding countryside as it appears to be subject to heavy perimeter screening from trees and hedgerows. Additionally, aerial photography suggests relatively dense tree cover on the site itself. However this screening also prevents the land deriving any strong influence from the more urban character of Burnham to the south and the fact that it consists largely of undeveloped woodland means that its character is considered to be strongly unspoilt and rural. Score: 4/5 Purpose 4: The option does not abut the historic core of Burnham. Score: 0/5 Green Belt Purpose Conclusion: The area of land scores strongly against one or more Green Belt purpose(s). Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.298 Land South of Poyle Farm, Burnham 0.75 Part One General Area No. 71 Boundary Assessment It is not possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements. The site abuts the non-Green Belt settlement of Burnham to the south/south east. The site is bounded to the west/ south west by Poyle Lane, to the north/north west by the dwelling and residential curtilage of Poyle Farm and to the north/north east by extensive open field. It is not possible to identify an NPPF compliant boundary for the site as the north/north eastern and north/north western boundaries are neither permanent nor defensible. The site’s boundary with open fields appears particularly arbitrary and is not defined by any visual feature on the ground. The site would not represent an appropriate new boundary for the Green Belt. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Not Applicable Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.299 Land off Wymers Wood Lane, 3.33 Burnham Part One General Area No. 73 Boundary Assessment It is possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements. It is possible to identify a boundary for the option if the area is expanded to meet the surrounding roads. The option would acquire durable and defensible boundaries by using the whole area contained by Wymers Wood Road to the north and east and Taplow Common Road to the south and west as a perimeter. This would rationalise the boundaries of the option sufficiently to bring forward to the next stage of testing. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Purpose 1a: PASS Purpose 1b: The land has a long interface with non-Green Belt Burnham along its eastern side. Score: 5/5 Purpose 2: The land faces away from Slough to the south and does not provide an immediate gap between major settlements. However, it is considered that the land makes an important contribution the wider openness between Burnham/Slough and Maidenhead. Additionally, the land provides a gap between the collection of dwellings at Rose Hill to the north which could have their rural character impacted by development of the option. Score: 3/5 Purpose 3: The land is under considerable influence from Burnham as it faces Burnham across Wymers Wood Road. Additionally, there are 13 existing dwellings which limit the rural character of the land. However, the western side of the option is under a stronger rural influence and contributes to an overall character which is more rural than urban. Score:3/5 Purpose 4: The land does not abut a historic settlement core. Score: 0/5 Green Belt Purpose Conclusion: The area of land scores strongly against one or more Green Belt purpose(s). Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.300 Grove Road, Burnham 4.54 Part One General Area No. 80b Boundary Assessment It is not possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements. The site is entirely within the Green Belt. There are no natural durable features around the site except for a small stretch of Grove Road in the site’s south west corner. The remaining boundary consists of property boundaries, internal access roads and treelines/hedging. It is considered that no permanent defensible boundary to the site can be identified as a result of these soft permeable boundary features. Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Green Belt Purpose Assessment Not Applicable Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Not Applicable Classification: OFFICIAL Classification: OFFICIAL Chiltern and South Bucks Green Belt Assessment Part Two Reference No. Area Name Hectares 4.301 Land surrounding Pelham Burn, 1.67 Burnham Part One General Area No. 80b Boundary Assessment It is not possible to identify a boundary that is permanent and defensible in accordance with NPPF requirements.