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Middlewick Ranges – Consultation Report Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH Consultation Report Defence Infrastructure Organisation Middlewick Ranges Colchester CO2 8QH December 2020 Prepared by GL Hearn 65 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NQ T +44 (0)20 7851 4900 glhearn.com Public Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH Contents Section Page 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 SUMMER 2019 CONSULTATION 5 3 AUTUMN / WINTER 2020 ENGAGEMENT 15 4 APPENDICES 17 List of Tables TABLE 1: ABOUT YOU 6 TABLE 2: Q2: WHAT TYPE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE INCLUDED IN THE PLANS? 7 TABLE 3: Q3: PLEASE LET US KNOW ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROPOSALS 8 Appendices APPENDIX A: 2020 NEWSLETTER 17 GL Hearn Page 2 of 17 Middlewick Ranges – Consultation Report Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH Quality Standards Control The signatories below verify that this document has been prepared in accordance with our quality control requirements. These procedures do not affect the content and views expressed by the originator. This document must only be treated as a draft unless it is has been signed by the originators and approved by a Business or Associate Director. DATE ORIGINATORS APPROVED December 2020 Francis Gaskin Matthew Evans Account Manager Strategic Communications Director Limitations This document has been prepared for the stated objective and should not be used for any other purpose without the prior written authority of GL Hearn; we accept no responsibility or liability for the consequences of this document being used for a purpose other than for which it was commissioned. GL Hearn Page 3 of 17 Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has identified Middlewick Ranges (‘the site’) for disposal, when work at Fingringhoe Ranges has been completed and is operational to ensure continuing military capability. This presents an opportunity for the site to contribute towards Colchester’s housing needs and the site has been identified in the emerging Colchester Local Plan as being suitable for the development of up to 1,000 new homes. 1.2 The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), part of the MOD, is overseeing the promotion of the site for inclusion in the emerging Local Plan and has instructed a technical consultant team to help develop an evidence base to support an allocation. 1.3 The DIO has undertaken public consultation on the proposal to redevelop the site for new housing and initial concept plans and held meetings with key stakeholders at Colchester Borough Council. This report sets out the consultation undertaken in the summer of 2019 and the feedback received, as well as an overview of the further technical work that has been undertaken to support the allocation taking account of concerns that have been raised. It also provides an update on further activity being undertaken in the autumn and winter of 2020. 1.4 The site is being promoted for an allocation as a development site within the emerging Colchester Local Plan and no planning application has yet been prepared. Although consultation is not necessarily required to support a Local Plan allocation, DIO has sought to provide local residents and groups with the opportunity to provide feedback on the redevelopment of the site to inform the technical work and evidence base being prepared. 1.5 If an allocation is secured it is likely that the owner of the site (either the MOD or a developer who has acquired the site) will then bring forward a planning application. At this point, further public consultation will be required and additional technical work needed to support the proposals which would be submitted to Colchester Borough Council. 1.6 As a planning application is not yet being prepared, it is not possible to provide definitive responses to all the areas of feedback set out in this report as the details of any future scheme are not finalised. This document does however set out a record of the feedback received on the project to date and establishes the topics of particular importance to local residents and the wider community. GL Hearn Page 4 of 17 Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH 2 SUMMER 2019 CONSULTATION 2.1 The project team undertook a round of public consultation in the summer of 2019. The activity described in this chapter was led by Camargue, who were appointed by the DIO at that time as communication consultants. Pre-consultation publicity 2.2 The consultation and associated public engagement events were widely publicised to the local community from late June 2019: • Invitation flyers were sent to over 5,300 neighbouring homes and businesses, elected representatives, local amenity providers and interested parties • Additional invitation letters were sent to 340 homes directly neighbouring the site to ensure they knew of the consultation • Adverts were published in the Colchester Gazette on 26 June and 3 July 2019 • A press release was issued to the local media and published by Colchester Gazette Public Consultation events 2.3 Two consultation events were held by the DIO as part of an inclusive programme of engagement to inform, explain and involve stakeholders and members of the community including local residents and businesses: • Wednesday 10 July 2019 (2pm to 8pm), RCCG Stillwater Centre, Grange Way • Saturday 13 July 2019 (10am to 3pm), Orchard Baptist Church, 23 Blackheath 2.4 These venues were chosen due to their accessibility and because they were known by the local community, providing straightforward access to members of the public. 2.5 The opening hours covered weekend and evening times to increase the opportunities for people to attend and provide the largest potential audience of people living and working nearby. 2.6 Representatives from the DIO and its project team including specialist consultants staffed the exhibition at all times to answer queries and explain the proposals to the public. The initial concept plan was on display at the events together with supporting information on key topics including transport and ecology. GL Hearn Page 5 of 17 Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH 2.7 For those unable to attend the exhibition, a copy of materials available at the event and an online feedback form could be downloaded from the project website: https://middlewickconsultation.co.uk/. Event attendance 2.8 Both events were well-attended, demonstrating a strong level of engagement from the local community and the efficacy of the DIO’s consultation publicity. • Approximately 250 visitors attended the event on Wednesday 10 July 2019 • Approximately 290 visitors attended the event on Saturday 13 July 2019 2.9 As well as local residents, a number of local business, community groups, key stakeholders and elected representatives attended the events to find out more about the proposals. Consultation feedback analysis 2.10 A total of 231 written statements of feedback were received during the consultation window, which ran from 10 July to 5 August 2019. 2.11 This included a combination of paper feedback forms submitted at the events, afterwards by post, online and ‘unstructured’ feedback by email: • 175 paper feedback forms • 37 online feedback forms • 19 emails containing statements of feedback 2.12 Respondents were asked to provide their name and contact details, including identifying themselves as either a resident, local business, local group or elected representative (GDPR protection applied). The clear majority of respondents identified themselves as local residents. Table 1: About you Resident Local group Local business Elected representative No response 158 2 3 2 37 2.13 Respondents were asked to check a box if they would like to be kept updated on the proposals for Middlewick Ranges. 184 indicated that they would like to receive future updates, confirming the strong GL Hearn Page 6 of 17 Consultation Report, December 2020 Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Middlewick Ranges, Colchester CO2 8QH levels of interest in the developing plans. Contact details for those indicating they would like to be kept updated will be held in accordance with relevant data protection and privacy laws. 2.14 The DIO will be able to use this register of information to ensure interested parties are kept informed on the emerging proposals and future public consultation. Community facilities 2.15 Respondents had an opportunity to indicate what community facilities they would like to see included within the plans. Many respondents also used this space to provide general comments, which have been included in the analysis of question three below. 2.16 A significant number (73) of the feedback forms directly referenced a desire to see the site turned into a ‘country park’ with no further development. 2.17 An overview of the general types of amenity requested is provided and then broken down into further detail below: Table 2: Q2: What type of community facilities would you like to see included in the plans? Type of community facility Number of times Themes of feedback referenced Green space and parkland 121 • 73 referenced a country park (with limited or no development) • 31 referenced green space and parkland (accompanying development) • 7 referenced spaces to walk dogs • 7 referenced the preservation or provision of trees • 1 referenced specific
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