Proposals for the redevelopment of Former Erskine Barracks Site, Wilton, Wiltshire
Public Exhibition of Proposals for the Redevelopment of ERSKINE BARRACKS
Open Now - All Welcome 12noon - 4pm ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Welcome
Redrow Homes purchased the former Erskine Barracks in April this year. Along with our partners, OurEnterprise and the Wilton Community Land Trust, we want Wilton to be proud of the new development. To achieve this we want your views. This will help us to dramatically improve on the current planning permission for the site.
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Please come and talk to us about what you would like to see. You will find all three partners and our technical team at the following ‘stations’ throughout the building: • Architecture and Masterplanning • Enterprise Centre and Commercial • Veterans’ Support CONTACT • Planning and Sustainability If you don’t have time to talk to anyone, please complete • Highways and Connectivity the feedback form. Put it in the box by the door • Wilton Community Land Trust or drop in and see the Wilton Community Land Trust Parish Rooms, 27a West St, Wilton. • Our Partnership Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am – 4 pm We look forward to meeting you! or check the website: www.wiltoncommunitylandtrust.org.uk for further information. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment What’s in a Name?
We would like to call the development ‘Wilton Hill’. What do you think?
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Do you want to suggest an alternative? Ideas suggested from last community meeting included: • Wilton Heights • Pembroke Park • Wylye Park • Wilton Green • Wessex Park ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment MOD Ideas
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Help us to improve on the current planning consent. Prior to sale of the site, the Ministry of Defence obtained planning consent for the redevelopment of Erskine Barracks. The planning consent secured the principle for 450 homes and employment uses on 3 hectares adjacent to the railway. The land set aside for employment is for office units in a business park setting. It would also accommodate a small retail unit and community space (500m² in total). The planning consent is in ‘outline’ i.e it establishes the principles of the quantum of development, its general location etc. If this consent is taken forward, then further planning submissions would be made to define the design in greater detail. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Our Ideas
We want Wilton to be proud of this development. That is why we are asking for your involvement at this early stage. We also want the development to reflect its context, in terms of character, scale, and use.
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We would like you to consider our ideas before considering your own: • A masterplan should be comprehensively designed. • Community facilities that provide real benefit and leave a Our masterplan ideas fully integrates, a mix of housing, lasting legacy employment, community facilities and green space, into one • Accommodation for veterans sustainable development • Fully integrated and managed open green spaces • Housing that reflects Wilton and builds on its unique character • Good connections to and from the town • Housing for all age groups, from family homes to • A scheme that will bring vitality and life back to this area of retirement accommodation Wilton • Employment opportunities for local people These are just a few of our ideas, we want to hear yours. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Character Areas
Wilton Hill Salisbury Road
GARDEN SUBURB The area of the site to the south of the railway line and to the north of Salisbury Road is visually well contained and screened from the main road by a substantial tree belt.
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KEY PLAN Indicative Housetype Character
This part of the site borders the Wilton Conservation Area and it is proposed that the housing and retirement village will draw on the local vernacular of Wilton to inform its architectural character. This could include the distinctive palette of local Wilton materials including: • ‘Chequerboard’ flintwork • Buff and red brick Recent Redrow Development at Downton • Local buff coloured stone.
Architectural Character of Wilton
Wilton Hill Garden Suburb To the north of the railway line the land rises steeply and this sets this area of the site visually apart from the Wilton Conservation area. The housing in this part of the site could have its own distinctive character informed by the landscape setting and inspired by the ‘Garden’ towns and villages of the early 20th century. The key characteristics could include: • Low density predominantly family housing. • Larger gardens, strongly landscaped streets and green areas. • A distinctive place with a traditional architectural character inspired by the Arts & Crafts period, utilising a palette of local materials. Indicative Housetype Character ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Traffic Management
We want Wilton to be proud of the new development. We want it to feel part of your community, offering jobs, new housing, open space and services that will benefit your town.
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Please tell us what matters to you about how the new development will connect with Wilton. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Enterprise Hub
We want our new development to provide local jobs and workspace. The Wilton CLT Enterprise Hub would be sited within the wider Enterprise Zone. It would comprise a range of modular, flexible, light industrial/office units with a central business Hub.
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This is a great example of an enterprise centre
This central structure would be architecturally striking making use of modern green technology and design. A flexible Enterprise Hub and surrounding units would provide accommodation and serviced facilities for: • Individuals who need remote facilities on an hour/day
rate Illustrative representation • Start ups of the Enterprise Hub • New micros • Growing businesses • Established businesses and services • Apprentices/mentoring/work experience programme • Smart flexible meeting/entertainment/conference space • Enhanced IT infrastructure for Hi Tech companies
Employment Land Examples of green roofs Around two acres of land to the north of the railway line is to be reserved for employment uses. The type of accommodation could include: workshops, general industrial storage or distribution uses to serve expanding local businesses or new CONTACT businesses relocating to the area. The development will be owned and managed by Wilton We suggest that the employment buildings could be highly Community Land Trust. sustainable in their design approach, with features such as a You can contact us at Parish Rooms, 27a West St, green roof that would help visually blend the roofscape of the Wilton. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am – 4 pm buildings into the landscape. or check the website: www.wiltoncommunitylandtrust.org.uk for further information. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Supporting Our Veterans
We want our development to provide a supportive and stable community in which to settle. OurEnterprise specialises in developing social development projects that provide affordable housing, employment and community infrastructure. We would welcome your views on how the new development can support the veterans’ community in Wilton and wider Wiltshire. KEY PLAN
We are currently consulting with all of the military charities locally and would very much welcome your views. We are particularly interested in providing: • Supported housing for vulnerable veterans • Facilities for the veterans’ charities to operate from • Enterprise space to support businesses that support more vulnerable veterans • Intergenerational – providing some affordable retirement or nursing home provision for veterans
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Would you welcome a specialist veterans’ community in Wilton? Do you think some of the designated affordable housing should be for veterans? Do you think veterans could play a positive role in community building? Do you know people locally who could benefit from this proposal?
CONTACT If you would like to discuss this further do not hesitate to contact Matthew Bell – Founder of OurEnterprise see www.ourenterprise.com or call 020 3283 4181 ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Sustainability
Quality with Responsibility We want our development to provide the right environment to encourage growth of a successful, sustainable community by combining quality homes with sound ecological planning and design. We would welcome your views on these aspects of design and any other ideas you may have.
Transport - how do we enhance the excellent transport links the site already enjoys? • Do you think a car share scheme could work? • How about an electric car hire scheme? • What’s your view on cycle ways?
Renewable Energy • Making the most of the Wilton CLT Enterprise Hub – What sustainable energy features would you like to see incorporated? • Would an energy monitor in your home make a difference to the way you use energy? • Community Food Production • How about growing high quality, fresh vegetables and salad produce for the community using a hydroponic growing system on site?
Ecology • How would you like us to support and enhance the biodiversity of the site? • Native species only planting in landscaped areas? • By installing bat and bird boxes?
Waste • Would you make use of facilities built into your kitchen to help you segregate your household waste? • Would you use compost making facilities? ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Connectivity
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Highway Layout Travel Plans The internal highway layout of the site will be designed in Travel Plans promoting sustainable travel associated with the accordance with latest Wiltshire County Council and Manual site will be provided for both the residential and employment for Streets guidance, to ensure a high quality street scene that uses proposed. promotes connectivity throughout the site, and permeability into the local environmental around the site. Park and Ride Access to, and use of the adjacent Park and Ride (P&R) will Pedestrian and Cycle Routes be promoted from the outset to both future residents and Pedestrian and cycle permeability throughout the site will be employees of the development. The P&R will be a key focus incorporated into the layout from the outset, to ensure car travel within the Travel Plans and is a valuable asset to the proposed does not become the dominant mode of travel, both within the development. site, and also on to the wider highway network. Bus Services Car Parking The site benefits from an existing school bus service on The Car parking will be proposed in line with Wiltshire Car Parking Avenue, as well as a high frequency bus corridor on the A36, and Policy Guidance which will promote sustainable levels of car measures and initiatives to promote and encourage the use of ownership, whilst ensuring that car parking can be contained these services will be provided in the forthcoming Travel Plans. within the site, to avoid any unwanted overspill on to local roads situated off The Avenue. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Our Partnership
Redrow Homes welcome the opportunity to work with OurEnterprise and Wilton Community Land Trust. To help us work together we are in the process of establishing a new partnership organisation.
The role of the partnership will be: • To co-ordinate the work of the three partners to achieve an award winning, sustainable development of the former Erskine Barracks site. • To deliver lasting community benefits from the development of the Erskine Barracks site (social, environmental and economic) through the Wilton Community Land Trust.
The responsibilities of each partner are:
Redrow Homes Ltd: • Ensure the overall commercial sustainability of the development. • The successful delivery of the planned housing development and associated services.
OurEnterprise: • The successful delivery of the veterans’ supported housing and care home. • The successful delivery of the commercial uses.
Wilton Community Land Trust: • The successful development of the ‘Enterprise Hub’. • The successful delivery of the community engagement process throughout. • The delivery of enterprising opportunities across the site (e.g. green space management, managing community food growing area).
We held our first meeting last month and look forward to a long and successful partnership. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Next Steps
All three partners are focussed on submitting our new planning application in September/October of this year. To achieve this we have a great deal of hard work to do. We are keen to keep you involved every step of the way including:
• Getting your initial views from this community engagement • Holding a recall meeting in September before any planning event. application is submitted. This will report on progress and show you how the plans are shaping up. • Producing a bulletin to be distributed widely by the end of July throughout Wilton capturing the comments and ideas from • Continuing regular community meetings as our work today. progresses. • Working with Wilton CLT over the summer on issues of importance to the planning application and the long-term success of the development.
Please let us know on your feedback form how you might want to stay involved.
Thank you for coming along! ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Site Tours
Site Tours leave from here: 12.30, 13.30 & 14.30
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If you would like to join a short, 20 minute, escorted tour of a small section of the site you are very welcome to join us here at the times above. Please sign in with the tour leader before departing. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Wilton Community Land Trust
The Wilton Community Land Trust was set up in 2012 to empower our local community to create long-lasting social, economic and environmental improvements.
As well as our involvement with the Erskine Barracks development, we have also successfully run a variety of projects: • The Great Green Challenge • Pilot river project • Ready for Life workshops • First ever South Wiltshire Green Doors 2013
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It is our belief that this development can benefit all of us, so as part of our plan, we are organising a series of working groups and workshops over the summer to explore wider issues of importance for Wilton that will also benefit the plans for Erskine Barracks . Areas to be covered will be finalised after today’s event and are likely to include: • Architecture and masterplanning • Interconnectivity and links • Transport CONTACT • Energy and waste Please contact Wilton CLT at Parish Rooms, 27a West St, Wilton. Tuesdays and • Enterprise hub Thursdays 10 am – 4 pm • Ecology and green spaces or check the website: www.wiltoncommunitylandtrust.org.uk for further information. ERSKINE BARRACKS Proposals for Redevelopment Comments We need your comments....