Waltham Chase the Proposed Site

Land adjacent Sandy Lane

WALTHAM CHASE

Existing Linden Homes developments Welcome Welcome to Linden Homes Southern’s (‘Linden’) public exhibition about its proposals for a range of high-quality homes for land adjacent to Sandy Lane in Waltham Chase. Today’s exhibition has been arranged to provide you with an opportunity to review and provide feedback on the draft proposals for this site, before any planning application is made to Winchester City Council. We hope that you will find today’s event helpful.

Before you leave today, please take the time to complete one of the comment forms available, as your feedback is greatly valued.

Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to attend today’s event. Linden looks forward to receiving your comments. THE PROPOSED SITE Thank you for visiting.

AT THE EXHIBITION TODAY 1 | WELCOME 4 | SCHEME LAYOUT AND DESIGN 6 | LANDSCAPE AND DRAINAGE 2 | SITE BACKGROUND 5 | SCHEME ARCHITECTURE 7 | NEXT STEPS 3 | A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS Site background; and its opportunities and constraints Winchester City Council’s (WCC) is draft Local Plan Part 2 – the document that will guide the shape of future development in the district up to 2031 – outlines a minimum of 2,500 new homes are to be provided in Winchester District’s Market Town and ‘Larger Villages’. SW3 SW1 Waltham Chase has been identified in Winchester’s Local Plan Part 1 (Policy MTRA2) to need 250 new homes to meet the village’s future housing requirements. SW The site at Sandy Lane is included as ‘WC3’ in the draft Local Plan Part 2. (see box right). The Local Plan outlines that the site could deliver about 60 new homes to help meet the future housing needs of the village. WC2

WCC, along with Shedfield Parish Council, considered the sites that have come forward during the Local Plan process by taking account of their constraints and opportunities; such as landscape, transport and WC4

accessibility, as well as the resident response to the sites during community consultation. WC3 WC4 Linden is now preparing plans for the site having considered the above and the contents of the draft allocation policy. As part of the preparation of these plans over the last few months, Linden has carried out a range of technical studies and will be discussing its initial proposals with officers at WCC, Hampshire County Council , your elected representatives and the site’s immediate neighbours.

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Draft Local Plan Part 2 – housing allocation sites for Waltham Chase

Draft Policy WC3 – Sandy Lane Housing Allocation • Development of about 60 dwellings • Access from Curdridge Lane • A footpath/cycleway along the edge of the site into the village centre • Substantial landscaping to create new settlement edge and protect the amenity of existing properties • On-site informal open space and a local equipped area for play • Contribute to the expansion of St John the Baptist Primary School, and other infrastructure as necessary

As part of the Local Plan Part 2 consultation, a Residents Survey was conducted by Shedfield Parish Council during July 2013. The survey found: • A preference for smaller development sites on the edge of the village’s settlement boundary • A desire to maintain the gap in the north- east of the settlement towards Swanmore The development of the proposed site supports the local community’s preference The constraints and opportunities for land off Sandy Lane of how future development in Waltham Chase should take place.

• 63 new open market and affordable homes • Pedestrian links to the local centre via Curdridge Lane

• The scheme includes a mix of homes, ranging from one • A generous level of allocated resident and visitor parking bedroom apartments through to five bedroom houses. provision which meets council policy This includes: • An ample amount of public open space (approx. 6000 sq. • 2 one bedroom homes metres) throughout the site including informal open space, • 13 two bedroom homes a community orchard and play areas within a linear area, • 29 three bedroom homes which acts as a visual buffer on the fringe of the village • 14 four bedroom homes • 5 five bedroom homes • The retention of the existing boundary treatments, where possible, and significant additional boundary planting • Of the 63 new homes 25 (40%) would be designated including new hedgerows and tree planting as ‘affordable’, meaning any permission would include provisions to retain them at an affordable price for • A scheme which respects the structure, density and character future eligible households of Waltham Chase • Access would be via improvements to an existing access Support to Waltham Chase’s requirement to deliver 250 new point, which already serves housing off Sandy Lane homes over the Local Plan period up until 2031.

AT THE EXHIBITION TODAY 1 | WELCOME 4 | SCHEME LAYOUT AND DESIGN 6 | LANDSCAPE AND DRAINAGE 2 | SITE BACKGROUND 5 | SCHEME ARCHITECTURE 7 | NEXT STEPS 3 | A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS Scheme elevations Relationship with Sandy Lane and Bull Lane The site lies on the western edge of the village. The We are proposing traditionally designed housing proposed access will be from Sandy Lane, where an in order to respect the character of Waltham Chase. existing entrance and track already serves farm buildings This will be achieved through the use of materials and the adjoining residential properties. and design features used throughout the village, The current access will be widened to improve safety such as slate roofs, facing brick work, plain tile and visibility and will be attractively landscaped to hanging and cottage style windows and doors. provide a rural feel to the entrance. Houses leading into the site will be back to allow ample space for hedging Housing will be two storeys in height, apart from a small and trees. two and a half storey apartment building proposed to face The access continues to the south of the site with some Curdridge Lane which would relate to the larger buildings houses accessed by shared surfaces and private drives. on this road. The scheme will be of low density at 20 Pedestrian footpaths will lead to a large area of open dwellings per hectare to respect the density and residential space for new and current residents to enjoy. character of the village. The houses will be arranged so they have views out onto the proposed open space, to provide passive surveillance to the area, and a high quality build to face the countryside. Relationship with Clubhouse Lane The housing along this edge has been laid out perpendicular to the properties on Clubhouse Lane and has been carefully set away from the boundary to preserve existing planting, and to allow additional areas of landscaping. Site elevations Relationship with Curdridge Lane By utilising the existing access on Sandy Lane we are able to maintain the character of Curdridge Lane. We will be able to retain the substantail existing hedgerow where possible and enhance it with new tree planting. The proposed housing along this edge will have active frontages onto the road but will be set back behind the hedgerow to maintain a green frontage to Curdridge Lane. A pedestrian link onto Curdridge Lane will allow pedestrian trips to the local centre, and will help to connect the proposed open space for the whole of the village to enjoy. Site elevations

Site elevations

It is our goal to develop an attractive place to live, with well-planned housing for the site’s future residents and for the existing local community, as well as ensuring the development is well integrated into the rural character of Waltham Chase. Key to achieving this is the inclusion of high-quality landscaping and open space. Landscape analysis and survey work has carefully considered the implications of residential development on the site and confirmed that it can be developed without significant adverse visual impact on its surroundings. There are limited publicly accessible views of the site as it is well enclosed by existing development, boundary hedges and trees and the gently undulating landform. As this site lies on the western edge of the village it will not affect the undeveloped gap to the north-east of the village towards Swanmore; one of the aspirations identified in the Residents Survey by the Parish Council.

The landscaping proposals for the site include: • Provision of informal, public open • Softening of prominent new brick space; with an area of wildflower grass walls with climbers, where necessary • Retention and enhancement of existing • A natural play area within the public boundary trees and hedges to provide open space with a range of facilities enclosure and screening to views from such as a slide, swings, and climbing the south and west structures using materials such as tree trunks and logs • New trees in the site to frame vistas and filter views • Retention of existing quality native planting along the eastern boundary, • Enhanced planting to the west of the which will be reinforced with new native site to maintain the settlement edge tree and shrub hedgerow to create a so that the scheme integrates into green corridor for wildlife the open landscape on the edge of • Improvement of the streetscene along Waltham Chase Curdridge Lane by planting native trees • A new area for community orchard on • Closing gaps in boundary hedges along the public open space to replace the both Sandy Lane and Bull Lane with neglected orchard removed as part of infill planting the development • Provision of an attractive footpath • Retention of the existing landmark Oak route for walkers though public tree in the site open space Drainage strategy

We have held pre-application discussions with local utility companies, including Southern Water, to ensure there is existing local capacity for the discharge of foul and surface water. They have confirmed that there is sufficient capacity in their sewer in Clayhill Close for foul drainage, and in Brooklyn Close for surface water drainage; provided 35m of existing sewer is upgraded. The site is not identified to be within a flood risk area. In terms of surface water drainage / flood risk from the development, surface water run-off will be managed so that it does not discharge from the developed site at any greater rate than the existing rate of run-off. Storm water storage, in the form of a cellular tank and oversized pipes, with a hydrobrake limiting the rate of discharge, would ensure this.

Linden Homes is the country’s sixth largest house builder. We are the house building division of Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction companies. Linden Homes Southern is based in Totton on the edge of Southampton and is one of 11 regional offices that operate right across England, from Cornwall to Northumberland. With a reputation for bespoke and creative developments in prime locations, Linden Homes prides itself on its high quality of design. We were named Best Large Housebuilder at the What House? Awards 2012 and Housebuilder of the Year at the Ideal Home Show Blue Ribbon Awards 2014. Engaging with local communities is key to the work that we do. We understand that if we are to deliver houses that not only meet the aspirations of those who seek to live in them, but also enhance the existing neighbourhood, then we need to talk to and engage with local people. By seeking out local knowledge, and listening to local opinion, we are able to build a fuller picture and identify the wider Previously completed Linden Homes development benefits that development can bring to the existing community. June - July 2015 Linden Homes is proud to be part of the Considerate Constructor’s Scheme, and works hard with local communities throughout the construction process of its developments. Review of consultation feedback Pre-application liaison with stakeholders, WCC officers and Thank you for taking the time to attend our HCC officers public exhibition today. Completion and submission of final plans to WCC We do hope that you found the event helpful and we would be grateful if you could take the time to complete one of the July - September 2015 comment forms available. Ongoing local engagement Following the exhibition, Linden will review the feedback received, taking into account comments where possible. There Statutory public consultation period will be a further opportunity for you to provide comments to Ongoing discussions with WCC officers and all other the Council during the statutory consultation period that will statutory consultees be held following the formal submission of the plans. October 2015

Expected decision to be reached on planning application

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