01 Land North of Branton Lane, Great Ouseburn INTRODUCTION THE SITE INTRODUCTION Gladman Developments Ltd have successfully invested in communities throughout the UK for over 20 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. A process of public consultation is being undertaken by Gladman Developments Ltd in order to present the emerging development proposals for land north of Branton Lane, Great Ouseburn to the local community. We are proposing a new residential development of up to 50 homes, together with new public green space. The purpose of this consultation process is to outline the details of the draft scheme and seek comments from the local community which will be considered before the outline planning application is lodged with Harrogate Borough Council. SITE DESCRIPTION The site is located on the north western edge of Great Ouseburn, to the immediate north of Branton Lane and the immediate south of Seggans Road and comprises 3.56 hectares of agricultural/pastoral land. The site boundaries are defined by Branton Lane, Seggans Road, a continuation of Carr Side Road and a notional boundary across open farmland and a hedgerow to an adjoining site to the north. Existing residential areas lie to the north west, south and south east of the site, within the WHY IS THE SITE SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT? settlements of Great Ouseburn and Branton Green running in a largely linear direction along Branton Lane. The land to the north and north east of the site is largely agricultural, except for The proposed development of the site would form a logical extension to the village of Great the Great Ouseburn Village Hall, which comprises a small building footprint. Ouseburn, which has good public transport and road links to the nearby towns and facilities in Boroughbridge, Ripon and Knaresborough. The site provides an opportunity to create a soft, PLANNING CONTEXT north western edge to the village, reflecting the surrounding rural, agricultural land. Harrogate Borough Council has an adopted Core Strategy which sets out the spatial planning guidance for the Borough to 2021 and beyond. The Council commenced work on its Sites and Policies Development Plan Document following the adoption of the Core Strategy. However, THE APPLICATION work on this document has been abandoned and the Council will now progress with the production of a new comprehensive Local Plan. The emerging Local Plan will allocate a range APPLICATION TYPE AND SUBMISSION DATE of sites for future development and will also include a review a number of the strategic policies contained within the Core Strategy. Gladman Developments Ltd intends to submit an outline application for up to 50 homes to Harrogate Borough Council in Autumn 2014. This would establish the principle of development The Core Strategy sets out the housing target for the District over the Plan period. Great with the access to be agreed, and all other details will form part of subsequent applications if Ouseburn is identified as a settlement capable of accommodating additional housing planning approval is given. development. The settlement features a range of services and facilities including a primary school, Village Hall and Post Office. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THE NEED FOR NEW HOUSING • Up to 50 new homes, including affordable properties Every Council is required by the Government to boost significantly the supply of housing and to • Proposed access off Branton Lane make planning decisions in light of a ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’. • Provision of extensive, high quality Public Open Space, including the creation of a village Harrogate Borough Council currently does not have an adequate level of land to meet their 5 year green housing requirement. There is therefore an urgent need to identify additional sites for housing in • Improved connectivity between the proposed open space and the surroundings the Borough which are suitable, available and deliverable in the short to medium term. • New landscaping to enhance the site and boundaries • Integration of a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS). 02 Land North of Branton Lane, Great Ouseburn HISTORIC CONTEXT Great Ouseburn takes its name from the River Ouse, the source of which lies to the east of the HISTORIC MAPS village. Development of Great Ouseburn and the adjacent Branton Green has consistently followed a linear form, with buildings fronting or being situated within the immediate Many of the characteristics and opportunities of the site’s village setting can be attributed vicinity of the Branton Lane/Main Street axis. The most prominent of the buildings within the to the historic development of Great Ouseburn. It is important to understand the area’s settlement is the St Mary the Virgin church which is situated within the centre of the village and historic development context in order to inform and support a responsive design rationale dates back to the thirteenth century. and approach. This not only ensures that the site is appropriately defined through any future development, but also ensures that any future development complements the wider village’s The historical maps opposite illustrate the expansion and growth of Great Ouseburn between historic development and growth pattern as a whole. 1892 and the present day. 1800s Late 1900s Early 20th Century Late 1900s to early 2000s 1800s - The settlement of Great Ouseburn was well established by the late 1800s, featuring development along Main Street. Smaller pockets of development occurred outside the main core, along Moor Lane - the historic Boroughbridge-Hammerton Roman road, which lies to the west of the settlement. Early 20th Century - Between 1892 and 1910, the settlement expanded very little. The exception to this were developments in the vicinity of Back Lane, to the east of St Mary’s Church and to the west of Carr Side Road. Mid 20th Century - Further, small-scale outward development occurred in the early twentieth century. Expansion to the north west of the settlement at Branton Lane, lengthened the linear form of development along the settlement’s main axis. There was also small scale development along the Boroughbridge- Hamerton Road. Late 1900s - The developed area within the vicinity of Great Ouseburn expanded significantly during the mid/ late 20th century. Backfill development at Springfield Rise expanded the settlement away from the linear route of Main Street. Further developments at Branton Lane cul-de-sac and The Bungalows led to north westward expansion of the settlement. In the outlying areas of Branton Green, Upper Dunsforth and Carr Field Lane, further growth occurred. Late 1900s to early 2000s - Between the 1970s and the early twenty first century, the settlement expanded Mid 20th Century in the form of backfill developments at Branton Court and Townend Court. A row of houses on Church Field Lane also expanded the settlement to the rear of St Mary’s Church. These developments increased the footprint of the town away from the traditional linear axis. 03 Land North of Branton Lane, Great Ouseburn EXISTING LOCAL CHARACTER SITE AND LANDSCAPE The site comprises of two fields one of which includes the eastern area of a large irregular agricultural field that is currently used for pasture and a small regular field located to the north west. The site’s vegetation is associated with its field boundaries and ranges in quality. The Tree Survey has established that the lime tree avenue located to Panorama taken from the north of the application site the south of the site is covered by a Tree Preservation Order. In total 36 trees, 5 tree groups and 2 hedgerows were identified and surveyed in accordance with British Standard 5837 Trees in Relation to Construction and found to be of mixed condition and age. The site and its immediate surrounding area contains 14 Category ‘A’ trees, where retention is most desirable. There are 18 Category ‘B’ trees, where retention is desirable, and 4 trees and 7 groups of Category ‘C’, which could be retained for short term benefit only. Panorama taken from the southern boundary of the application site Surrounding the site areas of copses and woodland are typically associated with the water courses and shallow valleys. Small areas of woodland and copses can be found within the otherwise open agricultural fields. Views of the site are reasonably contained to local views from the east, west and south due to the topography, built form and vegetation. Glimpsed, medium distance views can be gained to and from the site from the south, due to gaps within the existing field hedgerows and the raised nature of the fields. The lime tree avenue also provides a local landmark and is visible from the raised areas to the south, such as the B6265 and Moor Lane. Panorama taken from the eastern boundary of the application site 8 0 0 m / 1 VILLAGE CHARACTER 0 4 m 0 0 i m n u / t e 5 w m The settlement pattern of Great Ouseburn is defined by its overwhelmingly a i n l k u t e linear character, which features buildings fronting and in immediate w a l proximity to Main Street and with smaller amounts of development away k from this axis. The village street is flanked by two storey buildings which are generally tight up to the back of the pavement or set behind small walled front gardens, giving a strong continuity of enclosure. This is strengthened by wide grass verges along much of the length of the Main Street, which adds to the Site boundary rurality of the village. The deep cutting formed by the road creates raised, Conservation area grassed banks with cottages raised above the street level, creating a gently Pre 1850s buildings varying roofline throughout the village and adding to the sense of enclosure. 1850s - 1920s buildings Within the Conservation Area, there are around a dozen Grade II Listed Buildings and one Grade II* Listed Building - the Church of St.