Lubards Lodge Farm, Rayleigh, Essex VISION DOCUMENT | MARCH 2018 Crest Nicholson Academy Place, 1-9 Brook Street Contents Brentwood, Essex CM14 5NQ T. +44 (0)1932 580 333 crestnicholson.com JTP Richard Jackson The Opportunity 1 23-25 Great Sutton Street, 847 The Crescent, Colchester London EC1V 0DN Essex, CO4 9YQ Understanding Rayleigh 5 T. +44 (0)20 7017 1780 T. +44 (0)1206 228800 jtp.co.uk richardjackson.uk.com Site Context 7 Ardent Southern Ecological Solutions Ltd Planning Context 11 1-2 Crescent Court, High Street, Sudbury Stables, Sudbury Road, Billericay, CM12 9AQ Downham, Essex Technical Considerations 15 T. +44 (0)1277 657 677 CM11 1LB ardent-ce.co.uk T. +44 (0)1268 711021 Constraints & Opportunities 27 ses-eco.co.uk Key Principles 31 Bidwells WERM Ltd Bidwell House, Trumpington Road, 10 Western Road, Romford, Essex The Masterplan 35 Cambridge CB2 9LD RM1 3JT T. +44 (0)1245 505069 T. +44 (0)1708 728 333 The Vision 39 bidwells.co.uk werm.com Social and Economic Benefits 41 Eleanor Trenfield Landscape Meeting Place Communications Architects Ltd Meeting Place Unit 4a, The Aquarium, Communications Conclusion 44 Canterbury Innovation Centre, 101 Lower Anchor Street, University Road, Canterbury, Kent Chelmsford, CM2 0AU CT2 7FG T. +44 (0)1245 256 180 T. +44 (0)1227 490485 meetingplacecommunications.com etla.studio The Opportunity This document has been prepared on behalf of Crest Rayleigh’s urban capacity is limited, as are suitable Nicholson and sets out the suitability and deliverability of greenfield sites adjacent to its settlement boundary. Land at Lubards Lodge Farm, Rayleigh, hereafter referred to However, Land at Lubards Lodge Farm represents a logical as ‘the site’. extension to the north of Rawreth Land and the west of HULLBRIDGE Hullbridge Road and provides a unique opportunity to Rayleigh is Rochford’s largest settlement (circa 40% of the deliver a sustainable new neighbourhood of approximately District’s population) and benefits from a range of 500 homes alongside significant community facilities supporting services and amenities. It is therefore the most including a new park, sports facility and allotments. sustainable location in the District to accommodate much needed new homes during the next 20 year Local Plan period to 2037. RAYLEIGH CLUB LUBARD’S FARM HOCKLEY SWEYNE PARK RAYLEIGH TOWN CENTRE 1 LUBARDS LODGE FARM, RAYLEIGH VISION DOCUMENT 2 The Opportunity Crest Nicholson The Project Team Crest Nicholson has been building new homes for over 50 JTP Richard Jackson years and is a market leader in the planning, design and JTP is an international placemaking practice of architects Richard Jackson Limited are Engineering Consultants and construction of high quality, community-led residential and masterplanners with extensive experience of delivering Chartered Building Surveyors operating from offices in schemes. successful projects for both private and public sectors Colchester, London, Cambridge, Norwich & Bristol. Core throughout the UK, Europe, China, Russia and the Middle services include Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Crest are proud to have been awarded ‘Housebuilder of the East. Geotechnical Engineering, Pre-planning, Building Surveying, Year’ for two consecutive years alongside a collection of Insurance Surveying, Project Management & Expert Witness. industry excellence awards which recognise the expertise of From our studios in London, Edinburgh and Hangzhou we The Richard Jackson team includes Chartered Civil, their staff and high quality homes. undertake placemaking projects at every scale, from cities Structural and Geotechnical Engineers and Chartered and towns, to neighbourhoods, streets and the design of Building Surveyors that provide a strong regional presence Crest has achieved more CABE Building for Life Gold Awards individual buildings; creating new places and breathing life across London, Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, than any other housebuilder which reflects their expertise into old ones. wider East Anglia & the South West. in the design and creation of sustainable communities. We approach all our projects through a process of SES Ecology understanding, engaging, and creating, which together we Southern Ecological Solutions (SES) is a multidisciplinary call ‘Collaborative Placemaking’. We are passionate about independent business that provides ecological and placemaking and our unique approach has received high arboricultural consulting services. We have built a business praise, recognised with over 200 design awards over the on a dynamic approach to solving the challenges of project past twenty years. delivery and have been part of design teams delivering high profile sites in the southeast through the planning process, Ardent Consulting Engineers as well as through the implementation phase. For example Ardent is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering consultancy, 2400 new homes at Kingsbrook, Aylesbury and 2000 new providing transport, infrastructure planning/engineering homes at Adastral Park, Martlesham. SES has won awards and flood risk management advice to the land development for its work at Kingsbrook, Aylesbury- Winner for RPTI South and property sector. We have particular expertise in East Awards for Excellence in Planning for the Natural residential developments, on both Greenfield and Environment 2016 and CIRIA - Large Scale Permanent Award Brownfield sites. Our teams work with clients throughout at the Big Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2016. the whole development process, taking schemes from site pre-purchase and due diligence, through the planning Werm application submission to secure consent, and on to WERM Ltd is a leading provider of Infrastructure, detailed design and site supervision during construction. Environmental, and Civil Engineering services to various markets including the Utility Industry, Government Bidwells Regulators, Residential/Commercial Developers and Bidwells is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy. Our Industrial/Commercial Facility Operators. planning team, among the largest planning consultancies in the UK, has a proven track record of providing problem Meeting Place Communications solving advice to a range of clients. Meeting Place Communications (MPC) is a communications agency that works with developers and communities to help Every senior planning consultant is a member of the Royal achieve successful planning outcomes. Their team brings Town Planning Institute and the practice has been awarded together talented professionals from a background in the Institute of Environmental Management and planning, politics, local government, business and Assessment (IEMA) EIA Quality Mark. journalism to create a unique communications skill-set that allows them to truly understand what matters most to their ETLA clients. They understand the stakeholder and political ETLA is a landscape practice, specialising in strategic environments in which developers work and can create and landscape planning and landscape design in the UK. Our deliver winning strategies to provide an exceptional approach is thorough, analytical and evidence-based, and experience. have experience with complex / high profile sites across the UK, including sites within the Green Belt. 3 LUBARDS LODGE FARM, RAYLEIGH VISION DOCUMENT 4 Understanding Rayleigh Spatial Context SOUTH Rayleigh is located within the wider Thames Gateway WOODHAM FERRERS South Essex area (TGSE). TGSE is a national priority area BURNHAM for growth and regeneration in which its excellent port - ON - CROUCH and airport connectivity make it a key strategic gateway for London and the UK. HULLBRIDGE RIVER CROUCH SITE The A127 Corridor is vital a component to the economic growth of TGSE, in which approximately 34,000 new jobs HOCKLEY are estimated, partly through the London Southend ASHINGDON RIVER ROACH Airport environs and enterprise park. Ongoing housing RAYLEIGH growth within the A127 Corridor, including Rayleigh, is ROCHFORD LONDON therefore of strategic importance to this growth SOUTHEND programme. AIRPORT THUNDERSLEY SOUTH BENFLEET SOUTHEND - ON - SEA RIVER THAMES Rochford District boundary CANVEY ISLAND Site location Site in Rochford District Rayleigh is the largest settlement in Rochford district with a Rayleigh is situated at the top of the settlement hierarchy in population of 32,150 according to 2011 census data. It has a Rochford District Council’s adopted Local Development range of convenience and comparison retail provision, Framework, alongside Rochford/Ashingdon and Hockley/ employment opportunities and services and facilities. Hawkwell. By any measure, Rayleigh is considered a highly Rayleigh benefits from good access to the strategic road sustainable location within Rochford District. network including the A127 and A130 and train links to London Liverpool Street, Southend Victoria and London Southend Airport. Rayleigh Station Holy Trinity Church Rayleigh High Street Map showing the main locations for growth, jobs growth and housing growth in the TGSE 5 LUBARDS LODGE FARM, RAYLEIGH VISION DOCUMENT 6 Site Context KEY - Land at Lubards Farm occupies a total area of approximately N THE SITE 42.4 hectares, the southern parcel of which represents a logical urban extension between existing properties to the EDUCATION south (Rawreth Lane), and east (Hullbridge Road), light THE RAYLEIGH GOLF CLUB EMPLOYMENT industrial / business uses to the north (cluster of buildings at Lubards Farm) and plotland development to the west. The LEISURE site therefore benefits from clearly defined