Valad Developments (Llantrisant) Ltd and Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
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WYG Planning & Environment part of the WYG group Valad Developments (Llantrisant) Ltd and Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Talbot Green Town Centre (Phase 1) Design and Access Statement September 2012 creative minds safe hands www.wyg.com Design and Access Statement Document Control Document: Design and Access Statement Project: Talbot Green Client: Valad developments Llantrisant) Ltd & Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Job Number: A064211 File Origin: W:\A064000-A064999\A064211 Talbot Green Town Centre\September 2012 Sainsbury's full application\120900 DAS report.doc Revision: - Date: September 2012 Prepared by Checked by Approved By PJW PJW PJW WYG Planning & Environment part of the WYG Group creative minds safe hands www.wyg.com Design and Access Statement Contents 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................3 1.1 The Site ....................................................................................................................3 2 The Development...........................................................................................................................4 2.1 A Vision for a New Town Centre .................................................................................4 2.2 The Phase 1 Development..........................................................................................4 3 Assessment ...................................................................................................................................6 3.1 Planning Policy Context ..............................................................................................6 3.2 Historical Background.................................................................................................6 3.3 Physical Context ........................................................................................................7 3.4 Natural Context .........................................................................................................9 3.5 Movement and Traffic ..............................................................................................10 3.6 Constraints..............................................................................................................11 3.7 Opportunities...........................................................................................................12 4 Concept Development .................................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Design Approach .....................................................................................................14 4.2 Design Principles......................................................................................................14 4.3 Landscape Concept..................................................................................................17 4.4 Movement Strategy..................................................................................................17 4.5 Illustrative Masterplan..............................................................................................18 4.6 Consultations...........................................................................................................18 5 Phase 1 Design ............................................................................................................................ 20 5.1 Amount...................................................................................................................20 5.2 Scale.......................................................................................................................20 5.3 Design Elements ......................................................................................................21 5.4 Elevational Treatment and Materials .........................................................................21 5.5 Roof Scape..............................................................................................................22 5.6 Drainage .................................................................................................................22 6 Movement and Access.................................................................................................................. 23 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................23 6.2 Routes ....................................................................................................................23 6.3 Pedestrian...............................................................................................................23 6.4 Bus Movement.........................................................................................................24 6.5 Parking ...................................................................................................................24 6.6 Dedicated Service Yard ............................................................................................24 6.7 A473 Junction..........................................................................................................24 6.8 Signage...................................................................................................................26 6.9 Disability Provision...................................................................................................26 6.10 Emergency Access ..................................................................................................27 6.11 Other Access Features ............................................................................................27 7 Community Safety........................................................................................................................ 28 7.1 Car Park..................................................................................................................28 7.2 Pedestrian/Vehicular Interaction ...............................................................................28 7.3 Night time activity....................................................................................................28 8 Environmental Sustainability ......................................................................................................... 29 8.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................29 8.2 BREEAM Pre-Assessment..........................................................................................30 8.3 Energy Strategy.......................................................................................................30 8.4 Ecology ...................................................................................................................33 8.5 Flooding..................................................................................................................33 WYG Planning & Environment part of the WYG Group creative minds safe hands www.wyg.com WYG Planning & Environment part of the WYG group 1 Introduction This statement should be read in conjunction with the documents accompanying the application, notably the Environment Statement (October 2011) and Environmental Statement Addendum (August 2012), collectively referred to hereafter as “the ES”, and other specialist reports. The purpose of this statement is to examine the character and structure of the development in accordance with the requirements for Design and Access Statements as set out in Planning Policy Wales Technical Advice Note 12: Design and the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(Wales)Order, 2012. This report provides an overview of the early design work for the wider town centre proposals, exploring what the place might become, as set out in the Design and Access Statement and Addendum DAS, prepared by Holder Mathias Architects with input from the Valad design team, accompanying the outline planning application for the wider town centre proposal (LPA ref 11/1330/13). This DAS utilises and builds upon that work, repeating and reiterating relevant sections and providing further detail in respect of phase 1 of the town centre (i.e. the development the subject of this full application), as appropriate. Full acknowledgement is given to Holder Mathias Architects in this regard. It provides an analysis of the site as existing, the constraints and opportunities which arise from that site and the commercial and other drivers governing the overall concept. 1.1 The Site The Strategic Site is situated to the west of Cardiff, just south of the historic medieval hill town of Llantrisant. It lies at the southern end of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough. The M4 motorway forms a physical and psychological barrier in these parts: directly south of the M4 is the rural Vale of Glamorgan, whereas to the north lie the former mining valleys of the Rhondda. Llantrisant Talbot Green commands a unique position straddling these two contrasting areas. The phase 1 site itself comprises part brown field industrial land (the former industrial buildings having been removed) and part Greenfield land forming the north-western extent of the Pant Marsh SINC. The site measures approximately 8.6 hectares. The Council’s Local Development Plan identifies a Strategic Site (SSA8). The town centre forms one part of this site and the supermarket and phase 1 development forms one part of the town centre. The masterplan