Strategic Land Allocation Development Framework
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Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Strategic Land Allocation Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/urban-design DRAFT July 2012 This document has been prepared by Milton Keynes Council’s Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Team. For further information please contact: Neil Sainsbury Head of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Planning, Economy and Development Group Milton Keynes Council Civic Offices 1 Saxon Gate East Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ T +44 (0) 1908 252708 F +44 (0) 1908 252329 E [email protected] 2 Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 3 DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK SECTION 5 NEXT STEPS 1.1 Introduction 7 3.1 Introduction 31 5.1 Outline Application 57 1.2 Role of Development Framework 7 3.2 The Vision 31 5.2 Design and Access Statements 57 1.3 Community Engagement 8 3.3 Core Concept 32 5.3 Design Codes 57 1.4 Status of Development Framework 8 3.4 Landscape and Open Space Strategy 33 5.4 Reserved Matters Applications 57 1.5 Planning Policy Background 9 3.5 Movement Framework 37 5.5 Programme and milestones 57 3.6 Land Uses 43 3.7 Character 46 APPENDICES SECTION 2 THE SITE AND ITS CONTEXT 3.8 Sustainability 48 3.9 Indicative Development Framework Plan 50 A Planning Policy Context 59 2.1 Introduction 13 3.10 Indicative Land Use Budget 51 A1 Core Strategy 59 2.2 Strategic Land Allocation 13 A2 Local Plan 61 SECTION 4 PHASING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY 2.2 Surrounding Area and Edge Conditions 15 B Open space Requirements 65 2.3 Topography, Views and Drainage 17 C Indicative Land Use Budgets 69 2.4 Landscape Character 19 4.1 Phasing 53 2.5 Habitat and Vegetation 20 4.2 Infrastructure Delivery 53 2.6 Access and Movement 21 4.3 Equalisation 54 2.7 Facilities 24 4.4 Management and Maintenance 54 2.8 Heritage 25 2.9 Environment 26 2.10 Utilities 27 2.11 Conclusions 28 3 FIGURES TABLES Figure 1.1 Boundary of the Development Framework Area 7 Figure 3.1 Concept Plan 32 Table 1.1 Key Issues from Community Engagement 8 Figure 1.2 Strategic Land Allocation 9 Figure 3.2 Edge Treatment Lower End Road/Newport Rd 33 Table 3.1 Open Space Standards 34 Figure 2.1 Edge Conditions 16 Figure 3.3 Landscape and Open Space Strategy 35 Table 3.2 Neighbourhood Play Areas 36 Figure 2.2 Topography 17 Figure 3.4 Movement Strategy 37 Table 3.3 Street Hierarchy 40 Figure 2.3 Drainage 18 Figure 3.5 Grid Road Cross Section 41 Table 3.4 Character Typologies 47 Figure 2.4 Landscape Character 19 Figure 3.6 Primary Street Cross Section 41 Table 3.5 Indicative Land Use Budget 51 Figure 2.5 Habitat and Vegetation 20 Figure 3.7 Secondary/Residential Street Cross Section 42 Figure 2.6 Public Transport Strategy 21 Figure 3.8 Level Surface Street (Terraced Houses) 42 Figure 2.7 Public Transport 21 Figure 3.9 Level Surface Street (Semi-detached Houses) 42 Figure 2.8 Existing Road Hierarchy 22 Figure 3.10 Community Facilities 44 Figure 2.9 Pedestrian and Cycle Routes 23 Figure 3.11 Character Typologies 46 Figure 2.10 Facilities 24 Figure 3.12 Development Framework Plan 50 Figure 2.11 Heritage 25 Figure 4.1 Framework Agreement Area 53 Figure 2.12 Environment 26 Figure 2.13 Utilities 27 Figure 2.14 Opportunities and Constraints 28 4 5 Strategic Land Allocation Development Framework SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Role of Development Framework 1.3 Community Engagement 1.4 Status of Development Framework 1.5 Planning Policy Background 6 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 1.1 Introduction Development Framework The next phase of growth within Milton Keynes boundary will see the delivery of at least 28,000 new homes within the Borough between 2010 and 2026. A key component of this growth will be the development of the Strategic Land Allocation (SLA). The Strategic Land Allocation covers an area of Land to east of approximately 150 hectares on the south-eastern Magna Park flank of Milton Keynes (figure 1.1). It comprises three parcels of land: • Land to the east of Magna Park • Land to the south of the A421 Land to south of A421 • Church Farm These areas are to be developed as a sustainable urban extension to Milton Keynes. 1.2 Role of Development Framework The preparation of a Development Framework is an essential first step to guide all future stages of development. It establishes a context for planning applications and design codes, which will follow on and contain more detailed proposals. The Development Framework establishes: Church Farm • Land use budget • Disposition of land uses • Development principles • Phasing and infrastructure requirements Figure 1.1 Boundary of the Development Framework Area 7 www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/urban-design Strategic Land Allocation Development Framework A key objective of the Development Framework 1.4 Status of Development Framework is to ensure that the Strategic Land Allocation is COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT brought forward in a strategic and comprehensive The Development Framework will be adopted as Issue Raised by Council Response manner. a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The Need for primary school within Revise SR4, local residents The Council’s Education Department has Church Farm development indicated that their needs would be better met Development Framework accords with the National 1.3 Community Engagement through the extension of existing schools. Planning Policy Framework, Local Plan policy and Provision should be made for Revise SR4 Nature of public transport provision to serve the Core Strategy. The Development Framework has been prepared public transport services to development should be determined by Transport by Milton Keynes Council, in consultation with serve Church Farm site Assessment. It has been prepared according to the Town and other stakeholders and the main landowner Vehicular access to Church Revise SR4, developer Nature of road to serve development should be Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) interests. They have provided technical and Farm should be single (Connolly Homes) determined by Transport Assessment. Expansion Regulations 2012. These regulations require that carriageway not grid road. of grid road network should be future-proofed. supporting information to provide the basis for the the SPD is subject to public consultation. Need for health facility within Revise SR4, local residents The NHS/PCT has indicated that their needs Development Framework. Church Farm development would be better met through the extension of existing premises. Stakeholder groups have been established to No vehicular access should be Local residents The Draft Development Framework states that facilitate engagement on the Framework and on allowed from Walton Road vehicular access, other than emergency access, future stages of the development process. will not be allowed from Walton Road. No vehicular access should be Local residents Traffic modelling has shown, to the satisfaction of There has been an ongoing process of allowed from Newport Road the Council’s Highway officers, that access from engagement with the local community and Newport Road can be achieved without having an landowners/developers and service providers in the adverse impact on the highway network. preparation of the Draft Development Framework. No vehicular access should be Local residents The Draft Development Framework states that Informal consultation with the local community allowed from Lower End Road vehicular access, other than for existing uses or emergency access, will not be allowed from was undertaken, during November 2011 – January Lower End Road. 2012, on draft concept plans for the Strategic Land Provision of 80m grid road Developer (Gallagher Estates) Policy SR5 requires the extension of grid roads Allocation. The results of the informal consultation corridors in land to south of into the SLA. The Council’s view is that an 80 and ongoing engagement processes have been A421 are unnecessary metre corridor is required to provide for the taken into account in the preparation of the Draft required landscaping and future upgrading to Development Framework. dual carriageway. There is no requirement for a Developer (Gallagher Estates, The Council’s Education Department has The key issues that have arisen as part of the secondary school to be provided Burford Group & Merton indicated that there is a need for a secondary community engagement process are set out in within land to the south of A421. College) school, as a result of the number of children that are likely to be generated by the development. Table 1.1. There is no requirement for a Developer (Gallagher Estates) The Council’s Transport Department has lorry park or park and ride site indicated that there is a need for a lorry park and to be provided within land to the park and ride site in this location. east of Magna Park Table 1.1 Key Issues from Community Engagement 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 1.5 Planning Policy Background Once the Core Strategy is adopted, the provisions of the Local Plan with regard to these Strategic National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Reserve Areas will be superseded. SR1 The National Planning Policy Framework (March There are a number of other Local Plan policies, 2012) includes a presumption in favour of which will have implications for the development of Kingston sustainable development. the Strategic Land Allocation. These are listed in Magna Park Appendix A. The NPPF states that planning should: • always seek to secure high quality design and Core Strategy SR3 a good standard of amenity for all existing and Land between SR2 & SR3 future occupants of land and buildings; The Core Strategy was submitted to the Secretary • promote mixed use developments, and of State for examination on 1 March 2011.