Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 01 WELCOME
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Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 01 WELCOME INTRODUCTION Gladman Developments Ltd have successfully invested in communities throughout the UK over the past 20 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. These panels illustrate our emerging outline proposals for a new residential development on the Site located to the east of Main Road in Otterbourne The Site The Need for Housing The Site is located directly to the south, east and north of existing Every Council is required by Government to boost significantly the supply residential development and sits adjacent to Main Road. It comprises of housing and to make planning decisions in light of the presumption in approximately 6.21 hectares (15.3 acres) of land which slopes to the north favour of sustainable development. east. The Council has a demonstrable need for more housing and additional deliverable sites are required in order to meet this demand and maintain a five year housing supply as required by National Policy. OTTERBOURNE CHANDLERS FORD Application Boundary Site Location Plan The Application A Sustainable Location Gladman Developments Ltd intends on submitting an outline planning The Site benefits from having easy access to the existing bus stops on application for up to 90 homes to Winchester City Council. This application Main Road. These bus stops serve two bus routes which run along Main will establish the principle of development and determine the access Road and provide frequent services to Southampton, Chandlers Ford, arrangements. All other details would form part of subsequent detailed Winchester and Eastleigh. The Site also benefits from being located close applications if outline planning approval is granted. The outline proposals to Otterbourne’s local services and facilities, which include St. Matthews currently indicate the following: Church, Otterbourne Church of England Primary School, two pubs, a convenience store, a post office, village hall and recreation ground. s Up to 90 new homes of varying sizes, types and tenures. s Vehicular access point off Main Road. s New areas of public open space incorporating the existing trees and hedgerows. s New allotments and a children’s play area. s Retention of the existing public footpath and the creation of recreational footways. s Sustainable drainage basin designed to provide habitat for wildlife. Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 02 HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT HISTORIC MAPS The historic maps below show how Otterbourne has grown over the time, development along Poles Lane resulted in expansion of the village past 145 years. In 1869, as today, Main Road was the main route running to the north. Further development during the second half of the 20th through the village. The 1869 – 1890 map shows how the area of the Century saw the village continue to grow to both the north and west village in the vicinity of the Site originally developed in two separate of the Site. It is considered that development of the Site represents a areas. In the post-war years the village began to expand with new logical extension of the village, particularly as it is abutted by existing development along the western side of Main Road joining the previously development to the north, south and west. separate areas to the north east and south west of the Site. At the same 1869 - 1890 1963-1969 1982 2015 Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 03 THE SITE The Site comprises two agricultural fields and a triangular area of woodland which occupies a shallow depression in the south western corner. The fields are typically bound by mature treed 2 hedge lines and the interior of the Site comprises areas of grassland. 3 An existing public footpath (No.6) crosses the eastern part of the Site in a roughly north-south alignment, connecting Main Road in the north to Kiln Lane in the south. Footpath No.7 continues south of Kiln Lane, running through the woodland at Otterbourne Hill, continuing through to Main Road. 4 1 Hedgerows separating eastern and western fields Public Footpath Map showing application boundary and 1 photo locations Properties at Greenacre Drive View north across land parcel from public footpath South western corner of site Grade II Listed The Old Parsonage 2 View from Main Road opposite The Old Forge public house 3 4 The proposed access to the Site will be off the existing roundabout on Main Road View across western part of Site Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 04 EXISTING LOCAL CHARACTER VISUAL ENVIRONMENT The Site is well contained by virtue of the adjoining built development and by the existing landscaping along its boundaries with the adjacent countryside. As a result views into the Site are limited to the near and middle distance view and are typically filtered by the mature boundary vegetation. The Site’s existing boundary vegetation will be retained and enhanced with new landscaping. 2 1 Properties at Greenacre Drive Map showing application boundary and 1 photo locations View across eastern part of Site Woodland in Site’s western corner The Old Forge Public House 2 View across western part of Site LOCAL BUILDING STYLES There are a range of building details and materials within the village, which vary depending on their age of construction. Traditional materials include colour washed brick, traditional plain tiles and slate roofs. The village also benefits from a number of attractive buildings constructed in flint, with notable examples including The Old Forge and The Old Coach House. Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 05 SITE ANALYSIS LOCAL FACILITIES The Site is located close to existing facilities, all located within a 5 -10 minute walking distance. New residents will benefit from the local shop and post office, and have the chance to take part in community activities held at the Village Hall. There is a regular bus service along Main Road and an existing bus stop located approximately 250 metres from the Site. This will enable future residents to use public transport to access facilities and services further afield in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Boyatt Wood, Southampton and Winchester. M3 to London To Hursley Train line to Winchester To Winchester (10 minute walk) M3 800m * 2 Recreation (5 minute walk) Space 400m South Downs 1 National Park SITE 5 * M3 4 3 * Kiln Lane to Colden River Itchen Common Designated Open Space To Chandler’s Ford Train line to Southampton M3 to M27 (Southampton) Facilities Plan To Eastleigh Train Station 1 The Old Forge Pub Application Boundary Existing Public Rights of Way 2 Shop & Post Office Sustrans National Cycle M3 Motorway Route 23 3 St. Matthew’s Church Otterbourne CofE Primary 4 Existing vehicular routes School and existing bus stops Existing Railway Line 5 Village Hall Otterbourne Village Hall Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 06 SITE ANALYSIS KEY CONSIDERATIONS We have undertaken a thorough assessment of the Site and its surroundings in order to identify the features which should be protected, retained and enhanced as part of the development proposals. These considerations provide the opportunities and constraints for development and have been used to inform the preparation of the Development Framework Plan. Our analysis shows that the existing trees and hedgerows located along both the Site boundaries and within the body of the Site should be retained and enhanced with new landscaping to assist in assimilating the proposals into the fabric of the village and the wider landscape. It is also considered vitally important to retain the existing public footpath that runs through the Site as it provides an important connection to the countryside beyond. The opportunity exists to provide new footway links to the footpath from the proposed new homes in order to maximise accessibility to the countryside. Application boundary Settlement boundary Retain & reinforce existing boundary planting The new development will need to respect amenity and privacy of B Existing vehicular route & bus stop adjoining properties Existing National Cycle Route 23 Potential children’s play area Potential location for Constraints Vehicular access points SuDS feature Contours COLES Existing vegetation ROAD MEDE N MAI Deciduous woodland Existing watercourse +25m Extent of Flood Zone (Source: EA) Potential pedestrian link +26m Extent of surface water flooding (Source: EA) MAIN ROAD +27m Supposed course of Roman Road +28m MEWS +30m Existing public footpath COURT +29m +31m Grade II Listed Building/Structure +32m Overhead power line (Potential to be undergrounded) +33m +34m Opportunities +34m Proposed vehicular access point B Potential developable area +34m Potential location for SuDS Potential allotments Existing vegetation should form an integral part of the site’s The highest points of the site to network of new open spaces remain free from developments Potential new landscaping Constraints and Opportunities Plan Potential pedestrian links Potential new recreational links Potential location for children’s play area Potential location for allotments Land East of Main Road, Otterbourne 07 FRAMEWORK PLAN Application boundary Potential area for new residential dwellings: Up to 90 new homes Proposed vehicular access point Children’s play area New hedgerow and additional tree Existing vehicular route and bus planting to protect stop the privacy of the new and existing Existing National Cycle Route 23 Reinforce boundary planting residents Existing public footpath COLES MEDE Grade II Listed Buildings/structure Proposed vehicular Potential spine road through access point development