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01 Land at Rookery Park, Scotby INTRODUCTION Introduction Gladman Developments Ltd (Gladman) has successfully invested in communities throughout the UK for over 30 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. A process of public consultation is being undertaken by Gladman in order to present the emerging development proposal for the land at Scotby, Carlisle to the local community. We are proposing a new residential development of up to 90 homes, together with new green infrastructure. 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 Carlisle City Council. Site Description The site comprises 5.41ha of land and is located to the east of the main street through Scotby village. The site access is proposed from the lane along the site’s north western boundary. Housing Need Every Council is required by the Government to boost significantly the supply of housing and to make planning decisions in the light of a presumption in favour of sustainable development. Carlisle City Council Site Boundary is required to provide enough housing land to meet its full future housing River Eden needs. Approval of this development will help towards meeting the Developed Land housing need within the local authority area. Aglionby M6 Motorway Warwick- on-Eden Why is the Site Suitable for Development? A69 A Roads The site is sustainably located with easy access to a wide range of existing Carlisle Golf Road Course community amenities and the local public transport network. It is a B Roads logical housing site with existing development to the north and west. Scotby Minor Roads The site can be safely accessed via the lane to the north and providing Eden River SCOTBY pedestrian links to the village centre nearby. Water Course Carlisle Pow M6 Wetheral Carlisle Golf Course &Club The Application Maughan Gladman intends to submit an outline planning application to Carlisle Scotby Village Scotby City Council in Autumn 2018. This would establish the principle of development. A6 Development Proposals Cumwhinton • A residential development to include up to 90 new homes of varying sizes, types and tenures, including affordable housing; • Green Infrastructure comprising: new publicly accessible greenspace, Site Boundary M6 Motorway B Roads Water Course an equipped play area, recreational paths and tree and shrub planting. Carlisle Golf Developed Land A Roads Minor Roads Course & Club 02 Land at Rookery Park, Scotby HISTORIC CONTEXT Historic Maps The historic maps below show the proposal site in the context of Scotby’s growth over approximately the last 150 years. By the 19th century the historic core of Scotby has established along the main street through the village, broadly contained to the north by the Tyne Valley railway line. The 1927 map indicates the Carlisle-Settle railway line to the south of the village. During the mid-late 20th century the village has seen residential growth along the peripheral roads. The early 21st century has seen further development including a recent residential scheme at Alders Edge, to the north of the site. Site Details: Client Ref: 14455 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-723303-14455-280618 Grid Ref: 344334, 554960 Map Name: County Series N Map date: 1868 W E Scale: 1:10,560 S Printed at: 1:10,560 Site Details: Produced by Site Details: Groundsure Insights www.groundsure.com Supplied by: www.centremapslive.com [email protected] © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 Client Ref: 14455 Production date: 28 June 2018 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-723303-14455-280618 Client Ref: 14455 Grid Ref: 344334, 554960 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-723303-14455-280618 Map legend available at: www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdfGrid Ref: 344334, 554960 Map Name: 1:10,000 Raster 1868 1974 N Map Name: County Series Map date: 2002 N W E Map date: 1923-1927 Scale: 1:10,000 W E S Scale: 1:10,560 Printed at: 1:10,000 S Printed at: 1:10,560 Produced by Groundsure Insights Produced by www.groundsure.com Groundsure Insights www.groundsure.com Supplied by: www.centremapslive.com Supplied by: [email protected] www.centremapslive.com © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 [email protected] Production date: © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 28 June 2018 Production date: Site Details: 28 June 2018 Map legend available at: www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf Map legend available at: 1927 www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf 2002 Client Ref: 14455 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-723303-14455-280618 Grid Ref: 344334, 554960 Map Name: County Series N Map date: 1946 W E Scale: 1:10,560 S Printed at: 1:10,560 Produced by Groundsure Insights www.groundsure.com Supplied by: www.centremapslive.com [email protected] © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 Production date: 28 June 2018 Map legend available at: 1946 www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf2018 03 Land at Rookery Park, Scotby EXISTING CHARACTER Landscape Character The site comprises agricultural land and adjoins the existing settlement edge of Scotby. The site lies within the National Character Area (NCA) 6 ‘Solway Basin’, published by Natural England. This area is characterised as “gently undulating low hills that grade into the coastal plain and estuarine landscape of the Solway Firth.” The Cumbria Landscape Character Guidance locates the site within the ‘Lowland’ landscape type and within the ‘Low Farmland’ sub type. Key characteristics for this area include: “Undulating and rolling topography, Intensely farmed agricultural pasture dominates, 5b Patchy areas of woodland provide contrast to the pasture, Woodland is uncommon west towards the coast, Fields are large and rectangular, Hedges, hedgerow trees and fences bound fields and criss cross up and over the rolling landscape.” 5d “The settlement pattern is varied, with large and small nucleated traditional settlements intermixed with many discrete farms dispersed across the landscape. Cumbria Landscape Character Guidance (2011) Site Boundary Buildings are often rendered with rich red sandstone Lowlands Urban buildings dominant along the west coast, and lighter 5b Low Farmland sandstone buildings around Carlisle. Straight roads are common.” 5d Urban Fringe Settlement Character The historic core is located within the centre of the village between two railway corridors and contains a range of older properties. Common vernacular features include the use of red brick and red sandstone. Grey roofing materials are common along with simple fenestration detailing. Scotby also has areas of newer 20th century housing developments. The newer development includes a mix of brick and render. Above: Examples of built form and materials used within Scotby. The proposals will seek to reflect the existing built character so as to create an appropriate and sympathetic development in keeping with the character of the site and its context. 04 Land at Rookery Park, Scotby VISUAL CONTEXT Site and Setting Aerial photograph with site boundary and viewpoint locations The site and its immediate context are not covered by any designations such as National Parks, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Special Landscape Area or Conservation Area. The site includes a single pasture field. A clipped hedgerow defines the site boundary alongside the lane 3 to the north. Sandstone wall defines the western boundary to residential properties (Scotby Village) whilst elsewhere post and wire fencing largely 2 define field boundaries. Detached residential properties lie to the east at Escott House and the Grove, whilst modern housing lies to the north at 1 Alders Edge. The site has a restricted visual envelope owing to the interaction of localised variations in topography, existing vegetation cover and urban fabric along the edge of Scotby. Views of the site are screened from the vast majority of properties within Scotby. Views are largely restricted to those properties situated immediately adjacent to the site. There are also localised views of the site from the local road network including from Scotby Village and the lane to the north. Hedgerows and trees are present along parts of the site boundary and as well as within the surrounding landscape, which assist in screening or filtering views across the site. Approximate site location PHOTO VIEWPOINT 1: Southerly view from the main street through Scotby Village Approximate site location Residential development at Alders Edge Escott House Private drive leading to The Grove PHOTO VIEWPOINT 2: Southerly view from lane to the north of the site Tree belt alongside the Tyne Valley railway line Tree belt alongside Pow Maughan Approximate site location PHOTO VIEWPOINT 3: Westerly view from lane to the north east of the site 05 Land at Rookery Park, Scotby FACILITIES What are the Local Facilities? The site is sustainably located with easy access to local facilities, public transport links and the local footpath network. The proposed residential development would be ideally located for access to Scotby Village centre. The local bus routes would provide access to Carlisle and other destinations via a number of regular services. 1600m 20mins 1 6 1200m 9 15mins 11 800m 10mins 400m 2 5mins 10 1 8 7 5 3 4 9 Site Boundary 4 College 8 Public House Main Bus Route 1 Pre School/Nursery 5 Local Shop and Post Office 9 Carlisle Golf Club Motorway 2 Primary School 6 Tesco Superstore 10 Place of Worship Rail Line 3 Secondary School 7 Village Hall 11 Rosehill Industrial Estate Public Footpaths 06 Land at Rookery Park, Scotby CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES The assessment of the site and its surroundings has identified a number of features which should be protected, retained and enhanced wherever possible as part of the development proposals for the site.