DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT BISHOPSWOOD LANE, TADLEY Rev Issue Status Prepared / Date Approved / Date - Draft KAD / 20 October 2015 KMN / 20 October 2015 A Draft KAD / 28 October 2015 KMN / 28 October 2015 B Issue KAD / 10 November 2015 KMN / 10 November 2015 FPCR Environment and Design Ltd, Lockington Hall, Lockington, Derby, DE74 2RH t: 01509 672772 f: 01509 674565 e: [email protected] w: www.fpcr.co.uk masterplanning environmental assessment landscape design urban design ecology architecture arboriculture J:\6300\6343\LANDS\DAS\6343 DAS Rev B.indd Contents 1 Introduction 1 4 Development Proposals 43 Summary 2 Design Evolution 44 The Vision and Design Objectives 3 Use and Amount 45 Purpose of the Statement 5 Illustrative Masterplan 47 Design Context 5 Illustrative Aerial Sketch 49 Building For Life 12 5 Access and Layout 51 Main Street 53 2 Assessment 7 The Secondary Street 54 Site Location and Context 8 The Lanes/Mews 55 The Existing Situation 10 Public Open Space 56 Planning Context 12 Housing Plot Arrangement 57 Historic Development 18 Arrival Points and Focal Spaces 58 Topography 20 Street Frontage 59 Landscape and Visual Assessment 22 Safety and Security 59 Access, Movement and Facilities 26 Parking 60 Local Townscape Character 28 Traffic Calming 60 Nature Conservation and Ecology 32 Walking and Cycling 61 Arboriculture 34 Summary of Access Strategy 61 Water, Drainage and Hydrology 36 Scale 62 Consultation 37 Density and Housing Mix 63 Appearance of Development 64 3 Evaluation and Design Principles 39 Landscape 65 Constraints and Opportunities 40 Trees 67 Key Design Principles 42 Sustainability 68 5 Building For Life 12 69 Building for Life Summary 69 Bishopswood Lane, Tadley | Design and Access Statement 01 Introduction Page left intentionally blank Bishopswood Lane, Tadley | Design and Access Statement 01 INTRODUCTION THIS section DESCRIBES THE VISION AND PURPOSE OF THE DESIGN & Access Statement 01 Introduction Summary This Design and Access Statement (DAS) supports the proposed development of land off Bishopswood Lane, Tadley, Hampshire. The submitted planning application seeks outline planning consent for a high quality, sustainable residential development. The application proposes the following: • Land for up to 145 new houses; • Land for up to 60 Extra Care Retirement Living dwellings; • Green Infrastructure (GI) including retained and enhanced ecological area, hedges, trees, habitats and new areas of greenspace incorporating habitat creation, sustainable drainage features and recreation space; • Potential for a Village Green; • Access is applied for in full. N Figure 1: Site Location Plan N.T.S Bishopswood Lane, Tadley | Design and Access Statement 2 01 Introduction The Vision The overall vision for the site is to provide a distinctive and high quality place, which enhances the qualities and character of Tadley. The development will create up to 145 new houses and 60 Extra Care retirement dwellings, which would provide a choice of housing to meet the needs of the area, whilst respecting and enhancing the site’s environmental and cultural assets. It will also promote the use of sustainable transport and plug into the existing Public Right of Way network. Housing will be set within a robust green infrastructure. This will help to integrate development within the landscape and create a distinctive sense of place. Rather than attempt to imitate existing built development, the design is inspired by the character and detail found within Tadley and the wider landscape setting. The masterplan in this document is illustrative only and further details would be provided at reserved matters stage. 3 Bishopswood Lane, Tadley | Design and Access Statement 01 Introduction Design Objectives • To adopt inclusive design, by making the place accessible for all. The vision responds to current conditions and future needs, • To promote sustainability and reduce energy with the overall aim of providing a high quality environment. consumption. There are a number of key design objectives which inform • To ensure well designed pedestrian links with the the Illustrative Framework and which are explained in detail existing town to the north and wider Public Right of in the DAS: Way network. • To retain and enhance views - a Landscape and Visual Assessment has been carried out and informs the development proposals. • To deliver a high quality “place” which is sustainable, Identifying the distinctive components that define local safe, and attractive; The Illustrative Framework and character has been a fundamental starting point for the DAS provide high quality built and landscape design design of the site. Local character comprises a variety of that incorporate best practice principles. Using as a design elements, from the way in which streets interconnect, reference the core design texts of “Manual for Streets development blocks and buildings are arranged, the use II” Safer Places and By Design. of common building materials, visual containment and • To deliver a mix of housing - up to 145 new dwellings, boundary treatments. offering 1-5 bedroom properties, comprising a range of house types from apartments to detached properties. The site specifically does not seek to recreate, or generate • To provide integrated public open space including a a pastiche of what has gone before, but instead to look potential Village Green. forward to contemporary sustainable design solutions which effectively integrate into the existing fabric of Tadley by way • To establish a legible environment, with a choice of referencing common building materials, layout and street of interconnecting attractive streets and pedestrian hierarchy. routes which provide excellent connectivity across the site into both Tadley and the surrounding countryside. Bishopswood Lane, Tadley | Design and Access Statement 4 01 Introduction The DAS also demonstrates the steps taken to appraise Purpose of the Statement Building for Life 12 the context of the scheme and how the design of the The scheme has been developed to embrace the twelve The key purpose of the DAS is to explain the design process development takes that context into account. ‘Building for Life 12’ criteria developed by CABE and the which has led to the vision and application proposals. The House Builders Federation. These criteria embody the vision DAS will be used by the Local Authority to ensure that the Design Context of what new housing developments should be: attractive, detailed design and the appearance of the place embrace The DAS has followed best practice urban design principles functional and sustainable. The Building for Life criteria are the design principles that have been set out within the DAS. that are aimed at delivering well designed schemes that will used to evaluate the quality of schemes against this vision. create attractive places and inclusive new communities. The DAS follows the approach that is contained within The following are the principal documents that have been This Design and Access Statement contains the information Planning Practice Guidance (PPG), which came into force embraced: required for the evaluation, and is set out to enable the on 6th March 2014. This states that: evidence for the evaluation to be easily obtained. The • Planning Policy Guidance (PPG), DCLG, 2014; twelve Building for Life Questions are grouped under three “A Design and Access Statement is a concise report • National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), DCLG headings, and are set out on the following page. accompanying certain applications for planning permission 2012; and applications for listed building consent. They provide • Manual for Streets 2: Wider Application of the Principles, a framework for applicants to explain how the proposed 2010; development is a suitable response to the site and its 165583 TVDS Cover.qxd 7/15/04 9:35 AM Page 3 setting, and demonstrate that it can be adequately accessed • Urban Design Compendium 1 and 2, English Partnerships by prospective users. Design and Access Statements can - Housing Corporation, 2000-2007 DesignT Statementadley Design Guidance for the town of Tadley aid decision-making by enabling local planning authorities • Tadley Design Statement: Design Guidance for the town 2004 and third parties to better understand the analysis that has of Tadley, 2004. underpinned the design of a development proposal.” • Baughurst and Wolverton Village Design Statement, Information and guidance for residents, planners and developers. Written and 2004 produced by the people of Baughurst Parish This document has been adopted by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council as supplementary planning In accordance with the above guidance and the Town and Baughurst and Wolverton guidance. April 2004 Village Design Statement Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Encompassing the Parish of Baughurst (England) Order 2012, the DAS provides information on: use and amount, access, layout, scale, landscaping and appearance. 5 Bishopswood Lane, Tadley | Design and Access Statement 01 Introduction Integrating into the Neighbourhood Creating a Place Street and Home 1) Does the scheme integrate into its surroundings 5) Does the scheme create a place with a locally 9) Are streets designed in a way that encourage by reinforcing existing connections and creating inspired or otherwise distinctive character? low vehicle speeds and allow them to function as new ones; whilst also respecting existing buildings social spaces? and land uses along the boundaries of the 6) Does the scheme take advantage