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01 Land off Cunnery Close, Barlestone INTRODUCTION Introduction Gladman has successfully invested in communities throughout the UK Nailstone for over 30 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. A process of public consultation is Barton in being undertaken by Gladman Developments Ltd in order to present the the Beans emerging development proposal for the land West off Cunnery Close, Barlestone to the local community. We are proposing a new residential Barlestone development of up to 180 homes. Carlton 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 Osbaston Hinckley and Bosworth Council. Newbold Verdon Site Description The site is 7.5 hectares in size and located adjacent to Cunnery Close. Market Bosworth It comprises an arable field bordered by hedgerow and tree belts. The gardens of existing properties on Cunnery Close border the site in N the north. West of the site there is a small area of publicly accessible woodland, to the south of the site are open fields that lead up to the A447 and to the east, the site borders Bosworth Road. There are sports pitches and a children’s play area to the west, separated from the site by a belt of existing trees. Housing Need Every Council is required by the Government to significantly boost the supply of housing and to make planning decisions in the light of a presumption in favour of sustainable development. Hinkley and Bosworth Borough Council is required to provide enough housing land to meet its full future housing needs. Approval of this development will help towards meeting the housing need within this area. Why is the site suitable for development? Barlestone supports a range of services and facilities which are used by both residents of the village and those inDRAFT the surrounding area. The site is well located with good access to existing community facilities and the Development Proposals local public transport network. This proposal will provide new homes to • A residential development to include up to 180 new homes of varying sustain the vitality and viability of the local community. sizes, types and tenures, including 40% affordable housing; The Application • Green Infrastructure, comprising: new publicly accessible greenspace, tree planting, recreational paths and a sustainable drainage scheme. Gladman intends to submit an outline planning application to Hinkley and Bosworth Borough Council in the summer of 2019. This would establish the principle of development. 02 Land off Cunnery Close, Barlestone HISTORIC CONTEXT Historic Maps The historic Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping shows the growth of Barlestone over 117 years. During the period between 1885 and 1904 the area was already well-settled. Properties lined the Main Street through Barlestone and what is now Newbold Road. White House and Manor House are the south western extents of the settlement during this period of time. The settlement form remained largely the same until 1955 when there was an extension to the village in the north west and infilling in the north east, creating a denser form to the settlement and in 1955, development continued west along Barton Lane. Development in the east remained largely the same as modern development continued to the south and west between 1955 and 1980- 1982, when it reached the northern edge of the site. After the 1980’s development plateaued, there is some infill development during this period but the form of the village remains largely the same. Site Details: Site Details: Client Ref: 32430 Client Ref: 32430 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-802214-32430-240519 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-802214-32430-240519 Grid Ref: 442256, 305408 Grid Ref: 442256, 305408 Map Name: Map Name: Provisional County Series N N Map date: 1885 Map date: 1966 W E W E Scale: 1:10,560 Scale: 1:10,560 S S Printed at: 1:10,560 Printed at: 1:10,560 1885 1966 Produced by Produced by Groundsure Insights Groundsure Insights www.groundsure.com www.groundsure.com Supplied by: Site Details: Supplied by: Site Details: www.centremapslive.com www.centremapslive.com [email protected] [email protected] © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 Production date: Production date: 24 May 2019 24 May 2019 Map legend available at: Map legend available at: www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf Client Ref: 32430 Client Ref: 32430 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-802214-32430-240519 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-802214-32430-240519 Grid Ref: 442256, 305408 Grid Ref: 442256, 305408 Map Name: County Series Map Name: National Grid N N Map date: 1904 Map date: 1980-1982 W E W E Scale: 1:10,560 Scale: 1:10,000 S S Printed at: 1:10,560 Printed at: 1:10,000 1904 1980-1982 Produced by Produced by Groundsure Insights Groundsure Insights www.groundsure.com www.groundsure.com Supplied by: Site Details: Supplied by: Site Details: www.centremapslive.com www.centremapslive.com [email protected] [email protected] © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 Production date: Production date: 24 May 2019 24 May 2019 Map legend available at: Map legend available at: DRAFT www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf Client Ref: 32430 Client Ref: 32430 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-802214-32430-240519 Report Ref: CMAPS-CM-802214-32430-240519 Grid Ref: 442256, 305408 Grid Ref: 442256, 305408 Map Name: Map Name: 1:10,000 Raster Provisional N N Map date: 1955 Map date: 2002 W E W E Scale: 1:10,560 Scale: 1:10,000 S S Printed at: 1:10,560 Printed at: 1:10,000 1955 2002 Produced by Produced by Groundsure Insights Groundsure Insights www.groundsure.com www.groundsure.com Supplied by: Supplied by: www.centremapslive.com www.centremapslive.com [email protected] [email protected] © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100035207 Production date: Production date: 24 May 2019 24 May 2019 Map legend available at: Map legend available at: www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf www.groundsure.com/sites/default/files/groundsure_legend.pdf 03 Land off Cunnery Close, Barlestone LANDSCAPE AND SETTLEMENT CHARACTER Landscape Character The site comprises an arable field and is located south west of the existing settlement edge of Barlestone. Settlement fringe uses such as sports pitches and children’s playgrounds are located immediately east of the site. The site is enclosed by overgrown hedgerows and mature trees to the west, south and east and by the rear gardens of properties on Cunnery Close to the north. A hedgerow and farm access separates the site from Bosworth Road to the east. A Landscape Character Assessment was undertaken in 2017 for Hinkley and Bosworth Borough Council. The site and Barlestone fall within the Landscape Character Area, Charnwood Fringe and Landscape Type, Settled Forest Hills. A few of the key characteristics of LCA B are: • Gently undulating landform with small plateaus on higher ground and 6b rising to the adjacent Charnwood Forest area to the east. • Contrast between areas which are visually open and enclosed depending on the elevation of the landscape and the presence of woodlands and 7a NCA 88: Bedfordshire & Cambridgeshire Claylands NCA 90: Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge vegetation. 8d • Large scale irregular field pattern of mainly arable and some pasture, NCA: 94 with smaller fields around settlements. Fields enclosed by hedgerows with scattered trees. 6b NCA:71 5b Key Sensitivities and Values include: • Woodlands, copses and individual trees are important as areas of connective habitats such as hedgerows and river corridors which link to the nearby woodlands of the National Forest. They are also important for their recreational value for local communities. Hinkley and Bosworth Borough Council Landscape Character Assessment (September 2017) Landscape Strategy suggestions include Character Area: Charnwood Fringe Character Area: Bosworth Parkland Landscape Type: Settled Forest Hills Landscape Type: Agricultural Parkland • The siting and design of new development should complement the existing settlement pattern. New developments, extensions or alterations Character Area: Barton Village Farmlands Character Area: Newbold and Desford Rolling Farmland Landscape Type: Village Farmlands Landscape Type: Rolling Farmland should be of appropriate materials, scale, massing and location within their plot to the rural context of the area. Natural England has also published landscape character guidance. The site is located within Natural England’s National Character Area (NCA) 71 ‘Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield’. Under the heading ‘Additional Opportunities’, the assessment states the following, “Ensuring that, in this open landscape, the design of urban-fringe developments of warehousing, light industrial units and large retail outlets mitigates the visual impact on the landscape and that levels of noise and light pollution are minimised to preserve areas of tranquillity.” Under the heading ‘Landscape Opportunities’ the following is recommended, “Ensure that the