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Ightham Mote Visitor Infrastructure Project Q&A's Ightham Mote Visitor Infrastructure Project Q&A’s Questions answered in this document: 1. What is being proposed? 2. Why is this necessary? 3. What benefits would your proposals bring? 4. How much of the Green Belt field will be used for the new car park? 5. How many spaces will the new car park provide, and what will the surface treatment be? 6. Did you consider other sites on the estate for the car park? 7. What is the justification for creating a car park on Green Belt land in an AONB? 8. How does the Trust align this proposal with the need for greener modes of transport? 9. How will you promote greener travel – will the new car park have electric car charging points as well as cycle racks? 10. Will the ecology of the estate be impacted by the car park changes? 11. How does the project impact flood mitigation across the whole site? 12. Will the Trust gain extra income from the new car park? 13. Where will the new visitor reception and shop be? 14. Given the historic and sensitive nature of the main house, estate and surrounding countryside, why is the Trust planning for increased visitor numbers? 15. If permission is given for these changes, will you make further changes to accommodate increasing visitor numbers? 16. What response has there been to these proposals from key stakeholders at the pre-application and application stage? 17. What public consultation was carried out prior to the submission of the planning application? 18. Will the house and grounds remain open during the construction of the new car park/visitor reception and shop? 19. Will the bridleway be re-located? Will walkers still be able to walk close by the south of the house to enjoy the views? 20. Will Mote Farm be impacted by the proposals? 21. What plans are there to accommodate a glasshouse once the Garden Compound is relocated? 22. Are there any archaeological implications to consider as part of this project? 1. What is being proposed? The National Trust is seeking planning permission to construct a relocated Car Park in the lower section of the field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area, restore the North Drive, remove the 1 temporary Visitor Reception building, reinstate the Walled Garden and construct a replacement Visitor Reception and Shop, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works. This is in line with the Trust’s charitable purpose (under the National Trust Acts of Parliament: 1907 and 1937) to both preserve and conserve such historic assets ‘for everyone for ever’, and to promote access to, and enjoyment of, such places. This is a compelling responsibility in respect of Ightham Mote, crucial to protecting the unique setting and assets to enable its conservation, maintenance and enjoyment in perpetuity. 2. Why is this necessary? The facilities currently in place at Ightham Mote were implemented as a temporary solution when the property came into the care of the National Trust, so that resources could be focused on the urgent need to conserve the dilapidated mansion at the time. Now it is time for a longer-term solution. Following the completion of the major conservation and repair works the Trust has been looking outwards to the garden, estate and infrastructure required, in order to enable us to enhance the setting of Ightham Mote, reintegrate it within its historic landscape and manage visitors to the Mansion, garden and estate. We welcome a growing number of domestic and international visitors to Ightham Mote. We’re delighted that so many people enjoy spending time here, but we know we need to improve facilities for our visitors and ensure we get the basics right, whilst protecting the house and gardens. The Trust is committed to giving visitors improved access to its outdoor spaces and to make this possible investment is needed in car parking facilities at many of our sites. The proposed realignment of the car park at Ightham Mote will improve the access route for vehicles and pedestrians, improve safety on the adjacent bridleway and ease capacity issues. It will also enable us to more effectively manage traffic to protect and preserve the historic moated Manor, which has a unique story of survival for more than 700 years. The current car park, part of which is in the historic Walled Garden, is impractical due to size and location and detracts from the historic North approach onto the site. Parking occupies areas that should be used to tell the story of Ightham Mote and to add to the sense of place. Relocating the car park will help to unlock the stories that bring this to life and create a sense of arrival that has been lacking in the current arrangement, whilst also maximizing benefits for wildlife. Ightham Mote welcomed more than 166,000 visitors through its ticketed area to the house and gardens in 2017/18, and around 100,000 in 2008. We believe that the current arrangement is no longer fit for purpose as visitor numbers are predicted to continue to rise over the next ten years to 225,000. 2 The wider estate also attracts walkers, horse riders and cyclists. While it is difficult to quantify exactly how many of these visitors use the car park, studies suggest the figure is in excess of 30,000 a year and growing. However, the field used for current overflow car parking is only accessible when weather and ground conditions allow, requires extensively managing to avoid gridlock in the main parking areas and traffic backing up into Ivy Hatch village, inappropriate parking on verges and lanes which could obstruct access by emergency vehicles in an incident. It necessitates operating a one way system using the bridleway – making traffic visible from the house, potential conflict with bridleway users and putting more traffic onto the narrowest part of Mote Road. Turning visitors away due to insufficient parking capacity is considered a last resort as this can cause significant traffic congestion on the surrounding approach roads. The Visitor Reception for Ightham Mote is currently housed in a temporary building which has reached the end of its serviceable life and is no longer fit for purpose. The shop is housed in the Coach House, a small building close to the main house which is not accessible to all and, with the increase in visitor numbers, is also no longer fit for purpose. It also has its own fascinating story to tell and is intended for interpretation and visitor enjoyment. 3. What benefits would your proposals bring? The relocation of the car park away from the historic Walled Garden and northern approach will improve the setting of the Mansion, reinstating historic views and experience. The release of additional historic spaces and the connectivity and flow that this project unlocks, will facilitate inclusion of new spaces such as the Coach House and Millfield. Extended access to the South Lake will also provide visitor dispersal opportunities, mitigating conservation concerns relating to the house. The repositioned car park would avoid cars queuing into Ivy Hatch and causing congestion on the surrounding roads. It would be outside of the Conservation Area and further away from the Grade I listed Mansion and Scheduled Ancient Monument than the present car park. It would allow the reinstatement of the Walled Garden with an opportunity for community involvement in its creation and maintenance. This would have a positive impact on the natural setting of a walled garden returning it to the wildlife haven it should be, and sympathetic planting would restore this historic feature, encouraging pollinators back into this space. It would also help address the significant risk issue of inadequate drainage and prevent storm water being directed to the moat with the associated increased risk of flooding of the Grade I listed Mansion. The last 3 major flooding in 2016 resulted in water ingress into the house, fabric and collections damage and temporary closure to the public. The repair and recovery of the building took 18 months. The proposals will secure the long-term sustainability of Ightham Mote as a viable business and community facility. They will ensure it can continue to positively contribute to the success of its local, borough and Kentish regional economy, as a thriving tourist venue attracting substantial visitors to the locale. In addition, it will continue to provide employment and volunteering opportunities with the consequent related social and well-being benefits. 4. How much of the Green Belt field will you be using for the new car park? Our proposals result in the net increase in hard surfaces (tarmac and gravel) within the Green Belt of just 0.32Ha. We are removing 0.48Ha of existing hard surface footprint from the existing car park within the Green Belt and the proposed car park will have a hard surface footprint of 0.8Ha. The 0.8Ha of proposed hard surfaced car park (roads and spaces) represents just 5.7% of the total area of Mount Field. Including screen vegetation around and within the car park, the area of Mount Field used increases to 1.7Ha or 12.15% of Mount Field. 5. How many spaces will the new car park provide, and what will the surface treatment be? The car park will have 311 (252 existing) permanent surfaced car parking spaces laid out in a suitable low impact material, an increase from the existing car park of 59 surfaced spaces. The roads will be tarmac with bitumen spray and chip surface treatment to create a gravel appearance.
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