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Littleportmasterplan a Beacon of Sustainability a Beacon in Littleport’S Future Section Heading LittleportMasterplan A framework for the future development of Littleport OUR TOWN OUR FUTURE Our town, our future A beacon of sustainability The Littleport Masterplan is an investment in Littleport’s future. It presents a vision for Littleport that embraces its unique natural fen landscape setting, and is focused on revitalising the town centre, improving job opportunities, and achieving high quality development that enhances the image of the town. Littleport Masterplan 2 Embracing the Natural Landscape Balancing Future Growth Areas Building Business Activity Areas Expanding Community Facilities Reinforcing the Town Centre Moving Around Littleport Masterplan 3 Foreword The Masterplan vision for the future development of Littleport is: To ensure Littleport develops in a way that is sustainable and enables it to thrive and provide for all whilst embracing the surrounding rural fen landscape. This is the third Masterplan which East Cambridgeshire However, the growth pressures that District Council has prepared. It reflects the Council’s these communities are experiencing need to be managed if we are to belief that the high quality of life in the District’s ensure high quality development, obtain market towns and their rapidly growing popularity necessary infrastructure and secure gains as places in which to live, illustrate their potential to for the community. The Masterplans are a first step in this management contribute to sustainable settlement patterns. process, providing a vision and guide for Littleport The strong community feel, the high standard of living, development in our rural market towns. the fact that things are on a manageable scale means that they can be excellent places in which to live. Masterplan 4 Foreword Littleport has a range of advantages – a superb setting in a natural fen landscape, the attractive River Great Ouse, which forms the eastern boundary to the town, a Littleport Masterplan rich heritage, a railway station, excellent sports facilities, proximity to the internationally Working Party Members important Ouse Washes and Welney Wetland Centre and a close knit community who are very supportive of each other and their town. One of the most distinctive features of Littleport is its setting within the fen landscape. The Masterplan proposes to build on this strength by setting new development within a green landscape development framework. This framework will both preserve the valuable fenland landscape features and strengthen the linkages with this setting. The Masterplan has also looked at what further growth is possible and acceptable to Councillor Christine Ambrose Smith, the community, and how it can be achieved sympathetically and sustainably. It was clear East Cambridgeshire District Council from our public consultation work that there is an appetite in the town to see Littleport grow as a way to improve the wellbeing of local people, by increasing the range and quality of facilities and assuring their viability in the future. The Masterplan proposes an increase in the population of the town from approximately 8,800 currently to some 13,000 over the 21 year time period of the plan, an increase of some 1,700 new homes. Accompanying this is provision for employment sites to provide local jobs, and for more facilities such as shops, schools and healthcare, sited to create a balanced, convenient and stimulating community. Councillor Sue Austen, East Cambridgeshire District Council The Littleport Masterplan is a Masterplan for the whole community, it does not belong to any one particular organisation and its implementation will require support from everyone in Littleport. The local community, business, civic leaders and other agencies will need to take ownership of the plan and aid its delivery. This is why the consultation work undertaken by the Littleport Masterplan Working Party has been so important, and we have endeavoured to take on board all the comments received and develop a plan that everyone is happy to support. We are also grateful for the input of consultants Studio REAL who assisted with development of the various options for the Masterplan. Councillor David Brown, We believe that this Littleport Masterplan can result in a town that is a real beacon of Cambridgeshire County Council sustainability. It provides the foundation upon which future detailed project specific studies, proposals and funding bids can be developed, and will act as a catalyst for future investment. We commend this plan to you and welcome your comments. Councillor Peter Moakes, East Cambridgeshire District Council and Chairman of Working Party Councillor Peter Moakes Chairman, Littleport Masterplan Working Party and Chairman, East Cambridgeshire District Council Strategic Development Committee Littleport December 2010 Masterplan Councillor Malcolm Pyrah, Littleport Parish Council 5 Contents Littleport Masterplan at a glance 8 Introduction 10 Role of the Masterplan 10 Littleport – Past and Present 10 Regional Planning Policy Context 14 Local Planning Policy Context 15 Masterplan Development Process 16 What are the constraints? 18 Flood Risk 18 Rural Ecology 19 Key Landscape Views 20 Conservation Area 20 Infrastructure 21 Community Facilities 21 Where would we like to be? 22 Local Economy 22 Environment 23 Transport and Movement 24 Community 25 Littleport Masterplan 6 Contents What is the plan? 26 Development Principles 27 Development Framework 1 28 Embracing the Natural Landscape Development Framework 2 30 Balancing Future Growth Areas Development Framework 3 32 Building Business Activity Areas Development Framework 4 34 Expanding Community Facilities Development Framework 5 36 Reinforcing the Town Centre Development Framework 6 40 Moving Around How do we get there? 42 Strong and Integrated Programme Management 42 Embedding the Littleport Masterplan 43 Phasing and Risk Management 43 Funding 46 Glossary and background documents 47 Translation Service 49 Littleport Masterplan 7 Littleport Masterplan at a glance Development Framework 1 Development Framework 4 Embracing the Natural Landscape Expanding Community Facilities To provide opportunities for all residents to benefit from the For Littleport to play a stronger role as a local service centre fenland setting of the town and take advantage of the riverside providing a broad range of services and facilities for both local and the town’s green open spaces by: people and visitors, both now and as the population grows by: p Creating a network of green spaces that connect town p Providing sufficient educational facilities: 3 x 100 place to countryside, enabling people to access and enjoy the nurseries and 3 x 50 place nurseries, two additional Primary surrounding countryside and the river area. Schools and a Secondary School. p Linking up the existing green spaces within the town. p Ensuring there is adequate capacity at key local facilities such p Improving existing green spaces to maximise their as the Medical Centre and cemetery. attractiveness and usage and provide additional green areas. p Encouraging additional commercial leisure facilities. p Providing additional community services in the new Development Framework 2 development to the west of the town. Balancing Future Growth Areas To ensure that growth occurs at a level that is appropriate for Development Framework 5 Littleport and alongside the necessary facilities and infrastructure Reinforcing the Town Centre to support this growth by: To establish a strengthened and improved retail offer in the town p Phasing growth to produce approximately 1,719 new centre and enhance the quality of the public realm to make it a dwellings in Littleport over the plan period. This would take more attractive and pleasant place to visit that it is easy to get Littleport’s population to approximately 13,098 compared to around on foot and cycle by: the current population of 8,800. p Maximising town centre shopping by concentrating retail p Focusing new development to the west of Littleport, taking uses at the western end of the town centre and providing advantage of the proximity to existing road links, employment additional retail space. sites, and the higher land levels here compared to land to the p Encouraging office and retail development and supporting east. community and leisure uses to improve the town centre p Providing affordable housing to enable people to live in offer, increase footfall and enhance viability. Littleport. p Improving the overall feel and attractiveness of the town centre through public realm enhancements. Development Framework 3 p Making key junctions and other areas of the town centre Building Business Activity Areas to be made more pedestrian and cycle friendly whilst To ensure housing growth is linked to growth in employment, maintaining full vehicle accessibility. providing an increased number and range of employment opportunities for residents and attracting new businesses to Development Framework 6 Littleport to boost the local economy by: Moving Around p Ensuring there is sufficient land and premises available to To create a town that has a range of easy and convenient choices allow business growth, for industrial businesses to the west for people, from walking and cycling, private vehicle, train, boats, and retail and office development in the town centre. buses and bridleways, to get into and around town and into the p Encouraging commercial provision of Next Generation surrounding fenland countryside by: Broadband and other necessary infrastructure to facilitate p Opening
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