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Welcome to the Public Consultation for PROPOSAL FOR 217 NEW Homes for Brighton & Hove, Whitehawk HOMES IN WHITEHAWK
217 114 2-Bedroom South New Affordable Downs Apartments National Homes Park
Elm Grove 5mins Site 30mins
Urban 103 Church Pub Fringe Shop Site 1-Bedroom School Pub Race 10mins course Apartments Garden Centre Bakery Local Brighton Nursery Train Station Nature Reserve 30mins Grand Stand We estimate the Homes for Brighton & Hove WHITEHAWK developments across the city will bring:
Whitehawk 10mins Nature Camp 30mins Walk
700 New opportunities for education, 30mins training and 400 apprenticeships Full-time construction jobs
Beach £350m into the economy over the next N five years
Map of Brighton with site location and connections
Homes for Brighton & Hove is a HIGHLIGHTS & OPPORTUNITIES OF LIVING IN WHITEHAWK: partnership between Brighton & Hove BRIGHTON SOUTH DOWNS SEA VIEWS FRUIT TREES City Council and the Hyde Group. RACECOURSE VIEW NATIONAL PARK Our aim is to create 1000 new homes for rent and sale, specifically for lower income, local working households in the city of Brighton & Hove. Brighton & Hove is a growing city with high housing prices, low incomes, an ageing population and a significant proportion of households with support needs. NEW PUBLIC NEW ROAD NATURAL PLAY We want to create new developments entirely NEW FOOTPATHS focused on affordable housing, with new homes REALM & PARKING AREAS available for rental and shared ownership. We pride ourselves on working with the community to ensure we deliver a scheme the local community can be proud of. Warron Rd
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Introduction to the Site EXISTING SITE PLAN The proposal for the Whitehawk 50403020100 metres site is located adjacent to RACE COURSE N the apartment buildings of Warren RoadRacecourse Swanborough Drive and has an area of 1.4 hectares. Northern footpath access Racecourse views between Tillington and The site is on a steep hill at an ecologically Kingfisher Court sensitive location and benefits from great Lodsworth views of the sea. ALLOTMENTS Tillington Brockhurst There is currently no vehicular access into the site and a new road will be constructed as Blackdown Bridleway Site Boundary part of this planning application. Linchmere ORCHARD There are currently two public footpaths that Footpaths connect Lodsworth Close link Whitehawk to Elm Grove by a tunnel beneath the racecourse. These footpaths will Kingsher Swanborough Drive be redirected and enhanced as part of Court BUS STOP the proposal. Warron Rd BRIDLEWAY
Care will be taken to ensure that the proposals Kestrel 2 Court minimise visual impact on South Downs Albourne Close 1 National Park. 3 Slope Swallow RACE COURSE Court BUS STOP MINI MARKET Heron TUNNEL Court Swanborough House
Sea views Swanborough Place
PLAYGROUND To Elm Grove Falcon Court
BUS STOPSwanborough Drive Tunnel beneath Racecourse 30 34 leads to Elm Grove
24 BUS STOP Southern footpath access 67 along Albourne Close Wiston Rd South
Haybourne Rd
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10 Whitehawk Way
BUS STOP Haybourne Rd
Twineham Close
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Allotments Warren Road Racecourse Haybourne Close
Allotments Orchard Lodsworth
Tillington Brockhurst
Site Boundary Blackdown 1.4ha Linchmere 1. View looking into site along Albourne Close Footpath Racecourse Tunnel Link to Elm Grove Heron Court
Falcon Court
Slope
Kingfisher Kestrel Court Court
Swallow Court Playing Fields Slope
2. View looking east from where footpaths connect
Haybourne Road Whitehawk Way
Playing Fields
3. View towards Brighton/Elm Grove Aerial view of site within red line boundary Warron Rd
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The Design Proposal PROPOSED SITE PLAN Access: A new access route for 50403020100 cars will be created along Albourne metres Close, between Swallow Court RACE COURSE N and Kingfisher Court. 110 on-street Warren Road parking spaces will be provided within the proposal.
3 Views: Generous distance Storeys between the proposed buildings On street Northern footpath Lodsworth will be created, to ensure that views car parking access realigned ALLOTMENTS Tillington Brockhurst 3 of the sea, racecourse and wider Storeys landscape are provided. Sea views Northern footpath Blackdown through proposal realigned & enhanced 4 Landscape: The natural chalk Storeys Linchmere ORCHARD 4 character of the landscape will be LodsworthStoreys Close retained and enhanced as part of New play 4 spaces Storeys the proposal. Footpaths will be
Swanborough Drive BUS STOP routed through the proposal for C Court Warron Rd BRIDLEWAY easy access to the wider landscape. Fruit trees 9 Storeys Kestrel B Court Albourne Close Southern footpath 11 redirected & enhanced Storeys 9 Swallow Storeys RACE COURSE Court BUS STOP A MINI MARKET Heron TUNNEL Court Swanborough House 10 E Storeys Swanborough Place
PLAYGROUND To Elm Grove Falcon Court D
BUS STOPSwanborough Drive 30 34 10 Storeys 24 BUS STOP
67 217 114 New tree-lined ‘street’ New access for cars Wiston Rd South New Affordable 2-Bedroom leading to tunnel Haybournealong Rd Albourne Close Apartments Homes 61 New homes benefit 10 from sea views Whitehawk Way BUS STOP Haybourne Rd 103 Twineham Close 1-Bedroom Apartments
Haybourne Close
Section through the proposal
Falcon Court Tillington Proposed Kingfisher Court Proposed Kestrel Court Building ‘B‘ Building ‘E‘ Swallow Court Heron Court
Maximum height: 125.5 metres above sea level
Views towards racecourse
Views towards sea
Working with the topography, the heights of the existing buildings have been Proposed ‘Street’ taken into consideration throughout the design process.
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The New Homes • Each home will have a private balcony or garden Bridleway N • Each home will have generous windows to gain maximum benefit from sea views and natural light. They will also face onto parking areas and the natural landscape Lodsworth Blackdown Orchard Avenue Tillington Brockhurst Linchmere • There will be lift access to all floors Racecourse Views • Well insulated homes to reduce energy Kingfisher Heron needed to heat them and keep bills low Court Kestrel Court Court • Environmentally friendly building materials which relate to the surrounding area and Swallow have minimal impact on the surrounding Court landscape
Typical upper floor of Elm Grove Link Path a proposed building: Sea Views • 4 x 1-bedroom homes 1B 1B The new • 4 x 2-bedroom homes homes will be 2B 2B affordable for rent and shared
2B 2B ownership
Balconies 1B 1B
Floor Plan Bird’s eye impression of proposed homes: 5 new buildings with sea views and enhanced footpaths towards Elm Grove
View from Orchard Avenue towards the valley through the proposed homes Warron Rd
WHITEHAWK RACE COURSE
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Transport & Car Parking
50403020100 Northern footpath metres Lodsworth ALLOTMENTS access adjusted N Vehicular Tillington Brockhurst access along 110 Albourne Parking Bins stored within Blackdown Close Spaces new buildings Secure Bicycle Storage Linchmere ORCHARD Lodsworth Close
Secure Bicycle Storage New access for cars along Albourne Close Swanborough Drive BUS STOP C Court Warron Rd BRIDLEWAY Design of existing Northern footpath car park in progress realigned and Kestrel enhanced B Court Albourne Close
Swallow RACE COURSE Court BUS STOP A MINI MARKET Heron TUNNEL Court Swanborough House E Swanborough Place
PLAYGROUND To Elm Grove On-street car parking Falcon Tunnel entrance Court towards Elm Grove D New access for pedestrians off Southern footpath BUS STOPSwanborough Drive Albourne Close redirected and 30 34 enhanced KEY 24 BUS STOP Vehicular Access and Routes: Visitors’ bicycle parking New street with Primary in front of buildings generous pavements Secondary and crossings 67 New Car parking Spaces Wiston Rd South Accessible Parking Spaces
Haybourne Rd Pedestrian and Cyclist Access and Routes: Primary Secondary 61 Proposed Site Plan highlighting New Parking, Access and Routes 10 Whitehawk Way
BUS STOP Kingfisher Court Haybourne Rd
Twineham Close New Building ‘B’ New Building ‘C’
Haybourne Close
Swallow Court
Albourne Close
BEFORE AFTER Existing view of Albourne Close View of Albourne Close with new access to proposed homes beyond WHITEHAWK HOMES FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE Public Consultation October 2018 6
Landscape Architecture
Existing valley walks N
Bridleway Natural play along paths Local Nature Reserve boundary
Warren Road Orchard Avenue 3
Informal play 5 C 4 Informal connecting paths
Race Course B 5 Albourne Close 1 Enhanced chalk grassland Link to Elm Grove 6
A Tree lined street Tunnel E 2
1 D Elm Grove link path
Enhanced Native tree & chalk grassland shrub planting
Roofs and Link paths Orchard Avenue with natural play Informal paths Tree lined street the environment 1 2 3 4 5 6
• The realigned paths, • There will be solar panels • The realigned northern path, Orchard Avenue, will run • Informal paths between • The central street through Orchard Avenue and on the roofs amongst alongside proposed buildings A, B and C, linking the the buildings will provide the proposal will be lined Elm Grove Link Path, the vegetation. Swanborough Drive homes with the existing racecourse access from the proposal with newly planted trees will provide the main tunnel towards Elm Grove. to the wider landscape. pedestrian routes within • Ecologically sensitive • The pathways will be the proposal. drainage that reflects the • Orchard Avenue will be lined with local variety fruit • These pathways will wide with easy access local landscape character trees contributing to healthy eating for local residents. consist of mown routes and plenty of landscaping. • The hard surface of the will be used. through the grassland paths will be designed • Orchard Avenue will connect people to nature, as well reflecting the informality using materials that as providing wider wildlife benefits and enhanced and natural downland have natural tones landscape character. setting. and textures. • Orchard Avenue will have ‘natural’ play features, such as boulders and timber blocks which will be located below the fruit trees, encouraging physical activity and imaginative play for young children. Warron Rd WHITEHAWK HOMES FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE Public Consultation October 2018 7
The Next Steps Homes for Brighton & Hove is 50403020100 metres a responsible developer and we N value your feedback. RACE COURSE
Your views will help guide our Warren Road application to Brighton & Hove Council, the local planning authority, when we submit our plans in the coming months. You can also view
this exhibition and submit your Lodsworth ALLOTMENTS
feedback online from 10th-24th Tillington Brockhurst October at: Blackdown www.hyde-housing.co.uk/ Site Boundary Linchmere Whitehawk ORCHARD Lodsworth Close We look forward to continuing our
discussions with the local community Kingsher Swanborough Drive Court BUS STOP over the comingWarron Rd weeks and months. BRIDLEWAY
Thank you for your time. Kestrel Court Albourne Close
Swallow RACE COURSE Court BUS STOP MINI MARKET Heron TUNNEL Court Swanborough House
Swanborough Place
PLAYGROUND To Elm Grove Falcon Court
BUS STOPSwanborough Drive 30 34
24 BUS STOP
67 Where do Wiston Rd South you live? Haybourne Rd 61 Please place a sticky 10 Whitehawk Way
dot on the map to show BUS STOP us where you live in the Haybourne Rd Whitehawk area. Twineham Close
Haybourne Close
Homes for Brighton & Hove developments across the city are anticipated to give a £350 million boost to the local economy Tell us what you think: over the next five years and we estimate the construction will www.hyde-housing.co.uk/Whitehawk provide 400 full time construction jobs. In addition to this we estimate there will be 700 new opportunities for education, Exhibitions boards will be online from 10th October until 24th October training and apprenticeships.
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