Garden Village in Relation to Grantham SPITALGATE HEATH
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SPITALGATE HEATH Garden Village PROSPECTUS Aerial view of site for proposed Garden Village in relation to Grantham SPITALGATE HEATH Garden Village PREFACE From day one, we have shared a common goal; the viability of the new development; to ensure goal, and works with us to promote Spitalgate to bring forward the highest quality development that what we are proposing is achievable. Heath as one of its cohort of new Garden Towns that meets the needs of the current and future and Villages. residents of the District. Our hope is that Government recognises this close working relationship - which extends to include We have worked together on a masterplan colleagues at Lincolnshire County Council, The that encapsulates our aims and ambitions for Homes and Communities Agency and many other Spitalgate Health and on the necessary detail of important service providers - and our common 3 “Spitalgate Heath Garden Village will create an environment with new homes, jobs and leisure opportunities for all ages, containing the very best of town and country living in a vibrant new community.” River Witham SPITALGATE HEATH Garden Village A Village in a Park IMAGINE a Village in a Park, combining the CREATE a place where face-to-face social very best of town and country. interactions occur on a regular basis. CONJURE a vision of sustainable reality, with MIRROR the spirit of the original Garden new homes, a business park, community hub City movement, not simply to provide with schools, healthcare and sports facilities homes and jobs, but to create a legacy of a and green public open space, socially balanced community that integrates employment, living and social interaction to ENJOY connections to the neighbouring provide opportunities for all. Grantham town centre along a new habitat- rich green blue corridor along the River Witham providing pedestrian and cycles routes. ... AND DELIVER 3,700 new mixed tenure homes in close proximity to 110,000 DELIGHT in a community woodland park sqm of employment space , 4,000 new jobs and opportunities created in partnership with the Woodland for existing high value knowledge business companies to Trust, offsetting housing and allowing expand and new companies to grow. inhabitants to interact with and enjoy their surroundings. 5 1hr Grantham to Robin Hood Airport by car 1hr Grantham to Leeds 1hr 20 Grantham to East Midlands Airport 1hr GRANTHAM Grantham to Birmingham International Airport by car 1hr 10 Grantham to Stanstead Airport by car Grantham to London 1hr 15 SPITALGATE HEATH Garden Village Why Spitalgate Heath and why Grantham? The name derives from the medieval ‘spetilgate’ a The South Kesteven Core Strategy, adopted in own right; similar to the relationship established reference to a former leper’s hospital which was 2010, supports sustainable development with between Dorchester and Poundbury. located in the vicinity of the site. a focus on major development in Grantham to reinforce its role as a Sub-Regional Centre. South Kesteven District Council's new District And our vision is based on traditional estate Grantham’s own Area Action Plan identifes Economic Development Strategy identifes villages found in Lincolnshire, the closest being the proposed site for the Garden Village as growth and investment focussing on establishing Buckminster, which demonstrate some of the an opportunity to create a sustainable and Grantham as a Sub-Regional Centre, with a key principles of a garden village on a smaller scale. deliverable greenfeld site. project being the delivery of Spitalgate Business Park which forms part of the Garden Village by The Greater Lincolnshire LEP Strategic Economic The evidence base gathered through the providing opportunities to promote high value Plan 2014-203 recognises the importance of Grantham Capacity and Limits to Growth Study knowledge based inward investment and support providing a range of high quality housing options and the Environmental Statement of the South existing businesses to grow. to support the economic ambitions of the county. Kesteven Local Plan, promotes the development It is committed to supporting the delivery of of the proposed site for the Garden Village for An outline planning application has been a 100,000 new homes by 2031 - unlocking housing and employment uses. submitted for the current scheme, scheduled development sites and promoting innovative for determination in the autumn 2016 and approaches. Historic England’s Urban Panel supported the accompanied by supporting evidence including need to have a clear vision supported by robust a Design and Access Statement and Viability A Strategic Infrastructure Delivery Plan is being but fexible masterplans, in relationship to the Assessment. prepared to enhance the Grantham Southern area identifed for the Garden Village. Relief Road and improve connectivity including proposals for the Grantham Green Blue Corridor Our vision will create a development with its linking the proposed site with the town centre. own clear and distinct identity as a place in its 7 URBAN growth A607 CONCEPT A1 Grantham Green Blue Corridor Green Fringe A52 Existing Rural Settlements Proposed Settlements Proposed Garden Village Employment Site A52 Southern Relief Road A607 A52 A1 A1 B1774 SPITALGATE HEATH Garden Village Garden Village principles The public and private sponsors of the Spitalgate The Garden Village fulflls the ambitions for Grantham’s Southern Relief Road will form the Heath Garden Village recognise and endorse the Grantham, forming part of the future development southern most boundary of the site and provides core principles of establishing a Garden Village as: of the town. the major point of access on to the highway network. The East Coast mainline runs through • Strong community leadership Most of the site comprises large south west facing a partial embankment to the east of the site and • Master plan lead open arable felds on slopes rising from the River follows part of the lower river valley. • Inclusive partnerships Witham valley to a plateau to the east. The plateau • Clear stewardship and land management edge forms part of a distinctive landscape feature Consultation and Engagement • Affordable mixed tenure housing which stretches around Grantham, playing an Meaningful community participation underpins • Range of high value employment opportunities important part in the visual character of the town the Garden City ethos. We have undertaken • Imaginatively design homes and highly visible from large areas of the town. an extensive programme of consultation and • Clear environmental standards engagement with the local community, resulting in • Strong cultural diversity The Grantham Townscape Assessment identifes strong support for the growth plans for Grantham. • Shared neighbourhoods the area for the garden village as a landscape Looking to the Future, The Local Plan Sites and • Integrated sustainable transport fringe, comprising open green-spaces crucial to Settlements consultation is seeking public views • Health and wellbeing the character of the town. for growth plans for all settlements via a series of public exhibition, on-line surveys, questionnaires, Location The River Witham valley provides an important community meeting briefngs. Spitalgate Heath is located on the southern fringe corridor offering a matrix of woodland and wetland of Grantham in south west Lincolnshire, covering habitats and provides the majority of existing sites an area of approximately 224 hectares. with biodiversity and ecological value. 9 Spitalgate heath garden village layout (Illustrative) Homes Local Centre / Schools Green Infrastructure Roads Employment Urban Area Green Blue Corridor SPITALGATE HEATH Garden Village Design awareness of the project nationally green-spaces Concept and internationally. • Develop a palette of materials to refect the A Master-plan for the proposed Garden Village local vernacular with particular reference to use details the preferred strategies for the uses, Design principles of brick, local limestone and pantiles, layout, scale, landscaping and overall appearance Design principles underpinning the Garden • Adopt a sustainable urban drainage system - includes street pattern, residential dwellings, Village respond to: • Conserving the ecological character employment and commercial units, community • Use of private gardens, sports pitches, facilities and green infrastructure. • Appropriate siting and integration of new built allotments to enhance the green infrastructure Extensive planning, environmental and technical forms alongside existing uses network work including all aspects of landscape • Respect and reinforce the River Witham • Comprehensive network of footways, cycle character, ecology, water and drainage, heritage, corridor vistas paths and nature trails environment, access, connectivity and movement. • Create a wooded landscape corridor and visual • Safeguard and enhance habitat creation to A Parameters Plan describes the location, extent backdrop along the eastern plateau edge support increased biodiversity and limits of the development. • Develop a Green Blue Corridor using the River Witham connecting the Garden Village with Crucial to the deliverability and viability of the The Garden Village sponsors are promoting Grantham town centre Garden Village proposal, it is proposed to an international design competition to attract • Design streets with varied skylines, interesting establish a Sustainable Design Board to direct innovative and sustainable design frameworks vistas to frame local views,