Denvilles-Emsworth Masterplan Document | December 2017
Havant Borough Council Job name Havant Masterplan
Job number 3444
Date of issue 05.12.17
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2 Contents
1. Introduction 5. Constraints and opportunities
2. Policy overview 6. Community engagement
3. Analysis 7. Design principles
Wider context Historic evolution 8. Masterplan Site conditions Photographic study Masterplan layers Neighbouring application sites Masterplan Land budget 4. Character study Viability
Emsworth
Havant Denvilles Surrounding areas
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1. Introduction Introduction
Project scope
Levitt Bernstein were appointed in December Comley Hill 2016 to develop a design workshop led strategic masterplan for the site between Emsworth and Denvilles. The site has been identified as the only strategic Emsworth Common Rd housing site within Havant’s 2016 local plan housing statement. Bartons Rd The scope of the project is to work with residents using a series of inclusive design workshops to develop a strategic vision for developing a new neighbourhood on the identified site.
Horndean Rd New Ln Rd
Eastleigh
Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
Horndean Rd
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New Brighton Rd
Southleigh
A27
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Victoria Road A27 Selangor Ave N Emsworth Road Havant Road
Red line boundary
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Comley Hill
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Bartons Petersfield Rd Rd Rd Bartons
A3 (M) Rd
B2149 Westbourne Havant Eastleigh Rd Southleigh Southleigh Rd Horndean Rd
A3 (M) Petersfield A27 Rd Rd A27
New Brighton Rd
Southleigh
A27 A27
Emsworth Road
Havant Road A27 A27 Emsworth Southbourne A27
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Aerial Plan illustrating the land between Denvilles and Emsworth
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2. Policy overview Policy context
The masterplan has been informed by the following planning documents. Below is a brief summary of the role of each of these key documents.
South Hampshire strategic housing market assessment
This strategic housing market assessment has How housing provision is ultimately distributed defined the extent of the relevant housing market and met across the two housing market areas and areas (HMAs) covering the ‘partnership for urban the PUSH area as a whole should reasonably be South Hampshire’ (PUSH) area; and then decided at the local level and through dialogue considered the objectively-assessed need for between the authorities within the PUSH housing within them. partnership, taking account of constraints and land availability, the need to promote sustainable patterns of development and other policy The report considers the overall need for housing, aspirations (such as regeneration). The SHMA the need for different types of homes, and the analysis is thus intended to provide a ‘starting housing needs of different groups within the point’ and input to this which is to be taken community in line with the requirements of the forward through the development and review of 2012 national planning policy framework (NPPF). the South Hampshire strategy and authorities’ development plans. It should be noted that in September 2017, the The SHMA concludes that provision of 4,160 Government published its consultation document homes per annum across the PUSH area would ‘Planning for the right homes in the right places’. It represent a robust basis for forward planning is likely that in due course a new national based on the demographic evidence and market methodology for assessing housing need will signals. This is split between the two housing replace any local assessments made. market areas with an assessed need for 2,115 homes per annum across the Portsmouth (PUSH East) housing market area to 2036.
10 Havant Borough Local Plan Housing constraints and Local plan housing statement progressed through the new local plan. Both strategic sites should be appropriately Havant borough council’s local plan includes their supply analysis A higher housing requirement is a certainty in the masterplanned, in consultation with local core strategy (2011) and the site allocations plan The housing constraints and supply analysis new local plan and the housing statement communities, in order to ensure that they are (2014). Together, these documents establish the provides a background on housing need in Havant identifies sites which the council considers brought forward comprehensively. This will spatial vision and accompanying policies, and borough and how this can be addressed. It looks appropriate and sustainable for housing delivery establish the development potential of the two identify sites for development until 2026. at high level constraints in the borough and in the short and longer term to ensure that it is sites, the mix of development types which should able to plan positively to address the high housing be brought forward, phasing, settlement identity The core strategy sets out how the council opportunities for development. need figure in accordance with the NPPF. In light and infrastructure requirements. believes the borough should develop. It identifies The report reviews the potential of the proposal of the high housing need, it has been necessary the strategic sites that are considered site for future development stating that it is for the Havant borough council to look at sites fundamental to achieving the overall vision. The expected the site will provide a minimum of 1,650 outside the urban areas of the borough, as core strategy also identifies the required physical dwellings. defined by policy AL2 of the adopted local plan, and social infrastructure necessary to support as there is insufficient land within the urban areas new development and meet future needs. The Among other considerations particular high level to meet this need. The statement therefore site allocations plan identified smaller sites for constraints to the site include: specifically identifies a number of urban development across the borough. • Maintaining the settlement identity of both extension sites outside the urban area which it The Borough Council is in the process of updating Denvilles and Emsworth, considers appropriate to come forward ahead of its Local Plan. The work contained within this • The need for extensive infrastructure, which will their formal allocation in the Havant borough local masterplan will inform the policies proposed in likely include a new primary school and plan 2036, so as to maintain a healthy supply of the Local Plan Review for this part of the Borough. extensive SUDS. housing land in the short to medium term. • Transport infrastructure to serve the In particular reference to the proposal site and as development, part of guiding principle 5 the report states ‘the • The railway and existing highway network area between Denvilles and Emsworth will be breaking up the site • The presence of existing buildings on the site.
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 11 Design policy
Emsworth design statement A design statement records the distinctive character of a village/small town and its relationship with the surrounding environment. It defines design principles or guidelines which have the objective of maintaining or enhancing this distinctive character. The purpose of the Emsworth design statement is to contribute to the protection and wherever possible the enhancement of the human, economic, structural and environmental qualities identified by the project so that Emsworth continues to be a thriving community in an attractive setting. The Emsworth design statement is broken down into themes that cover:
• Landscape setting • Settlement patterns • Built environment • Life in Emsworth
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3. Analysis Wider context
Location The site is excellently located for a strategic housing site within the borough, benefitting from close proximity to three train stations and the A27 and A3(M) road corridors which allow good connections to Chichester, Brighton, Eastbourne, Portsmouth and London. The site also neighbours Havant to the east and Emsworth to the west thereby being ideally located to offer the best of town and country.
Strategic sites The land between Denvilles and Emsworth has been identified in the Local Plan Housing Statement (LPHS) as the only strategic housing site in the borough and states the site is capable of accommodating at least 1650 dwellings and a local centre.
Public transport The site is located near to 3 train stations, allowing easy access to London Waterloo and London Victoria from Havant Rail Station and access to Portsmouth and Brighton from Warblington and Emsworth Stations. There are bus links connecting the site with surrounding settlements including Havant, Emsworth, Rowlands Castle, Portsmouth, Bognor Regis and Chichester, however, buses are infrequent.
Town centres The closest centres to the site are Havant town centre which is located circa 2km from the site and Emsworth town centre which is circa 1.5km from the site. Establishing connections to these surrounding town centres has been an important consideration as part of the masterplan for the site.
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Comley Hill
Rd Denvilles-Emsworth Bartons Rd Horndean Rd A3(M) Petersfield Foxbury Ln Rd A27
Southleigh A27
Langstone Rd A27
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Strategic housing sIte Havant ward boundary
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South Downs national park Environmental designations A27 Road hierarchy A roads Chichester AONB Whilst only a small portion of the site is covered The primary road in the area is the east-west by environmental designations there are various B roads A27, which connects Brighton to the east with Sites of importance to nature designations on land surrounding the site which minor roads Portsmouth to the west. The A27 is the primary conservation will need to be considered as part of any future road connection between the site and the A3(m) proposals. that is the primary vehicle route to London. Tree preservation order areas Havant road is the other A road in the area, Much of the neighbouring land to the east, north connecting Emsworth town centre and Havant SSSI and north west of the site are designated as tree town centre. There are a number of B roads preservation order (TPO) areas. Additionally around the site that provide local connections there is land within the site adjacent to Horndean to Emsworth, Warblington and Westbourne. The road that is designated as a TPO area. A27 runs through the site, though currently with Much of the woodland to the north and north east no access. Southleigh road, Horndean road and of the site is designated as a Site of Importance to Eastleigh road are the main local roads that run Nature Conservation (SINC). There is also a small through the site. SINC on land within the site to the north east of Emsworth Park. To the south of the site is Chichester AONB 18 N N
GP surgery Off road cycle routes Pedestrian and cycle routes Community infrastructure Specialist surgery/hospital On road cycle routes The site is surrounded by a network of cycle trails The site is predominantly surrounded by Public footpaths that provide routes through and between Specialist surgery/hospital (private) residential neighbourhoods including Denvilles to Emsworth, Denvilles and Havant and to the wider the west and Emsworth to the south and east. The countryside. Supermarket site is also surrounded by a number of community facilities including primary schools and Emsworth Important cycling trails include routes through Civic building/space park to the east of the site and the Stride Southleigh forest and Sustrans route 2 which runs community centre to the west. Also within a short along much of the southern coast. Primary school distance of the site are Emsworth high street and the centre of Havant. Once the site is built out it Secondary school will provide the opportunity to increase the range Specialist school of community facilities available to local residents, in particular through the provision of a Nursery new local centre.
Community centre Predominantly retail
Leisure centre/ gym Predominantly residential ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 19 Sports pitches High street Historic evolution
The growth of Havant and Emsworth We have studied the growth of Havant and Emsworth since 1880 to explore why the proposal site is a logical location for residential development as the next natural step in the evolution of the two settlements. Adjacent are a series of plans illustrating the extent of Emsworth Havant and Havant, and the pattern of growth since 1880. Havant Emsworth Emsworth
1. 1880 2. 1942 • Havant grows around St. Faith’s Church, and at the cross roads of • Within Havant, the majority of growth takes place around Havant South Street, North Street, West Street and East Street with West and Warblington station due to connections to Portsmouth and and East Street being a Roman road. London. • The population of Havant grows following the connection by rail of • Within Emsworth, the majority of growth takes place around and Havant to Portsmouth and Brighton via Chichester in 1847 and the to the north of Emsworth rail station and along Havant Road. connection to London in 1859. Growth during this century was due to Emsworth being a suburb • Emsworth is a market and port town that initially grew around ship of Havant and Portsmouth and was made possible by its rail and rope building connections
20 Havant Emsworth Havant Emsworth Havant Emsworth
3. 1960 4. 1990 5. Today and tomorrow • Largescale residential development takes place to the north west • Construction of the Havant bypass results in additional Since 1990 growth has occured as pockets of development at the of Havant on Leigh Park following the bombing of Portsmouth employment space to the south of Havant. edges of Emsworth and Havant. during WWII. • Residential development takes place as pockets of development As illustrated, there are a number of sites that have been granted • Between 1939 and 1960 The population of Havant rose from circa to the north of Emsworth and Havant planning permission that are resulting in the incremental growth of 25,000 to circa 75,000. the two settlements toward one another. • Within Emsworth smaller scale, incremental growth takes place. The proposal site provides the opportunity to create a strategic framework that will result in development that is better planned than piecemeal development and supported by infrastructure improvements.
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 21 Site conditions
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Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd
Bartons Rd Bartons Rd Rd Rd
Eastleigh Eastleigh Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Denvilles
A27 A27 A27 Emsworth Warblington Emsworth A27
Emsworth Rd Emsworth Rd Emsworth A27 A27 Havant Road Havant Road Havant Road
Residential Land use Woodland Trees TPO areas Industrial The site is predominantly surrounded by residential land to the east, There are a number of existing trees within the site. The majority are located to the north of Southleigh Road. Most of these trees in addition Education west and south. Trees to areas to the north, north-west and east of the site are covered by Town centre Employment land is located to the north of the site within the Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs). To the north east of the site is Southleigh Park House estate and to the west within New Lane Southleigh forest. Public open space industrial park. Public open space including sports facilities is located to the south-east of the site within Emsworth park. There are a number of primary schools surrounding the site in Emsworth, Warblington and Denvilles.
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Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd
Bartons Rd Bartons Rd Rd Rd
Eastleigh Eastleigh Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
A27 A27 Emsworth A27 Emsworth A27
Emsworth Rd Emsworth Rd A27 A27 Havant Road Havant Road
Field drains Field hedgerows Drainage Hedgerows There are a number of existing field drains within The site is surrounded on most sides by mature the site that will be an important part of any hedgerows that currently block views from drainage strategy for the site. surrounding streets. Within the site are a number of hedgerows and tree belts that define existing field boundaries.
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Emsworth Common Rd Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd
Bartons Rd Bartons Rd Rd Rd
1000m Eastleigh Eastleigh Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd 1000m Southleigh Rd
Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd 500m
500m
A27 A27 To Havant Warblington A27 Southampton Emsworth Emsworth A27 and Portsmouth
Emsworth Rd To Chichester Emsworth Rd and Brighton A27 A27 Havant Road Conservation Area
Bus route 700 Public transport Grade II listed building Heritage Locally listed building Bus route 27 and 28 There are a number of bus routes within close There are grade 2 listed buildings within and surrounding the site. Those buildings within the Walking radii proximity of the site with the 700 connecting to Portsmouth and Bognor Regis and the 27/28 site include cottages along Eastleigh Road. Bus stop connecting with Rowlands Castle and Emsworth. Surrounding listed buildings include Southleigh Park House and a number of other houses along Whilst there are bus services passing through or Bartons Road. near the site, bus frequency is a problem. There are a number of Grade II listed building along the high street of Emsworth to the south of the A27 as well as Emsworth conservation area.
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Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd
Bartons Rd Bartons Rd Rd Rd
Eastleigh Eastleigh Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
A27 A27 Emsworth A27 Emsworth A27
Emsworth Rd Emsworth Rd A27 A27 Havant Road Havant Road
Pre 1939 Building age Flood zone 3 Flood risk Inter war The majority of surrounding housing was Flood zone 2 The only parts o f the site that lie within flood Post 1945 constructed post 1945 with much of the housing Surface flooding zones are to the south-east of the site as 2000 onwards in Denvilles to the west and Emsworth to the east illustrated in the above mapping. However, having been constructed after 1990. Emsworth is an area with known drainage issues, which has suffered flooding in the past.. Proposals for the site will need to carefully consider drainage.
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Emsworth Common Rd Bartons Rd Emsworth Common Rd Bartons Rd
Bartons Rd Bartons Rd
Bondfields Ward Rd Rd
Eastleigh Eastleigh Horndean Rd Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
Horndean Rd Emsworth Ward Horndean Rd Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd St. Faith’s Ward
A27 A27 A27 Emsworth A27 Emsworth
Emsworth Rd Emsworth Rd A27 A27 Havant Road Havant Road
Contour lines Site boundary Topography Neighbourhood forum and Ward boundary The site slopes from north to south and is ward boundaries Emsworth neighbourhood forum steepest on land to the north of Southleigh Road The majority of the site lies within St. Faith’s ward and flattest on land to the south of Southleigh with the south east corner being located within Road. Emsworth ward and being covered by the Emsworth neighbourhood forum. The views of residents from both wards have been incorporated into the masterplan and engagement process.
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Site photographs The following pages show views across the site including relatively unconstrained, gently sloping agricultural fields, existing on-site buildings, existing connections to Emsworth Park and neighbouring public open spaces.
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Plan illustrating the location of site photographs
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 27 1. View looking eastward across the site from Japonica Way
2. View looking eastward across the site from Southleigh Road
28 3. Underpass connecting Emsworth Park with land to the south of the A27 4. Emsworth Park
5. Skatepark at Emsworth Park 6. Children’s playground at Emsworth Park
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 29 7. Small business centre in historic farmstead along Southleigh Road 8. Emsworth Station to the south east of the site
9. Site drainage channels 10. Neighbouring properties along Horndean Road
30 Neighbouring application sites
The site is surrounded by a number of development sites at varying stages in the planning process . It has been important to consider how proposals for the site relate to these surrounding development sites, in particular with Emsworth Common Rd regard to vehicular and pedestrian connections . Bartons Rd 7 Bartons Rd
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5 Rd
Horndean Rd Eastleigh
Southleigh Rd Southleigh Rd
Southleigh Rd Horndean Rd 1. Manor Farm and Copseys Nursery
2. Land north and west of Selangor 4 1 New Brighton Road Avenue
3. West of Coldharbour farm
A27 4. Land west of Horndean Road 3 A27 5. Land south of Bartons Road 2
Victoria Road 6. Eastleigh House A27 Selangor Ave Emsworth Rd 7. Land north of Bartons Road N Havant Road 8. Southleigh Park House Havant Road
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 31 32 4. Character study Emsworth
To the south and east of the site is Emsworth, an attractive market and port town located within the Chichester Harbour area of outstanding natural beauty. Initially Emsworth grew around ship building, boat building and and rope making. Since 1900 Emsworth has grown as a suburb of Portsmouth and Havant, predominantly to the west along Havant road and to the north of Emsworth railway station.
Emsworth consists of a number of attractive Slipper Mill pond streets including the high street which includes a number of listed Buildings. The land south of the A27 is well served by the high street, however, land north of the A27 within Emsworth is predominantly residential with few other uses. Emsworth park is located to the North of the A27, to the east of the proposal site and includes a variety of sporting facilities.
Emsworth memorial garden Emsworth high street
Emsworth station Chichester harbour
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Directly to the west of the site is Havant, a town in the south east corner of Hamsphire located 15 minutes from Portsmouth by either car or train. Havant is well connected with the A3(M) and A27 running though the town as well as good rail links to Portsmouth, London, Chichester and Brighton from Havant Railway station. Havant saw rapid growth with the population more than doubling in the 20 years following WWII as a consequence of the bombing of Portsmouth Town Centre (West Street) and the subsequent need for housing. Within the town centre there are a number of retail areas, with large new retail units at the Central and Solent Retail Parks, and more traditional smaller shops in the historic core around West Street. Within Havant there are also a number of large business/ industrial parks including Langstone Technology Park and New Lane industrial estate which are located to the west side of the proposal site.
Havant Park Havant station
Langstone Technology Park
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Denvilles is a locality within Havant, situated directly to the west of the proposal site and to the east of New Lane Industrial Park. To the south of Denvilles is Warblington railway station which is on the coastal line between Southampton and Brighton. Denvilles is predominantly residential and is composed of a network of smaller housing estates largely constructed post 1960.
St. Thomas A Becket’s church, Warblington
Denvilles House Warblington station
38 Surrounding area
The proposal site provides easy access to both town and country with Southleigh Forest, the South Downs and Stansted Park all located to the north of the site. To the south of the site is the Chichester harbour area of outstanding natural beauty allowing easy access to attractive coastal walks and a variety of coastal activities. Many of these surrounding destinations are connected to the site by a network of public rights of way and cycle trails that provide routes to these Chichester harbour Stansted Park surrounding destinations. Importantly the surrounding cycle trails include routes through Southleigh Forest and Sustrans route 2 which runs along much of the southern coast.
Local cycle network Coastal activities Surrounding market towns
Access to the countryside
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 39 Southleigh Park House
Southleigh Park House is a listed Victorian mansion and clock tower situated on the north east edge of the proposal site. The mansion is surrounded to the north, east and west by planting however has south facing views over the sea. The setting and southern views from Southleigh Park House have been an important consideration in the masterplanning of the proposal site.
Southleigh Park House
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5. Constraints and opportunities Constraints and opportunities
Introduction As shown overleaf, site constraints include: Our design approach involves responding to • Areas of TPO trees predominantly to the north opportunities and constraints in an informed and of the site considered manner to help create a unique and • Existing drainage channels distinctive proposal on land between Emsworth • Neighbouring and on-site grade II listed and Denvilles. buildings including Southleigh House to the North of the site. Constraints • Noise from the A27 and railway line to the south The site between Emsworth and Denvilles is of the site considered to be suitably unconstrained with the • Land within Flood zone 3 to the south east of capacity to accommodate new homes and a the site mixture of other supporting uses • Conservation area to the south east of the site While there are some constraints, such as • Adjoining properties and neighbouring sites adjoining and on-site properties and valuable that have been granted planning permission on-site tree planting , many of the perceived constraints are in fact opportunities.
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Flood zone 3
Flood zone 2
TPO area
TPO tree Listed building
Area of on-site houses
Noise source
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Opportunities As shown overleaf, site oportunities include: The site’s location provides a unique opportunity • Potential to create attractive and walkable to offer existing and future residents the best of landscape corridors connecting key town and country living. The site’s location destinations including Chichester Harbour to between Denvilles and Emsworth also provides the south of Emsworth with Southleigh Forest, the strategic opportunity to better connect the the South Downs and Stansted Park to the two settlements whilst a strategically well north of the site. connected road network and public transport • Potential to create landscape corridors that infrastructure make travel more sustainable. connect the site with Emsworth and Warblington railway station thereby promoting The surrounding countryside offers the more sustainable modes of transport. opportunity to create the missing link between • Opportunity to create walkable routes to surrounding communities and the countryside to neighbouring primary schools. the north and coast to the south. • Opportunity to incorporate Southleigh House into the setting of the site • A number of potential access points into the site thereby allowing the potential for a proposal that better integrates with surrounding neighbourhoods. • A number of attractive clusters of trees • A network of existing pedestrian and cycle routes.
46 South Downs National N Staunton Country Park Rowlands Castle Red line boundary Park & Stanstead park Existing pedestrian and cycle routes Potential landscape corridor Potential vehicular Connection into site Bedhampton Southleigh Forest Local park
Woodland (Southliegh Forest) Potential gateway
TPO tree Railway station
Manor Farm Open Space
Emsworth Recreation Ground
Portsmouth
Chichester
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6. Community engagement Community engagement
Introduction Levitt Bernstein was commissioned by Havant Borough Council to coordinate a series of workshops, both with expert stakeholders including Highways England and the Environment Agency and with local communities to inform the preparation of a masterplan document for the land between Denvilles and Emsworth. This chapter provides an overview of the initial online needs survery that was carried out to gather local opinion and design workshops that led to the preferred option. A fuller report on the community engagement process which led to the masterplan is set out in the accompanying report ‘Consultation Summary’.
Online questionnaire Prior to undertaking the community workshops, we did an extensive online questionnaire. This enabled us to gather a wide selection of local opinions on the proposed development, providing a platform of information that informed the workshops. We carried out this online questionnaire using Commonplace, a digital engagement platform. We used Commonplace to gather people’s opinions and sentiments about the site, and what they would like to see happen in it as it develops into a sizeable new neighbourhood. The information from the Commonplace platform helped frame the workshops and allowed us to engage with more people than attended the workshops. The “news” feature of the Commonplace website was used to provide access to information presented during the workshops and allowed us to feedback summaries of discussions held during the workshops.
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Task 1 asked local residents whether they felt our understanding of the site was correct and whether there were Introduction any additional areas that needed An initial workshop was held on 2nd March 2017. This focused on exploration. Local residents were then an asked to map their understanding of introduction to the project, a presentation of our understanding the local area and to list any facilities of the site and its wider context and broader visioning. This or infrastructure needed in the local area. presentation was then followed by two interactive design tasks for local residents.
At the start of the first workshop attendees were asked to use stickers to indicate where they live. This was used to identify the relationship between attendees and the proposal site.
Plan prepared during task 1 gathering site information from local residents Task 2 - Site vision
Task 2 involved local residents coming up with a shared vision for the site. Potential ideas relating to the following themes were discussed and sketched out. Themes around which Aerial plan illustrating where attendees live discussions were held included:
identity
local centre sustainable transport open space community facilities housing
Local residents discussing ideas Sketch ideas gathered during task 2
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Introduction 1. General principles 3. Framework options and their layers
The second design workshop was held on the 30th March 2017. A series of diagrams were prepared illustrating general design The two frameworks illustrated on the following page were This workshop was informed by site considerations and vision principles that would be applicable to any general framework. prepared, one based on the principle of the development as ideas explored during the first workshop. The second workshop These illustrations were prepared as triggers for discussions a separate settlement, and the other based on the principle included a presentation of development principles and two initial as part of the workshop tasks. These general principles of development more associated with Denvilles. These development frameworks. This material was intended as a trigger covered: framework options were then broken down into layers to for discussions with local residents. better explain their components. This is illustrated below : ·· Streets Topics covered as part of the workshop included: ·· Sustainable drainage ·· Housing density Open Space
2. Option specific principles Housing density Site identity Framework 1 + 2 A series of plans were prepared showing principles specific to the two development framework options. Option specific principles covered: Movement Local Centre ·· Identity ·· Open space ·· Road Network ·· Pedestrian and cycle connections
Local residents discussing framework options
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Framework option 1 : A separate settlement Framework option 2: A settlement weighted toward Denvilles
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7. Design Principles Design principles
The following diagrams show the key principles 1. Identity 2. Open space for development of the land between Denvilles and Emsworth. They have been informed through baseline analysis of the site and wider context and a series of commmunity workshops. Design principles include: • Identity • Open space • Road network • Pedestrian and cycle connections • Drainage
N N Legend Legend Strategic green Green corridors
Settlement Parks and woodland
Important connection local centre
The vision for the land between Denvilles and Emsworth has Central to the open space strategy is the creation of a been informed by an intensive community workshop process. seperate settlement surrounded by open space that respects This iterative process has led to the above site identity for a the setting of Southleigh Forest and that incorporates its settlement weighted toward Denvilles but with its own identity character through a Woodland edge running along the eastern and seperated from Denvilles by a landscape corridor. side of the site. Additionally, the open space strategy looks to provide strong connections between Denvilles and Emsworth as well as from these settlements to Southleigh Forest
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Spine road Pedestrian/cycle connections Spring line Wetland habitat Open space Possible future pedestrian/ cycle Drainage connections Neighbourhood street Attenuation basin Open space
The site provides the opportunity to incorporate a spine road The site is surrounded by Emsworth to the east and Denvilles The site slopes from north to south and includes a spring line that in addition to providing access to the proposal site, also and Havant to the west as well as a number of important to the north of the site running from west to east. The acts as a relief route. This route would connect the A27 with places including Southleigh Forest, Emsworth Park, and masterplan looks to create a sustainable urban drainage Barton’s road and remove traffic from surrounding roads, and Warblington, Havant and Emsworth train stations. The site is system (SUDs) incorporating existing and proposed drainage in particular, relieve traffic from Havant town centre. also surrounded by a network of pedestrian and bicycle channels running from north to south that drain into a routes. This masterplan proposes a bicycle and pedestrian proposed wetland habitat . network connecting these important places and that stitches Attenuation storage will need to be agreed with the the site into the wider pedestrian and bicycle network. Environment Agency as part of any future proposals for the Key pedestrian and bicycle routes through the site include site. east to west connections between Emsworth and Denvilles, connections to Emsworth, Denvilles and Havant stations and connections to Southleigh Forest.
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8. Masterplan Masterplan layers 1. Identity Site character N The following sequence of diagrams illustrate the component parts of the illustrative masterplan including: • Identity • Local centre • Open space • Movement • Density
They show how site development principles together with our baseline analysis have been incorporated into the site.
Legend Locate a new settlement weighted toward Denvilles but with Development its own identity. This settlement works with the existing landscape and provides walkable corridors around the site Open space and to surrounding destinations including Southleigh forest, Emsworth and Warblington railway stations, Emsworth Park, Woodland and the Stride community centre.
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Legend Create a mixed use local centre at the heart of the Legend The edge of the developed area is surrounded by open settlement providing facilities for new residents and space including a proposed woodland edge on the eastern Development 1 Woodland walk residents from surrounding Denvilles and Emsworth. Most of side of the site that better connects Emsworth with Local centre the new settlement would be within 5 minutes walk of the 2 Linear park Southleigh forest. Open space incorporates existing on-site new local centre and all would be within 10 minutes walk natural features and provides a walkable/cyclable route 3 Wetland habitat Primary school thereby creating a walkable neighbourhood and promoting around the site linking up key destinations. healthier lifestyles. 4 Local green A linear park runs through the proposed settlement which The local centre is located next to and incorporates the 5 Local centre also connectes Denvilles and Emsworth with Southleigh identity of the existing on-site farmstead. Community Forest to the north east of the site. This corridor incorporates facilities within the local centre could include a community communal and productive landscapes including children’s centre, a primary school, a nursery/ pre-school, a local shop play areas, orchards and gardens. and a pub/cafe. The existing topography and on-site drainage channels provide an opportunity to create a sustainable drainage system (SuDs) of swales and ponds to capture, store and dissipate surface water. This provides the opportunity to ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 61 create a wetland habitat to the south of the site to enhance biodiversity, where people can enjoy nature. 4. Movement Spine road Neighbourhood streets N The spine road provides the main access into the site and The neighbourhood streets provide an internal loop that provides a strategic link between the A27 and Bartons acts as the main route for vehicular movement within the Road. The topograpgy of the site and existing drainage development, and for vehicular access to the strategic issues mean that incorporation of SUDs into the street road network. network is a fundamental element of the infrastructure. The neighbourhood streets could be used by local bus The woodland edge, Southleigh Forest, Emsworth Park, services with bus stops located within local parks allowing Emsworth Station and other destinations are located to all homes to be within 5 minutes walk of a bus stop. the east of the spine road and as such regular pedestrian Many of the neighbourhood streets incorporate existing crossings over swales must be provided linking up with drainage channels which connect with the proposed pedestrian and cycle routes throughout the site. wetland habitat to the south of the site
Legend The illustrative masterplan includes a spine road on the Local streets and mews streets Spine road east edge of the developed area of the site connecting Smaller scale streets including local streets and mews the A27 to the south with Barton’s road to the north. This streets provide slower and less vehicle oriented streets Neighbourhood streets spine road provides the opportunity to relieve traffic that are more informal in nature. Local and mew streets pressure within Havant and on surrounding streets. Pedestrian/ cycle route The design of vehicular routes embraces the design ethos that streets should be designed as social places as Junction improvement well as meeting their traffic function. The majority of proposed streets are envisioned as shared surface spaces. Additionally there is the opportunity to create new pedestrian and cyle routes to complement the comprehensive, existing, network of pedestrian and cycle routes including Sustrans route 2 to the south of the site and those pedestrian and cycle routes within Southleigh 62 Forest 5. Density Below average density Detached houses with larger gardens : Terrace houses: 15-20 dph N 20-25 dph
Average density
Semi-detached houses: Terraced houses: 25 - 30 dph 35 - 40 dph
Above average density Legend Above average densities respond to parts of the site that are less visually sensitive and which are in important Townhouses and apartments: Linear apartments: Below average density locations including the main gateway to the site from the 50 - 60 dph 60 - 70 dph Average density A27, along stretches of the proposed spine road and within the proposed local centre. This area could Above average density potentially include apartments, townhouses and terraced housing. The average density areas respond to parts of the site that are less visually sensitive. The housing typologies in this area include a broad mix of semi detached and terraced housing. The lower density areas respond to the western edge of the site which is more visually senstive owing to its relationship with existing homes along the edge of Denvilles. Houses within this area comprise mainly of ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 63 detached dwellings Illustrative Masterplan Residential Mixed use local centre
Set out overleaf is the illustrative masterplan for Drainage the land between Denvilles and Emsworth. Open space Designed as a walkable and sustainable mixed Education use neighbourhood, the site is a seperate settlement that integrates with and provides Commercial strong connections to Denvilles to the west and Emsworth to the south and east. Highways service area The proposal is set within a generous and spectacular landscape network that includes a new woodland park for new and existing residents to enjoy.
THE NUMBERS & CONTENT
• The gross area of the site is approximately 154.3 ha
• About 2100 new homes
• Typical housing mix consisting of detached, semi detached and terraced family homes and some flats
• Creation of a new woodland park for the neighbourhood to enjoy
• Creation of a mixed use village centre within walking distance of all proposed housing that could include a primary school, a nursery/ pre-school, play areas, a local shop and a pub/ cafe.
64 Legend N 19 1. Local centre 2. Primary school 4 3. Woodland edge 4. Southleigh Park House 8 18 3 5. Wetland habitat 11 11 6. Attenuation basins 9 7. Spine road 17 8 8. Pedestrian / bicycle crossing
18 7 3 9. Neighbourhood street 12
12 10. Existing farmstead 19 11. Pedestrian/ cycle route 12. Linear green
17 13. Connection to Denvilles 9 10 8 1 14. Connection to Emsworth Park 7 11 15. A27 buffer 17 2 16. East to west linear park 8 3 13 17. Local park 16 9 18. Visitor centre 6 17 14 19. Junction improvement 17 6 6 5 5 6 15 15 Warblington Station
Emsworth Station
Illustrative masterplan. NTS 0m 500m
ProjectDenvilles title - Emsworth | August 2016 | December 2017 65 Land budget
The associated schedule and plan shows a high level land budget for site. Legend N
Below average density
Average density
Above average density
Local centre
Existing residential
Education Land use schedule Area (Ha) Percentage Open space Residential Spine road Existing 3.9 2.5% Proposed 49.7 32.2% Land south of A27
Open Space Park/woodland/square 69.9 45.3% Attenuation 5.5 3.5%
Local Centre Primary school 2.8 1.8% Other local centre uses n/a*
Roadway Spine road 5.1 3.3% Existing road 7.5 4.9%
Other Area south of A27 8.7 5.6% Services 1.2 0.8%
Total 154.3 100%
* Area for proposed residential includes other uses within the Land budget plan. NTS 0m 500m mixed-use local centre.
66 Viability
GVA have undertaken a high level assessment of the viability for the proposed masterplan at Denvilles-Emsworth. GVA have carried out a residual development appraisal model, and determined a Benchmark Land Value in line with Industry guidance.
The purpose of the assessment was to understand the current viability position and to inform whether the development is able to cover the costs of providing the necessary infrastructure.
GVA have assessed two scenarios. The first scenario included a S106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) cost assumption, and the second scenario, omitted the CIL costs.
Both appraisals resulted in a Residual Land Value which was higher than the adopted Benchmark Land Value. The scheme including the S106 and CIL cost assumption provided a positive, yet marginal surplus whereas the scheme omitting the CIL costs resulted in a relatively larger positive surplus. Therefore subject to the assumptions adopted by GVA for this assessment, the masterplan is broadly viable, with the scheme omitting the CIL costs able to provide some contribution to the necessary infrastructure.
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