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Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury LAND AT WESTBURY SAILING LAKE, WESTBURY DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT DECEMBER 2015 Consultancy Team Focus On Design – Masterplanning Alder King – Planning Consultants and Urban Design AWP – Highway Infrastructure, Heritage Assessment Transportation, Drainage Tyler Grange – Landscape and Visual Noise Consultants Impact, Ecology and Arboriculture. LAND AT WESTBURY SAILING LAKE, WESTBURY Design and Access Statement Project Number 0562 0562 0562 produced by On behalf of Revisions - - A SQUARE BAY Document Status Draft Final Final Focus On Design The Old Brewery, Date 10/11/2015 12/17/2015 25/02/2016 Lodway, Pill, Author PC PC PC Bristol, Checked by JS JS PC BS20 0DH Proof Read by JS JS PC ii ii LandStation at Road,Westbury Westbury Sailing - Lake,Design Westbury and Access - Design Statement and Access Statement Contents Executive Summary 3 1 Introduction 5 4 Involvement 31 1.1 Purpose of this Document 6 4.1 Public Consultation 32 1.2 Planning Context 7 4.2 Design Evolution 34 2 Assessment 9 5 Design Proposals 37 2.1 Site Location 10 5.1 Vision and Objectives 38 2.2 Historic Context 12 5.2 Masterplan 40 2.3 Connections and Movement 14 5.3 Amount 42 2.4 Local Facilities 15 5.4 Building Heights 44 2.5 Site Assessment 16 5.5 Access and Movement 46 2.6 Summary of Constraints and Opportunities 22 5.6 Green Infrastructure 54 5.7 Sustainability 58 3 Local Character 25 5.8 Phasing Strategy 60 3.1 Overview 26 6 Appearance 61 3.2 Urban Form and Streetscape 27 3.3 Open Spaces 28 6.1 Character Areas 62 3.4 Built Form 29 6.2 West Wilts Youth Association Sailing 66 3.5 Materials and Details 30 Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury - Design and Access Statement 1 Bratton White Horse, Westbury 2 2 LandStation at Road,Westbury Westbury Sailing - Lake,Design Westbury and Access - Design Statement and Access Statement This Design and Access Statement has been prepared to support an Outline Planning Executive Summary Application for residential development Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury on behalf of Square Bay, Residential and Mixed Use Property Developers. The application includes full details for the relocation of the Sailing club house to the north of the lake. This statement provides a summary of the extensive design process that has culminated in a high quality development for a sustainable new community. The proposals for this site provide up to 300 homes and recreational opportunities for future residents and existing neighbours. The Development site has been allocated for housing within the Core Strategy and since the allocation, the team has worked hard to propose a comprehensive design solution for the application site. It will deliver key objectives set out by relevant design guidance, current policies and stakeholders. It represents a positive response to community involvement. The proposals are the result of a team working closely together from a broad range of specialist disciplines, with public and stakeholders consultation enabling a clear understanding of the site and its context. The following pages will describe the analysis of the site and surrounding area which has been used to form a comprehensive and detailed masterplan and associated design strategies. These will inform future reserved matters submissions. Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury - Design and Access Statement 3 Westbury Sailing Lake 4 4 LandStation at Road,Westbury Westbury Sailing - Lake,Design Westbury and Access - Design Statement and Access Statement 1 Introduction Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury - Design and Access Statement 5 1.1 Purpose of this Document This Design and Access Statement The Statement includes the following Section 6 Appearance and Layout – forms part of the Outline Planning sections: Provides principles and illustrative Application for land at Westbury examples for the appearance and Sailing Lake, Westbury. It sets out Section 1 Introduction – Information layout of the site that provide the background to the project, about the purpose and structure of the guidance for future reserved matters summarises the extensive design Statement, and background and policy applications. process and considerations that have context to the application. been taken into account in developing the Illustrative Masterplan and design Section 2 Assessment – Describes the principles. contextual and physical site issues. This document, as well as setting Section 3 Local Character – Describes out the background of the project, the settlement patterns, building identifies the development design typologies, architectural details and strategies for land use, density, access, materials found in the locality. scale and green infrastructure, as well as providing guidance for future Section 4 Involvement – Illustrates reserved matters applications. the process of design evolution undertaken, including response to The structure and content of this public consultation feedback. Design and Access Statement has been produced in accordance with Section 5 Design – Describes the The Town and Country Planning design proposals that support the (Development Management Masterplan. Procedure) (England) Order 2015 and Planning Practice Guidance. 6 6 LandStation at Road,Westbury Westbury Sailing - Lake,Design Westbury and Access - Design Statement and Access Statement 1.2 Planning Context Outline Planning Permission with all planning authority and the developer, The proposed development meets This proposal complies with the matters reserved aside from access, is and should be delivered in accordance the key objectives as set out in the development plan policies and enables sought on land adjacent to Westbury with the development template. planning policy to provide a mix of the sustainable delivery of a long Sailing Lake for the erection of up to The development proposals have up to 300 new homes, including open term strategic housing site. A detailed 300 dwellings, public open space, been informed by all of the above. market and affordable housing of planning justification having regard highways infrastructure, relocation of Specifically, community engagement mixed tenure. A concept masterplan to the relevant planning policies sailing club and associated works. Full has taken place through public has been produced to accompany is provided in the accompanying details of the Sailing Club element are consultation and the local planning this application, which demonstrates Planning Statement. included within this hybrid application authority have been fundamentally the quantum of development and to allow progression of this element. involved in design development an indicative site layout. The actual For more information refer to Planning through the pre-application process. layout will be defined through the Assessment, Alder King, Planning The site comprises a long standing Please refer to the Planning Statement submission of reserved matters other Consultants. commitment for strategic housing for a detailed planning policy review. than for the Sailing Club proposals development in Westbury and was which are provided in detail. As previously allocated for housing in the In addition to the above, a Joint required by the Core Strategy, the former West Wiltshire District Local Planning Statement produced by The proposals will enable the provision Plan in 2004. The site is now allocated Homes and Communities Agency of a bridge linking the Mane Way as a strategic housing allocation in (HCA) and Wiltshire Council assisted spur across Westbury Avoiding Line the Wiltshire Core Strategy, adopted in formulating the proposals for this forming a route through the site to January 2015. The Core Strategy outline planning application. The link with Station Road. In addition, forms the principal document used HCA were the previous site owners the requirement to relocate the by the council to determine planning and prior to the sale of the site, the sailing club has been met placing a applications. The allocation provides statement was prepared to set out key new facility to the north of the lake. an in principle acceptability of housing objectives for the site to assist in its The application provides for the development on the site. As per delivery. Further commentary on this is protection of the county wildlife site the core strategy policies, strategic provided in the Planning Statement. and improvements to ecology, as well allocations will be brought forward as the provision of public open space through a master planning process in the form of children’s play areas and agreed between the community, local recreational facilities. Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury - Design and Access Statement 7 Biss Brook running through western areas of the site 8 8 LandStation at Road,Westbury Westbury Sailing - Lake,Design Westbury and Access - Design Statement and Access Statement 2 Assessment Land at Westbury Sailing Lake, Westbury - Design and Access Statement 9 2.1 Site Location The site is located to the north west rail line. There is a large fishing pond and Area of Archaeological interest of Westbury town centre, and is situated to the western edge which located to the north west. In addition, positioned between a predominantly currently sits partially within the site there are long range views towards industrial area (North Acre Industrial boundary. The White Horse which is located Park and Brook Lane Industrial Estate) There are a number of important approximately 3km to the east. The to the north and a residential area to features within the locality including; site falls
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