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East Gomeldon Road, Gomeldon Mr Pool Design & Access Statement P18-004 January 2018 East Gomeldon Road, Gomeldon Proposed new dwelling at : East Gomeldon Road, West Gomeldon, Salisbury, SP4 6LS Client: Mr Pool Design & Access Statement January 2018 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Site Location SITE LOCATION N The site is located in an area known as the Gomeldons in the valley of the River Bourne in Wiltshire, within the civil parish of Idmiston. Dating back to medieval times the Gomeldons is made up of three parts, Gomeldon, East Gomeldon and West *RPHOGRQ*RPHOGRQDQG(DVW*RPHOGRQDUHLGHQWLÀHGDV small villages with settlements running along the main roads, IDMINSTON however West Gomeldon is seen as being more rural and is QRWGHÀQHGDVDYLOODJH The A338 lies to the west and south west of Gomeldon and PORTON provides easy access to Salisbury located 5 miles south west of the site. The A30/A343 to Andover is south of the site. There is no train station but the railway line from Salisbury to Andover runs through the village, separating Gomeldon from East GOMELDON Gomeldon. PROPOSAL OUTLINE The proposal is to form 1no. new dwelling on the site with the objective to: - Provide a new family home in the village - Improve the and enhance appeal of the village by OLD SARUM transforming an unused and scruffy site. WINTERSLOW PITTON SALISBURY 1.0 Introduction 1.2 Site Description SITE DESCRIPTION A338 TO PORTON N The site is located in West Gomeldon at the junction of East gomeldon Road and Gomeldon Road. Although the site currently has no use, the surrounding area is predominantly residential in nature with a mixture of housing types, ranging from one to two storey dwellings. GOMELDON PRIMARY SCHOOL EAST GOMELDON WEST GOMELDON GOMELDON A338 WINTERBOURNE GUNNER 1.0 Introduction 1.3 Key Site Views N 04 01 03 View 01 - Existing bungalow adjacent to the site View 02 - New dwellings adjacent to the site View 03- East Gomeldon Road 02 08 07 05 06 View 04 - Gomeldon Road junction View 05 - Gomeldon Road southbound View 06 - South west site boundary View 07 - Gomeldon Road northbound View 08 - Gomeldon Road junction 1.0 Introduction 1.4.1 Planning Context PLANNING HISTORY WILTSHIRE CORE STRATEGY place through drawing on the local context and being complimentary to the locality. S/2004/0421 REFUSED CP01: SETTLEMENT STRATEGY Two dwellings with garage Development at Large and Small Villages will be limited to that CORE POLICY 58: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT needed to help meet the housing needs of settlements and Development should protect, conserve and where possible 17/00965/FUL WITHDRAWN to improve employment opportunities, services and facilities. enhance the historic environment. Erection of two dwellings and garages and construction of a drop off car park from Primary School CP02: DELIVERY STRATEGY CORE POLICY 61: TRANSPORT & NEW DEVELOPMENT Proposals for development at the Small Villages will be As part of a required transport assessment, the following must supported where they seek to meet housing needs of be demonstrated: POLICY BACKGROUND settlements or provide employment, services and facilities i. That consideration has been given to the needs of all provided the development: NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK transport users (where relevant). i) Respects the existing character and form of the settlement ii. That the proposal is capable of being served by safe ii) Does not elongate the village or impose development in access to the highway network SUSTAINABLE DESIGN sensitive landscape areas, and The proposed development is sustainable as it delivers the iii) Does not consolidate an existing sporadic loose knit areas IROORZLQJHFRQRPLFVRFLDODQGHQYLURQPHQWDOEHQHÀWV IDMISTON PARISH COUNCIL NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN of development related to the settlement. Economic Role P3: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CORE POLICY 44: RURAL EXCEPTIONS SITES • New housing to underpin existing and support new Any future development on, or close to, the periphery of Exception to policy allows housing for local need to be economic activity; the villages should have regard for the need to minimise the permitted, solely for affordable housing, provided that: visual impact on the village edges. Field edge hedgerows • Increased spending by residents within the local area; i. The proposal has clear support from the local community • Provision of housing in an area with good public and trees should be retained, and where necessary, screen LL 7KH KRXVLQJ LV EHLQJ GHOLYHUHG WR PHHW DQ LGHQWLÀHG DQG planting incorporated to soften the built form. transport links; genuine local need • Use of a site highlighted as for development in the iii. The proposal is within, adjoining or well related to the existing P4: MAINTAINING THE RURAL FEEL Idmiston Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan. settlement To secure the rural feel of our environment, all new iv. Environmental and landscape considerations will not be Social Role compromised development proposals will be required to incorporate a • New family home close to the local primary school; v. The proposal consists of 10 dwellings or fewer landscaping scheme, which provides for the planting of • Enhancement of the rural character of the area by vi. Employment and services are accessible from the site appropriate trees and shrubs, as both a boundary treatment transforming an existing untidy prominent site; vii. Its scale and type is appropriate and as an integral design component in the layout of the site. • Access to good public transport links; CORE POLICY 45: MEETING WILTSHIRE’S HOUSING NEEDS P5: PROTECT CHARACTER & HERITAGE Environmental Role New housing must be well designed to address local housing Any future development of potential sites should be located • High quality design that reinforces local character and need. and designed in a way that precludes building on the skyline, distinctiveness; when seen from within the villages. • Use of sustainable materials where possible; CORE POLICY 50: BIODIVERSITY AND GEODIVERSITY • Reduced impact on the environment through use of All development should seek opportunities to enhance P17: DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA HIÀFLHQW HQHUJ\ VDYLQJ PHDVXUHV DQG KLJK OHYHOV RI biodiversity. Any developments in the villages will need to meet all of the insulation. following criteria: CORE POLICY 51: LANDSCAPE - be well related to the existing village envelope, Development should protect, conserve and where possible - be of modest scale and not exceed ten dwellings enhance landscape character. UHÁHFWWKHFKDUDFWHUDQGYDULHW\RIWKHH[LVWLQJVHWWOHPHQW pattern in the villages CORE POLICY 57: ENSURING HIGH QUALITY DESIGN - follow the lines of the contours on sloping sites to ensure a A high standard of design is required in all new developments. EHWWHUÀWZLWKWKHH[LVWLQJODQGIRUP Development is expected to create a strong sense of 1.0 Introduction 1.4.2 Planning Context CONCLUSIONS • Though outside of the settlement boundary, the site be screened from the surrounding roads through the use KDVEHHQLGHQWLÀHGLQWKH,GPLVWRQ3DULVK&RXQFLO3DULVK of trees and 1.8m tall native hedgerow. CP51, CP57, P3, Council (labelled G1 on the adjacent map) as being a P4, P5, P17 potential development site in the parish. CP01, CP02 • The site is located close to the Medieval village of • The Idmiston Parish Council carried out a survey that Gomeldon. A desk-based assessment of the site and highlighted the following: surrounding areas has been carried out by Dr Andy - 78% of respondents to the Parish Council survey want Russell from the Southampton Archaeology Unit which new homes in Gomeldon. KDVLGHQWLÀHGWKHDUFKDHRORJLFDOSRWHQWLDOWREHKLJK$ - 85% want small development sites of 10 dwellings or mitigation strategy is included within this report. CP58 less. • Gomeldon Primary School is 60m from the site meaning VXSSRUWWKHUHOHDVHRIVRPHJUHHQÀHOGVLWHV families who live in the proposed dwellings are within easy CP01, CP02, CP45 walking distance to the school. CP61 • The local schools are expanding and already 70% of • The proposed dewelling is located a short walking pupils attending Gomeldon Primary School live outside distance from a number of bus stops providing transport of the parish and have to use cars to get to school. This into places such as Salisbury and Andover where there LGHQWLÀHVWKHQHHGIRUPRUHIDPLO\KRPHVLQ*RPHOGRQ are connections to the rail network. CP61 CP01, CP45, CP57 • A transport statement prepared by DMMason Engineering • The proposed dwelling will incorporate a number of Consultants states the existing site entrance is suitable for features which will allow for a good environmental the proposal CP61 performance. CP57. These will include: - high levels of insulation TXDOLW\ZLQGRZVDQGURRÁLJKWVZLWKJRRG89DOXHV - log-burning stoves in the living rooms - high performance combi boilers • The proposed dwelling has bedrooms located on the entrance level. Though envisaged as a family home adaptation over time is possible to address the needs of the inhabitants as they age and provide opportunity for those less ambulant to be cared for. CP45, CP57 • An Ecological Survey has been carried out to accompany this application. Within the report a number of recommendations were made on how the biodiversity of the site could be enhanced through the introduction of native hedgerows and wildlife friendly trees and vegetation. These have been incorporated in the scheme. CP50, P3, P4 • The development ensures the retentions of the more rural feel of West Gomeldon through the use of planting and soft landscaping to site boundaries. CP51, CP57, P3, P4 • The fall of the site, teamed