LAND OFF ST MARY'S ROAD,

INTRODUCTION

Introduction Gladman Developments Ltd have successfully invested in communities throughout the UK over the past 20 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. A process of public consultation is being undertaken by Gladman Developments Ltd in order to present the emerging development proposals for Land off St Mary's Road, Hayling Island, to the local community. We are proposing a new residential development of up to 230 homes.

The purpose of this consultation process is to outline the details of the draft scheme and seek comments from the local community, which will be considered before the outline planning application is lodged with Borough Council.

N NTS The Application Site Description Gladman Developments Ltd intends to submit an outline application The site is situated to the north west of St Mary’s Road, Hayling Island, for up to 230 homes to Havant Borough Council in the Winter of 2016. and lies immediately adjacent to the existing settlement edge. The site This would establish the principle of development with the access to be is located approximately 7km from Havant to the north, and lies 17km agreed, and all other details will form part of subsequent applications if and 25km from the towns of and Chichester, to the north planning approval is granted. west and north east.

Development Proposals The application site extends to a total area of 11.92ha and comprises ‡A residential development to include up to 230 new homes of varying WZR¿HOGFRPSDUWPHQWVWKDWDUHFXUUHQWO\LQDJULFXOWXUDOXVH7KHVLWH sizes, types and tenures, including 30% affordable housing; LVGH¿QHGE\DVHULHVRIH[LVWLQJWUHHVDQGKHGJHURZVZLWKDQHWZRUN ‡Proposed vehicular and pedestrian access off St Mary's Road and of public footpaths, which intersect the south west of the site area, Rook Farm Way. providing a perimeter to the site to the north and west. ‡New landscaping to enhance the site and it's boundaries. ‡Integration of a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS). To the south and east the site is bordered by existing residential ‡On-site public open space for use by new and existing residents. development, located along St Mary’s Road. ‡Walking and cycling connectivity between the site and the surrounding area. ‡Equipped play and multi-use games area for use by new and existing residents.

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historic Maps

Historic map regression analysis illustrates the incremental development From 2000, the development has increased in density and spread of the local area over time. It highlights that the setting of the site has northwards from the sea front up to and beyond the site. The open nature VXVWDLQHGVLJQL¿FDQWFKDQJH of the landscape north of the site has remained largely undisturbed. Development appears as a large block but areas of open space The historic Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping shows the growth of punctuate the settlement. These include Hayling Park, Tourner Bury southern Hayling Island over the last 145 years. Plantation and Tournerbury Golf Course. The northern half of the island remains open and primarily given over to agriculture. Two main roads During the period 1871 to 1898, it’s clear from the historic maps that the running north to south, connect users to the seafront. Hayling Island PDMRULW\RIWKHODQGLQDQGDURXQGWKHVLWHFRPSULVHGRIDJULFXOWXUDO¿HOGV Holiday Park, situated to the north west of the site, is apparent from the separated and connected by several main roads. Blocks of woodland most recent historical maps. are evident to the far east of the site and St Mary’s Church is present at the north eastern corner. Residential properties are few and broadly scattered, with each dwelling holding a portion of the surrounding land.

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HOUSING NEED

The need for new housing Why is the site suitable for development? Every council is required by the Government The proposed development site would represent WR ERRVW VLJQL¿FDQWO\ WKH VXSSO\ RI KRXVLQJ a logical extension to the existing settlement and to make planning decisions in the light area, located in close proximity to a good range of a presumption in favour of sustainable of local services and facilities. development. The proposal would provide new homes Havant Borough Council has a requirement to maintain and enhance the vitality of the to provide further deliverable housing sites to community, in a sustainable location to provide Tree lined road in Hayling Island meet the authority's full housing needs. There further residential development. is a demonstrable and evidenced need for more housing land within the borough area. The site could be sensitively developed to take account of its characteristics and surroundings, Land off St Mary's Road represents a suitable to provide a high quality residential development. and sustainable location to accommodate a proportion of the Borough’s future housing growth.

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SITE CONTEXT PLAN

Site Boundary

Existing Settlement A3(M)

Existing Vegetation

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LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT

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There is a network of public footpaths that circulate and extend outwards from the site area.

A Landscape Character Assessment was undertaken in 2007 for Havant Borough Council. View looking north towards St Mary's Church from View looking east along the public right of way from within the proposed access point the grounds of St Mary's Church The site, which is located in Hayling Island, falls within the Landscape Character Area 35: West Town, Hayling Island and Landscape Character Type H: Open Lower Harbour Plain. Although the site falls within an open Character Type it is LQÀXHQFHGE\WKHDGMDFHQWVHWWOHPHQW

View looking north west from the public right of way outside the south western boundary of the site

A few of the key characteristics of LCT H are: Site Boundary Havant Borough Townscape, Landscape and Seascape Character Assessment (HBTLSCA) ‡/RZO\LQJDQGSUHGRPLQDQWO\ÀDWZLWKVRPHORFDOYDULDWLRQV Landscape Character Areas 29 - North Hayling 30 - Stoke and north west Hayling 31 - Central Hayling plain producing smooth low mounds 32 - Langstone Harbour 33 - Chichester Harbour 34 - Sinah Common and The Kench 35 - West Town, Hayling Island ‡A high density of streams and water courses, many channelled 36i - Eaststoke 36ii - South Hayling 37 - Black, Sandy and Eaststoke LQWR¿HOGVLGHGLWFKHV points 38 - Langstone Harbour Mouth 39 - South Coast Hayling Island 40 - Chichester Harbour Mouth ‡0HGLXP VL]H SUHGRPLQDQWO\ DUDEOH ¿HOGV ZLWK VSDUVH Landscape Character Types H - Open lower harbour plain

I - Enclosed lower harbour plain intermittent hedgerow vegetation J - Harbour basin K - Harbour mouth ‡The majority of medieval churches within the Borough outside L - Broad Inlets M - Minor Inlets the urban areas are situated within this landscape type N - Lowland coastal settlement O - Lowland open coastal plain ‡Woodland tends to be broadleaved woodland with no ancient, P - Open coast semi-natural woodland occurring within this character type

Guidlines for Development Considerations include: ‡(QFRXUDJHWKHXVHRIORFDOO\GLVWLQFWLYHPDWHULDOVVXFKDVÀLQW and brick for boundary features, and discourage the use of timber fencing ‡Proposed areas for car parking should not visually intrude into open areas of the landscape. Any proposed mitigation planting must relate to the surrounding vegetation pattern and consist of local native plant species N ‡New infrastructure should have a simple rural character, avoid NTS unnecessary signage and suburbanising trends i.e. lighting. Landscape Character Plan

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VISUAL CONTEXT

The visual envelope of the site is restricted due to the intervening vegetation within the site and to its edges.

Hayling Island Views from existing properties to the south and Holiday Park east are likely to be possible. Users of the Public Right of Way that cross the site to the south west will also experience direct views. However B users of the surrounding public footpaths to the Church Road QRUWKDQGHDVWZLOOOLNHO\RQO\JDLQ¿OWHUHGYLHZV C towards the potential new development.

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Elm Grove There are some more distant views across the St Mary’s Road publicly accesible open area to the north and west where the surrounding area is open. Cherrywood Gardens

St Mary’s Road

Aerial photograph with site boundary and viewpoints

A View north east into the site from the public right of way running down the outside of the south western edge of the site

B View south east across the site from the existing public right of way along the northern perimeter, running to St Mary's Church

C Viewpoint north west towards the site from St Mary's Road

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LOCAL FACILITIES

What are the local facilities?

The site is sustainably located with good access to a wide range of services and amenities. The plan and key below show the range of facilities located within 1 - 3km of the proposed development site, which include infant, junior Hayling Island Medical Centre Hayling Island Library Hayling Island Theatre Shops on Road and secondary schools, a medical centre, SODFHVRIZRUVKLSDSRVWRI¿FHDFRPPXQLW\ centre, convenience stores, a library, and a dentist.

Within the wider area additional facilities are available in the nearby town of Havant. The Hayling Island Fire Station Hayling Island Co-op Store Newtown House Hotel The Hayling College nearest bus stops to the site are located on Church Road and Elm Grove, and are served by the number 30 bus service, which operates between Purbrook, Hayling Island and Havant, and provides onward links to destinations including Chichester and Portsmouth.

Mengham Infant School North Hayling Recreation Hall Facilities on Elm Grove Elm Grove Dental Practice LOCAL FACILITIES PLAN

Site Boundary Secondary School Pub/Restaurant/Cafe Shops/Banks Nursery School Place of Worship 3RVW2I¿FH Supermarket/Convenience Store Junior School Sports Facilities Library Dentist

Infant School Community Centre Theatre GP Surgery

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LAND OFF ST MARY'S ROAD, HAYLING ISLAND

THANK YOU

Once a planning application has been submitted you will also be able to make further representations to Havant Borough Council who will take these into account before making their decision on the Planning Application.

You can keep up-to-date on progress using our dedicated website which provides further information and includes an online feedback form for making comments:

www.your-views.co.uk/haylingisland

How do I comment?

You can respond by email:

[email protected] (using ‘Hayling Island’ as the subject line) PUBLIC CONSULTATION or by post: Potential Residential Development Your Views ‘Hayling Island’ Land off St Mary’s Road, Hayling Island Gladman House Alexandria Way Congleton Cheshire CW12 1LB

Gladman consider all correspondence received and our response to the issues raised will be set out in a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). As part of a planning application, Gladman submit to the Local Planning Authority a complete copy of all correspondence received (including any details such as you name, address and email where you have provided them). This ensures all your comments are available to the Council during the consideration of an application and shows who we have consulted. As the SCI forms part of the formal application documents, the Council may publish it online, subject to their own Data Protection policies. Should the application be the subject of an appeal, the same information will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate. If further consultation is carried out as part of the planning process, Gladman may use your details to make you aware of this and to ask for your views, but will not use this information for any other purpose.

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