Appendix E: New Settlements Site Assessments
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SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx Appendix E: New Settlements Site Assessments © Lepus Consulting for Malvern Hills District Council Ei SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx Appendix E Contents E.1 Malvern Hills – Lower Broadheath ................................................................................. E1 E.2 Malvern Hills – Rushwick ................................................................................................. E12 E.3 Wychavon – Norton Parkway ...................................................................................... E22 E.4 Wychavon – Spetchley Park ......................................................................................... E35 E.5 Wychavon - Throckmorton .......................................................................................... E49 © Lepus Consulting for Malvern Hills District Council Eii SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx E.1 Malvern Hills – Lower Broadheath © Lepus Consulting for Malvern Hills District Council E1 SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx Lower Broadheath (New Settlement) Cluster This cluster is located in the centre and towards the eastern edge of the Malvern Hills District. See the Lower Broadheath (New Settlement) cluster map for locations of each site. Site Housing Reference Site Address Site use Area (ha) number (if Number applicable) Land adjacent to Oldbury Farm, Lower CFS0085a Residential 19.24 462 Broadheath Lower Broadheath Land adjacent to Oldbury Farm, Lower CFS0085b Residential 20.97 503 Broadheath Lower Broadheath Land adjacent to Oldbury Farm, Lower CFS0085c Residential 1.77 42 Broadheath Lower Broadheath CFS0233 Worcester West Broadheath/Worcester Residential 65.40 1567 Worcester West Broadheath/Worcester CFS0235 Mixed 176.26 4226 (Adjacent to SWDP 45/2) Worcester West Broadheath (part of CFS0236 larger site CFS0085), Land adjacent to Employment 4.35 N/A Temple Laugherne Factory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 & & hange C ealth & Waste Natural Housing H Site Reference Mitigation Wellbeing Education Resources Pollution & Adaptation Townscape Economy Economy Transport geodiversity Accessibility employment Landscape & Biodiversity & Climate Climate Change Cultural Heritage CFS0085a - -- - - -- - ++ - 0 - -- -- CFS0085b - -- -- - -- -- ++ - - - -- + CFS0085c 0 + - - - - + - - - -- + CFS0233 - -- - - -- -- ++ - - - -- + CFS0235 -- -- -- - -- -- ++ - - - -- + CFS0236 0 + 0 - - - 0 - 0 - 0 ++ © Lepus Consulting for Malvern Hills District Council E2 SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx E.1.1 SA Objective 1 – Climate Change Mitigation E.1.1.1 Carbon Emissions: Site CFS0085c is proposed for the development of 42 dwellings. The proposed development at this site would therefore be likely to result in a negligible contribution to Malvern Hills’ total carbon emissions. Sites CFS0085a, CFS0085b and CFS0233 are proposed for the development of between 170 and 1,695 dwellings. The proposed development at these three sites could potentially increase local carbon emissions, as a proportion of Malvern Hills’ total, by more than 0.1%. Therefore, a minor negative impact on Malvern Hills’ carbon emissions would be expected. Site CFS0235 is proposed for the development of 4,226 dwellings. The proposed development at this site could potentially increase local carbon emissions, as a proportion of Malvern Hills’ total, by more than 1%. Therefore, a major negative impact would be expected. Site CFS0236 is proposed for non-residential end use and therefore would be expected to have a negligible impact on carbon emissions across the Plan area. E.1.2 SA Objective 2 – Climate Change Adaptation E.1.2.1 Fluvial Flooding: A proportion of Site CFS0235 coincides with Flood Zone 2 and 3. Proposed development at this site would result in a major negative impact as site end users could potentially be located in areas of fluvial flooding. Sites CFS0085a, CFS0085b, CFS0085c, CFS0223 and CFS0236 are located wholly within Flood Zone 1. Therefore, a minor positive impact would be expected at these five sites, as the proposed development would be likely to locate site end users away from areas at risk of fluvial flooding. E.1.2.2 Surface Water Flooding: A proportion of Sites CFS0085a, CFS0085b, CFS0233 and CFS0235 coincide with areas determined to be at low, medium and high risk of surface water flooding. The proposed development at these four sites would be expected to have a major negative impact on pluvial flood risk, as development would be likely to locate site end users in areas at high risk of surface water flooding, as well as exacerbate pluvial flood risk in surrounding locations. E.1.3 SA Objective 3 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity E.1.3.1 Natura 2000: A small proportion of Sites CFS0233 and CFS0235 are located within 5km west of ‘Lyppard Grange Ponds’ SAC. A minor negative impact would be expected as a result of the proposed © Lepus Consulting for Malvern Hills District Council E3 SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx development at these two sites, due to the increased risk of development related threats and pressures on this European designated site. E.1.3.2 SSSI/IRZ: The ‘River Teme’ SSSI is located to the south west of the cluster, and ‘Northwick Marsh’ SSSI is located to the north east of the cluster. Site CFS0085b is located within an IRZ which states that “any residential development of 100 or more houses outside existing settlements/urban areas” should be consulted on. Site CFS0235 is located within an IRZ wchihc states that “any residential development of 50 or more houses outside existing settlements/urban areas” should be consulted on. Sites CFS0085b and CFS0235 are proposed for the development of 503 and 4,226 dwellings respectively and are located outside the Lower Broadheath and Worcester City development boundaries. Therefore, the proposed development at these two sites would be likely to result in a minor negative impact on the features for which these SSSIs have been designated. E.1.3.3 Ancient Woodland: Sites CFS0085b and CFS0235 coincide with ‘Oldbury Wood’, and Site CFS0235 also coincides with ‘Birchen Grove’. The proposed development at these two sites could potentially result in direct negative impacts on these ancient woodlands, and therefore a major negative impact would be expected. Site CFS0085a is located adjacent to ‘Birchen Grove’. Sites CFS0085c and CFS0233 are located within 230m from ‘Oldbury Wood’. The proposed development at these three sites could potentially have a minor negative impact on these ancient woodlands due to an increased risk of disturbance. E.1.3.4 LNR: Site CFS0233 is located approximately 5m from ‘Laugherne Brook’ LNR. The LNR comprises wet grassland, semi-natural grassland, wet woodland and veteran trees1. The proposed development at this site could potentially result in a minor negative impact on this LNR, due to an increased risk of development related threats and pressures. E.1.3.5 LWS: Sites CFS0085b and CFS0235 coincide with ‘Oldbury Wood’ LWS, and Site CFS0235 also coincides with ‘Laughern Brook’ LWS. The proposed development at these two sites would be likely to result in direct negative impacts on these LWSs, and therefore a major negative impact 1 Worcester City Council (no date) Laugherne Brook Local Nature Reserve. Available at: https://www.worcester.gov.uk/laugherne-brook- local-nature-reserve [Date Accessed: 27/08/19] © Lepus Consulting for Malvern Hills District Council E4 SA of the SWDPR: New Settlements Site Assessments August 2019 LC-503_Appendix_E_New_Settlements_2_290819CW.docx would be expected. Site CFS0233 is located adjacent to ‘Laughern Brook’ LWS. The proposed development this site could potentially have a minor negative impact on this LWS due to an increased risk of development related threats and pressures. E.1.3.6 Priority Habitats: The south of Site CFS0085b and areas in the south, west and east of Site CFS0235 coincide with deciduous woodland priority habitat. The south east of Site CFS0233 coincides with traditional orchard priority habitat. The proposed development at these three sites would be likely to result in the loss of these habitats, and therefore have a minor negative impact on the overall presence of priority habitats in the Plan area. E.1.4 SA Objective 4 – Landscape & Townscape E.1.4.1 Landscape Character: All sites in this cluster are located within the LCT ‘Principal Timbered Farmlands’. A key characteristic of this LCT is “notable pattern of hedgerow trees, predominantly oak and hedgerow boundaries to fields”. The proposed development at all sites within this cluster could potentially be discordant with the guidelines and key characteristics of the ‘Principal Timbered Farmlands’ LCT, as the LCA states “modern development favouring groups of new houses would not be appropriate in this landscape”. Therefore, the proposed development at these six sites could potentially have a minor negative impact on the local landscape character. E.1.4.2 Views from the PRoW Network: Several PRoWs are located in close proximity to the Lower Broadheath cluster. All six sites within this cluster could potentially alter the views experienced