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LAND AT BADSHOT LEA C O M M U N I T Y COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND JTP is an international placemaking practice of JTP’s approach to the Community Planning Weekend PLANNING WEEKEND architects and urban designers with extensive COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND You are invited to the Land at Badshot Lea Community Planning Weekend to help create the Vision for a sustainable experience of delivering successful places for Friday 14 October, St George’s Church new neighbourhood on land south of Badshot Lea. both the public and private sectors throughout 2.00pm Exhibition opens Proposal the UK and internationally. 2.15 Welcome and Introduction A consortium of landowners is proposing to create a new residential-led neighbourhood near Badshot Lea. The Borough 2.20 Workshop 1 – Badshot Lea Today Council needs to provide at least 9,861 dwellings over the next This Weekend • What are the issues in Badshot Lea 16 years and the proposal will help to deliver the requirement today? and provide a wide range of high quality and much needed • What is the site’s relationship with new homes. Former quarry land to the south of the A31 is also Our workshops Badshot Lea and Farnham? proposed for an area of natural recreational green space known as • What are the challenges and uncover the things a SANGS (Suitable Accessible Natural Green Space). opportunities for developing the site? that matter most to Workshop 2 – Young People’s Workshop Located close to Squire’s Garden Centre and running south, and people. including a parcel south of the A31, the site could accommodate A chance for young people to talk about new housing, including custom build, self build and affordable the site and draw ideas for the new development. homes, as well as a hotel, shop and pub, in a high quality landscaped setting. The development can also contribute to improving the 3.20 Refreshment break local movement infrastructure, including a cycle link to Farnham 3.30 Hands-on Planning Groups and Walkabouts Station, and investment in education and community facilities. Work in small, facilitated groups to consider key issues for the site and start to plan ideas What is a Community Planning Weekend? The Community Planning Weekend will be an opportunity for the future. Groups may choose to visit the site to see and discuss opportunities and to share local knowledge and contribute to planning the new connections. neighbourhood through workshops and hands-on planning groups. We listen. We debate. There will also be an exhibition explaining the background of 4.30 Refreshment break the site. 4.40 Reports Back from Hands-on Planning Groups Participation at the Community Planning Weekend is on a drop-in 5.00 Close basis - there is no need to pre-register - and you can stay for a short while, a few hours or for the whole event if you are able to. Saturday 15 October, St George’s Church Team members will be on hand to answer questions. 11. 0 0 a m Exhibition opens 11. 20 Welcome and Introduction Report Back Presentation Following the two public workshop days, the JTP led team will 11. 3 0 Workshop 3 – Badshot Lea Tomorrow analyse and summarise the outcomes and draw up the Vision • Designing a sustainable, high quality for the site and its relationship with Badshot Lea. This will be development with attractive landscape. presented to the local community at 6.30pm, Tuesday 18 October • Ensuring a strong integrated community. at St George’s Church. • Creating positive connections with the surrounding neighbourhood. Planning Application Workshop 4 – Young People’s Workshop Following the Community Planning Weekend the design team will move forward to prepare an outline planning application for the We draw together. We create new places and breathe life into old ones. 12.40pm Lunch break site, which it is anticipated will be submitted to Waverley Borough 1.00 Presentation about custom build and self build Council in early 2017. opportunities at Badshot Lea 1.30 Hands-on Planning Groups and Walkabouts REPORT BACK PRESENTATION 3.00 Refreshment break Tuesday 18 October, St George’s Church 6.30pm Exhibition opens 3.15 Reports Back from Hands-on Planning Groups 6.45 Report Back of the Vision 3.45 Next Steps 8.00 Close 4.00 Close The Land at Badshot Lea Community Planning Weekend is being organised by JTP, architects and community planners, on behalf of a consortium of landowners. If you would like more information please visit jtp.co.uk or contact [email protected] or use Freephone 0800 0126 730. Proposed project timeline OUTLINE COMMUNITY Analysis & Design PRE-APPLICATION Design PLANNING Reserved Staged PLANNING development animation SUBMISSION brief APPLICATION matters completion WEEKEND SUBMISSION October 2016 January 2017 Spring 2017 TBC TBC This exhibition has been prepared to support Site location the Land at Badshot Lea Community Planning Weekend. This is a public event, open to all, at To which attendees are invited to help create a Farnborough concept for a sustainable new neighbourhood south of Badshot Lea, and its relationship with C O M M U N I T Y the surrounding communities. PLANNING WEEKEND Rowen Properties (London) Ltd on behalf of a consortium of landowners is proposing to create a new residential-led, neighbourhood near Badshot Lea. The Borough Council needs to provide at least 9,861 dwellings over the next 16 years and the proposal will help to deliver housing towards Introduction meeting the requirement and provide a wide range of high quality and much needed new homes. Former quarry D land to the south of the A31 is also proposed for an area of natural recreational green space known as a SANG (Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace). Located close to Squire’s Garden Centre and running A south, and including a parcel south of the A31, the site C could accommodate new sustainable housing, inclusive of To Guildford self-build and affordable homes, as well as a hotel, care and London B home, shop and pub, in a high quality landscaped setting. The development can also contribute to improving the local movement infrastructure, including improved cycle links to key destinations, and investment in education and community facilities. Rowen Properties has appointed JTP as masterplanners, to work with the local community to develop a concept for the new neighbourhood. The Community Planning Weekend is an opportunity to share local knowledge and contribute to planning the new neighbourhood through workshops and hands-on planning groups. The proposed site is 13.9 ha/34.4 acres, with additional land south of A31 which Rowen Properties is promoting (in agreement with the landowner, SUEZ) at 9.9 ha/24.5 Proposed site boundary acres. The emerging concept could accommodate up to To Land to be promoted by client in 630 homes across both sites. The proposed SANG site, agreement with landowner (SUEZ) Winchester Proposed SANG boundary shown opposite, is 12.9 ha/31.9 acres. A B C D Which Area Does the Neighbourhood Plan Cover? The Farnham Neighbourhood Plan relates to the designated area covered by Farnham Town Council. The Farnham Neighbourhood Plan as with Waverley Borough Council, relates to the designated area covered Hart District Council and Rushmoor 2015-2018 to try to address some of the issues associated with an byageing Farnham Town Council. In preparing Borough Council. The neighbourhood population. the Plan, there has been dialogue plan designation was approved by with the adjoining parish councils Waverley Borough Council on 19 (Alfold Parish Council; Cranleigh February 2013. The area to which the Parish Council; Chiddingfold Parish Plan applies is shown on the Farnham Council and Seale and Sands Parish Neighbourhood Plan Designation Map. Council and Haslemere Vision) as well WAVERLEY DISTRICT Waverley Borough Council Extents Farnham Neighbourhood Plan Designation Map Waverley Borough Council must produce a new Local Plan setting designation Map out local planning policies and identifying how land is to be used, Town and Country Planning Act 1990 determining what will be built where. The latest evidence concludes Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 that Waverley Borough Council needs to provide at least 9,861 new Localism Act 2011 homes over the next 16 years of the Plan period including 2,330 The site Neighbourhood Planning (General) dwellings in Farnham. The emerging Local Plan also identifies Farnham Regulations 2012 C O M M U N I T Y Designation of Neighbourhood Area PLANNING WEEKEND as a focus for growth and as a key sustainable settlement there is enormous demand for homes in the Farnham area. This is shown in the diagram opposite. Farnham Council Area ‘New development will have taken place in a way which takes account Wards of the wide range of social, environmental and economic aspirations Farnham Bourne of the community and the needs of future generations. Most of the Farnham Castle Planning Context Farnham Firgrove new development will be located in and around the main settlements Farnham Hale and Heath End of Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere and Cranleigh which have the best 0 0.5 1 1.5 Farnham Moor Park Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone available access to jobs, services, housing, community facilities, leisure Kilometres Farnham Upper Hale Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea and recreation so as to minimise the need to travel and maximise the Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright©Licence 100052258 Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge opportunities to travel by means other than the car’. AppendixExtract A from– Key‘Waverley Diagram Borough Pre-Submission Local Plan, Part 1: Strategic Policies and Sites, August 2016’ Extract from ‘Farnham Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 15 July 2016’ Waverley Pre-Submission Local Plan The publication of the Waverley Pre-Submission Local Plan shows Ethnic Groups the site was not included in the Local Plan.