Tapestry Walk Broadbridge, Bosham, Chichester

Initial Proposals for Public Consultation November 2020

1 Section 1 Introduction

2 1.1 Introduction

Thank you for taking the time to review this consultation. We have needed to take this This document is intended to describe our evolving work on this planning application, in online approach due to the Covid situation. order to invite the comments and input of members of the community, which we will use to guide us as we progress with our work. We would welcome your feedback (details at the end of this document) This consultation is by Barratt David Wilson Homes and relates to the area of land at Highgrove Farm, to the east of Broadbridge , where we will be submitting a planning application this winter.

Artist’s impression of site entrance from A259 Main Road (Design intent only) Artist’s impression (Design intent only)

3 1.2 Why this site and why now?

Barratt David Wilson Homes are bringing forward our application for several • Through our work with the County and District Council we understand there is not a reasons: requirement for a primary school on the site. We are now working with the District and Parish Councils to establish what type of open space would be best suited to the site • The site was identified by CDC as a preferred allocation site back in 2019 in the Local and the requirements for a multi-use community hall. Plan, adding approximately 250 units onto the 50 which have previously received planning permission. • After the Parish Council raised the issue of localised highway flooding the culvert beneath Main Road on the western site boundary was cleared to help improve the • Whilst the Local Plan is being prepared, in order to maintain a sufficient supply of situation. Ground water monitoring has been on-going through this year and will housing, CDC are introducing an interim policy approach to housing sites, offering continue through the winter to inform the development’s drainage strategy. support to sites that can meet various criteria, all of which can be met through our proposals. • A detailed planning application is being prepared for submission to Council towards the end of the year. • Both local and national government are strongly encouraging the development of new homes in sustainable locations in order to meet a long outstanding need and to support our economy through the current difficult times.

• Through a series of meetings with the Parish Council and members of the community during 2019, we have been able to explore key issues for the site and priorities for the local area, meaning that we already had a good understanding of the issues for our application before CDC brought in its new approach.

4 Section 2 The Site

5 2.1 Site Location

The site is located four kilometres to the west of the cathedral city of Chichester, and kilometre north of the village of Bosham. abuts the eastern edge of the settlement of Broadbridge. Broadbridge lies within the civil parish of Bosham, and is located adjacent to , approximately 1 The site lies outside the South Downs National Park and the Chichester Harbour AONB.

0 2 4 km 0 1 km East A3 South Downs Ashling Horndean National Park West South Downs Ashling National Park B2178 A3 A286

Waterlooville A285 West Broyle A3(M) A29 Oakwood M27 A27 B2146

A27 B2178 A27 A259 Chichester A29 A27

M275 A259 Chichester Harbour Bosham Hayling AONB A259 Station Island A286 Broadbridge

A259 Chichester Fishbourne

A259 Selsey Bosham Chichester A27 Harbour AONB

Stockbridge

A286 Map showing location of site in relation to Portsmouth and Chichester Map showing location of site in relation to Bosham and Chichester

Key: Key:

Site location Non-primary A road National Park Site boundary B road Railway station Motorway Railway line Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Primary A road Other main road National Park Primary A road Railway station Non-primary A road Railway line Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

6 2.2 Site Description

Site Description 0 100 m

The site comprises agricultural land Bosham attached to, and north of, Highgrove Farm Station which is located on the east-west running Rockall Way Arnold Way A259 road known as Main Road. The site

B2146 Williams Road excludes the Highgrove Farm buildings Barnside Station Road but can otherwise be described as an M’Tongue approximate square shape. It covers an area Broadbridge Avenue of 14.61 hectares and is relatively flat, falling Penwarden Way Brooks Lane very gently from north to south. North Road Gifford Road Ham Farm

Broadbridge Site Boundaries Drive

The site boundaries are defined as follows: Highgrove Farm • The site is bounded to the south by

Highgrove Farm and Main Road (A259). A259 Main Road The land to the south of this road is Chichester Harbour AONB within the Chichester Harbour AONB. Walton Lane

Lane

Chequer • To the west, the site is bounded by Aerial view showing the site and its surrounding context residential properties off Brooks Lane Key: and Barnside. Coastway line. Site boundary Railway line • The site is bounded to the north by • The site’s eastern boundary is marked by a ditch, beyond which is another parcel Main road Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) a railway line known as the West of agricultural land attached to Ham Farm. Bus stop (showing direction of travel)

7 2.3 Site Photographs

0 100 m 1 2

West Coastway Line View from Barnside, looking east towards the site View from Walton Lane, looking north towards Main Road and the site beyond

Barnside 1

Brooks Lane 3 View north-east over the site, from Main Road, west of Highgrove Farm

4 6 Highgrove 5 Farm 8 3 10 9 2 A259 7 Main Road 4 5 View towards the site’s south-west corner and residential properties beyond View west along Main Road near to its junction with Walton Lane

Lane

Walton Lane Chequer Aerial plan showing the location of site photographs

Key: Site boundary Bus stop (showing direction of travel) Railway line Location of photograph 6 7 Main road View of the farmhouse at Highgrove Farm View of Highgrove Farm from Main Road

8 9 10 View north-west over the site, showing storage shed at Highgrove Farm in the View west from Main Road, east of Highgrove Farm View north-west over the site from its south-eastern corner at Main Road middleground, with properties on Barnside visible in the background 8 0 500 m 2.4 Site Context B2146 Bosham Station

19 A259 20 24 Views 17 18 Broadbridge 28 21 brickwork, with red brick being used Ham Broadbridge 22 27 Farm 25 Farm 23 26 The site is located adjacent to the in combination with blue brick or flint, 29 A259 settlement boundary of Broadridge. to articulate window surrounds or to 30 Main Road 31 There are views towards the South create horizontal or vertical bands of Delling Lane Colner Creek

Chequer Lane

Downs to the north, the Area of brick. Terracotta tile hanging is also fairly Walton Lane Walton Outstanding Natural Beauty to the south common, and some buildings are either Farm 16 and Chichester Cathedral to the east. painted or rendered, typically white or 15 Key: Site boundary cream, through there are instances of Location of photograph Lane14 Non-primary A road

Local Architectural Vernacular other pastel colours. Bosham B road Bosham Other main road Shore Road 13 Taylor’s Lane Railway line 12 Railway station Bosham There are many instances of decorative Quay 11 Bus stops Aerial plan showing the location of site photographs

11 12 13 The Grade I listed Holy Trinity Church, Bosham View west along Shore Road towards Bosham Quay at Bosham View of southern end of Bosham Lane, with Grade II listed Chandler’s House to left

14 15 16 View of Grade II listed buildings on west side of Bosham Lane at Bosham The Berkeley Arms Public House, a Grade II listed building, on the corner of Grade II listed Laurel Cottage (listed as Laurel House) on Walton Lane, Bosham Bosham Lane and Delling Lane, Bosham 9 17 18 19 Grade II listed Broadstream Cottage on Old Bridge Road, Broadbridge Late twentieth century development on Stanbury Close, Broadbridge Broadbridge Mill development

20 21 22 View of shops on B2146 Station Road. Grade II listed ‘The Old Thatch’ to the right Penwarden Way, with The White Swan (a Grade II listed public house) to the left Zig-zagged row of detached houses facing Penwarden Way

23 24 25 Terraced housing on Penwarden Way Row of detached houses on north side of Williams Road Walton House on the corner of A259 Main Road and Walton Lane

26 27 28 Terrace on Broadbridge Drive with distinctive gabled fronts and catslide roofs Semi-detached houses on east side of Brooks Lane, facing onto green space Brooks Barn on east side of Brooks Lane

29 30 31 Hammers Farm and Nursery Cottage, opposite the site View west along A259 Main Road from the northern end of Chequer Lane Properties off A259 Main Road, south of Ham Farm

10 2.5 Constraints and Opportunities

Constraints constraints diagram. These constraints have been The site constraints are summarised on the following used to inform the form and design of the scheme.

Key:

0 100 m

Constraints Diagram (Diagrammatic only)

11 Section 3 Design Proposals 3.1 Parish Council Consultation

Parish Council Consultation Topic Design Considerations

The following table and accompanying plan Cycle entrance at Barnside should include a feature to ensure cycle speeds are kept to a minimum. Transport summarise the key design considerations raised by Provide a desire line though the site from the south east corner (A259) to the station and Co-op. the Parish Council, at two workshops held on 22nd Public Open Space to include ‘naturalistic’ provision for teens informal play (not a skate park), benches, trim trail, community garden. Community th Facilities and 28 October 2019. Possible replacement or extension of St Nicholas’ Church Hall with a multi-purpose community hall.

Feathered densities, reducing towards site edges. This input has been the starting point for our design Focal open space should be provided within the centre of the site. work. Design/ SuDS feature to also reinforce gateway. Layout Materials should reflect the local context and cottage style design to be incorporated.

Include streets with pedestrian priority, as social spaces rather than traffic dominated roads.

Green buffer to the east of the developed area, also allowing for views to the north of Stoke Clump and a circular walking route (with trim trail?)

Focus on natural play space to keep rural feel, utilise undulation of SuDS features.

Continuation of (community planted) Brooks Lane hedgerow along the site frontage west of Highgrove Farm buildings. Landscaping Wildlife corridors should be protected and enhanced, in particular along ‘ancient hedgerow’ and drainage ditch on western boundary.

Strong green landscaping in the south east corner of the site.

Lighting should take into account “dark skies” status.

Pedestrian and cycle routes that run close to SuDS features should be unhindered by standing water.

SuDS feature should establish a link between the east and west of the farm buildings.

Drainage Drainage routes could be located within key view corridors.

Bridges and boardwalks could be provided across swales.

SuDS features are to be multifunctional, used for informal play and recreation (such as a trim trail) and maximise biodiversity / ecolog y benefits.

13 These diagrams illustrate how we have taken various influences and requirements 3.2 Layout Analysis into account in shaping the structure and layout of our overall masterplan.

To South Downs and Significant Local Hill Barnside To South Downs

View Line to Chichester Cathedral

Entrance To AONB

1. Views and Major Desire Lines 2. Main Pedestrian Routes/Linkage 3. Diagram Showing Feather Densities

View Green routes Lower Density Medium Density Higher Density

Buffer to Rail Line

Buffer Planting to Reinforce Eastern Boundary

To Drainage Outflow A259 Main Road Careful 4. Green and Blue Framework 5. Road Hierarchy 6. Development Cell - Organic Form consideration of Housetypes SuDS /Swale Main Green Space to link with Linkage/Route within Development Primary Road Secondary / Tertiary Development POS Amenity existing Road and Private Drives cells Space/Buffer/Play Broadbridge area 3.3 Design Concept

Design Framework

The Initial Concept Diagram below illustrates the initial design response. To the right, the Development Framework Plan identifies the core design principles which provide a framework for the further development of the design.

Initial Concept Diagram (Design intent only) Development Framework Plan (Design intent only) Key: Key:

Development Cells Central Green Nodal Point Development Cells Central Green Nodal Point POS (SuDS and Play) Community/Village Hall

Green Link Main Vehicular Entrance Main Green Link Main Vehicular Entrance Amenity Buffer

Allotment Gardens POS (SuDS and Play) Amenity Buffer Pedestrian Routeways Sustainable Urban Drainage Allotment Gardens System (SuDS)

15 3.4 Visualisations

Artist’s impression of green space to east of the site entrance, as viewed from A259 Main Road (Design intent only)

16 Artist’s impression of green space to east of the site entrance, as viewed from the site entrance (Design intent only)

17 Artist’s impression of potential streetscene (Design intent only)

18 3.5 Summary of Proposals

The provisional design shown on (the previous page) makes provision for:

• 300 new homes, comprising a mix to fulfils CDC’s most recent housing needs data

• With 30% provided in affordable tenures (incorporating a variety of types of homes available by other

means than the open market)

• A range of different sizes, with particular emphasis on 2 and 3 bedroom units

• A village hall of circa 255m2

• Approximately 5.27 Ha of public open space (including SUDS), the key part of which will be a naturally

landscaped buffer on the eastern side of the site

• Provision for allotments and children’s play

• Network of walking routes around and through the site

• Retention and enhancement of all boundary trees and hedges

• A sustainable drainage system, entirely self contained within the site

• Single road access in the SW corner similar to the previous permitted scheme.

19 3.6 Environmental and Technical Considerations

Our application is being prepared with the support of a team of specialist advisors to ensure the development will meet and exceed policy standards. The following documents, plans and drawings are proposed to comprise the forthcoming full planning application;

• Completed Application Form • Flood Risk Assessment and Sequential Test • Correct Fee Payment • EIA Screening Assessment • Ownership Notice • Foul Sewerage Assessment • Location Plan • Surface Water Assessment • Block Plan (1:500 or 1:200) • Land Contamination Assessment • Proposed Elevations (1:100 or 1:50) • Archaeology Assessment • Proposed Floor Plans (1:100 or 1:50) • Lighting Assessment • Existing and Proposed Site Sections, Finished Floor and Site Levels (1:100 or 1:50) • Noise Assessment • Roof Plans • Transport Assessment • Design and Access Statement • Road Safety Audit • Planning Statement • Travel Plan • Affordable Housing Statement • Parking Assessment • Biodiversity Survey and Assessment • Tree Survey • CIL / S106 Forms • Delivery Statement • S106 Draft Head of Terms Statement • Sustainable Construction and Design Statement

20 Section 4 Feedback and Next Steps 4.1 Feedback and Next Steps

Thank you for taking the time to review our draft proposals.

Rather than providing a narrow questionnaire or asking leading questions, we would invite you to give your feedback in whatever form you wish. As you respond you may wish to consider topics such as:

• Our response to site constraints is there anything else we should consider?

• Our approach to site layout

• Type, Mix of housing

• The design and appearance of housing

• Environmental issues including biodiversity and climate change

• Our suggested approach to landscaping

• What types of public open space you would like to see on the site

• Technical topics such as drainage, noise, utilities and highways

We would ask for your feedback by Monday 23 November, by any of the following means:

Online using the web form at https://barrattsotoncommunity.co.uk/eng/contact-us

By post Tollbar House, Tollbar Way, Hedge End, , , SO30 2UH

By email [email protected].

We will be submitting this application over the winter, at which point CDC will carry out further consultation on the full set of details.

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