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01 Land north of Main Road, Brailsford INTRODUCTION Introduction Gladman Developments Ltd has successfully invested in communities throughout the UK for over 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 proposal for the land to the north of Main Road, Brailsford to the local community. We are proposing a new residential development of up to 75 homes, together with new green infrastructure. 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 Derbyshire Dales District Council. Site Description The site comprises 4.65ha of two open pastoral fields and is located on the north western edge of Brailsford. Main Road, from which the site access is proposed, runs along the southern boundary. Housing Need Every Council is required by the Government to boost significantly the supply of housing and to make planning decisions in the light of a presumption in favour of sustainable development. Derbyshire Dales Site Boundary Development Primary School under construction under construction District Council is required to provide enough housing land to meet its full future housing needs. Approval of this development will help To towards meeting the housing need within the local authorityAshbourne area. Why is the site suitable for development? The site forms part of an emerging housing allocation in a draft local plan. The site is sustainably located with easy access to a wide range of existing community amenities within Brailsford and the local public transport network along the A52, which connects Ashbourne to Derby. Brailsford It is a logical housing site with an adjacent housing development and Ednaston Primary School under construction directly to the east. The site can be safely accessed via Main Road and by pedestrian links through the adjacent development onto Luke Lane. The Application Gladman Developments Ltd intends to submit an outline planning application to Derbyshire Dales District Council mid 2016. This would establish the principle of development. To Derby Development Proposals Site Boundary Existing Settlement Water Course Development under construction • A residential development to include up to 75 new homes of varying Primary Roads Woodland by Miller Homes sizes, types and tenures; Secondary Roads Public Footpaths/ • Green Infrastructure, comprising: new publicly accessible open Bridleways space, a looping recreational path and tree and shrub planting. 02 Land north of Main Road, Brailsford HISTORIC CONTEXT Historic Maps The earliest cartographic source to show the area is the 1884-1887 Map, which shows the site divided into four fields to the north west of Brailsford. The study site remained as fields from the 19th Century until the present day, with an alteration in division from four fields to two. Settlement within Brailsford is shown to the east of the site along Main Road, and south towards Hall Farm and the Rectory. Brailsford developed steadily throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the southern boundary of the site being defined by the realignment of Main Road, which can be seen to take it’s present day state from 1980. The historic core of Brailsford depicted in the 1884-1887 map, along Main Road, Derbyshire Derbyshire and Church Lane remains today. Additional housing estates are shown developing to the north of Main Road throughout the 20th century. From the late Published 1884 - 1887 Published 1922 - 1924 20th century onwards development accelerated, with residential development occurring to the east Sourceand west map of scaleLuke -Lane. 1:10,560 The early 21st century has Source map scale - 1:10,560 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 seen further development to the north west of Brailsford including housing and a Primary School underthe construction1:2,500 scale was adopted for mappingto the urban areas;east these of maps the were site. the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying county or group of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated areas. In the late 1940`s, a Provisional Edition was produced, which updated the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear the 1:10,560 mapping from a number of sources. The maps appear unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These unfinished - with all military camps and other strategic sites removed. These maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The 1:10,000 maps were produced using the Transverse Mercator Projection. The 1884-1887 1922-1924 revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every revision process continued until recently, with new editions appearing every 10 years or so for urban areas. 10 years or so for urban areas. Map Name(s) and Date(s) Map Name(s) and Date(s) Historical Map - Slice A Historical Map - Slice A Ordnance Survey Plan VectorMap Local Published 1980 Published 2015 Source map scale - 1:10,000 Source map scale - 1:10,000 The historical maps shown were reproduced from maps predominantly held VectorMap Local (Raster) is Ordnance Survey's highest detailed 'backdrop' at the scale adopted for England, Wales and Scotland in the 1840`s. In 1854 mapping product. These maps are produced from OS's VectorMap Local, a the 1:2,500 scale was adopted for mapping urban areas; these maps were simple vector dataset at a nominal scale of 1:10,000, covering the whole of used to update the 1:10,560 maps. The published date given therefore is Great Britain, that has been designed for creating graphical mapping. OS often some years later than the surveyed date. Before 1938, all OS maps VectorMap Local is derived from large-scale information surveyed at 1:1250 were based on the Cassini Projection, with independent surveys of a single scale (covering major towns and cities),1:2500 scale (smaller towns, villages countyOrder or group Details of counties, giving rise to significant inaccuracies in outlying Orderand developed Details rural areas), and 1:10 000 scale (mountain, moorland and areas.Order In Number:the late 1940`s, a Provisional76218094_1_1 Edition was produced, which updated Orderriver estuary Number: areas). 76218094_1_1 theCustomer 1:10,560 mapping Ref: from a number6023 of sources. The maps appear Customer Ref: 6023 unfinishedNational - Gridwith all Reference: military camps425180, and other strategic341800 sites removed. These National Grid Reference: 425180, 341800 maps were initially overprinted with the National Grid. In 1970, the first 1:10,000Slice: maps were produced usingA the Transverse Mercator Projection. The Slice: A 1980 2016 revisionSite Area process (Ha): continued until recently,4.61 with new editions appearing every Site Area (Ha): 4.61 10Search years or Buffer so for urban (m): areas. 1000 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site Details Main Road, Brailsford, ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire, DE6 3BQ Main Road, Brailsford, ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire, DE6 3BQ Map Name(s) and Date(s) Map Name(s) and Date(s) Tel: 0844 844 9952 Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk A Landmark Information Group Service v47.0 01-Dec-2015 Page 3 of 12 A Landmark Information Group Service v47.0 01-Dec-2015 Page 5 of 12 Historical Map - Slice A Historical Map - Slice A Order Details Order Details Order Number: 76218094_1_1 Order Number: 76218094_1_1 Customer Ref: 6023 Customer Ref: 6023 National Grid Reference: 425180, 341800 National Grid Reference: 425180, 341800 Slice: A Slice: A Site Area (Ha): 4.61 Site Area (Ha): 4.61 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Search Buffer (m): 1000 Site Details Site Details Main Road, Brailsford, ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire, DE6 3BQ Main Road, Brailsford, ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire, DE6 3BQ Tel: 0844 844 9952 Tel: 0844 844 9952 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Fax: 0844 844 9951 Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk Web: www.envirocheck.co.uk A Landmark Information Group Service v47.0 01-Dec-2015 Page 9 of 12 A Landmark Information Group Service v47.0 01-Dec-2015 Page 12 of 12 03 Land north of Main Road, Brailsford EXISTING CHARACTER Landscape Character The site comprises arable land and adjoins the existing settlement edge of Brailsford with residential development under construction off Luke Lane to the east of the site. The site lies within the National Character Area (NCA) 68 ‘Needwood & South Derbyshire Claylands’, published by Natural England. This area is characterised as being a predominantly pastoral landscape of rolling countryside this is still largely rural and features distinctive field boundary patterns. The East Midlands Landscape Character Assessment (2010) locates the site within Landscape character Area ‘5a Village Farmlands’.