Highgrove Farm Broadbridge, Bosham, Chichester Design and Access Statement February 2021 Revision Date Revision Notes Prepared by Authorised by * 2020-12-18 VTS/IDP KD/SR Rev B 2020-12-22 VTS/IDP KD/SR Rev C 2021-01-04 VTS/IDP KD/SR Rev D 2021-01-06 VTS/IDP KD/SR Rev E 2021-01-29 VTS/IDP KD/SR Rev F 2021-02-02 VTS/IDP KD/SR \\IDPSVR01\Projects\N81-2818 Bosham, BDW S'ton\Documents\D&A\Bosham Design and Access Statement.indd [INDD Modified 2021-02-02 10:49], [PDF Output 2021-02-02 10:55] 2 Contents Section 1: Introduction Section 4: Access Proposals 1.1 Introduction 6 4.1 Connections, Movement and Street Hierarchy 38 1.2 Summary of Proposals 7 4.2 Parking 39 Section 5: BHL Assessment Section 2: The Site 5.1 Building for a Healthy Life Assessment 42 2.1 Site Location 10 2.2 Site Description 11 2.3 Site Photographs 12 2.4 Site Context 13 2.5 Constraints and Opportunities 15 2.6 Parish Council Consultation 16 2.7 Layout Analysis 17 2.8 Design Concept 18 Section 3: Design Proposals 3.1 Layout 20 3.2 Accommodation 22 3.3 Affordable Homes 23 3.4 Community / Village Hall 24 3.5 Spatial Syntax 25 3.6 Scale 26 3.7 Materials 27 3.8 Landscape 28 3.9 Streetscenes 30 3.10 Visualisations 32 3 4 Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction This Design and Access Statement has been prepared by IDPartnership on behalf of Barratt David Wilson Homes Southampton to accompany a detailed planning submission for a residential development on land at Highgrove Farm, Bosham, Chichester. The proposed development is for the erection of 301 dwellings (including a 30% provision of affordable homes), associated open space, pumping station, substation with vehicular access. The development will provide a variety of dwellings ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms in size. The majority of the development will consist of 2 storey houses with some 2.5 storey houses. Artist’s impression of green space to east of the site entrance, as viewed from A259 Main Road Artist’s impression of central green space, looking towards the east of the site 6 1.2 Summary of Proposals The submitted proposals make provision for: • 301 new homes, comprising a mix to fulfil 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 Community / Village Hall of circa 250m2 • 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 permanent road access in the SW corner similar to the previous permitted scheme. 7 8 Section 2 The Site 2.1 Site Location The site is located four kilometres to the west of the cathedral city of Chichester, and abuts the eastern The site lies outside of, but close to, the South Downs National Park and the Chichester Harbour AONB. edge of the settlement of Broadbridge. Broadbridge lies within the civil parish of Bosham, and is located adjacent to Bosham railway station, approximately 1 kilometre north of the village of Bosham. 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 Havant M27 A27 B2146 A27 B2178 Emsworth A27 A259 Chichester A29 A27 M275 A259 Chichester Harbour Bosham Hayling AONB A259 Station Island Portsmouth A286 Bognor Regis 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) 10 2.2 Site Description Site Description 0 100 m The site comprises agricultural land attached to, Bosham and north of, Highgrove Farm which is located Station on the east-west running A259 road known as West Coastway Line Rockall Way Arnold Way Main Road. The site excludes the Highgrove Farm B2146 Williams Road Barnside buildings but can otherwise be described as an Station Road approximate square shape. It covers an area of M’Tongue 14.61 hectares and is relatively flat, falling very Broadbridge Avenue gently from north to south. Penwarden Way Brooks Lane North Road Gifford Road Ham Farm Site Boundaries Broadbridge Drive • The site is bounded to the south by Highgrove Farm and Main Road (A259). The land to the Highgrove Farm south of this road is within the Chichester Harbour AONB. A259 Main Road • To the west, the site is bounded by residential Chichester Harbour AONB properties off Brooks Lane and Barnside. Walton Lane Lane Chequer • The site is bounded to the north by a railway Aerial view showing the site and its surrounding context line known as the West Coastway line. Key: • The site’s eastern boundary is marked by Site boundary Railway line a ditch, beyond which is another parcel of Main road Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) agricultural land attached to Ham Farm. Bus stop (showing direction of travel) 11 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 12 0 500 m 2.4 Site Context B2146 Bosham Station 19 A259 20 24 Views 17 18 Broadbridge 28 21 combination with blue brick or flint, to articulate Ham Broadbridge 22 27 Farm 25 Farm 23 26 The site is located adjacent to the settlement window surrounds or to create horizontal or 29 A259 boundary of Broadridge. There are views vertical bands of brick. Terracotta tile hanging is 30 Main Road 31 towards the South Downs to the north, the Area also fairly common, and some buildings are either Delling Lane Colner Creek Chequer Lane of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the south and painted or rendered, typically white or cream, Walton Lane Walton Chichester Cathedral to the east. through there are instances of other pastel Farm 16 colours. 15 Key: Site boundary Local Architectural Vernacular Location of photograph Lane14 Non-primary A road Bosham B road Bosham Other main road Shore Road There are many instances of decorative 13 Taylor’s Lane Railway line 12 Railway station Bosham brickwork, with red brick being used in 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 13 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 14 2.5 Constraints and Opportunities Constraints diagram. These constraints have been used to inform the The site constraints are summarised on the following constraints form and design of the scheme.