Fieldwork Note Annex B02 Proposals for a Waddesdon Parkway Avenue Planning Application Document Separate appendices: Appendix 1: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Appendix 2: Preliminary Ecological Appraisal May 2016 Waddesdon to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station following the course of Akeman Street Greenways and Cycleroutes Limited The Wool Hall 12 St. Thomas Street Bristol BS1 6JJ Proposals for a Waddesdon Parkway Avenue from Waddesdon to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station following the course of Akeman Street | Page 2 - Binding Margin - - Binding Margin May 2016 Proposals for a Waddesdon Parkway Avenue from Waddesdon to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station following the course of Akeman Street | Page 3 Location Map and Summary Notes Scale (m) 0 200 400 600 800 1000 H S 2 r a i 2 l r o u t e On the line of the proposed path west of Cranwell Farm pond 1 3 4 5 6 Waddesdon Village is tantalisingly close to landowners. There are already a number 9 - Binding Margin - - Binding Margin Aylesbury Parkway Station but the heavy of memorable avenues on the Estate. The traffic on the A41 prevents all but the most Drive to Eythrope is one, and the more experienced people cycling to the station. recent Millennium Avenue stretching away 8 It is certainly no place for the inexperienced from Windmill Hill is another. This Parkway 7 or families. In addition Waddesdon Manor Avenue need not be so grand, but it could attracts 400,000 visitors a year, almost be equally valuable as it would frame the all of whom arrive by car and for whom route to Waddesdon Manor for all those who an extensive new carpark has just been chose to come by foot or cycle, whether constructed. Yet the Manor is less than from Berryfields, Aylesbury or London and 6kms from the Station, an easy cycle ride, could be a daily route for local residents. and even a good walk – if only there was a safe way. The seperate elements of the route are as follows: 4. This was the grand approach to the Manor, 7. Follow existing boundaries in the interim We propose an avenue largely running on the and now an important farm road. Run before the HS2 works. line of the old roman road, Akeman Street. 1. Drive to Waddesdon Manor through the avenue of trees on the north Although there are no visible remains of the 8. Follow the old main road and the boundary 2. Existing and planned links to the village in side of the road before crossing it on the line road, the hedge line of the field to the west of the New College and Thames Water order that the Parkway route can be used of Akeman Street. of Cranwell Lane does correspond with the Fields. for everyday journeys to Aylesbury by local alignment of the road, and public footpaths 5. The Akeman Street section could be 2.6km people. 9. Existing accommodation bridge under the long. approximate to its course. Network Rail lines to reach Aylesbury Vale 3. The New Visitor Centre. Cyclists to follow 6. The ramps to the planned bridge over HS2 Parkway Station, and the Ruby Way Cycle the existing one way carpark loop road, The proposals set out here are the result of should be modified so as to accommodate Route to the town centre itself. whilst walkers to use the central walkway. observation on the ground and discussion the Avenue Route. with the Waddesdon Estate and other May 2016 Proposals for a Waddesdon Parkway Avenue from Waddesdon to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station following the course of Akeman Street | Page 4 Map 1. Waddesdon As well as making a memorable approach 4. Cyclists to use the one way roads through 10. Choose a way through the wood, felling 2 or 12. The former drive is the principal farm road to Waddesdon Manor, the Parkway Avenue the carpark. Traffic will be travelling slowly 3 trees to create the best alignment. Fence and it would not be appropriate for the should provide for a convenient year here. the boundary of the farmyard and plant general public to use it, especially in the round route for local residents to reach the hedging on the edge of the wood. The path numbers we hope will enjoy the Parkway Parkway Station and Aylesbury itself. A 5. Construct a 2.5m wide board walk over the to be constructed as “no dig” past the trees. route to the station. We suggest that the number of ways through to the Village are pond here as a continuation of the spine alignment of the path weaves slightly from possible, as shown in the map: walkway. 11. Emerge from the wood to follow the wide side to side so that users don’t have too grass swathe on the north side of the long a view ahead, and so that this section a. via the existing visitor access roads travelling Grand Drive. This area was part of the of the route is differentiated from the section one way on the loop through the carpark. original deer park and any planting should on the roman road which will necessarily be be sympathetic. Note that there are a straight. b. planned new housing will result in a good number of landscape designs which could local link past the school. be included in the overall concept of the Parkway Avenue including, formal avenue c. Warmstone Lane. tree planting, copses and clumps of trees, hedged green lanes, and fences with open d. the first part of Akeman Street is best views over the countryside. The final Looking from the end of the path along the line of the propsed avoided as it runs clean across a wide field. board walk over the pond. Cut through the bank in the arrangement will evolve, partly in response distance to reach the wood to planting to shield the HS2 railway, and its The main route can be described as follows: final arrangement may only be completed in stages as the Parkway Avenue matures into View along line of the proposed Avenue to the north side of 1. The existing roads serving the National Trust its surroundings. the original Grand Drive Carpark would make for an attractive way through to the main road and the proposed A: standard new construction Path construction to comprise 250mm thick layer of - - Binding Margin route north towards Buckingham via Path to be constructed 125m compacted stone, or recycled above existing ground level Topsoil to materials, laid on geofabric Quainton Lane. Topsoil to tie tie in with filter material, and finished with in with existing existing ground level a machine laid bitmac section 2. The New Visitor Centre. Cyclists could leave 3m wide cycle path with central camber ground level 60mm thick, topped off with their bikes here if they wished to take the a fine yellow/brown gravel Example of boardwalk dressing, all laid with a central bus up to the Manor and couldn’t quite face camber the hill! 6. Provide a raised pavement crossing of the carpark road or similar, and cut a defile 3. Pedestrian spine path serving carpark leads Note: it is not intended to light through the low bank to reach the start of the Stone base 3.5m wide to give edge support this path, but photo-voltaic to the proposed route to Aylesbury Parkway Existing ground Avenue. level solar studs could be glued to Station. the surface at intervals to define the edges of the path if this was 7. The path to follow around the eaves of required the wood either beside, or on the carpark TOPSOIL TO TIE IN WITH Topsoil to standby track. EXISTING GROUND 3m wide cycle path with central camber LEVEL tie in with existing 3 ground level 8. Construct a short section of new path 1 through the edge of the wood, in order to Path constructed on 1 layer of Root Guard bypass the farmyard area. This link path to cellular protection on be 2.0m wide. un-excavated ground 3.5m Existing ground 9. Cross the ditch on the existing culverted level former field access track, cross the farm Looking along the spine path towards the visitor centre road and select a suitable alignment for the B: Tree root protection path to give a good view of the pond. 8 pt May 2016 Proposals for a Waddesdon Parkway Avenue from Waddesdon to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station following the course of Akeman Street | Page 5 Map 1. Waddesdon C Widen this path by b replacing school hedge with fence d Proposed Avenue to Aylesbury Parkway Station National a Trust National Trust The options for links to Visitor Centre Waddesdon village - Binding Margin - - Binding Margin 1 National Trust Visitor Centre 3 5 8 12 11 7 10 4 2 6 9 Start of planning application 1:2500 scale at A3 May 2016 Proposals for a Waddesdon Parkway Avenue from Waddesdon to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station following the course of Akeman Street | Page 6 Map 2. The Parkway Avenue along Akeman Street The proposed route joins the line of Akeman found following trial trenching at intervals be required to maintain the current Street halfway along the Farm Drive. There under the supervision of an archaeologist. arrangements where the path might is no visible sign of the road along its disturb them. Appendix B sets out the course over fields. Archaeologist’s advice 13. Continue along the wide margin to the Grand Ecological Study and this project adopts its will be needed watching the construction Drive, weaving the path from side to side to recommendations.