Red House Farm (Southern Extension to Emerging Allocated Site “H04”) Lillington, Royal Leamington Spa Vision Framework FebruaryApril 2016 2016 E S T A T E S L T D The Site when viewed from Millenium Way. Farm buildings on the horizon, sit near the northern boundary Contents 1.0 Introduction 4.0 Site Appraisal 1.1 Overview 4.1 Site Overview 1.2 Scope & structure 4.2 Sustainable Development 4.3 Green Belt 4.4 Landscape 2.0 Site & Local Context 4.5 Arboriculture 2.1 The Site 4.6 Technical Constraints 2.2 Local Context 4.6.1 Highways & Access & Design Strategy 4.6.2 Ground Conditions 4.6.3 Noise 2.2.1 Local Context Study 4.6.4 Flood Risk & Drainage 2.2.2 Design Strategy 2.3 Local Facilities & Services 4.6.5 Utilities 2.4 Access & Movement 4.7 Heritage & Archaeology 4.8 Ecology 4.9 Constraints & Opportunities 3.0 Planning Context 3.1 Planning Policy Context 5.0 Development Proposals 5.1 Opportunities 5.2 Development Proposal 6.0 Conclusions E S T A T E S L T D The Site should be allocated for development to further support the wider regeneration of Lillington and promote sustainable development to achieve this regeneration. Such development could create an easily defined, defensible green belt boundary beyond the Red House Farm Allocation. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Scope & Structure This document has been prepared by Catesby Estates dŚŝƐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŝƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͗ Limited in respect of land to the south of emerging allocated site ref: “H04”, Lillington (“the Site”), which lies within the • Section 2.0 – Site & Local Context ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨtĂƌǁŝĐŬŝƐƚƌŝĐƚŽƵŶĐŝů;͞ƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͟Ϳ͕ /ĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞ͕ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ close to the town centre of Royal Leamington Spa. ůŽĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐůŽĐĂůĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůƐƚLJůĞĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŵ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂůůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůŽĐĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĂŶĚƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞůŽĐĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƌŝŐŚƚƐŽĨǁĂLJ͕ŚŝŐŚǁĂLJƐĂŶĚ ĂƚĞƐďLJǁŚŝĐŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ public transport; ŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƐŝƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͘ŽƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ should be read in parallel. • Section 3.0 – Planning Context Fundamentally, this document shares much in common with ŝƐĐƵƐƐĞƐƚŚĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůĞďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞĂŶĚǁŚLJŝƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ the allocated site document, but goes on to demonstrate ĂŶŝĚĞĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŝƐŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ^ŝƚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐWŽůŝĐLJ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĨŽƌŵĂůŽŐŝĐĂůĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐƌĂŌ>ŽĐĂůWůĂŶ͖ ƚŚĞƋƵĂŶƚƵŵŽĨŵƵĐŚŶĞĞĚĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘ • Section 4.0 – Site Appraisal dŚŝƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ^ŝƚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ Ă ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ &ŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŝƚĞ͕ ϮϬϬĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƐ͕ŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƟŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐǁŝůůƐŚĂƉĞĂŶLJ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů͖ dŚŝƐŚŽůŝƐƟĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚĞ • Section 5.0 – Development Principles ŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĨŽƌ>ŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽ ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞďLJŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂŶĚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƐĞƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ Ŷ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƌĂƟŽŶĂůĞ ǁŝůů ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞůŝŬĞůLJĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞ͖ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ƐŽŌ ďƵƚ ĚĞĨĞŶƐŝďůĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ĞĚŐĞ͘ Ŷ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ • Section 6.0 – Conclusions ŶĞǁ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƌĞǀŝƐĞĚ 'ƌĞĞŶ Ğůƚ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƵƉŽŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘ Z,Kh^&ZD;^Khd,ZE^/dͿs&ͲĮƌƐƚĚƌĂŌ 5 Emerging Allocated Site Site Ref: “H04” Southern Extension Land “The Site” Z,Kh^&ZD;^Khd,ZE^/dͿs&ͲĮƌƐƚĚƌĂŌ 6 2.0 Site & Local Context 2.1 The Site 2.1 The Site dŚĞ ^ŝƚĞ͕ ĚĞůŝŶĞĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ŽŶƚĞdžƚ ĚŝĂŐƌĂŵ >ŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŶŚĂƐƚǁŽŬĞLJĂƌĞĂƐ͘dŚĞŶĞǁĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ďĂƐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ďĞůŽǁ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĂƐƚĞƌŝƐŬ͕ ůŝĞƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƌŽǁŶtĂLJǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŵĂŶLJůŽĐĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ^ŝƚĞZĞĨ͗͞,Ϭϰ͟ǁŚŝĐŚĂƉƉĞĂƌƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƌĂŌ was predominantly built as a council housing estate including ŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ>ŽĐĂůWůĂŶĂƐĂƐŝƚĞĨŽƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ƚŚƌĞĞƚŽǁĞƌďůŽĐŬƐ͘dŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞďůŽĐŬƐ͕ĚĞŶŽƵƌƚ͕ ĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞƐŬLJůŝŶĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ͕ĂŶĚŽůĚĞƌ Royal Leamington Spa in the suburb and once former ĂƌĞĂ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌǀŝůůĂŐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚĐŚƵƌĐŚŽĨ^ƚ͘ ƉĂƌŝƐŚŽĨ>ŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘>ĞĂŵŝŶŐƚŽŶůŝĞƐϭϱŬŵƐŽƵƚŚŽĨŽǀĞŶƚƌLJ Mary Magdalene, the manor house, a handful of Victorian ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϰϱŬŵ ƐŽƵƚŚ ĞĂƐƚ ŽĨ ŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵ͘ dŚĞ terraced houses as well as estates of predominantly semi- Site is located to the south of Lillington and is currently in ĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚŚŽƵƐĞƐďƵŝůƚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĞƋƵĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƵƐĞ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚĨƌŽŵůĂĐŬ>ĂŶĞ͕Ă ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚWƵďůŝĐZŝŐŚƚŽĨtĂLJ;͞WZŽt͟Ϳ͘ dŚĞ ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŝƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂďƵƚƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞ͘ dŚĞ^ŝƚĞĐĂŶďĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƌŽĂĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJŝƐĂŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŵĂƚƵƌĞĮĞůĚ ǀŝĂ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞƌŐŝŶŐ ĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƐŝƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ ŽŶƚŽ ƵĐŬůĞLJ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁŚĂǀŝŶŐŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůƚƌĞĞƐ͕ƚŚĞDŝůůĞŶŝƵŵ ZŽĂĚ͕>ĞŝĐĞƐƚĞƌZŽĂĚĂŶĚůĂƌĞŶĚŽŶǀĞŶƵĞ͘dŚŝƐƌŽƵƚĞŽīĞƌƐ tĂLJƉĂƚŚĂŶĚEĞǁďŽůĚŽŵLJŶ'ŽůĨŽƵƌƐĞ͘dŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƌŽĂĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ;ϰϱϮ͕ϰϰϱ͕ϰϲ ĞĂƐƚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĮĞůĚƐĞdžƚĞŶĚďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞ͘ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ ĂŶĚDϰϬͿĂƚƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌůĞǀĞů͘>ĞĂŵŝŶŐƚŽŶ^ƉĂŚĂƐĂŵĂŝŶůŝŶĞ ƚŚĞƐĞĮĞůĚƐŵĂŬĞƵƉƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐZĞĚ,ŽƵƐĞ&Ăƌŵ ƌĂŝůƐƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƌĞŐƵůĂƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŽ>ŽŶĚŽŶDĂƌLJůĞďŽŶĞǁŝƚŚ estate. ƚŚĞƋƵŝĐŬĞƐƚƚĂŬŝŶŐĂƉƉŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϭŚŽƵƌ͕ϭϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͘ 1 The Site2.1 The Sit Strategic Context Z,Kh^&ZD;^Khd,ZE^/dͿs&ͲĮƌƐƚĚƌĂŌ 7 O:\Current Sites\All Viability Sites Only\Red House Farm Leamington\Design\Application Drawings\LC_002 - Site Location Plan (Southern Site) BUCKLEY ROAD Path (um) O AD Track BLACK LANE TOP COTTAGE LACK LANE COVERED RESERVOIRS N Ward Bdy MAST Posts BS WATER TREATMENT WORKS THE MILLENIUM WAY WALK NEWBOLD COMYN PARK NEWBOLD COMYN GOLF COURSE KƌĚŶĂŶĐĞ^ƵƌǀĞLJ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞEƵŵďĞƌ͗ϭϬϬϬϮϮϰϯϮ Z,Kh^&ZD;^Khd,ZE^/dͿs&ͲĮƌƐƚĚƌĂŌ 8 N 0m 20m 50m SITE BOUNDARY Ward Bdy ADJACENT PROPOSED SITE ALLOCATION REF: H04 RED HOUSE FARM BUNGALOW Site Location Plan Z,Kh^&ZD;^Khd,ZE^/dͿs&ͲĮƌƐƚĚƌĂŌ 9 dŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚďLJĂƚĞƐďLJƐƚĂƚĞƐ>ŝŵŝƚĞĚ Ɛ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝƐĂƐƐŚŽǁŶĞĚŐĞĚƌĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶWůĂŶŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ŶŽƌƚŚ͕ƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƐŝƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚ͘ ŽŶƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƐƉƌĞĂĚ͕ĂŶĚĞdžƚĞŶĚƐƐŽƵƚŚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨŽƌ dŚĞĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚƐŝƚĞǁĂƐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂ:ŽŝŶƚ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ Study (“JCBS͟ͿĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐŚĂǀŝŶŐ͞ŵĞĚŝƵŵ ǀĂůƵĞ͟ĂŶĚďĞŝŶŐĂ͞ůĞĂƐƚĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚƉĂƌĐĞů”. dŚĞ ^ŝƚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ;ŐƌŽƐƐͿ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ϭϳ͘ϰϭ ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ ;ĞƋƵĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ϰϯ͘ϬϮ ĂĐƌĞƐͿ͘ tŚŝůƐƚ ƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ƐůŽƉĞƐ ŐĞŶƚůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /Ŷ ƚĞƌŵƐ ŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͕ ƚŚĞ ^ŝƚĞ ŝƐ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ south / south east within the northern third of the Site, this ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐƵƉƚŽĂŵĂdžŝŵƵŵŽĨϮϬϬŶĞǁŚŽŵĞƐ;ϰϴϬ ƚŚĞŶƐůŽƉĞƐŵŽƌĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞƚŚŝƌĚ͘ ŶĞǁŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŽƚĂůǁŚĞŶĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŝƚĞͿ͘ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚĐƌŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚĨƌŽŵŝƐǀŝƐŝďůĞŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ŽƚŚŵĂƌŬĞƚĂŶĚĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ͘ ƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞ͘dŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJƚŚĞŶůĞǀĞůƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚͬ south west corner of the Site. ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŝƚĞ ǁŝůů ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ĚĞĨĞŶĚĂďůĞ 'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽŐŽŽĚĚĞƐŝŐŶ dŚĞ ^ŝƚĞ ŝƐ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ƐƉůŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚǁŽ ďLJ ůĂĐŬ >ĂŶĞͬWZŽt ĐƵůŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ƐŽŌĞƌ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚ ǁŚŝĐŚƌƵŶƐŝŶĂŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚͬƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ƵƌďĂŶ ĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐŝĚĞ͕ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ ĞŝƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞďLJƟŵďĞƌƌĂŝůĂŶĚƐƚŽĐŬͲƉƌŽŽĨĨĞŶĐŝŶŐ͕ŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶƟĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ to the eastern side. ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĨŽƌ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ ĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ŽƉĞŶ space. dŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚ͕ƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞŝƐĚŝǀŝĚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚƌĞĞĮĞůĚƐ͕ƚǁŽŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞŝƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌŝŶƐŚĂƉĞ͘ĐĐĞƐƐĞĚŽīůĂĐŬ>ĂŶĞǀŝĂƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽĨ ŽƚŚƐŝƚĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐĞĞŶĂƐĂƉŝǀŽƚĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĮĞůĚƐ͕ŝƐdŽƉŽƩĂŐĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ďƌŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞŐƌŽǁƚŚƚŽ>ŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŶƚŽ ŽƵƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ ZĞĚ ,ŽƵƐĞ &Ăƌŵ ZŝĚŝŶŐ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐŶĞĞĚ͘ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ;ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞǁŝƚŚŵĞŶĂŐĞͿ͘ůůƚŚƌĞĞĮĞůĚƐĂƌĞĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌ ƵƉŽŶƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞǁŝůůĞdžƚĞŶĚƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽƉƟŽŶƐ boundaries by mature hedgerows, a handful of mature trees ƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚƚŚĞŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ>ŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘ ĂƌĞĨŽƵŶĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƐĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶ͘ dŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ͕ƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞŝƐƐƉůŝƚŝŶƚŽƚǁŽƌĞĐƚĂŶŐƵůĂƌĮĞůĚƐǁŝƚŚ ƟŵďĞƌ ĨĞŶĐŝŶŐ͕ ƉĞƌŝŵĞƚĞƌ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ďLJ mature hedgerows. sŝĞǁĨƌŽŵŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝƚĞͲůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚ Z,Kh^&ZD;^Khd,ZE^/dͿs&ͲĮƌƐƚĚƌĂŌ 10 2.2 Local Context & Design Strategy 2.2.1 Local Context Study Ɛ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ͕ >/ůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ ĐĂŶ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJďĞƐƉůŝƚŝŶƚŽƚǁŽŬĞLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚĞĮƌƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐƚĂŬĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŶƵĐůĞƵƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚŽĨ the Site. In summary it comprises a densely planned area of ŵŽƐƚůLJŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ;ƌĞƚĂŝů and community) constructed in the second half of the 20th century. This character area is found mainly along the arterial D/džĞĚƐƚLJůĞƐĂŶĚƐĐĂůĞƐĂůŽŶŐ'ƌĞƐŚĂŵǀĞŶƵĞͬ>ĞŝĐĞƐƚĞƌ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ƌŽĂĚƐŽĨƌŽǁŶtĂLJ͕sĂůůĞLJZŽĂĚ͕DĂƐŽŶǀĞŶƵĞ͕tĞůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ ZŽĂĚĂŶĚƵĐŬůĞLJZŽĂĚ͕ĂŶĚĂůůƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĂŶĚƚĞƌŝƚĂƌLJƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͘ The second area encompasses the original core of LIllingtons’ ĨŽƌŵĞƌƉĂƌŝƐŚ;ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐƚŚĞŶŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞϭϵƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJͿĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ up to the middle of the 20th century. Arterial roads and ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƌŽĂĚƐƚĂŬĞŶŝŶďLJƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ;ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽůĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚͿ͗ ƵďďŝŶŐƚŽŶ ZŽĂĚ͕ >ŝŵĞ ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ ŚƵƌĐŚ >ĂŶĞ͕<ŝŶƌŽƐƐZŽĂĚĂŶĚ'ƌĞƐŚĂŵǀĞŶƵĞ͘ A number of images are shown on this and subsequent pages ƉŽƌƚƌĂLJŝŶŐ ďůŽĐŬ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ŵĂƐƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĂůĞ ŽĨ ďƵŝůƚͲĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚƐƚLJůĞƐŽĨĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞĨŽƵŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐĞŬĞLJĂƌĞĂƐ͘ WŽƐƚͲǁĂƌŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƵĐŬůĞLJZŽĂĚ DĞĚŝƵŵͲƌŝƐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽŶsĂůůĞLJZŽĂĚͬƌŽǁŶtĂLJ