ANNEX B Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Campbell Park Northside Development Brief Proposed Amendments www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla February 2018 Campbell Park Northside Development Brief: Proposed Amendments This document has been prepared by Milton Keynes Council’s Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Team. For further information please contact: Neil Sainsbury, Head of Placemaking Growth, Economy and Culture Milton Keynes Council PO Box 113, Civic Offices 1 Saxon Gate East Milton Keynes, MK9 3HN T +44 (0) 1908 252708 F +44 (0) 1908 252329 E [email protected] 2 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 3 CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS SECTION 5 DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES 5.1 Introduction pg33 1.1 Introduction pg05 3.1 Introduction pg19 5.2 Layout pg33 1.2 Purpose of Development Brief pg06 3.2 Surrounding Area pg19 5.3 Key Frontages and Buildings pg35 1.3 Location, Site Details and 3.3 Site Analysis pg21 Land Ownership pg07 3.4 Existing Access pg24 5.4 Density and Building Heights pg37 1.4 Structure of Brief pg08 3.5 Summary Opportunities 5.5 Detailed Design Appearance pg37 and Challenges pg25 5.6 Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency pg39 5.7 Access and Movement pg39 5.8 Parking pg41 5.9 Public Realm and Landscaping pg42 SECTION 2 POLICY CONTEXT SECTION 4 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS 5.10 Public Art pg43 2.1 Policy Context pg11 4.1 Development Proposals pg29 5.11 Superfast / Ultrafast Broadband pg43 www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 3 Campbell Park Northside Development Brief: Proposed Amendments SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction pg05 1.2 Purpose and Staus of Development Brief pg06 1.3 Location, Site Details and Land Ownership pg07 1.4 Structure of Brief pg08 4 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 1.1 Introduction Vision Statement: *MKDP is a limited liability partnership set up and 1.1.1 This Development Brief concerns a owned by Milton Keynes Council to facilitate Milton strategically located development site to the To create an integrated “high quality urban Keynes’s continued growth and economic success by north of Campbell Park adjacent to Silbury parkside” neighbourhood that enhances the promoting the development of land assets transferred Boulevard (see fig 1 - 3). setting of Campbell Park. Residents will have to the council from the Homes and Communities the enviable benefits of immediate access Agency, in line with the Council’s Corporate Plan 1.1.2 MKDP* and Milton Keynes Council have to the extensive green spaces that includes and Economic Development Strategy. MKDP take high aspirations, given its prominent location public art and leisure facilities within Campbell a commercial and entrepreneurial approach to sell adjacent to the entire northern side of Park as well as the mixed use opportunities and develop these assets with third party developers Campbell Park for the site to deliver an within the city centre which are within easy and investors, whilst ensuring full community and exceptional, exemplar and bespoke largely walking distance. There will be a strong sense stakeholder engagement in the preparation of residential led mixed use development. of place with a wide variety of high quality development briefs for the sites. exceptionally designed bespoke, adaptable and energy efficient private and social housing while supported by uses such as a hotel, retail and cafes/restaurants will overlook the park and canal. The neighbourhood will create an interesting and vibrant place to visit, perhaps as part of a walk or cycle ride alongside the historic Common Lane green spine while for residents it will feel like living in the park due to the opportunities to see into the park and / or the green character of the park permeating through into the entire neighbourhood. www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 5 Campbell Park Northside Development Brief: Proposed Amendments 1.2 Purpose and Status of Development Brief Redhouse Park 1.2.1 The purpose of this document is to provide Blakelands planning and design guidance for the Oakridge Park development of Campbell Park Northside. Great Linford Tongwell 8 A5 0 This will aid the development process by A5 Bolbeck Old Wolverton New Bradwell Park Stantonbury Pennyland Willen Pineham Stonebridge Willen allowing developers to submit informed Bradville Park Neath Hill Old Stony Blue Bridge Stratford Downhead WOLVERTON Wolverton Linford Wood Park Brooklands proposals for these sites that respond to Mill Bancroft Downs Barn Newlands Greenleys Stacey The Site MKDP, Council and other local stakeholder Bushes Heelands Hodge Conniburrow Fullers Broughton Slade Lea Bradwell Bradwell expectations for the sites. Abbey Broughton Kiln Farm Bradwell Woolstone Gate Common Middleton Wymbush Rooksley Oakgrove Two Mile Ash Kingston Magna Park 1.2.2 MKDP have selected two development Loughton Fishermead Monkston Monkston Lodge Park Great Holm partners and a key role of the development Brinklow Eaglestone Oldbrook Woughton on-the-green Loughton Kents Hill brief is to provide a comprehensive, holistic Crownhill Winterhill Leadenhall Walton Hall Wavendon Gate and integrated framework against which Knowlhill Woughton Shenley Park Walnut Hall Church End Tree Grange Farm Walton individual planning applications can come The Bowl Old Farm Simpson Hazeley Shenley Bleak Beanhill Park Medbourne Lodge Hall Oakhill Ashland Walton Park Browns forward and be determined at different times. Shenley Wood Woods Redmore Woodhill Tilbrook Denbigh Shenley Granby North Mount Farm By considering the entire site holistically the Brook End Furzton Denbigh Hall Caldecotte Oxley Park Fenny Brief can also establish the full implication for Fenny Lock Emerson Valley West Denbigh Westcroft Stratford Bletchley East community infrastructure such as education Kingsmead and health provision. Tattenhoe BLETCHLEY Far Bletchley Tattenhoe Water Park Eaton A421 1.2.2 The Development Brief has been Newton commissioned, not by the Planning Authority, Leys but rather by the landowner and it has not Figure 1: Location of Sites within Milton Keynes been subject to all the statutory requirements 6 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 1.3 Location, Site Details and Land Ownership 1.3.1 This Development Brief covers three sites that a planning document would have to (split by Skeldon Gate and Overgate) known undergo. The Brief has however been as Block F1, G1 and H1 which are located prepared to accord with current national and adjacent to Campbell Park between Silbury local Planning Policy and has been subject Boulevard to the south and Portway (H5) to to public consultation. In addition it will be the north. At the western end there is a small submitted for approval by MKC Cabinet amount of existing housing between the site and if approved will therefore be a material and the city centre while the eastern end abuts consideration in helping determine planning the Grand Union Canal. applications albeit with limited planning weight. Part of the site - looking east towards Skeldon Gate 1.3.2 Figure 2 identifies the redline boundary of the 1.2.3 Development Briefs are submitted for three development sites all of which are in the approval by MKC Cabinet. If approved by ownership of MKDP and extend to a total of MKC Cabinet this does not prejudice the 16.23 ha (including all existing infrastructure). independence and decision making function of Development Control Committee. www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 7 Campbell Park Northside Development Brief: Proposed Amendments PORTWAY 1.4 Structure of the Development Brief DOWNS BARN The Brief is divided into five sections: PORTWAY OVERGATE Section 1 provides an introduction and outlines the purpose and status of the brief as well its location and land ownership information. Section 2 describes the planning policy context of the SKELDON GATE site. PORTWAY SILBURY BOULEVARD Section 3 provides a site analysis of the site itself and the surrounding area. A thorough understanding of this will have an important bearing on the key design CAMPBELL PARK principles and parameters. SILBURY BOULEVARD N Section 4 outlines what the Brief is seeking to deliver MKDP Campbell Park Northside Site Area GA NS in terms of land uses Figure 2: Redline boundaryDevelopment of CampbellBrief Park Northside and MKDP Ownership 1:2500 @A3 MAy 2018 Section 5 represents the Key Planning and Design Principles, that should inform any development proposals. The accompanying Parameters Plan spatially illustrates the design principles. 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture Campbell Park Northside PORTWAY DOWNS BARN PORTWAY OVERGATE SKELDON GATE PORTWAY SILBURY BOULEVARD CAMPBELL PARK Scale 1:2500 N Figure 3: Aerial photo of site www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/udla 9 Campbell Park Northside Development Brief: Proposed Amendments SECTION 2 POLICY CONTEXT 2.1 Policy Context pg11 10 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture 2.1 The Development Plan conflicts with another policy in a development institute, or international headquarter offices or 2.1.1 Planning law requires that applications plan, the conflict must be resolved by the government establishment which would raise for planning permission be determined in decision maker in favour of the policy which is the profile of Milton Keynes nationally and/or accordance with the Development Plan unless contained in the latest document to become internationally. material considerations dictate otherwise. part of the development plan. • Classic CMK Infrastructure (CMKAP G1), which for this site particularly relates to 2.1.2 The Development Plan for CMK comprises the 2.1.5 Neighbourhood Plans therefore form part of includes Skeldon Gate and Overgate, the made CMK Business Neighbourhood Plan, the the development plan for the relevant area. space for two rows of parking adjacent to adopted Core Strategy and the saved policies They will necessarily be in general conformity Silbury Boulevard, the underpasses around of the Milton Keynes Local Plan. with the strategic policies contained in the Secklow Skeldon Gate and Overgate as development plan for the area. If they are the well as the granite quadrants and kerbs.