55562/005 - Development Land East of Horndean, Rowlands Castle Road, Horndean, Waterlooville PART 1 EAST HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF REGENERATION AND PLACE Applications to be determined by the Council as the Local Planning Authority 11 June 2020 SECTION 1 – SCHEDULE OF APPLICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Item No.: 01 The information, recommendations, and advice contained in this report are correct as at the date of preparation, which is more than one week in advance of the Committee meeting. Because of the time constraints some reports may have been prepared in advance of the final date given for consultee responses or neighbour comments. Any changes or necessary updates to the report will be made orally at the Committee meeting. PROPOSAL Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except the means of access to the highway network (junction arrangements) and associated highway improvements, for the demolition of existing buildings and the residential-led (C3) mixed-use development of the site with up to 800 dwellings, up to 2ha of employment land (uses B1 and B2), a Local Centre (including: local retail (food and non-food A1); financial and professional services (A2); restaurants, cafés, and drinking establishments (A3 and A4), hot food takeaways (A5), together with a primary school (D1) and community facilities (D2)), informal and formal open space, allotments, and acoustic bunds, together with associated drainage, utilities and all other associated and necessary infrastructure (additional information and amended plans received 31/07/19, 06/09/19, 26/09/19, 21/10/19, 04/03/20, and 04/05/20) LOCATION: Development Land East of Horndean, Rowlands Castle Road, Horndean, Waterlooville REFERENCE 55562/005 PARISH: Horndean APPLICANT: Bloor Homes Limited CONSULTATION 26 March 2020 EXPIRY: APPLICATION EXPIRY: 14 March 2019 COUNCILLOR(S): Councillor D E Evans, Councillor C D J Hatter SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Outline Permission This application is included on the agenda at the discretion of the Director of Regeneration and Place. Site and Development Site The application site consists of two of three parcels of land located between the A3 (M) and the South Downs National Park, which together form site allocation HN1 of the adopted EHDC Local Plan: Housing and Employment Land Allocations (2016). The third, northern parcel is immediately to the north of Rowlands Castle Road. It is open arable land and shares a boundary with the settlement of Horndean to the south-west. There are two belts of trees running parallel to each other on the eastern side of the site. This parcel does not form part of this application and is subject of current applications 55562/006, 55562/007, and 55562/008, which are still under consideration. The central parcel, which is subject of this application, lies between Rowlands Castle Road to the north and the B2149 Havant Road to the south and is open arable land, with a belt of trees running east to west at the southern end of the parcel. It shares a boundary with the settlement of Horndean on its western side and Pyle Lane on its eastern side. The southern parcel, also subject of this application, lies between the A3 (M) and B2149. The northern boundary abuts the settlement of Horndean. There is an area of woodland between the application site and the A3 (M) with two other areas of woodland within the site. The land consists predominantly of open arable/pasture land. The total area of the application site is approximately 55ha. The South Downs National Park (SDNP) is located to the north-east of the application site, on the opposite side of Pyle Lane. Proposal This application seeks outline consent for the following works, with access being the only matter for detailed consideration. Should this application be approved, detailed matters of appearance, scale, layout, and landscaping would be considered as part any subsequent ‘reserved matters’ applications. Residential development for a maximum of 800 dwellings. Employment land (B1 and B2 uses) totalling up to 2ha located on the northern edge of land south-east of Havant Road. Land for a mixed use local centre which would include retail (A1), financial and professional services (A2), restaurants, cafés and drinking establishments (A3 and A4), hot food takeaway (A5) units, and a community building (D1 and D2). 1.2ha of land for a new 1 form (210 pupil) entry primary school with potential for expansion to 1.5FE Early years provision Open space totalling approximately 23ha to include: . Sports pitch . Allotments . Childrens’ play spaces . Informal open spaces such as parkland, woodland (which will be accessible subject to ecological constraints) and grassland areas . Network of green infrastructure, including footpaths and cycleways . Land for skate park . Trim trail . Additional woodland planting Highway works consisting of: . Junction 2 A3(M) signalised crossings and cycle scheme which connects to existing provision at the Lakesmere Road/B2149 junction, as shown on drawing VD18678/100- 02 Rev G . Improvements to the Havant Road/Dell Piece Roundabout as shown on drawing VD18678/100-03 Rev F and associated footway/cycleway works . Three new accesses onto B2149 as shown on drawing VD18678/100-04 Rev G, VD18678/100-05 Rev G, VD18678/100-06 Rev G and associated footway/cycleway works . New access onto Pyle Lane as shown on drawing VD18678/100-05 Rev G . New bus only access onto Rowlands Castle Road, as shown on drawing VD18678/100- 07 Rev C and associated footway works . A new shared use footway/cycleway on the southern/western side of the B2149 Dell Piece East/Havant Road along the length of the site frontage. This is proposed in the form of a 3m wide facility with a 1m landscape strip . Toucan crossing facilities where the footway/cycleway meets Junction 2 of the A2 (M) as shown on drawing VD18678/100-02 Rev G . Footway provision on the north/eastern side of Havant Road across the site frontage from the new site access roundabout to the roundabout with Dell Piece East as shown on drawing VD18678/100-01 Rev J . Two new signal controlled crossing facilities on Havant Road (250m north of the proposed new access roundabout and immediately south of the proposed access roundabout) as shown on drawing VD18678/100-01 Rev J The proposed development was screened and found to fall within Schedule 2 Development of the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations and required an Environmental Statement to be submitted with the application due the size of the development and its proximity to the protected landscape of the SDNP. The application is supported by the following documents: RG- M_01 rev F - Site location plan RG -M- 22 rev G - Land use and access parameter plan RG-M-23 rev F - Trees and buildings parameter plan VD18678-100- 01J - General Arrangement sheet 1 of 7 VD18678/ 100- 02G - General Arrangement sheet 2 of 7 VD18678/ 100- 03F - General Arrangement sheet 3 of 7 VD18678/ 100- 04G - General Arrangement sheet 4 of 7 VD18678/ 100- 05G - General Arrangement sheet 5 of 7 VD18678/ 100- 06G - General Arrangement sheet 6 of 7 VD18678-100- 07C - General Arrangement sheet 7 of 7 Application Form CIL Form Assumption of Liability Ground Condition Assessment and Ground Investigation Report Agricultural Land Classification and Soil Resources Review of Minerals Safeguarding Information for Habitats Regulations Assessment Sustainability Statement Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Tree Report Utilities Assessment Planning Supporting Statement Statement of Community Involvement Design and Access Statement Environmental Statement Volume 1 of 4 Environmental Statement Volume 2 of 4 Environmental Statement Volume 3 of 4 Environmental Statement Volume 4 of 4 Factual Report 01HX01 sheet 1 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 2 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 3 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 4 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 5 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 6 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 7 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 8 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX01 sheet 9 of 9 - Site Survey 01HX02 - Site Survey BL021984-01 Sheet 1 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 2 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 3 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 4 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 5 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 6 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 7 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 8 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 9 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 10 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 11 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 12 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 13 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 14 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan BL021984-01 Sheet 15 of 15 - Tree Reference Plan Technical Response to Ecology Consultees (July 2019) by Ecological Planning and Research Ltd Post-Application Technical Submission by White Peak Planning Ltd (July 2019) Further Post-Application Response to Issues Raised by Consultees by Terence O'Rourke Ltd (February 2020) Some of these documents have been amended or up-dated since submission to clarify matters raised by officers and consultees. Designations/constraints The site is outside of, but directly adjacent to, the Settlement Policy Boundary (SPB) for Horndean, as identified in the East Hampshire District Local Plan: Second Review (Local Plan). The application site comprises two of the three parcels of land forming the allocated ‘HN1’ ‘Land East of Horndean’ (LEoH) site within the adopted EHDC Local Plan: Housing and Employment Land Allocations (2016). The complete LEoH site has been allocated for the following development: About 700 new dwellings Care Village including independent living units 2ha industrial (B2) and business use (B1) New school and land for expansion The above would be provided with the associated parking, landscaping, and infrastructure.