August 2016 Community Update www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/lydiard-tregoze Land to the South of Tewkesbury Way Lydiard Tregoze Welcome to our Community Update newsletter about our plans for land to the south of Tewkesbury Way, Lydiard Tregoze. Following consultation with the local community, we have now submitted a full planning application to Wiltshire Council. Background and vision for the scheme We have developed an exemplary scheme for this are proposing to develop just three hectares of our site, which will see the development of 48 much land (constituting only 11 percent of our total land needed family homes, including a 40 percent ownership), with surrounding fields being handed to provision for affordable housing. As a demonstration the local community to act as a substantial green buffer of our commitment to bringing forward a scheme between the residential area and the listed house, that integrates with and respects the local area, we associated listed structures and parkland. Our submitted plans The submitted plans include the following elements: • 48 high-quality family homes including two, three, • The retention of existing hedgerows and trees four and five bedroom houses. where possible, reinforced with additional planting and • Large areas of green public open space located landscaping across the wider site to protect views at the centre of a very low density development, from Lydiard House and Park. designed to create the image of a village developed • Gifting the remaining undeveloped land to Lydiard over time by the Lydiard Estate. Tregoze Parish Council for protection and the use of • 40% affordable housing, equating to 19 homes, which future generations and preserving the green buffer will help to address the identified local housing need. between Lydiard Millicent and Swindon. Pre-application community consultation We would like to thank those members of the local community who attended our public exhibitions in November 2014 and June 2015 regarding our plans for this site, which were attended by nearly 200 local residents. We are grateful for all the feedback, which has been fully reviewed and considered by the design team as we refined and improved our plans for this site. Twitter: @LydiardTregoze facebook.com/LydiardTregoze August 2016 Community Update www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/lydiard-tregoze How our plans have evolved Our plans have been progressed and improved by our design team taking into account, where possible, the local feedback we have received. Key issues We recognise that we have received numerous comments relating to traffic, drainage and flooding, housing policy, heritage, and the environment. We have addressed these areas in more detail through the development of our plans as submitted to Wiltshire Council. Proposed site layout Heritage and environment: Traffic: From the outset, Taylor Wimpey has been aware of the historic nature of the A residential development is likely to surrounding area. Specialist architects and heritage consultants have been generate maximum trips during the employed in order to ensure that this is a key consideration in the development morning peak hour. For this scheme, of these proposals. this will be in the region of 29 two- way trips, of which 17/18 will depart • A series of surveys have been • The proposed residential and 11/12 will arrive over that hour. undertaken to ensure the impact development is wholly outside This level of impact would be on wildlife has been considered of the park and garden boundary considered as minimal. and mitigated. and does not benefit from any statutory protection. • The majority of hedgerows and The site will be accessed from the trees will be retained within the • Our architects have been careful existing roundabout on Tewkesbury scheme, including the mature to ensure that the local character Way, via a new arm to the south. oak trees. of the area is reflected in the Pedestrian links have also been • There will be no loss of the development of the new homes. incorporated to utilise existing off-road registered park and garden. routes to improve highway safety. Drainage and flood risk: Following detailed surveys by our consultants, the design of the scheme has been guided by the levels, flood mitigation requirements and formation of ‘swales’ to reduce flood risk on the site and the surrounding area. The design of the scheme takes flood risk into account as a primary design factor. Viewing the full plans Taylor Wimpey’s submitted planning application can be viewed online at www.wiltshire.gov.uk via the planning page. The reference number you will need to quote to view the submitted plans is: 16/06978/FUL. Wiltshire Council will also undertake its own statutory consultation about our submitted planning application and you may receive separate notification. Further detailed information will also be made available on the Taylor Wimpey Lydiard Tregoze Project website, and via the social media channels listed on this newsletter. If you have any concerns or queries you would like to discuss with us, please feel free to get in touch by calling our Freephone Information Line on 0800 298 7040 or email [email protected] Twitter: @LydiardTregoze facebook.com/LydiardTregoze TWO August 2016.