Supported by ❚ The Future of Princes Risborough Scenario 3: Delivering Better Key Questions Infrastructure • Would you prefer the wider relief route or the alternative route proposal? Today the traffic through the town, especially on the A4010 Wycombe • Of the examples shown, what type of road should Road and A4129 Longwick Road, creates areas of congestion that be? around the town centre. Building new homes could mean the town gets a new road and other much needed infrastructure to relieve this pressure, and improve the quality of the environment in the town centre. Managing flooding and drainage would also be a key part of A country road? these wider changes. This scenario shows two options for a potential new road: • a relief route through environmentally sensitive areas or A town boulevard? • an alternative route through the Strategic Area of Search, which could also be used as a local access route to serve the development. To deliver either of these road options, Princes Risborough would need to accommodate a large number of new homes to make this a viable proposal - up to 2,500 new homes. A distributor road? A town road with grass verges and set backs? Key Strategic Area of Search Alscot How much development Conservation Town centre could this deliver? Area Stream through development/flood zone Longwick Road - A road Development area Main development area (compete area)=141ha Mill Lane Additional area of development Lower Icknield Way Conservation area = 2820 Lower Longwick Longwick bog/buffer area (no building) Alternative route Buffer potentially needed to railway (20m) density homes OR Railway Longwick Road Longwick Road Buffer to sewage plant (20m) = 4230 Medium meets congested Longwick Bog town centre at New Rights of way Road/Horns Lane - e Land designated for employment in Local Plan density homes OR a new route would e relieve this pressure Buffer to Longwick Parish boundary = 7050 Higher Green space Sewage works Indicative alternative route density homes Relief road route road Relief New Road Indicative relief route N.B These numbers would decrease when requirement for Town centre Town centre traffic congestion along open space is calculated. Horsenden ‘A’ Roads Conservation Area Phoenix cycle trail Horns Lane Diagram showing potential alternative route and relief road and amount of housing this could involve.