Warfield SPD Consultation Statement Bracknell Forest Borough Local Development Framework www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/warfield February 2012 1 Introduction to Consultation Process 4 Section 2: Summary of responses to Warfield SPD Consultation Draft - Dec 2010-Jan 2011 1 Responses to 'Background and Context' 9 2 Responses to ' The Warfield SPD Site area and Context' 76 3 Responses to ' Development Principles' 83 4 Responses to ' Design and Strategy and Urban Design' 89 5 Responses to 'Housing and Employment' 163 6 Responses to 'Infrastructure' 179 7 Responses to 'Green Infrastructure' 191 8 Responses to 'Social and Physical Infrastructure' 223 9 Responses to 'Transport and Accessibility Infrastructure' 244 10 Responses to 'Site Investigation and Pollution Remediation' 273 11 Reponses to 'Delivery' 277 12 Responses to 'Appendices' 281 Section 3: Summary of responses to Detailed Concept Plan consultation Nov 2011 Specific Consultee Responses 298 Developer Responses 317 Residents Responses - General Issues 344 Residents Responses - Site Specific Issues 385 Section 4: Appendices 1 Compatibility with SCI and Community Engagement Strategy 407 2 Details of responders to the Warfield SPD Consultation Draft 413 3 Summary of main issues raised at Detailed Concept Plan exhibitions 420 www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/warfield Introduction to Consultation Process Bracknell Forest Borough Local Development Framework www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/warfield February 2012 1 Introduction to Consultation Process Introduction 1.1 The Council is required to prepare Supplementary Plan Documents in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (‘the Regulations’).This Statement explains how the Council has met the requirements of Regulation 18(4)(b)in the preparation of the Warfield Supplementary Planning Document (Warfield SPD). 1.2 Bracknell Forest Council produced a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) called the Warfield Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Consultation Draft (November 2010). It was published for public consultation between 29 November 2010 and 17 January 2011. Regulations 18(4) (a) and(b) of the Town and County Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004: (a)they have considered any representations; and (b) have prepared a statement setting out (i) a summary of the main issues raised; and (ii) how these main issues have been addressed in the SPD to be adopted. 1.3 This Statement of Consultation summarises the consultations undertaken during the production of the SPD including the statutory consultation on the Warfield SPD Consultation Draft as described above. It sets out in two main sections: The Warfield SPD Consultation Draft (Nov 2010) (document reference WL2) - a summary of the issues from each representation made; how the Council has considered each issue and any action taken to amend or otherwise the final Warfield SPD. The Detailed Concept Plan (Nov 2011) (document reference WL22) - summary of the issues made; how the Council has considered each issue and any action taken to amend or otherwise the Concept Plan and the final Warfield SPD. Consultation 1.4 The engagement undertaken in preparing the Warfield SPD has been carried out in line with the following: Statutory requirements, The adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), July 2006 (available at www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/sci) (see Appendix 1 of this Statement); and, The Bracknell Forest Partnership Community Engagement Strategy, May 2009 – 2012 (available at www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/community-engagement-strategy-2009-to-2012.pdf) (see Appendix 1 of this Statement) 1.5 In the preparation of the Warfield SPD, Bracknell Forest Council has comprehensively consulted with a range of key and statutory organisations to help assess the scope of the SPD, including: Local resident groups and organisations. Statutory bodies and organisations. Land owners and their planning representatives. Prospective Developers. 4 www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/warfield The general public. Others with an interest in the site. 1.6 There have been a number of consultations on the Warfield SPD which have been used to prepare the final Warfield SPD. The Warfield SPD, has therefore been informed by the following consultations. The Warfield SPD Consultation Draft (Nov 2010) 1.7 The Warfield SPD Consultation Draft was published for public consultation between 29th November 2010 and 17th January 2011 in accordance with the appropriate statutory regulations. This document set out the planning policy framework to guide a comprehensive, mixed use development at Warfield including 2,200 new dwellings and associated infrastructure services, open space and facilities. Additionally, the document set out the principles of design and a draft concept plan. Details of the consultation including who were consulted and how the consultation was undertaken can be viewed in the Warfield SPD Consultation Draft Proforma (document reference WL8). The Council also published a Statement of Consultation to meet the requirements of Regulation 17(b) (document reference WL5). 1.8 The Council received 279 separate representations from 235 individuals and organisations. Many of the representations made one or more comments on different parts of the SPD Consultation Draft. 1.9 The consultation ran in parallel with the consultation on the Site Allocation Development Plan Document Preferred Options stage and some representations relating to Warfield did not specify which of the two consultations they related to. The Council used a pragmatic approach in assigning particular responses to either of the two consultations. In any doubtful cases they were assigned to both documents. Where appropriate, part of the representation was assigned to the Warfield SPD and the remainder to the Site Allocations DPD. 1.10 In administering and considering the representations, the following process was undertaken: 1. All Warfield SPD specific representations were acknowledged and assigned a Warfield SPD Representation Number. 2. All Warfield SPD specific representations were printed and filed, together with all the representations made on the Site Allocations DPD Preferred Options stage. They were filed in alphabetical order and made available for public viewing by visiting the Council offices at Time Square. 3. All the responses relating to the Warfield SPD have been read and the comments made were assigned to particular paragraphs of the Warfield SPD Consultation Draft. They were then copied, verbatim, against the relevant paragraphs in the Council's online system called Objective, which is available at http://consult.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/portal/planning/warfield/warfieldcd 4. A summary of each comment was produced in a document called The Summary of Responses to the Warfield SPD Consultation Draft (document reference WL20), in tables which were organised by the type of respondent (e.g. Responses from Statutory Consultees). Each representation within these tables appears under the respondent's www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/warfield 5 name (or organisation name), then against the relevant paragraph in the Consultation Draft SPD. 5. This Consultation Statement was then produced which in section 2, takes each of these comment summaries by paragraph, and groups them under the relevant chapter in the Consultation Draft SPD under the relevant Rep No. There, a specific officer's Response has been placed against each comment which demonstrates that all the main issues have been consider by the Council. Underneath each Council response under the Action heading it describes either the necessary changes to the final SPD or states that no changes to the SPD are required. Existing text from the Consultation Draft SPD is shown in italics. The changes to the Consultation Draft SPD are shown as either deletions (as strikethrough) or through new text (in bold and underlined). The Detailed Concept Plan (Oct 2011) 1.11 The Detailed Concept Plan was a non-statutory consultation which was undertaken as a response to the call for more consultation as requested during the statutory stage described above. The consultation was carried out between Monday 31st October 2011and Monday 28th November 2011. The consultation included a detailed concept plan, streetscenes, examples of character areas, photos and sections through the site to sit alongside some guiding text. The intention was to help members of the public visualise how the development might look in key areas of the site. Details of about the consultation include who were consulted and how the consultation was undertaken can be viewed in the Detailed Concept Plan Consultation Proforma (document reference WL24). 1.12 Responses were received from 215 individuals and organisations. Verbatim copies of all those who responded are available in the Council's online planning portal. A summary of the main issues raised from this consultation can be viewed in section 3 of this statement. Each of these issue have been considered in their corresponding response and action. Here the Council has either detailed necessary changes to the Concept Plan or SPD text or stated that no changes are required. Existing text from the Consultation Draft SPD is shown in italics. The changes to the Consultation Draft SPD are shown as either deletions (as strikethrough) or through new text (in bold and underlined). 1.13 As part of this consultation, officers held three public exhibitions in which members of the public had the opportunity to questions officers about The