CHAPEL L PILL PILL E P A 1 1 0 2 H R E B C M E V O N . D T R N A E FT M CO TE NCEPT STA THE VISION ................................................. 1 PILL EL INTRODUCTION ........................................3 P A 1 1 Introduction Planning Context 0 2 H Strategic Opportunity The Site R E B Design Approach And Philosophy C M E V O N . D T R N A E CONTEXT ASSESSMENT .........................21 FT M CO TE NCEPT STA Context Assessment Local Character Visual Assessment Sneyd Park Historic Context Shirehampton Transport and Movement Pill Facilities and Services Easton-in-Gordano Landscape Character Stoke Bishop Site Sea Mills SITE ANALYSIS ..........................................55 Site Constraints Statutory Designations Site Opportunities Landscape Constraints & Opportunities CONCEPT MASTERPLAN ........................65 Design Concept Rail, bus and bike Land Use Park and Ride Illustrative masterplan Landscape Concept Access and Movement Avon Water Park Clients: Alvis Brothers & Mr. A Hill PLACEMAKING ........................................ 83 th Issue Date: 4 November 2011 Placemaking Character Areas Document Status: Draft Scale and Density New Parkland Revision: - Author: Various CONCLUSIONS ....................................... 99 Checked by: KP Conclusions Authorised by JdH/SP Page 1 Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 Page 1 THE VISION T HIS draft DEVELOPMENT BRIEF provides A framework FOR the deliverY of the following vision at PILL. “THE development of land at PILL will provide for A sustainable new GARDEN neighbourhood which benefits from sustainable transport LINKS TO BRISTOL, provides for local food production and seeks TO improve and restore the landscape setting of the area and PROVIDE for A multifunctional green infrastructure network.” Sustainable new “Garden Sustainable Transport Local Food Production Landscape setting Multifunctional Green Neighbourhood” links to Bristol • Provision of allotments, protected and restored Infrastructure Network • A sustainable form of development • New rail link to Bristol Temple community gardens and private • Original parkland setting of • Connects to existing network based around a new train station. Meads with a new station within gardens for food production. Leigh Court restored. of green spaces 800 metres of most new dwellings. • Attractive and functional • Integrated strategy for food production • Extended recreational green edge • Incorporates ecology, landscape, housing layout based on the • Direct access to a sustrans route which based on vegetable growing, to Bristol through the creation of sport, play, sustainable drainage principles of ‘garden cities’ provides for a direct 20 minute car free fishing and livestock keeping. a community park next to Leigh and food production. cycle route to Bristol City Centre. Court/Leigh Wood which would • Incorporates sustainable • Potential expansion of existing extend recreational and amenity drainage techniques • New and enhanced bus community food production green space for Bristolians. services to Bristol. activities in the area • Encourages trips by bike, bus and train • The proposed development will be • New proposed Park and Ride facility well integrated in the landscape. Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 Page 2 Page 3 Shirehampton Pill INTRODUCTION A369 TTEhe SI Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 Page 2 Page 3 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 Page 4 PagePage 55 I NTRODUCTION T HIS DRAFT CONCEPT STATEMENT sets out A vision and draft development CONCEPT for A proposed sustainable urban EXTENSION to the west OF BRISTOL, focussed around the EXISTING settlements of PILL, EASTON-IN-GORDANO and HAM GREEN. THE vision for the development WHICH is set out at the front of this statement seeks to deliver A SUSTAINABLE, integrated and holistic development which complements THE distinctive character of the surrounding area and provides FOR an attractive and distinctive place to live and work. The purpose of the statement is to • A character assessment of distinctive is presented in a series of plans and demonstrate how the development of this places which are characteristic of the explanatory text relating to masterplan area could provide for a sustainable urban local area and has informed initial strategies for movement, landscape, green extension to Bristol which would include principles for layout and appearance. infrastructure, density and phasing. a wide range of benefits for both the new SECTION 3: SITE ANALYSIS This section also includes a set of strategic community and the existing residents of This section presents the results of various principles and strategies to accompany the Pill and Bristol. technical studies and assessments of the masterplan. site, including topography, landscape, Document Structure SECTION 5: PLACE-MAKING ecology, access and movement through This section will set out principles for The document is structured as follows: the site. the design, character, appearance and SECTION 2: CONTEXT SECTION 4: MASTERPLAN AND layout of the development. The purpose ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES is to demonstrate how a high quality and This sets out: This section draws on the findings out attractive place that draws on the distinct • The historic context of the in Sections 2 and 3 and on the Vision character of Pill and Bristol will be set out at the start of the development delivered. site and the surroundings. Right: to present a strategic masterplan for the SECTION 6: CONCLUSION • Transport connections proposed development. The masterplan Plan showing the This section sets out a summary of the will demonstrate how it responds to the location of the site • The landscape context in terms of main findings and explains how the design landscape and environmental context, in relation to existing character, topography and views principles and masterplan will deliver the the existing movement network, the settlements at Pill, vision set out at the start of the document. • Local facilities; and green infrastructure network and Easton-in-Gordano existing infrastructure. The masterplan and Ham Green Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 LandChapel At Pill Pill - Design- Draft AndConcept Access Statement Statement - November - November 2011 2011 Page 4 PagePage 55 The Site Chapel Pill - Draft Concept Statement - November 2011 LandChapel At Pill Pill - Design- Draft AndConcept Access Statement Statement - November - November 2011 2011 Page 6 Page 7 S TRATEGIC OpportunitY TEH site is strategicallY verY well placed to create A high QualitY, integrated and sustainable new neighbourhood. THE diagram on the opposite page summarises the strategic LOCATION and opportunities for connection. Urban Context RAIL of the traffic using this route originates The proposed development would offer A recent bid by North Somerset Council in Portishead (approximately 5 miles to an opportunity to create improvements to Located 5 miles from Bristol City Centre to the Regional Growth Fund re-open the west of the site) and from the M5 the alignment and design of the route to and in close proximity to the existing the Portishead to Ashton line for public Motorway. There is an opportunity to further encourage its use. built-up area of Bristol to the north of the use was unsuccessful and alternative provide a new Park and Ride facility River, the site has an urban context. sources of funding will need to be found. at the junction of the M5 and A369 as Extension of Bristol’s The existing settlements of Pill, Easton- Development at Chapel Pill could help illustrated on the plan opposite which Green Spaces in-Gordano and Ham Green are fund this objective. Part of the proposals would remove some of the long distance The site is immediately adjacent to Leigh immediately adjacent to the site. There is include the re-opening of the station at commuter traffic. This could free up the Woods, which together with Ashton an opportunity to connect directly to the Pill, which would be within a 15 minute A369 for more efficient public transport Court provide a very popular green residential and employment areas within walk of much of the site and within a 25 movements. Existing bus services could recreational resource for Bristolians. these settlements to create a balanced, minute walk of all of it. be diverted through the new development The proposed development provides an mixed-use sustainable community. to provide for efficient connectivity to The availability of a direct passenger rail opportunity to extend this green corridor Bristol. Sustainable Transport service into Bristol taking less than 15 by creating new public parkland in the minutes provides a real, cost-effective SUSTRANS CYCLE ROUTE 33 area that historically formed the setting of Connections alternative to using the car and this could The popular Sustrans route 33 runs Leigh Court House. provide the basis for a truly sustainable through the site and offers an attractive, Strategically, the site offers a real form of development. direct and car-free route into Bristol City opportunity to provide convenient, direct Centre. A journey by bike form the site and sustainable connections to Bristol A369 BUS ROUTE to the centre of Bristol takes less than 25 City Centre. The site is immediately adjacent to the minutes making cycling to work in Bristol A369, one of the main strategic