Tapestry Walk Broadbridge, Bosham, Chichester Initial Proposals for Public Consultation November 2020 1 Section 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Introduction Thank you for taking the time to review this consultation. We have needed to take this This document is intended to describe our evolving work on this planning application, in online approach due to the Covid situation. order to invite the comments and input of members of the community, which we will use to guide us as we progress with our work. We would welcome your feedback (details at the end of this document) This consultation is by Barratt David Wilson Homes and relates to the area of land at Highgrove Farm, to the east of Broadbridge , where we will be submitting a planning application this winter. Artist’s impression of site entrance from A259 Main Road (Design intent only) Artist’s impression (Design intent only) 3 1.2 Why this site and why now? Barratt David Wilson Homes are bringing forward our application for several • Through our work with the County and District Council we understand there is not a reasons: requirement for a primary school on the site. We are now working with the District and Parish Councils to establish what type of open space would be best suited to the site • The site was identified by CDC as a preferred allocation site back in 2019 in the Local and the requirements for a multi-use community hall. Plan, adding approximately 250 units onto the 50 which have previously received planning permission. • After the Parish Council raised the issue of localised highway flooding the culvert beneath Main Road on the western site boundary was cleared to help improve the • Whilst the Local Plan is being prepared, in order to maintain a sufficient supply of situation. Ground water monitoring has been on-going through this year and will housing, CDC are introducing an interim policy approach to housing sites, offering continue through the winter to inform the development’s drainage strategy. support to sites that can meet various criteria, all of which can be met through our proposals. • A detailed planning application is being prepared for submission to Chichester District Council towards the end of the year. • Both local and national government are strongly encouraging the development of new homes in sustainable locations in order to meet a long outstanding need and to support our economy through the current difficult times. • Through a series of meetings with the Parish Council and members of the community during 2019, we have been able to explore key issues for the site and priorities for the local area, meaning that we already had a good understanding of the issues for our application before CDC brought in its new approach. 4 Section 2 The Site 5 2.1 Site Location The site is located four kilometres to the west of the cathedral city of Chichester, and kilometre north of the village of Bosham. abuts the eastern edge of the settlement of Broadbridge. Broadbridge lies within the civil parish of Bosham, and is located adjacent to Bosham railway station, approximately 1 The site lies outside the South Downs National Park and the Chichester Harbour AONB. 0 2 4 km 0 1 km East A3 South Downs Ashling Horndean National Park West South Downs Ashling National Park B2178 A3 A286 Waterlooville A285 West Broyle A3(M) A29 Oakwood Havant M27 A27 B2146 A27 B2178 Emsworth A27 A259 Chichester A29 A27 M275 A259 Chichester Harbour Bosham Hayling AONB A259 Station Island Portsmouth A286 Bognor Regis Broadbridge A259 Chichester Fishbourne A259 Selsey Bosham Chichester A27 Harbour AONB Stockbridge A286 Map showing location of site in relation to Portsmouth and Chichester Map showing location of site in relation to Bosham and Chichester Key: Key: Site location Non-primary A road National Park Site boundary B road Railway station Motorway Railway line Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Primary A road Other main road National Park Primary A road Railway station Non-primary A road Railway line Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) 6 2.2 Site Description Site Description 0 100 m The site comprises agricultural land Bosham attached to, and north of, Highgrove Farm Station which is located on the east-west running West Coastway Line Rockall Way Arnold Way A259 road known as Main Road. The site B2146 Williams Road excludes the Highgrove Farm buildings Barnside Station Road but can otherwise be described as an M’Tongue approximate square shape. It covers an area Broadbridge Avenue of 14.61 hectares and is relatively flat, falling Penwarden Way Brooks Lane very gently from north to south. North Road Gifford Road Ham Farm Broadbridge Site Boundaries Drive The site boundaries are defined as follows: Highgrove Farm • The site is bounded to the south by Highgrove Farm and Main Road (A259). A259 Main Road The land to the south of this road is Chichester Harbour AONB within the Chichester Harbour AONB. Walton Lane Lane Chequer • To the west, the site is bounded by Aerial view showing the site and its surrounding context residential properties off Brooks Lane Key: and Barnside. Coastway line. Site boundary Railway line • The site is bounded to the north by • The site’s eastern boundary is marked by a ditch, beyond which is another parcel Main road Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) a railway line known as the West of agricultural land attached to Ham Farm. Bus stop (showing direction of travel) 7 2.3 Site Photographs 0 100 m 1 2 West Coastway Line View from Barnside, looking east towards the site View from Walton Lane, looking north towards Main Road and the site beyond Barnside 1 Brooks Lane 3 View north-east over the site, from Main Road, west of Highgrove Farm 4 6 Highgrove 5 Farm 8 3 10 9 2 A259 7 Main Road 4 5 View towards the site’s south-west corner and residential properties beyond View west along Main Road near to its junction with Walton Lane Lane Walton Lane Chequer Aerial plan showing the location of site photographs Key: Site boundary Bus stop (showing direction of travel) Railway line Location of photograph 6 7 Main road View of the farmhouse at Highgrove Farm View of Highgrove Farm from Main Road 8 9 10 View north-west over the site, showing storage shed at Highgrove Farm in the View west from Main Road, east of Highgrove Farm View north-west over the site from its south-eastern corner at Main Road middleground, with properties on Barnside visible in the background 8 0 500 m 2.4 Site Context B2146 Bosham Station 19 A259 20 24 Views 17 18 Broadbridge 28 21 brickwork, with red brick being used Ham Broadbridge 22 27 Farm 25 Farm 23 26 The site is located adjacent to the in combination with blue brick or flint, 29 A259 settlement boundary of Broadridge. to articulate window surrounds or to 30 Main Road 31 There are views towards the South create horizontal or vertical bands of Delling Lane Colner Creek Chequer Lane Downs to the north, the Area of brick. Terracotta tile hanging is also fairly Walton Lane Walton Outstanding Natural Beauty to the south common, and some buildings are either Farm 16 and Chichester Cathedral to the east. painted or rendered, typically white or 15 Key: Site boundary cream, through there are instances of Location of photograph Lane14 Non-primary A road Local Architectural Vernacular other pastel colours. Bosham B road Bosham Other main road Shore Road 13 Taylor’s Lane Railway line 12 Railway station Bosham There are many instances of decorative Quay 11 Bus stops Aerial plan showing the location of site photographs 11 12 13 The Grade I listed Holy Trinity Church, Bosham View west along Shore Road towards Bosham Quay at Bosham View of southern end of Bosham Lane, with Grade II listed Chandler’s House to left 14 15 16 View of Grade II listed buildings on west side of Bosham Lane at Bosham The Berkeley Arms Public House, a Grade II listed building, on the corner of Grade II listed Laurel Cottage (listed as Laurel House) on Walton Lane, Bosham Bosham Lane and Delling Lane, Bosham 9 17 18 19 Grade II listed Broadstream Cottage on Old Bridge Road, Broadbridge Late twentieth century development on Stanbury Close, Broadbridge Broadbridge Mill development 20 21 22 View of shops on B2146 Station Road. Grade II listed ‘The Old Thatch’ to the right Penwarden Way, with The White Swan (a Grade II listed public house) to the left Zig-zagged row of detached houses facing Penwarden Way 23 24 25 Terraced housing on Penwarden Way Row of detached houses on north side of Williams Road Walton House on the corner of A259 Main Road and Walton Lane 26 27 28 Terrace on Broadbridge Drive with distinctive gabled fronts and catslide roofs Semi-detached houses on east side of Brooks Lane, facing onto green space Brooks Barn on east side of Brooks Lane 29 30 31 Hammers Farm and Nursery Cottage, opposite the site View west along A259 Main Road from the northern end of Chequer Lane Properties off A259 Main Road, south of Ham Farm 10 2.5 Constraints and Opportunities Constraints constraints diagram. These constraints have been The site constraints are summarised on the following used to inform the form and design of the scheme. Key: 0 100 m Constraints Diagram (Diagrammatic only) 11 Section 3 Design Proposals 3.1 Parish Council Consultation Parish Council Consultation Topic Design Considerations The following table and accompanying plan Cycle entrance at Barnside should include a feature to ensure cycle speeds are kept to a minimum.