Land at Norwood Farm, Northampton

Illustrative
Masterplan
The following benefits
will be delivered:
Wetland Park
located at
Site entrance
Northempton West:
JCS Policy 4
Mature vegetation
on the site’s north
and west boundary
will be strengthened
to ensure continuity
of tree cover and
to separate the site
from the surrounding
landscape.
Strategically placed
green connection
between existing
woodland blocks.
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Up to 1,900 new high quality
homes of a range of sizes,
types and tenures to meet local
needs identified by the Council.
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A New Homes Bonus payment
of £13m from Central
Government to the Council.
This could be used to fund
and improve local frontline
services.
The long awaited completion
of Phase 2 Sandy Lane Relief
Road which will provide a key
link for West Northampton
and reduce traffic flow on the
existing Sandy Lane.
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Public transport benefits
including extended local bus
services.
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A well connected development
with a network of new
footways and cycleways
including retention of the
Bridleway, a key pedestrian
route through the heart of the
development.
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A significant contribution
towards meeting
Northampton’s housing
requirement for years to come.
Wood Farm
EDUCATION
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Strategically
placed green
corridors
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Proposed Primary
School located at
the western edge to
provide a transition
between development
and rural edge.
Development free
setting to Harpole
retained in perpetuity
for agricultural use
and open space
TRANSPORT
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HOUSING
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Land to accommodate a
primary school, including
outdoor play areas and a sports
pitch.
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Secondary school requirements
to be met through the
Community Infrastructure Levy.
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Should we provide
a green ‘public open
space’ corridor
allowing pedestrian
connections between
existing and proposed
development?
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Do you think this is a good
location for a school?
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Larkhall Lane
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Ecological park which
will incorporate
native tree and
grassland planting
together with
improved pedestian
routes
Diversion of
Sandy Lane
Proposed Mixeduse Local Centre
containing small scale
retail, residential and
community uses.
Norwood Farm/
Upton Lodge
JCS Policy 9a
Retain and strengthen
green corridor along
historic Harpole route
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Norwood Farm/
Upton Lodge
JCS Policy 9a
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Existing woodland/tree
belt to be retained
Proposed play area/
neighbourhood green
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Landmark Buildings
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Site Access
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Water Attenuation
Basins
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Proposed structural
planting
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Proposed Sandy Lane
Relief Road (SLRR)
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COMMUNITY
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND
ECOLOGY
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Upton Park
JCS Policy 9
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New formal parks and
children’s play areas.
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Retention of existing woodland
and new landscape planting
including trees and hedgerows.
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Large areas of recreational
open space which will be
accessible to the existing
community.
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Norwood Farm,
Northampton
Inclusion of 29 Hectares of
Public Open Space and 14
Hectares of existing woodland
and retained agricultural land,
which equates to over 40% of
the total site area.
A sustainable drainage system
including creation of ponds
which will attract wildlife.
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Do you think it is a
good idea to expand
the sports facilities at
Harpole Recreation
Ground?
Do you think it would be better to have
a) hedgerow or b) woodland buffer
(20m wide) as the containment for the
Western edge of the development on the
higher ground adjacent to the school?
Delivering Real Property Potential
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Provision of a local centre to
accommodate uses such as
local convenience shops, a
health centre, and community
facilities.
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Construction related job
creation throughout the
development period
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Creation of approx 50 jobs
from the commercial and retail
development.
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A Community Infrastructure
Levy payment to fund key
infrastructure identified by the
Council as a priority.
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New households would
generate approx £20m of
household expenditure
supporting 200 jobs.
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What community uses would
you like to see in the local centre?
Dealing with Drainage
& Flood Risk
Two minor watercourses flow through
the site, one to the south of Norwood
Farm and another to the south of
Wood Farm. These watercourses
are incorporated within the site’s
green infrastructure and all built
development will be located in Flood
Zone 1, the area of lowest flood risk.
Highway Infrastructure
for West Northampton
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Approx. position
of ‘watershed’
between River
Nene and
Dallington Brook
catchments
The proposals include a range of measures, such
as ponds and swales (shallow, grassed channels), to
control surface water run-off.
Sustainable drainage systems (or ‘SuDS’) such as
ponds also provide opportunities to create new
wildlife habitat, offer amenity value and contribute
to improved water quality and pollution control.
By ‘making space’ for water and responding to the
potential impacts of climate change, the proposals
will not increase flood risk elsewhere.
Wood Farm
Tributary
The consultant team is working closely with the
Environment Agency (EA) and Northamptonshire
County Council (NCC) - as the Lead Local Flood
Authority - and the planning application will be
supported by a Flood Risk Assessment, prepared in
accordance with EA and NCC requirements.
Larkhall Lane
OVERALL TRANSPORT STRATEGY
The existing
Public Right of
Way (bridleway
KP16/LB1) will be
maintained and
enhanced as a
footway / cycleway
through the heart
of the development
connecting Harpole
and St Crispins,
including a Toucan
and crossing on the
Sandy Lane Relief
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The overall transport strategy for Norwood Farm is to:
The public transport strategy for Norwood Farm has
been developed in consultation with the bus operators
and includes:
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Reduce the need to travel, with inclusion of
key facilities on site such as a primary school,
and local amenities/facilities all within walking
distance, and good direct connections to existing
and planned developments for all modes; and
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Bus services to the town centre every 15 - 20
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All dwellings within 400m walking distance (5
minutes) of a bus stop.
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Minimise the traffic impact of the development,
by encouraging the use of sustainable forms of
transport such as walking, cycling, and public
transport, thus reducing dependency on the
motor vehicle.
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Bus stops will be strategically located on the Sandy
Lane Relief Road, Sandy Lane, the secondary road
route through the development, and close to the
primary school and local centre. •
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Deliver the strategically important Sandy Lane
Relief Road
All bus stops will have real-time information
displays and shelters.
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PEDESTRIAN / CYCLE STRATEGY
Provision of connections to existing and planned
developments., including to the Northampton West
SUE to the north, Upton Lodge SUE and Upton Park
SUE to the south, St Crispins to the east, and the
proposed on-site Country Park to the west. Larkhall Lane
PUBLIC TRANSPORT STRATEGY
Norwood Farm
Tributary
Lane
Sandy
Lane
Sandy
River Nene
The strategy supports the development itself, but
also allows for the bus services to be extended to
Northampton West SUE to the north, and Upton
Lodge SUE and Upton Park SUE to the south when
they come forward. A4500 Weedon Road
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Site Boundary
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Key Landscape Features
KEY FEATURES
RURAL AND INFORMAL RECREATION AREA
ECOLOGY PARK AND ATTENUATION
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Proposals for Norwood Farm have been carefully
designed with sustainability at their heart to sit
comfortably and compassionately within the
landscape.
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The character of this area is to be preserved in a similar
use to protect the setting of Harpole
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A flexible, accessible Public Open Space to serve both
new and existing residents in the area.
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New tree and hedgerow planting is proposed to
strengthen the character of the green edge to Harpole
and assimilate the development into the surrounding
landscape.
New flower rich grassland would be established for
biodiversity and amenity. Sustainable Drainage System
(SuDS) will include areas of permanent water to be
managed for biodiversity and amenity value.
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Within the proposals there will be areas of permanent
water and terrestrial habitat to enhance biodiversity
and landscape amenity.
A detailed landscape and visual appraisal of the
site and its surrounding area has been completed,
modelling the parameters of building height, location
and the strategic planting necessary to mitigate the
visual impact of the development. This has considered
topography, intervening built form and established
vegetative structures.
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The proposals present options for two natural barriers
which complement the existing landscape character to
conceal development from Harpole within the western
portion of site.
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Northampton
Delivering Real Property Potential
The Sandy Lane Relief Road will have a
combined footway / cycleway along its
length connecting New Sandy Lane to
the north, and the existing built section of
the Sandy Lane Relief Road within Upton
Lodge connecting to the A4500 to the south. SANDY LANE RELIEF ROAD (SLRR)
The Norwood Farm development will deliver the long
awaited Sandy Lane Relief Road (SLRR). This section
will provide the critical missing link between New
Sandy Lane to the north, and the existing built section
of the Sandy Lane Relief Road (SLRR) within Upton
Lodge connecting to the A4500 to the south. This key
piece of infrastructure for west Northampton will link
and support emerging communities to the north and
south of the A4500, and improve orbital movements
around Northampton. Furthermore, the delivery will
significantly reduce traffic flow on the existing Sandy
Lane which currently carries approximately 10,000
vehicles a day along a narrow road used by lorries.
The SLRR will be designed as a 40mph single
carriageway urban boulevard road with development
frontage. Specific key items:
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three traffic signal controlled junctions which will aid
accessibility for all users, and public transport priority. •
controlled pedestrian / cycleway crossing facilities
will be provided along the Sandy Lane Relief Road
on key desire lines.