About our development
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About our development
About our development taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital Welcome to our public exhibition This exhibition gives you the chance to view and comment on our plans for a proposed new residential development of 106 high-quality homes on redundant land and buildings at Southlands Hospital in Shoreham-by-Sea. We are proposing to submit a planning application to Adur District Council in the coming months, and you can help to shape our emerging scheme by providing us with your feedback. About the site The proposed development site, outlined in red on the map pictured below, comprises the redundant land and buildings at Southlands Hospital, south of Upper Shoreham Road. The site benefits from an outline planning permission for 106 dwellings, granted by Adur District Council in February 2015 (LPA Ref: AWDM/1340/14), meaning that the principle of residential development on the land, which currently includes vacant buildings, has been established. Further information is set out on the planning history board. We are preparing to submit a ‘reserved matters’ planning application for our proposed development, which seeks to deal with detailed issues which have not already been approved at outline stage, such as the overall layout, detailed house type design and landscaping. The location of our proposed development. Key facts The proposed development site lies to the south of Upper Shoreham Road, on land adjacent to Southlands Hospital Buildings currently on the land are vacant The site has already been granted outline planning permission by Adur District Council We are seeking ‘reserved matters’ planning approval for 106 new homes on the site Our experience taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital What have we done before? We are a national company, working locally across the UK through our 24 regional offices. A number of developments we have completed in your area are shown below. Portslade Mews, Portslade, East Sussex Royal Alexandra Quarter, Brighton Leybourne Chase, West Malling The Mill, Polegate, East Sussex Key facts We build a wide range of homes in the UK, from 1 bedroom apartments to 5 bedroom homes We aim to build homes responsibly and efficiently, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by our business activities We take a range of architecture, landscape and sustainability issues into account on every development Our aim is to be an organisation that listens, responds and ultimately delivers local requirements in the most appropriate way Many of our sites have green transport plans that promote walking, cycling, public transport and other green travel options Every year we regenerate significant areas of disused or contaminated land to create vibrant communities Development proposal taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital Our proposed layout for land adjacent to Southlands Hospital The image below shows a proposed layout plan for our residential development, illustrating what we think is the best way for the new homes, internal roads and landscaping to be arranged taking into consideration the specific characteristics of the site. The layout has been designed in accordance with the principles established in the outline approval. The housing mix for our proposed scheme Affordable Private Total 1 Bedroom Flat 6 9 15 2 Bedroom Flat 6 21 27 2 Bedroom Flat over Garage (FOG) - 2 2 2 Bedroom House 10 14 24 3 Bedroom House 8 22 30 4 Bedroom House 2 6 8 TOTAL 32 (30%) 74 106 Key facts 106 new homes, including a mixture of mixture of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes Access to be taken, as approved under the outline approval, from a new road constructed off Upper Shoreham Road, which will also provide access to the existing Thakeham House Medical Centre 30% of properties (32 homes) to be made available as affordable housing for local people in housing need Open space is proposed alongside the existing Holm Oak Tree 212 car parking spaces to be provided for residents and visitors A new footpath will connect the development to the Medical Centre and onwards to Southlands Way About our development taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital About our development Our proposed scheme seeks to create a high-quality, sustainable development that can fulfil the local need for affordable and private market housing while respecting the character and heritage of the surrounding area. The images below illustrate how our proposed new homes could look, showing examples of some of the architectural styles, features and building materials we are proposing to use. All our designs are in accordance with the principles laid out in the outline approval. The palette of materials used in the existing surrounding older housing stock is predominately traditional brick and tile, while the newer Orchard Gate development to the west is a mixture of brick and render facades. In consideration of this, our proposed apartment block fronting Upper Shoreham Road will compliment and respect the appearance of Thakeham House Medical Centre, the access to which is retained in our scheme, whilst the internal development will adopt a more contemporary design approach using brickwork, boarding and rendered elevational treatment. The scheme provides for the following housing mix, which includes 32 (30%) affordable dwellings as agreed with the Council in the determination of the outline scheme. Typical house type design Typical house type design Typical house type design Block ‘B’ design An artist’s impression of how our proposed new homes could look. Key facts 14 one bedroom flats and 32 two bedroom flats; 16 two bedroom houses and 30 three bedroom properties; 14 four bedroom homes The development will be fronted by predominantly two and two-and-a-half-storey properties to add interest to the street scene Affordable housing will be provided in several clusters throughout the site Two blocks of apartments are proposed – a three-storey block fronting Upper Shoreham Road and a four-storey block in the north-western corner of the site Site considerations taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital Technical considerations Before we start designing a new scheme, we complete an assessment of the site and the surrounding area, recording features we will need to take into account. Those relevant considerations, whether they fix the way our scheme will be designed or give us an opportunity to make the most of a particular feature, are shown here. This plan shows how the characteristics of the site and its surroundings are being considered in the design of our scheme. Traffic and accessibility Under our proposals, a new access will be provided into the site from Upper Shoreham Road, midway between the junctions of Greenways Crescent and New Barn Road. This access will be a simple priority junction, with a ghost island right-turn lane to prevent vehicles turning into the site blocking traffic on Upper Shoreham Road. The site’s location in Shoreham-by-Sea offers a wide range of local services and employment as well as leisure and recreational facilities, as shown on the image above. These facilities can be accessed by sustainable modes of travel such as cycling, public transport and on foot due to their proximity. The development is also ideally located to take advantage of bus and rail services for commuting purposes. Bus stops for routes in both directions are less than 200m from the site entrance on Upper Shoreham Road, offering direct access to the centre of Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Horsham and Brighton. Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is 1.5km, or a 15-minute walk, away from the site. Frequent services run to Worthing, Littlehampton and Portsmouth to the west, Brighton to the east and London Victoria to the north. Site considerations taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital Technical considerations Our development proposal seeks to pay careful consideration to the technical issues surrounding the site. We have identified below some of the considerations and welcome your comments. Parking provision Ecology A total of 212 car parking spaces will be provided across the development, a figure calculated using West Sussex County Council’s ‘Parking Demand Calculator’ tool. National Planning Policy requires ecological enhancement measures to be designed into new development, which we welcome and abide by. All necessary measures shall be taken into account to accommodate for any nesting birds or bats found on site. We shall also be planting new trees across the development to ensure there is no net loss in overall habitat area. The protected tree to the east of the development shall also be retained as a feature. Flood risk and drainage The proposed development and surrounding area is located entirely within Flood Zone 1, well away from any potential flooding source. The development will not have any adverse impact on the flood risk to others. The surface water strategy proposed for the development will result in a significant reduction in the volume of surface water run-off discharging from the site than does so currently. This will be largely due to the reduction in hard standing areas via the demolition of the redundant car park and building, and the addition of green open spaces and gardens. A new network of piped drainage will be installed to current adoptable standards, which will include trapped gullies within all roads and hard standing areas. This will discharge to the existing public sewer in the south west corner of the site. Swift Key facts The site’s location offers a wide range of local services and employment as well as leisure and recreational facilities The surface water strategy proposed will significantly reduce the volume of surface water run-off currently discharging from the site The site is within walking distance from bus and rail series to provide access to services to provide for sustainable travel The removal of buildings will place outside the main nesting bird season to minimise the risk of damaging or destroying active bird nests The development and surrounding area is far away from any potential flooding source Native landscaping such as new trees will provide wildlife habitats and focal interest at key locations within the development Next steps taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital Next Steps This image shows our development ‘The Romans at Augusta Park’. Your views are important to help us develop our scheme and are very much appreciated. We will review all comments received as we finalise our proposals before meeting again with the Council ahead of formal submission of the reserved matters planning application in summer 2015. You will then have an opportunity to respond formally to the Council as part of their consultation process upon the application. Your feedback Please leave completed feedback forms with a member of the project team today, or post to the following address: Southlands Hospital Consultation Webb Associates Public Relations 22 The Point, Market Harborough Leicestershire, LE16 7QU Alternatively, you can email your comments to: [email protected] You can also submit your comments online at: taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital All feedback should be returned by Friday 12 June 2015. This image shows our development in Telford. Thank you for attending today, your views make a real difference Taylor Wimpey in your area Taylor Wimpey South Thames has a successful track record of building high-quality new homes across the region. The following developments are now open: Royal Alexandra Quarter, Brighton Lucastes, Haywards Heath The Grange, Hailsham About our development taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital Planning history Outline planning permission for the demolition of redundant buildings (including Harness Block) and the erection of 106 dwellings was granted by Adur Council on 10 February 2015 under LPA Ref: AWDM/1240/140. The grant of planning permission and the subsequent sale of the site by the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust enables capital receipts to be reinvested into the retained buildings, including a new Ophthalmology unit which is envisaged to provide an exemplar eye hospital site for the south coast. The grant of outline planning permission has established the acceptability of developing the site for 106 new homes as well as the creation of a vehicle and pedestrian/cycle access from Upper Shoreham Road. Detailed design matters were ‘reserved’ (i.e. not determined at that time) and it is the purpose of this exhibition to seek your views on the detailed scheme design (including layout) prior to formal submission of a ‘reserved matters’ planning application to the Council. The layout plan pictured opposite has been designed using the background work from the outline planning application scheme and following discussions with the Council. The site extends to approximately 2.2ha and the scheme density is approximately 48 dwellings per hectare. This compares with the Orchard Gate development which has a density of approximately 53dph. The planning permission sets out a number of conditions that are to be ‘discharged’ (i.e. require detailed information to be submitted) in designing a detailed scheme for this site. These include the need to obtain ‘reserved matters’ consent for the following matters: • Appearance • Landscaping • Layout • Scale The layout plan of our proposed development The accompanying boards explain our thinking in relation to these detailed elements of the scheme, on which we welcome your views. As explained on the subsequent boards, the general design principles have been carried forward to the proposed detailed scheme layout, which provides for a well designed layout that includes street trees as well as the retention of existing feature trees (including one subject to a Tree Preservation Order). It also respects the amenity of dwellings in Crown Rd to the south and the dwellings in Southlands Way to the west of the proposed development site. Key facts The outline permission secures approximately £571,000 towards the provision of local infrastructure and facilities (including education and improved play facilities at Buckingham Park) as well as the on-site provision of 30% affordable housing In granting outline planning permission for development of the site, the Council’s decision was informed by the statutory consultee responses received from both the County Highways Authority and the Environment Agency confirming, respectively, the acceptability of the access arrangement, and drainage arrangements The indicative layout plan submitted with the outline application set out a possible means of developing the site for 106 dwellings The site extends to approximately 2.2ha and the scheme density is approximately 48 dwellings per hectare