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Introduction
Gresty Oaks
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• HIMOR is a North West-based land and property investment company
• This exhibition provides information about Gresty Oaks, our proposals for a
sustainable urban extension to the south of Crewe, and to seek feedback that can
inform a future planning application
• Gresty Oaks would be a ‘garden suburb’ community of around 1000 new homes
within a landscape setting
• Together with Basford East and Basford West, Gresty Oaks could form part of a
new ‘Strategic Southern Gateway’ to Crewe
Background
• We have been promoting
Gresty Oaks since the site
was identified in a Draft
Crewe Town Strategy as one
option for accommodating
some of the 6,000-7,000
new homes that Cheshire
East had identified will be
required in Crewe
• Gresty Oaks was not identified
as a preferred strategic site
in a Borough-wide Draft
Development Strategy (DDS), but we believe it to be more appropriate than the
Council’s preferred options, which currently include include two new villages at
Stowford and Barthomley and the continued growth of Shavington
• HIMOR prefer to work to establish the principle of development through the
development plan process, but we are contemplating the submission of a planning
application in advance of the next stage of the development plan process because
of the number of other applications that we expected to be submitted over the
coming months
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Site Location
Feedback
A series of boards provide information on our development proposals and representatives of the
development team are on hand to answer any questions you may have.
We would welcome your views on the proposals, which will be taken in to account in refining the
masterplan.
There are a number of ways to have your say:
• Fill in a questionnaire and drop it in the comments box on your way out or return
to the address provided.
• View the plans and comment at www.grestyoaks.co.uk
• Email any comments to [email protected]
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The need for new homes
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Planning Context
• The Government is committed to boosting the supply of housing
• Local authorities need to maintain a deliverable five year supply of housing and
to have up-to-date Local Plans that will meet long term needs
• The draft DDS identifies a need to provide at least 20,000 new jobs and
27,000 new homes by 2030
• The majority of this growth is to be focussed towards Crewe and Macclesfield
Where should new homes be located?
• The draft DDS again proposes 6,000-7,000 new homes for Crewe. • 2,700 homes already have planning permission, which leaves a requirement of
at least 3,300.
• The DDS proposes that 2,000 homes could be provided at Stowford and
Barthomley, with a further 300 at Shavington (in addition to the 400 new
homes approved at the Shavington Triangle site).
Leighton West
Mixed
Use
Scholar
Green
Housing
Mixed
Use
West Street/
Dunwoody Way
Crewe Town
Centre
Haslington
Crewe
Alsager
Crewe Green
Golf
Course
Crewe
Hall
Gresty
Oaks
Mixed
Use
Mixed
Use
Basford
Shavington
Housing
The Triangle
Radway Green
Phase 2
“Area of search
Village B”
“Village A”
Weston
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Barthomley
Englesea-brook
East
Shavington
Hough
Kidsgrove
Oakhanger
Basford West Basford East
Housing
Mow
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Golf
Course
Tunstall
Audley
Wychwood
Golf
Course
Wybunbury
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Existing Urban Areas
(Towns, Villages, Hamlets
& Golf Courses etc.)
Gresty Oaks Location
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Cheshire East
Draft Strategic Sites
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Draft Development Strategy - Proposed Sites
The Case for Gresty Oaks
We strongly believe that Gresty Oaks represents a more sustainable and suitable option for
accommodating a large proportion of Crewe’s housing needs than the sites that the Council is
presently supporting:
• The site lies immediately adjacent to the town’s boundary
• The site is well served by existing infrastructure (transport, education and social
facilities)
• The site is well related to proposed employment areas at Basford East and West
• The A500 corridor, greenspace and fields beyond can ensure that separation
from Shavington is maintained
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A Garden Suburb
What is a Garden Suburb?
The sustainable urban extension at Gresty Oaks can be developed in accordance with established
Garden City principles, in order to sympathetically integrate the development into the landscape.
Such principles are longstanding (dating back to the early 1900s) but are being rediscovered and
updated, with the Government supporting this approach.
Garden City Design Principles:
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strong leadership and community engagement;
land value capture for the benefit of the community;
community ownership of land and long-term stewardship of assets;
mixed tenure homes that are affordable for ordinary people;
a strong local jobs offer in the Garden City itself, with a variety of employment
opportunities within easy commuting distance of homes;
high-quality imaginative design (including homes and gardens), combining
the very best of town and country living to create healthy homes in vibrant
communities;
generous green space linked to the wider natural environment, including a mix
of public and private networks of well managed, high-quality gardens, tree lined
streets and open spaces;
opportunities for residents to grow their own food, including generous allotments;
access to strong local cultural, recreational and shopping facilities in walkable
neighbourhoods; and
integrated and accessible transport systems.
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Opportunities & Constraints
Growth and Investment in Crewe: A Strategic Southern Gateway
• The ‘All Change for Crewe’ Vision seeks
significant growth in housing and jobs to
enhance the town as a place to live and
work
• Alongside the Basford employment
locations, Gresty Oaks offers the most
appropriate location for accommodating
this growth.
• These sites can create a new Strategic
Southern Gateway, providing an
opportunity to sustainably deliver jobs, new
homes, support good transport links, make
A New Strategic Southern Gateway
better use of underutilised sites and create a high quality environment.
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The Site
• Gresty Oaks is just 1.5 miles from
Crewe Town Centre and 3 Miles
from Nantwich
• It is a coherent and well defined parcel
of land that can be masterplanned
on a comprehensive basis
• A new primary school close to
Shavington High School, Shavington
Leisure Centre and the Rope Lane
Medical Centre would add to what
Site Location & Town Context
is already a focus for community facilities
• At the other end of the site, provision is made for new outdoor pitches for the
Alexandra Soccer & Community Association
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Site Boundary
Wheelock
Town Centre
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Coppenhall
Moss
Employment
Leighton
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Leisure
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Coppenhall
Community, Health &
Education
Wheelock
Heath
Sydney
A532
Residential
Haslington
Railway
Alsager
Crewe
A530
A51
Station
A5020
B5077
A532
Wistaston
Motorway
A534
Crewe
Hall
Primary Roads
Nantwich
A51
A5020
Willaston
A500
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A500
Weston
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Wybunbury
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The Green Gap
• The site is within a designated
Green Gap in the former Crewe &
Nantwich Local Plan
• Gresty Oaks can maintain a green
gap south of the A500 at a similar
width to that which will exist
between Basford East and Basford
West and Shavington, Basford and
Weston.
• Our studies suggest that the
Local Context & The Green Gap
development can remain distinctly separate from Shavington, both physically and
visually, and have a distinctly different character.
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Creen Infrastructure
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Opportunities & Constraints
Masterplan Influences
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Comprhensive
Masterplan Boundary
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Mature Trees
Woodland
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Masterplan Boundary
Views
(in & out of site)
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Masterplan Influences - Site Opportunities
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Comprhensive
Masterplan Boundary
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Primary Green
Infrastructure
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Gateways
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Masterplan Influences - Using the Opportunities to Create a Structure
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Comprhensive
Masterplan Boundary
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Masterplan Influences - Developing the Design Principles
• Working with the gently rolling landscape and the watercourses that flowing from
the south to the north.
• Limited flooding potential in the area around Swill Brook and a small area of low
lying land adjoining Gresty Lane
• The need to create a sustainable urban drainage system that ensures no impact
on the flooding in the surrounding areas
• Creating wetland habitats for wildlife
• Maintaining trees and hedgerows
The technical work that we have done to date demonstrates that Gresty Oaks is free of major
constraints and is considered to be suitable for residential-led mix use development.
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The Vision
An illustrative masterplan has been prepared to demonstrate how the site could be developed in
accordance with our vision:
“Gresty Oaks shall take all that is good about Crewe and the
surrounding villages and distil it, to create a place with character,
a strong community and quality of life that all the people of Crewe
deserve.”
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Comprehensive
Masterplan Boundary
Homes
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Hedgerows
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Green Infrastructure
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(SUDs)
Front Gardens
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Rear Gardens
Third Party
Development
Area
Village Street
Square
Village Lane
Community
Allotments
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Key Features
• A network of green spaces, wildlife corridors and habitats and recreational
footpaths and cycleways linking the site to local facilities, wider settlements and
the countryside.
• A village street and series of village greens and squares, enclosed by homes, shops
and community facilities.
• A primary school is proposed close to Rope Lane to provide additional primary
school places. • Circa 830 homes on the land controlled by HIMOR
• Circa 170 homes that might be developed by a third party in accordance with
the Gresty Oaks framework
• Around 17.5 ha can be provided as open space, including allotments, for the
benefit of the wider community
• Higher housing densities at the heart of the development and lower densities on
the fringes
• Legible routes to allow visitors to find their way around
• An accessible landscape and public realm that will create a development of quality
and character
“A Design Code shall be developed in close consultation with
Cheshire East’s Design Officers to ensure the masterplan is
delivered to the highest of standards.”
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Accessibility
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Our masterplan has been developed with sustainable access and movement at
its heart, as set-out below:
• Our studies have demonstrated that in comparison to other proposed
residential sites in Crewe, Gresty Oaks will not create significant impacts
on the highway network
• Vehicle access to the site is proposed via Rope Lane and Crewe
Road
• A network of pedestrian and cycle routes are proposed, with
footpaths connecting to existing bus stops
• Subject to discussions with local bus operators, existing bus routes can
be extended through the site.
The masterplan includes a number of road safety improvements and measures,
including:
• Upgrading the pedestrian crossing facilities outside Shavington High School
• Reducing speed limits on Rope Lane.
• Traffic calming measures within the street
layout and a design to ensure vehicle
speeds are kept to a minimum.
• Reducing the use of Gresty Lane, Vine
Tree and Chestnut Avenue as a short cut
to the A500
• Offering traffic improvements to Crewe
Road residents as part of the wider delivery
of the Strategic Southern Gateway
Potential Access & Traffic Improvements
Key Facts & Benefits
The masterplanning exercise and technical work to support it has identified that the residential
development on HIMOR controlled land at Gresty Oaks might create the following benefits:
£60million
Construction
Spend
230
Construction
Jobs
1,190
Working Age
People
1,901
Additional
People
830
New
Homes
Increased
Local
Incomes
Just under £10m
Additional
Spending Power
Council Tax
Revenues
£13.5m over 10yrs
Other
Benefits
New Homes
Bonus
£8.7m over 6yrs
The commercial elements of the proposed development at Gresty Oaks could create as many as
83 jobs (gross).”
What Happens Next?
We will review all of the responses that are received as a result of today’s exhibition, as well as
the feedback from the Council and other interested parties that have received. This will inform the
next draft of the Gresty Oaks masterplan and we anticipate being in a position to make a formal
application to Cheshire East Council by July 2013.
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