Land off Amersham Road including Tralee Farm, Hazlemere

HIW09 – Land off Amersham Road including Tralee Farm, Hazlemere Land off Amersham Road including Tralee Farm Hazlemere as shown on the Policies Map is allocated for an assumed number of 350 dwellings. Development of the site will be supported where: 3. Place making a) Maintain a sense of separation between Hazlemere and Holmer Green, through the layout of the site. b) Provide a comprehensive development of the site. c) Redevelop the existing coach yard and riding stables. d) Consider the opportunity to redevelop existing residential properties fronting Amersham Road. 4. Transport a) Provide access from the A404 and the Wycombe Road. b) Provide walk/cycle access through Tralee Farm onto Wycombe Road. c) Improve access to existing bus routes. d) Provide or contribute to off-site highway improvements as required by the Highway Authority. 5. Green Infrastructure/environment a) Provide access to and retain the existing orchard within the northeast of the site. b) Provide protection and future management for the orchard. c) Retain the woodland in the southwest corner of the site at Badger Way. d) Provide a Green Infrastructure link through the valley of the site, connecting the orchard to the woodland at Badger Way e) Retain the field boundaries within the site f) Manage local sources of flood risk. 6. Development of this site will be required to meet the needs arising from the development for additional primary school places. 6.360 There are four planning applications associated with this site which include: a) 21/08364/FUL b) 23/05440/OUT c) PL/25/2286/DE d) 24/07470/FUL 6.361 Development of this site provides an opportunity to deliver a well-connected and landscapeled extension to Hazlemere while respecting its relationship with neighbouring Holmer Green. The site occupies a transitional location between the two settlements and contains several important landscape and ecological features that should inform the design and layout of development. The site has previously been identified for residential development and has been the subject of detailed masterplanning work through an adopted development brief. 6.362 A comprehensive approach to development is required to ensure that the site functions as a coherent neighbourhood and integrates effectively with surrounding communities. Proposals should be informed by an overall masterplan or equivalent framework demonstrating how development, infrastructure, movement routes, green infrastructure and community facilities will be delivered in a coordinated manner. This should ensure that future development does not prejudice opportunities for wider connectivity with adjoining areas. 6.363 The site benefits from established landscape features, including areas of woodland, an existing orchard and a network of field boundaries. These assets contribute to local character, biodiversity and the visual separation between Hazlemere and Holmer Green. Development should retain and strengthen these features wherever practicable and provide a connected green infrastructure network that supports biodiversity enhancement, recreational opportunities and sustainable drainage. The green infrastructure framework should form a key component of the site's design and help maintain the distinct identities of neighbouring communities. 6.364 Development should prioritise sustainable movement by providing attractive and direct walking, cycling and wheeling connections to Hazlemere, Holmer Green and surrounding services and facilities. Safe access to public transport should be provided and opportunities taken to improve active travel connectivity both within and beyond the site. Development proposals will be expected to demonstrate that impacts on the local transport network can be appropriately mitigated and that opportunities to reduce reliance on private car travel have been maximised. 6.365 Proposals should be informed by up-to-date ecological, landscape and flood risk assessments. Development should secure measurable improvements in biodiversity, support climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives, and incorporate sustainable drainage measures integrated within the wider green infrastructure network. Existing natural assets should be protected and enhanced as part of a high-quality landscape-led design approach. 6.366 Development will be expected to contribute towards the provision of infrastructure necessary to support the growth arising from the allocation, including education, transport, green infrastructure and other community infrastructure requirements identified through the development management process.