8.4 Proposal BIT.1 -Bishop’s Tachbrook – Land to West

8.4 Proposal BIT.1 -Bishop’s Tachbrook - Land to West BIT.1 (to north) shown with part of Proposal BIT.2 (to the south) Proposal BIT.1 ~ Requirements Land West of Bishop’s Tachbrook (Land at Park Farm) Site Size 41.18 hectares Summary Land within this allocation will be developed to deliver a minimum of 655 new homes to form a new neighbourhood, including land for a new primary school, community space, local centre, and extensive green infrastructure. Timescale 2030/31-2037-38 Key Development and Land Use Requirements • Residential: A minimum of 655 dwellings to be delivered within the plan period. • The housing mix will include an appropriate provision of affordable housing in accordance with policy DS.4, self-build and custom housing and other unit types to meet local needs. • Education: The provision of 2.2ha of land with the potential to accommodate a 2 Form of Entry primary school. • The provision of 0.15ha of land for community development, including a community hall and parking. • The provision of 0.3ha of land for a Local Centre. • Public open space incorporating play facilities and SuDS. • Significant green edge buffer within the allocation boundary to maintain separation between setting of Grade 1 listed Warwick Castle parkland. Infrastructure Funding Requirements Education: • Contributions will be required to ensure that there is sufficient secondary education capacity in the area to support the growth in local needs resulting from the development. • Land will be safeguarded with the potential to provide a 2 form of entry primary school, should it be required by the relevant education providers. Transport: • Contributions to mitigate any adverse highways impacts identified. Developer contributions will be required to help fund wider public transport and cycle and footway infrastructure (including a bridge across the Tachbrook and bridge across Europa Way) to link into wider Bishops Tachbrook and the existing footpath network. Development proposals will be required to contribute to the South of Leamington Sustainable Transport Corridor improving connections to Leamington via Europa Way in accordance with SWLP Policy ID.5. Healthcare, Education and Community Facilities: • Contributions towards healthcare provision. Provision on site of a variety of public open spaces in line with the requirements of the local authority. • Provision of land for a local centre and community building. Development proposals will be required to contribute to the South of Leamington Sustainable Transport Corridor improving connections to Warwick via Warwick Parkway in accordance with SWLP Policy ID.5. Urban Design Principles • Compliance with the relevant housing design principles and design code policies set out in Policy DS.19, alongside site- specific requirements relating to connectivity, future road layouts and phasing, to support the creation of a sustainable neighbourhood. • Proposals will be expected to follow the 20-minute neighbourhood concept where most daily needs can be met within a short active travel trip with car use minimised. Development to be designed sensitively to the surrounding landscape setting and give due consideration to the setting of Grade 1 listed Warwick Castle parkland. Active Travel Requirements Active travel contributions will be required in association with the Asps, including contributions towards the Park and Ride scheme and the delivery of footpath, cycle and bridge connections to the north. Cycling routes: • New cycle infrastructure will be required, as currently there is no suitable existing strategic cycle route serving the sites. • New cycle routes should provide connections to: - The employment land at Red House Farm associated with BIT.2. - Warwick and Leamington urban areas Pedestrian routes: Improved pedestrian connectivity will be required given: • The scale of housing (circa 2,300 homes combined across BIT.1 and BIT.3) • The employment land at Red House Farm associated with BIT.2. New development will be required to deliver: • Safe and direct walking routes between BIT.1, BIT.2 and BIT.3. • Pedestrian links to: - Bishop’s Tachbrook - Local employment areas - Public transport stops along Europa Way. Pedestrian routes should be integrated with bus stops and cycle corridors to support sustainable travel choices. • Requirement to integrate with Banbury Road Active Travel measures and connect into PROW network into Bishops Tachbrook and to Leamington (Tachbrook and Europa Way bridges). Access, Highways and Public Transport Requirements Access: • Provision of two new access points onto Banbury Road for access to the 655 homes. • The road immediately south of the site (A452) is proposed to be amended to a dual carriageway under the current Europa Way Corridor Programme being delivered in the current Local Plan to increase capacity and safety from the A452 M40 Junction 14 slip road. Public Transport: The proposals should provide bus routes within the site and connection through to the Asps and enable connections between BIT.1 and BIT.3. Environmental Health Requirements • A contaminated land assessment will be required to address the impacts associated with the former quarrying and landfill site to the northern part of the site, in order to enable the delivery of public open space and housing. • Consideration is required to address noise impacts and effects on air quality arising from M40 and A452. Historic Environment Requirements • No historic buildings on site. However, Grade 1 Listed Warwick Castle Park lies to the northeast of the Site. A Heritage Impact Assessment and archaeological investigations will be required. • Mitigations will include restricting development on northern part of site (to be used for green space and allotments). Flood Risk, Drainage and Water Supply • While the allocation is located within Flood Zone 1, development will be required to demonstrate that surface water runoff has been appropriately considered through the provision of SuDS. • All proposals must be prepared in accordance with Policy ID.9 – Reducing Flood Risk. Climate Change • All homes will be required to engage in sustainable design and construction, including the use of renewable and low-carbon energy, in accordance with Policies NZ.1 - Operational Net Zero in New Residential Buildings, NZ.3 Embodied Carbon and NZ.5 Climate Resilient Design. Biodiversity and Green & Blue Infrastructure • Proposals should make provision for a belt of green space towards the northern boundary of the allocation to both provide a strong, defensible buffer and boundary to the Warwick Castle parkland. • Proposals will be required to maintain and enhance, where possible, existing landscape features with biodiversity value, in particular mature trees and hedgerows. • If this is not practicable to enable the timely and viable delivery of the development, mitigating features should be provided on- site, with a biodiversity net gain delivered in line with national policy and the relevant BNG policies laid out elsewhere in the SWLP . Public Open Space • Proposals will be expected to provide public open space in accordance with the standard sets out in Policy ID.14 offering diverse typologies for recreation and amenity. • Local Equipped Areas for Play should be included responding to local needs and ensuring that all age ranges and specialist needs are catered for, • Provision of allotments in the green buffer area to the north of the site. • Contributions to outdoor sports provision in line with identified needs in the 025 Playing Pitch Strategy. Other constraints The Site falls within a Mineral Safeguarding Area, as identified in the adopted Warwickshire Minerals Local Plan 2018-2032 (July 2022). Regard must therefore be had to policies MCS 5: Safeguarding Minerals and Minerals Infrastructure and DM 10 Mineral Safeguarding. 8.5 Proposal BIT.2 - Bishop’s Tachbrook - Land to South - west Masterplan showing BIT.1 (to the north) and BIT.2.