Bedmond

BEDMOND H12 – Church Hill Road H12 – Church Hill Road SHELAA Reference: CFS56 Size: 2.9ha Proposed use(s): Residential Indicative Dwelling Capacity: 102 Phasing: 0 - 10 years Greenfield/Brownfield: Greenfield Green Belt / Grey Belt: The site is grey belt. Given its location adjoining a washed over Green Belt village and grey belt categorisation, the site has been retained in the Green Belt Main Development Requirements: • Indicative dwelling capacity of 102 • Provision of open space/play space is required • The site is within the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC zone of influence. As the indicative dwelling capacity exceeds 100 it is required to deliver suitable mitigation and / or avoidance measures in order to address potential adverse effects arising from increased recreational disturbance. This includes provision, improvement and / or maintenance of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) (or a suitable financial contribution towards the same). Given the limited size of the site, a financial contribution will be required Site Constraints and Other Requirements and Considerations: Access, Highways and Sustainable Transport • There is an existing access from Church Hill Road which would require improvement works such as widening in order to facilitate the scale of development proposed • A Public Right of way runs along the southern boundary of the site, which must be considered during the design process and protected Historic Environment • There are two Listed Buildings on the opposite side of Church Hill Road to the east of the site (Church of the Ascension and White Hart) , which should be considered in the design of any proposals at the site at the earliest stage. Given the proximity of the Listed Buildings, any planning application (and preferably pre-application) would need to be accompanied by a Heritage Impact Assessment/Heritage Statement thoroughly examining any impacts to the heritage assets (including possible mitigation) and there should be early discussions with the conservation officer on layout and height of development • HCC Historic Environment advised that the site includes/has potential to include heritage assets of archaeological interest. Any development proposals on the site should be accompanied by a pre-application or pre-determination archaeological assessment Flooding • Given the site is a large greenfield site, below ground SuDS will not be accepted. All surface water attenuation is to be delivered above-ground, with above-ground conveyance prioritised • There is a surface water flow path at low -medium risk of surface water flooding; this flows from the north-eastern corner to the centre of the site. Any development would need to provide suitable mitigation to address surface water flood risk on areas of the site Biodiversity, Green Infrastructure and TPOs • The site is within the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC zone of influence. As the indicative dwelling capacity exceeds 100, it is required to deliver suitable mitigation and/or avoidance measures in order to address potential adverse effects arising from increased recreational disturbance. This includes provision, improvement and/or maintenance of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) (or a suitable financial contribution towards the same). Given the limited size of the site, a financial contribution will be required • There are several protected trees spread around the centre of the site, and a row of protected trees along the western boundary ( TPO901). Future development will need to take account of these protected trees and an Arboricultural Impact Assessment will be required at the planning application stage (and preferably pre-application stage) Landscape • The council’s Landscape Sensitivity Assessment classifies the site as having a medium sensitivity to built development. A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment may be required at the planning application (and preferably pre-application) stage Minerals and Waste • A Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) will be required to support any proposal at the planning application stage H13 – 56 High Street H13 – 56 High Street, Bedmond SHELAA Reference: NSS2 Size: 0.4ha Proposed use(s): Mainly residential with potential provision of Class E Commercial space Indicative Dwelling Capacity: 20 Phasing: 0 – 5 years Greenfield/Brownfield: Brownfield Green Belt / Grey Belt: The site is grey belt. Given its brownfield nature, location within a washed over Green Belt village and grey belt categorisation, the site has been retained in the Green Belt Main Development Requirements: • Indicative dwelling capacity of 20 • Provision of Class E commercial space (viability dependent) Site Constraints and Other Requirements and Considerations: Access, Highways and Sustainable Transport • There is an existing vehicular access from the High Street on the western boundary of the site which should be utilised Flooding • The site falls within the Groundwater Source Protection Zone 1 (GPSZ) which may limit the use of SuDS, deep foundations and below ground development. A preliminary risk assessment is required at the planning application stage (and preferably pre-application stage ) to determine whether there is contamination of the site, and whether remediation works would be needed • There is a low to high surface water flood risk to the south of the site. Suitable mitigation to address surface water flooding and ground water flooding would be required Historic Environment • Grade II Listed Buildings are situated to the north and south of the site respectively. Additionally, Locally Listed Buildings are located to the south along the High Street. Development would need to take into consideration the heritage assets adjacent to the site. Whilst the council’s high-level Heritage Impact Assessment considers the site to have a neutral impact on the historic environment, a Heritage Impact Assessment/Heritage Statement would be required at the planning application (and preferably pre-application) stage, given the proximity to heritage assets Green Infrastructure, Biodiversity and TPOs • There is a TPO along the southern boundary of the site (TPO371). Protected trees on the southern boundary are required to be retained. The submission of an Arboricultural Impact Assessment may be required at the planning application (and preferably pre-application) stage Mineral and Waste • HCC Mineral and Waste stated that consideration must be given to the use of material on site through opportunistic extraction, in order to reduce the need for material to be imported • A Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) will be required to support any proposal at the planning application stage H14 - North Cott, East Lane H14 – North Cott East Lane, Bedmond SHELAA Reference: NSS6a Size: 0.47ha Proposed use(s): Residential Indicative Dwelling Capacity: 16 Phasing: 0 – 5 years Greenfield/Brownfield: Brownfield Green Belt / Grey Belt: The site is grey belt. Given its brownfield nature, location adjoining a washed over Green Belt village and grey belt categorisation, the site has been retained in the Green Belt Main Development Requirements: • Indicative dwelling capacity of 16 Site Constraints and Other Requirements and Considerations: Access, Highways and Sustainable Transport • The existing access to the site is via a residential driveway to the northwest of the site branched off from East Lane. There is also a gated entrance at the southwest of the site off East Lane (although this falls outside of the red line boundary of the site) • Following discussions with HCC highways during the allocation process, there are two access solutions. These options are either to utilise the existing access towards the north of the site or utilise the access beyond the south of the site. Both of these options would require improvement works to ensure that visibility splays meet HCC Highway standards. HCC Highways have also stated that at planning application stage they require the submission of site layouts and swept path analysis to ensure that an emergency vehicle and refuse vehicle can enter into the site and turn around to egress in forward gear onto the highway • The enhancement of crossing facilities of the High Street may be expected by HCC Highways • Early engagement with HCC Highways (including the submission of a Highways Pre -App) is strongly recommended Flooding The site falls within the Groundwater Source Protection Zone 1 (GPSZ) which may limit the use of SuDS, deep foundations and below ground development. A preliminary risk assessment is required at the planning application stage (and preferably pre-application stage) to determine whether there is contamination of the site, and whether remediation works would be needed • There is a small area within the east of the site at low -medium risk of surface water flooding. Development would be subject to appropriate mitigation measures to address the risk of surface water flooding Historic Environment • There are a number of Grade II and Locally Listed Buildings along the High Street to the north of the site A Heritage Impact Assessment/Heritage Statement would be required at the planning application (and preferably pre-application) stage examining the potential impacts on nearby heritage assets and possible mitigation measures • HCC Historic Environment advised that the site includes/has potential to include heritage assets of archaeological interest. Any development proposals on the site should be accompanied by a pre-application or pre-determination archaeological assessment Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity • HCC Ecology state that illumination should be kept to a minimum to protect adjacent habitat