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Planning for Alresford’s
Future
Steve Opacic - Head of Strategic Planning
Winchester City Council
Local Plan Part 1: Alresford
Policy MTRA2:
• 500 dwellings (2011-2031)
• Maintain & improve shopping, tourism, etc
• Maintain & improve housing/employment
balance
• Assess capacity within settlement before
extending boundary
• Be appropriate in scale, design, etc
Local Plan Part 2 - process
• Define Alresford’s needs – housing,
employment, open space, infrastructure
• Assess potential sites objectively – fully meet
needs, SHLAA and other sites, initial sieve
followed by detailed assessment
• Develop and consult on conclusions – leading to
proposed allocations
• Alresford-specific development management
policies? – if not covered in LPP1/LPP2
Alresford Needs Groups
• WCC drafted ‘templates’ on housing,
employment and infrastructure needs
• Alresford public meeting 23 Jan 2013
invited volunteers for ‘Needs Groups’
• 4 ‘Needs Groups’ met from January – April
2013 – Housing, Employment & Economy,
Infrastructure, Open Space & Recreation
• Each Group’s conclusions on needs
presented at public exhibition & meeting
25 April 2013
Summary - Housing
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500 required, with 80 permitted/committed
40% to be affordable housing
75+ age group may double in size by 2031
Half of dwellings 1-2 bed (2 preferred)
Need for sheltered/nursing facility
Use sites close to centre for higher density
Explore possibility of using industrial or
school sites
Summary – Employment / Econ
• Retain Alresford as a ‘working’ town
• Provide 200 new jobs (maintain proportion
of residents working locally - 38%)
• Need 1.5 – 3 hectares for new / relocated
businesses, with good access & parking
• Need high-speed telecommunications
• No significant new retail needs
• Tourism is important to local economy
Summary – Infrastructure
• Any expansion of Perins School likely to be on
existing site. Need for pre-school places
• Need to safeguard future of town centre car
parks (sites leased)
• Future need for extra care / nursing / dementia
accommodation
• Need for further burial ground / space
• Developments to provide safe routes connecting
to the town
• Various detailed highway/pedestrian/cycling
improvements suggested
Summary – Open Space & Rec.
• Shortfall of open space (using Local Plan
standards) of 15+ ha, rising to 20+ ha
• Need for various types of open space:
– allotments (0.5ha)
– cricket ground (1.5ha)
– rugby (2ha)
– tennis (0.5ha)
– children’s play
– BMX park
Summary – Land ‘Budget’
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Housing * 14 ha
Commercial 3 ha
Open Space – new development 5 ha
Open Space – existing population 15 ha
Burial ground 0.5 ha **
Total 37.5 hectares (93 acres)
* Assuming 420 houses at 30 houses per hectare beyond the town
centre and at higher densities in the centre
** Reduced from original 5ha recommendation
Available Sites
Initial Site ‘Sieve’
Site
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Address
Area
(Ha)
Gross
Natural
Designat
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Historic
Designat
ions
Mineral
resources
0.67
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a
31.62
g
g
Trees
and
planting
Overhead
cables
Water
and
flooding
Settlem
ent
Gap
g
g
a
g
a
g
g
g
g
g
g
Highway
access
276
Rear of 58 -72 The Dean
277
Langtons Farm, Sun Lane
278
Arlebury Park (1)
6.95
g
a
a
g
g
g
g
a
1927
West of New Farm Road (1)
8.65
a
g
a
g
g
a
g
g
1966
Cricketers Arms, Jacklyns Lane
0.36
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g
g
g
g
g
g
g
2408
Land off Drove Lane
2.30
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g
a
g
g
g
g
g
2532
Land at Arlebury Park (2)
1.21
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a
g
g
g
g
g
g
2533
Long Barn, Bishops Sutton Rd
1.18
a
g
g
g
g
g
g
g
2534
Ceejay Systems (SV) Ltd
0.76
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g
g
g
g
g
g
g
2535
Huxley (UK) Ltd
0.64
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g
g
g
g
g
g
g
2552
Land at Arlebury Park (3)
2.63
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a
g
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g
g
g
2553
Land off New Farm Road (2)
2.04
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a
g
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r
Green = no constraints
Amber = some constraints (consider mitigation)
Red
= absolute constraint (no mitigation possible)
Further Studies / Evidence
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Constraints mapping
Landscape Sensitivity Assessment
Windfall Trends & Potential
Open Space Assessment
Historic Environment Assessment
Transport / Accessibility Assessment
Initial Sustainability Appraisal
Traveller needs assessment
Allocations Workshop/Conclusions
• Site allocations workshop with NATC in
Sept considered evidence / studies
• Not just assessing sites 1 by 1, but
developing a strategy to meet needs
• Includes mix of housing, employment,
open space, recreation, burial ground, etc
totalling 37.5ha
• Housing is ‘easy’ other uses more difficult
? Employment Locations ?
Developing a Strategy 1
• About meeting a range of needs, not
just housing
• Housing could potentially go on
several sites
• Open space and employment more
difficult
• Risk of diluting ability of development
to achieve needs
Developing a Strategy 2
• The strategic options are:
– large mixed-use site
– spread development around smaller sites
• No easy option - will be opposition to any
• Only east of Sun Lane capable of
delivering all needs
• Other options not suitable for employment,
etc and more limited open space provision
Proposed Site Allocations
Sun Lane – Land Uses
Deliverability
• Sun Lane is best to deliver range of needs
• But… delivery of all the elements is critical
• Including new access to A31, employment,
open space, traveller site, sequence of
development, etc
• Discussions with promoter suggest it is doable, if not reconsider alternatives
• The Dean dependent on employment
relocation
These Are Early Stages
• ‘Needs Groups’ have been consulted
and came up with various ideas
• Don’t have all the details/answers at
this stage
• Traffic will be an issue for any site,
will look at options/opportunities
• Further work and testing needed to
address problems and find solutions
Conclusions
• A bold solution but capable of meeting a
range of needs and benefits
• Promoters keen to work with community to
make it work
• Proposal put forward jointly by NATC and
WCC for consultation - is this the best way
to meet Alresford’s future needs?
• If not, is there a deliverable alternative?
Next Stages
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Public exhibition/event 7 Jan 2014
6-week consultation – to 21 Feb 2014
Consider responses Feb – May 2014
Draft Local Plan Part 2 – July 2014
‘Pre-Submission’ – Jan 2015
Submission / examination – Apr-Jul 2015
Inspector’s Report – Nov 2015
Adoption – Dec 2015