Call for Sites Form

Form ID: 414

Land owner

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31 Hall End Road, Wootton

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Land adjacent to 31 Hall End Road

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No

Housing

Employment , Retail , All other types

15

Family houses , Older people housing

4 bedroom family houses or Care home for elderly and/or people with special needs/care.

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Market housing - Owner occupied , Market housing - Private rented housing

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Employment for staff working in care home and related services.

15000 sq ft

Grocery store

15000

15000

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The site can accommodate 3 commercial units i.e. a grocery store, a restaurant (or a fast food store), and a gym or sports facility for local residents.

The site can accommodate 3 commercial units i.e. a grocery store, a restaurant (or a fast food store), and a gym or sports facility for local residents. We have adopted highway frontage of about 200 feet and access can be provided from anywhere suitable.

Suitable access is achievable

There is 200 feet frontage of adopted highway and access points can be made anywhere suitable, according to the size of the development. I propose access at the beginning of the plot towards the corner in North.

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2021 or as soon as possible. We already have consulted a couple of good architects in the area and are ready to commence the building work as soon as the planning permission is granted.

We will consider cleaner energy production for all developments i.e. solar panels on roofs. We will also plant trees on the site where possible so that the site remains green as much as possible. In addition, we are open to suggestions from the council to make the climate impact as minimum.

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Site not in accordance with the emerging development strategy

Exclude from further assessment

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x The site is not within or adjoining the urban area or a defined settlement policy area, or within the built form of a small settlement

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 minutes’ walk.

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 minutes’ walk.

x The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with an infrequent bus service (less frequent than hourly each day) which enables travel 8am6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer.

+ The site is not within or adjoining the air quality management area.

+ The site is not within or adjoining a site of nature conservation importance

x Protected species could be affected.

? Uncertain or insufficient information

x The site is within a green infrastructure opportunity network but is likely to compromise the network.

++ Opportunity area for fewer than 3 ecosystem services.

0 No renewable energy generation scheme included and efficiency standards that meet normal standards.

Nothing chosen

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 minutes’ walk.

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 minutes’ walk.

x The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with an infrequent bus service (less frequent than hourly each day) which enables travel 8am6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer.

x The proposal has the potential to cause harm to heritage assets. This harm may range from low to high. There may be options to avoid, reduce or mitigate this harm and where sites have not been ruled out altogether for other reasons, further assessment will be undertaken to more fully explore impacts on significance and options for harm reduction and mitigation. This further assessment may ultimately lead to the conclusion that the site should not be allocated.

+ Proposal includes permanent economic and employment opportunities.

0 Proposal does not include a main town centre use.

x The proposal does not include and is not within 400m walking distance of a publicly accessible open space.

x The proposal does not include and is not within 800m of a publicly accessible sports facility

? It is uncertain what effect the proposal is likely to have on the landscape / more information is required.

x The site is separated from a defined settlement policy area or the built form of a small settlement.

x The site is not previously developed land as defined in the NPPF.

? The classification of the site is not known or it is not clear whether is classified as grade 3a or 3b.

+ The site is not located in a source protection zone.

+ The site is within flood zone 1 (areas that have been shown to be at less than 0.1% chance of flooding in any year).

x The site is unlikely to provide a mix of housing and/or is unlikely to include affordable housing.

+ The development will meet identified housing needs eg elderly, care, travellers.

+ The site is within 800m of a facility where cultural or social activities can be accessed.

? Uncertain or insufficient information.

+ The development is likely to increase public surveillance or increase activity.

x The site is not within or adjoining the urban area or a defined settlement policy area, or within the built form of a small settlement

+ A site accessibility score of 6 is recorded where 6 is 11 – 20 minutes’ walk.

x A site accessibility score of 4 is recorded where 4 is 21 – 30 minutes’ walk.

x The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with an infrequent bus service (less frequent than hourly each day) which enables travel 8am6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer.

? Potential access requiring mitigation

? Potential capacity problem requiring mitigation

The site is located in the outskirts of Wootton. Access is only feasible from Hall End Road, for all users. Hall End Road at this point is very narrow (~6m wide) which might cause some vehicle access issues. At the site, the developer adopted highway frontage of about 50m to mitigate this. There is no footpath in the vicinity, not much open space on the side of the road next to the development. Hall End Road is a quiet, bicycle-friendly road. There are no designated cycle routes in the vicinity. The closest bus stop is 200m away, used by bus 68 to Bedford twice per day and a bus 53 bus stop to Bedford, 1.1km away and travelling approximately 3 times per hour. On-road cycle route could be signed although the route might be too narrow. There is space on the opposite side of the road where potentially a cycle route or a footpath could be constructed linking to footpaths to the north and south on Hall End Road. The cost of this might be prohibitive.

Nothing chosen

no noise concerns

Site does not fall within the boundary of a MSA.

The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because its location is not in accordance with the development strategy.