Call for Sites Form
Land Promoter
South of Sandy Road, Willington
Vacant
Garden Centre
Storage yards
Residential
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Up to 50
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Low-medium density average 20-30 dph
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Site access off Sandy Road
50
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2023
The site is located on the edge of a sustainable settlement and has been allocated in a latest draft version of Willington Neighbourhood Plan. The site is located entirely within Flood Zone 1 - lowest risk. Schools, bus stops and other services and facilities are located within walking distance reducing the need to travel by car and thus reducing greenhouse gases. Properties will be built to a high quality standard including excellent energy performance. Properties will include vehicle electric charging points to future proof the move towards less polluting forms of private travel. Potential off-site improvements would include upgrading existing bus stops to make them more attractive to use. The development would include new tree planting, a boulevard along Sandy Road, and open spaces alongside ecological improvements to ensure a net biodiversity gain. The development will also incorporate a 'woodland walk' adjacent to Wood Lane.
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Access would be off Sandy Road. The development will likely increase traffic congestion past the numerous junctions with Wood Lane/Barford Road/Bedford Road/Station Road and hence make either entering or leaving these junctions more difficult. The nearest bus stops are located on Bedford Road and Station Road both approximately 300m west of the site. There is a footway of approximate width of 1.0m with a verge of 1.0m opposite the site along Sandy Road. Barford Road from the west of the junction with Wood Lane is part of the Thatcher’s Way cycle route. A Transport Statement will be required to identify the impact of development on the highway with mitigation measures, focussing on the safety impact on nearby junctions. Footways along Sandy Road should be widened and a crossing provided. On street cycle connectivity could be marked along Sandy Road to connect to the Thatcher's Way cycle route.
no noise concerns
The site has been excluded from further assessment at Stage 1 because the site is already allocated for residential development in the Willington Neighbourhood Plan (Policy W4).