Call for Sites Form

Form ID: 479

Other (please specify)

Land Promoter

Yes

South of Sandy Road, Willington

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Vacant

Garden Centre

Storage yards

Residential

Residential

No

Housing

Nothing chosen

Up to 50

Family houses , Older people housing , Flats

No answer given

Low-medium density average 20-30 dph

Market housing - Owner occupied , Market housing - Private rented housing , Affordable Housing - Affordable rent , Affordable Housing - Shared ownership , Other

First Homes

No answer given

Nothing chosen

No answer given

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Suitable access is achievable

Site access off Sandy Road

Yes

No

Yes

No

50

No answer given

No answer given

No answer given

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.

2.87

Above

Site already allocated in development plan

Exclude from further assessment

Nothing chosen

Nothing chosen

? The site is within or adjoining a defined settlement policy area or within the built form of a small settlement.

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

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

+ The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with a regular bus service (at least hourly) which enables travel 8am-6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer or it is possible to walk to a major employer within 10 minutes.

+ 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

0 The site is not within or adjoining the green infrastructure opportunity network or the impact of the proposal is neutral.

x Opportunity area for 3 or more ecosystem services covers 25-50% of the site.

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

? The site is within or adjoining a defined settlement policy area or within the built form of a small settlement.

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

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

+ The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with a regular bus service (at least hourly) which enables travel 8am-6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer or it is possible to walk to a major employer within 10 minutes.

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.

0 Proposal is not employment related.

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

0 The proposal is likely to have a neutral effect on the landscape.

+ The site adjoins 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.

x All or a majority of the site is best and most versatile agricultural land as defined in the NPPF.

+ 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).

+ The site is likely to provide a mix of housing and 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.

0 Neutral.

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

? The site is within or adjoining a defined settlement policy area or within the built form of a small settlement.

++ A site accessibility score of 8 is recorded where 8 is 0 – 10 minutes’ walk.

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

+ The site is within 10 minutes’ walk of a bus stop with a regular bus service (at least hourly) which enables travel 8am-6pm Monday to Friday to a major employer or it is possible to walk to a major employer within 10 minutes.

+ No access constraints

? Potential capacity problem requiring mitigation

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.

Nothing chosen

no noise concerns

Entire site falls within the boundary of a MSA.

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).