Lochside Masterplan - South Ayrshire Council

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4.0 POLICY AND GUIDANCE 4.1 Designing Streets The site in Lochside offers the potential for a carefully designed sustainable suburban housing project. With reference to the Scottish Governmentʼs policy guidance “DESIGNING STREETS” we have set out to produce an outline design which meets the aspirations of this policy. The layout uses the existing connections to the surrounding area as a starting point. Existing pedestrian routes are extended through the site to provide easy desire lines connecting through to local amenities and services. 4.2 Sustainable Suburban development In developing the design layout for the new housing we are seeking a layout which meets the aspiration of Designing for streets while providing a highly sustainable group of homes of some character. The normal pattern of suburban development leaves roads of low density housing with cars dominating front garden areas. Numerous driveway crossings undermine the pedestrian use of the new streets. Each space is intended to be easy to use, safe and pleasant and with its own distinctive character. Rather than ill defined suburban streets the project is conceived as a series of attractive spaces with motor vehicles controlled through the use of shared surfaces and strategic landscaping. Parking is provided in grouped courts adjacent to the houses avoiding the common overwhelming image of serial driveways and cars. The new homes provide the character and quality of place with defined views and spaces. The balance between place and movement has been carefully defined with the creation of a walkable neighbourhood connecting to the wider area. Further detail design decisions for the dwellings, roads and materials should ensure a high quality place creation for the residents. Typical suburban street Using the sustainable suburb research we have laid out the houses with parking grouped into small courts allowing the houses and front garden to form the boundaries of the streets. On Sloan Street and Ferguson Street in particular this results in only one central vehicle crossing rather than a series of driveways. This pattern allows high density housing to be developed in the form of semi-detached houses or short terraces all with private garden areas in accordance with the local plan requirements Extract from Housing and Communities Agency - SUSTAINABLE SUBURBS Extract from Scottish Government Policy document - DESIGNING STREETS
4.3 Local Policy and consents In terms of Local Policy and statutory approvals the consents which will be required are typically Planning permission. Building Regulations approval Road construction consent Scottish Water drainage consent / SEPA Mains Services connections Of these the most significant will be the requirement for planning permission. Under the current Local Plan designation all the sites of the maisonettes lies within existing housing areas governed by Policy H7. The greyhound track and existing open space are designated as recreation and is principally governed by policy ENV5 POLICY H7 Within areas predominantly in residential use as identified on the Proposals Map, the Council will seek to protect the character and amenity of the area concerned, especially from non-residential development with potentially adverse effects on local amenity. Given the proposals are for residential development this policy can be met without difficulty. The main area of concern will be the extent to which the planning department consider there to be a loss of open space and recreational amenity The Greyhound stadium site is formally designated as open space in the Local plan . Under the Local Plan open space is governed by policy ENV 5 STRATEGIC POLICY ENV5 The Council will presume in favour of safeguarding from development all green spaces which are important to local amenity or recreational use. Recreational spaces includes sports fields, pitches, greens and other similar open air facilities. Those green spaces which are identified on the Proposals Map make, in addition to their local importance, a valued and valuable contribution to the wider environment. Initial discussion has been held with the South Ayrshire Council planning department based on initial outline sketches to ascertain whether the reduction in open space would be acceptable. Comments received concerned -! The former grey hound track is recognised as being in poor condition and currently offers little benefit in terms of recreational space. -! new open space to be in public realm not “backlands” - ! recognition of existing built form at corners and terraces to be developed - ! private gardens to be provided in accordance with SAC policy. Overlarg gardens to also be avoided There is abundant open space and recreational land in close proximity to the proposed site. The proposal within the masterplan is to substantially improve the quality of open space and recreational facilities in the area to the west of Glenmuir Place to offset the perceived loss of recreational space. This enhancement will comprise -! upgrading of the artificial football pitch to become the home of the Ayr junior football team, currently named Whitletts Victoria -! provision of new grass football pitch - ! landscape improvements particularly screening the the industrial estate - ! provision of play and activity areas within the soft landscape. - ! improvements to the five a side football facility in particular to its parking area Within the housing areas smaller scale amenity areas will be provided for residents use with green space and smaller play space provided within the housing layout. Initial indications suggest this approach may meet the concerns of the planning department. Whether the developments would be acceptable can however only be fully tested in detailed discussions with the planning department. The additional consent required are not considered to present any difficulty at this stage. The provision of housing currently numbers 108 maisonettes. The replacement of this by 130 homes including a significant number of one bedroom flats suggests the overall population is approximately comparable to the existing condition. There is therefore unlikely to be any significant issues with statutory consents in relation to utilities, roads and drainage.
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