Appendix 1 - Development Brief

Environment
Agency
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the draft development
brief for the development proposals at Brook Road, Wimborne. We have
reviewed this information and I would like to provide the following comments.
2.3 - It is appropriate that you have noted the proximity of the sewage works and
the household recycling centre to the proposal.
2.2.16-2.20 - This section deals with Flooding and provides a summary of our
comments to the Local Planning Authority over the last year or so, during the
normal consultation process on the planning applications submitted for
redevelopment of the site.
2.21 - This paragraph summarises how our objection can be overcome. With this
information to hand we anticipate any new planning application will address, in
full, our previous comments in respect of the Sequential and Exception Test as
detailed in PPS25.We are pleased to note that any future site layout will avoid the
1 in 100 year (20% allowance for climate change) floodplain of the River Stour
(paragraph 5.14). We shall be pleased to comment further on the redevelopment
of this site at the pre-application stage, following the submission of a revised site
layout and accompanying Flood Risk Assessment.
Mr D Maidment I have no strong objections to a residential development at Brook Road and
understand that Wimborne urgently needs additional social / affordable housing
however I do have two main concerns:
The access through Hardy Crescent is currently locked and is only for emergency
purposes. I understand that this was previously a main access point for Flight
Refuelling when the factory units were first built, however was closed to the
access and traffic problems. I would be interested if there were there any
planning restrictions in place for closing this access point?
The Brook Road becomes very busy at peak times and also during the weekends
when locals use the recycling and waste disposal site. If vehicles are unable to
use the principal access point along Brook Road, then the amount of traffic along
Hardy Crescent will become unbearable. You currently need to take this road
with caution due to the number of cars that park on both sides and during the
rugby season, the roads can become grid-locked on match days.
The only solution that I could I could provide is making Brook Road into three
lanes – there could be two lanes leading up Brook Road – one for the industrial
units and one for the residential properties.
2.26 - For the previous application we requested further site investigation, risk
assessment and a remedial strategy. We are pleased to note this has been
identified within the Development Brief and will be a pre-requisite for any future
planning permission.
4.36 - We would expect the development to strive for the highest code level
possible within the Code for Sustainable Homes; a similarly sized development
recently permitted in South Gloucestershire is looking to achieve Code Level 6.
For water use we would expect development to meet Code Level 3 as a
minimum which equates to 105 litres per person per day. This is the level the
Environment Agency has been calling for within our responses to the Regional
Spatial Strategy.
4.37 - Wessex Water will need to confirm whether they can accept the additional
discharge to their sewage treatment works within their existing discharge consent
limits. I understand from section 6.8 that discussions have taken place which
shows a requirement for a new pumping station but this does not address Wessex
Water’s ability to receive the discharge within current consent limits.
Chris Moglia,
Synergy
Housing
I also have concerns how the local schools, hospitals, dentists, doctors etc and
how they will cope with the additional homes in the area. Our son recently
joined the local primary school and there was in excess of 60 children trying for
approximately 30 school places. The situation will not improve and is not being
address by developers or the Government!!
In addition to Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes being required as stated
from 2010 (paragraph 4.32), you might usefully indicate that ''all housing
benefiting from public funding will need to be built to 'Lifetime Homes' standard
from 2011'' (www.lifetimehomes.org.uk).
All affordable housing funded by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
need to meet the requirements of the HCA's 'Design and Quality Standards'
(D&QS)
http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/upload/pdf/Design_quality_standards.pdf
(a new version is apparently out soon)
We have some better looking 'flush' solar thermal panels than the image shown
on page 14 at Montrose Drive, Verwood, (off Vicarage Rd) being installed a few
months back, the scheme has just finished.
The indicative site layout is not entirely consistent with the requested perimeter
block arrangement
Presumably, a travel plan will be prepared for the site?
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