Major changes to SWCS 969kb - Wiltshire Council

ProposedChangeReferenceCS REFERENCE CHANGE SOURCEA3094 Netherhampton Road, between existing employment use to the east and the livestockmarket to the west. The site is located at the edge of Salisbury city, within Netherhamptonparish. It falls partly within the Netherhampton Chalk Downland LCA. It is low-lying andpredominantly flat, with a slope to the east of the site, facing north and north east. A gradualincline extends southwards to the drove track with the Cranborne Chase and West WiltshireDowns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Boundary boundary a short distance away.Another distinctive ridgeline runs east west through Harnham Hill and its western bluff intrudesinto the north east corner of the site. To the north of the site sits arable land forming part ofHarnham Water Meadows. The site consists of large arable fields with an open feel and fairlyminimal hedges and trees.Objectives for the developmentMinor change toSubmission Documentpreviously containedwithin SWCS 13 ACouncil’s suggestedchange to map asagreed with MrLipscomb and Pre-Vision Planning duringEIPTo develop 400 new homes and 10 hectares of employment land. The development will be ofa high quality, which delivers an appropriate sense of place in accordance with the southWiltshire Design Guide 'Creating Places', in a manner which compliments complements theexisting community at Harnham and makes a significant strategic contribution to meeting thelocal housing needs of south Wiltshire. Specific issues to be addressed are:Minor change toSubmission Documentpreviously containedwithin SWCS 13 A• Delivery of a local centre and community facilities for the Harnham Area• Delivery of a development that conserves and in places enhances the naturalenvironment, including the River Avon SAC.• Protection of views into and out of the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire DownsAONB.• Potential to incorporate the medieval drove road into the site layoutSite Constraints• Significant level views of the cathedral across the water meadows. The southern partof the site is particularly visible in views to and from the cathedral.• An urban gateway into Salisbury on the A3094: site would form a first impression ofSalisbury on approach from the westPage 46 of 70