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Appendix 5: Detailed Site Assessment TablesSiteSite andSurroundingAreasDescriptionHighwaysSite ConstraintsGT.21 Springfield Park / Meare Road open space, Bath, BA2 5PXThe site is 3.91 hectares.The site is immediately adjacent to the Bath housing development boundary.The site has very poor access to services and facilities.Works would be required to establish access on to site, but could potentially be accommodated from either Meare Road orAxbridge Road.The site is very prominent in the local landscape and is overlooked by residential properties at Meare Road. Landscaping andplanting are encouraged in national planning policy to help sites blend into their surroundings, give structure and privacy, andmaintain visual amenity, not to hide development or isolate residents from surrounding areas. Soft landscaping at theboundaries of the site could be employed but would be unlikely to achieve the aims of the guidance, including social integration,due to the site’s prominence.A large section of the site is set within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Green Belt. The site isalso located within the boundary of the Bath World Heritage Site (WHS). The section of the site lying outside the AONB andGreen Belt has the potential for development, though impact upon the openness of each designation due to encroachment intoexisting open space would remain.The site would present a significant incursion into the openness of the countryside. National planning policy indicates thatdevelopment within the Green Belt is inappropriate and substantial harm arises from this.In addition to the harm to the Green Belt, national planning policy states that development should not be permitted in Areas ofOutstanding Natural Beauty unless it can be demonstrated that the development will not compromise the objectives of thatdesignation. Development of this site would clearly significantly erode an open area of countryside; site screening at theboundaries of the site would not be likely to mitigate against this impact.This site is also not considered suitable for development as a Gypsy and Traveller site due to the application of Local Plan
Appendix 5: Detailed Site Assessment Tablespolicy SR.1A preventing development of recreational public open space.The site is also heavily overlooked by properties at Meare Road and Axbridge Road which would prevent residential amenityand privacy at this location being established.Potential forDevelopment andSuitabilityThe site is in a location with poor access to services and facilities. The allocation of this land within the Green Belt fordevelopment would meet an identified need for either permanent or transit pitch provision. However, due to a clear andsignificant impact on the AONB and Green Belt the site is not considered suitable for development as either a permanent ortransit pitch. Development at this location would be inconsistent with national planning policy.The benefits arising from the development of this site to meet a significant number of identified unmet need for Gypsy andTraveller pitches is not considered to outweigh the significant impact on the AONB and Green Belt.Availability andAchievabilitySite CapacityThe site is available for development in the short term and could be developed within 5 years.There are no identified barriers to development of this land.The site consists of a relatively flat area of green open space.Based on 500m2 pitch sizes (including for internal circulation, residents and visitor parking), the site of 3.91ha would have aholding capacity of 78 pitches, suitable for a permanent site.The site could alternatively accommodate transit pitches. Based on 200m2 pitch sizes the site of 3.91ha would have a holdingcapacity of 196 pitches. Guidance recommends that a maximum site size of 15 transit pitches should be established for sitemanagement purposes.Recommendation The site is in a highly exposed location sensitive to any form of development due to its designation as part of theGreen Belt, AONB and World Heritage Site. This site would remove a significant area of public open space protectedby Local Plan policy SR.1A, and significantly encroach into the open countryside at this location.The site should not be taken forward for allocation.
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