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Appendix 5: Detailed Site Assessment TablesSiteSite andSurroundingAreasDescriptionHighwaysGT.22 Land at Charlcombe Way, Fairfield Park, Bath, BA1 6JZThe site is 6.44 hectares.The site is outside the Bath housing development boundary.The site has reasonable access to services and facilities.The public highway, Charlcombe Way terminates short of the southern boundary of the site. Thereafter, up to its junction withCharlcombe Road, Charlcombe Way is a private road with no public rights. Furthermore, the junction of Charlcombe Way at itsnorthern end with Charlcombe Road is poor and increased use of this junction would not be supported without substantialimprovement measures.Access, therefore, should be gained along Charlcombe Way from the south, providing rights of way can be demonstratedbetween the site and the termination of the public highway. However, the public highway is narrow and there are manysignificant gradients in this area. As such, the highways leading to the site are not considered adequate to serve thisdevelopment proposal.Site ConstraintsThe site is set within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Green Belt and Charlcombe Valley Site ofNature Conservation Interest (SNCI). The site is also located within the boundary of the Bath World Heritage Site (WHS).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.The harm identified from impact on the Green Belt and AONB should be balanced against any benefits arising from thedevelopment as a Traveller site.The site is very prominent in the local landscape and is overlooked by residential properties at Charlcombe Way. Landscaping
Appendix 5: Detailed Site Assessment Tablesand planting are encouraged in national planning policy to help sites blend into their surroundings, give structure and privacy,and maintain 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 in the landscape.Potential forDevelopment andSuitabilityThe site is in a location with reasonable 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 gently sloping area of green open space.Based on 500m2 pitch sizes (including for internal circulation, residents and visitor parking), the site of 6.44ha would have aholding capacity of 129 pitches, suitable for a permanent site.The site could alternatively accommodate transit pitches. Based on 200m2 pitch sizes the site of 6.44ha would have a holdingcapacity of 322 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 open space at this location,significantly encroaching into the open countryside. Access to the site is also significantly constrained.The site should not be taken forward for allocation.
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