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Village Voice February/March 2018 ASHWELLS DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION The Masterplan The application for Ashwells has been prepared and submitted by Savills on behalf of WDC, who own the land, for the erection of up to 102 dwellings (fewer than the 120 proposed in the Local Plan) and the Masterplan shows the proposed access roads, housing layout and public open space and landscaping. The former chalk pit will also be retained and landscaped to add to the public open space. Existing footpath access through the site will be retained or realigned. The plan allows for the extension of the new road through the site to the south to connect with the adjoining development area of 6 houses (Parcel 9) of the Gomm Valley development. Houses The 102 houses will be made up of 16 x 4-bed, 59 x 3-bed, 20 x 2-bed and 7 self-build houses, in a combination of detached houses, semidetached houses, and terraces, with a density on 4ha (10 acres) of 25.5 dwellings per hectare. Parking standards will be 2 spaces per 2/3 bed dwelling, and 2.5 per 4-bed dwelling. The visualisations show mostly traditional-looking 2-storey houses with a few of 2 1/2 stories. The 7 self-build houses will be encouraged to adopt more contemporary designs. WDC is looking at ways to include some starter homes/shared equity houses for first-time buyers with local connections. It is an Outline application so no detail design is shown for the dwellings, but it is the Council's stated aim to achieve good quality design and materials. Cock Lane The application envisages that the first thing completed will be the widening of Cock Lane between the pumping station/cemetery entrance and the phone mast, from approx. 3.7 m to 6.0 m. A new access road connects into the development at the mid-point, about 50 metres further down Cock Lane than previously illustrated. A pedestrian crossing doubles as the only proposal for traffic calming on this section. Once the development is completed the existing Ashwells exit will only be used for vehicles leaving the site. All ingoing traffic will be via the new access road. Widening of Cock Lane south of the Ashwells site is not included in this application. Further details of any connection of Cock Lane to the proposed new spine road through to Gomm Road will be included in the Gomm Valley development application. Documents in this application make it clear that there is no current safety issue for Cock Lane with only 5 slight injuries over 5 years, and none in the section we wish to retain as a single track. We are strongly opposing any such through-road connection or widening of Cock Lane south of the new access road. The petition ‘Keep Cock Lane Single’ was closed on 20th November with 539 signatures. Whilst many had anticipated that this would be treated as a single-ward issue, causing a debate of the whole Council, WDC have decided it is a multi-ward issue that requires 8,000 signatures for a debate. We are in discussion with them about this decision. Construction The enabling works, building the new access road and putting in groundworks and infrastructure, will all be carried out as Phase 1 of the development. The Council’s aim is to complete the infrastructure then dispose of serviced sites to housebuilders, with 7 serviced plots to self-builders. Construction traffic for the Phase 1 infrastructure works will use the existing Ashwells cul-de-sac access. www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
Construction traffic for subsequent phases will use only new access road. Middle School & New Road Sensible proposals have been included for improvements to the pick-up and drop-off arrangements for Middle School using the existing car park, with a central island to cross the lane to an improved footpath through the trees. Another central island is proposed for Barnes Corner where the children cross, with two chicanes to slow traffic further down New Road each with illuminated bollards and signage. Documents & Comment There is a mass of 63 documents. A useful list describing the content of all the 63 documents Village Voice February/March 2018 has been drawn up by Gerry King and can be found on the P&TGRS website. Our initial impression is that the plans for the site itself are acceptable although we will have criticisms to make, and will vehemently oppose any suggestion of a widened through-route to the London Road. The application (Ref. 18/05002/R9OUT) can be viewed by going to www. wycombe.gov.uk and clicking on ‘Find a planning application’. Comments have to be in by 26th February 2018. A paper copy of the documents will generally be available for public viewing in CWPC's office in Cock Lane. www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
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