Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020
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New searchLand to rear of Stock's Green West Wickham Road Horseheath Cambridgeshire
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Dwellinghouse adjoining public highway with hardstanding and small garden with large paddock to rear, containing a small number of modest, timber framed and clad storage and stabling structures along its Northern perimeter.
Within site: S/1028/74/D erection of bungalow, approved S/3425/18/FL new dwelling replacing existing Nissen huts in adjoining parcel of land in same ownership (refused) Adjoining site: S/0398/08/F erection of two chalet bungalows replacing single dwelling immediately north of site on streetscene facing Church S/1911/91/F erection of Searson's Barn in land to the rear of Stock's Green, approved.
Mixture of existing dwelling house and associated land and undeveloped paddock
Modest residential development at a low density, using the existing point of access to the bungalow known as 'Paddocks'. Lower density will ensure good amenity space and green buffers and, as a result, a preservation of sightlines through the land to and from the Church and the preservation of the amenity of neighbouring residents. The houses to be a mix of single, 1.5 and two storey units for variety and in response to the gentle negative slope oil topography from North to South, being mindful of ridge lines and views across site. The houses to be designed in a sympathetic manner, echoing the forms, massing and materiality of the village's historic core. Good and large amenity and green buffer spaces ensuring habitat enhancement. Management of green space to be via service charge.
Enhancement to streetscene with a replacement for the 1970s bungalow known as 'Paddocks', with associated benefit to the Church setting. Ecological enhancement through biodiversity (current paddock deemed to be species poor). Potential for small public accessible wildlife garden though public access would diminish species diversity. Suggested native wildflower meadow environment with mammalian and reptile habitat features, encouraging invertebrate, reptile, bird and mammalian life thereby helping support the entire local ecosystem, made less diverse by modern farming practices.
Generous plot size with abundant open space between units and perimeter green zones giving density of 9 dph. Given the constraints of heritage and openness at the edge of the settlement, with views towards open countryside, this approach is deemed preferable. Seeking maximum possible density would give rise to a contextually inappropriate suburban feel, which would be injurious to the setting of the church. Approximate unit sizes: ca. 180-220m2 each resulting in 1000m2 total of residential floorspace, and a net gain of ca 850m2 due to loss of existing 1970s bungalow known as 'Paddocks'. The site would also take a net +5 if necessary. New units to be accessed off a gently meandering access route along the Northern edge, with large South facing rear gardens in excess of mandatory standards, creating an open swathe immediately East of Searson's Barn. Suggest PD rights removed.
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Existing access to Paddocks bungalow and paddock thereafter to be retained. Sightlines and splay adequate.
Slope, but insufficient to curtail development. It will affect ridge heights so the scale of units will need to be carefully considered, in this sensitive setting. No known ground issues. No SI carried out to date.
Heritage setting of Church. Potential for archaeology, to be protected via condition. Potential for bat roost and protected species in nearby ponds (to be dealt with by survey, condition & mitigation) Potential for archaeology due to nearby moat (to be dealt with by survey, condition & mitigation)
All services currently run to the bungalow 'The Paddocks' and can thereafter be extended to serve site, though a new foul connection to the mains sewer for the multiple new units is likely to be necessary due to insufficient pipe capacity.
Development of the paddock land could commence immediately subject to planning. Access can be given, alongside the bungalow. Replacement of the bungalow is dependent on the current occupants leaving the property. This would be the final element of the process as the scheme would be 'built out' from the back, finishing at the roadside.
The right scheme, sensitive to neighbours and church, could create a small number of high quality homes extremely well placed for Cambridge's burgeoning high tech medical and biotech/r&d campuses, Addenbrookes and city workers wishing to experience village life - potentially professionals with young families. Inclusion of Lifetime Homes style dwelling/s could encourage a broad on-site demographic thereby ensuring activity through the week.
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