INTRODUCTION
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ARBORFIELD GARRISON LANDOWNER’S CONSORTIUMPRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION
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YOUR VIEWS COUNT
We would welcome any commentsthat you have on our proposalsand will take them all into accountbeore submitting planningapplications on our site.Please eel ree to ask theConsortium’s representatives anyquestions that you have about theproposals.Please take a ew minutes tocomplete and return the eedback orm provided.
POST OR EMAIL:
Comments can also be sent by post oremail to the ollowing addresses:
Arborfeld Garrison Consultation,c/o Sarah Jones,Assistant Estates Surveyor (London),Deence Estates Operations South,First Floor, Zone D, St George’s Court,2-12 Bloomsbury Way,London, WC1A 2SH.consult.arborfeld@gvagrimley.co.uk
The content o this exhibition can alsobe viewed at the ollowing website:
www.gvagrimley.co.uk/consultarborfeld
Your comments should be submitted by no later than Friday 14th January 2011. Contact details are on the ‘Feedback Form’ and shownon the Feedback Board.
WELCOME
The Arborfeld Garrison LandownersConsortium, which relates to land at theGarrison, Dovecote Nursery and part o Westwood Farm, wants your eedback…Welcome to this consultation by theConsortium which is a key component in thedevelopment o the wider Arborfeld GarrisonStrategic Development Location (AG SDL).Since the Core Strategy Examination in April2009, the Consortium has been working upproposals or the development o around165 hectares in the central and northern parto AG SDL or new mixed use residential leddevelopment, designed in accordance withbest practice in sustainable development. This exhibition invites you to commenton the Consortium’s plans and relateddevelopment principles which will guide theuture sustainable development o the site. The Consortium’s proposals include:around 2,000 homes,•a new district centre,•a new neighbourhood centre,•a new secondary and primary school,•new streets, and•green spaces/sports pitches.•
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THE SITE & ITS HISTORY
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THE SITE
The Consortium’s application site is approximately 165hectares and consists o two main areas:
1) Arborfeld Garrison is located in the north and centreo the application site and includes a numbero military educational buildings and ancillaryrecreational and social acilities.2) The southern area o the site is semi-improvedpasture surrounding West Court.
West Court itsel and land immediately adjacent arenot included in the planning application boundary andseparate proposals will come orward at a later stage.Existing Ministry o Deence (MoD) married quartersto the north and centre are also excluded rom theapplication proposals as these will continue in residentialuse.Also excluded rom the Consortium’s planning applicationis land to the south o the SDL. This land (around 100+hectares) is under dierent ownership and will orm thesubject o a separate planning application in 2011.
GARRISON HISTORY
The Garrison began lie in 1911 as the Remount Depotwhich was tasked with supplying horses to the militaryor both operational and ceremonial tasks. By 1939 thesite had been transormed into the Army Technical School(Boys), taking the name ‘Arborfeld Garrison’. It is currentlya training base or the Corps o the Royal Electricaland Mechanical Engineers and also the location o theRegimental Headquarters.Following a review o the MOD’s uture requirements,Arborfeld Garrison is due or closure in 2015 althoughRowcrot Barracks (around 45 hectares) is already partlyvacant.
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Application SiteBoundary
ARBORFIELD GARRISON LANDOWNER’S CONSORTIUMPRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION
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OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS
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THE OPPORTUNITIES
The plan summarises the key opportunitiesand constraints on the site.Re-develop a signifcant•amount o previously developedbrownfeld land.Retain and integrate existing•landscape eatures including trees,water courses, ecological andtopographical elements.
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Enhance and deliver a movement network that uses existing streets and ootpathsto create appropriate publicly accessibleroutes and streets.Retain a number o buildings to include•the church, community centre, Stablesand the Moat.
THE CONSTRAINTS
As well as the opportunities, the plansmust address the important constraints ondevelopment. Some o these are highlightedbelow:An aviation uel pipeline crosses the site to•the West.High voltage electricity power lines cross•the western edge o the site near theA327.Two scheduled ancient monuments•within the site (the Stables and theMoat) must be protected.
Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission o the Controller o Her Majesty’s Stationery O ce. © Crown Copyright. Entec UK Ltd. AL100001776.
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Site Features
Vegetation, Hedgerow / TreesWater course / Water / Drainage ditchContours (at 1m intervals)Existing building of noteExisting road (to be retained)Public FootwaySports pitches
Ecology
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cant VegetationPond screened, with no potential for Great Crested Newts (CGN)Pond screened, with potential for GreatCrested Newts (CGN) subject to further survey workGrassland peripheries with potential for reptiles
Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Scheduled Ancient MonumentListed Building (Grade II)Archaeological Priority AreaKnown undesignated features(subject to further survey work)Suggested location for detailed survey
Services and Drainage
High level electricity pylonLow level HV & LV lineAviation oil pipeline (6m wayleave)NB: Location of services, substations &transformers to Garrison currently unknown
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