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STEPS TOWARDS AN AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
And stipulations

2 The Integrated Development (Continued)

The Town Planning report, supporting the current application (paragraph 5.5 page 16),
implies that MSDC’s earlier recommendations have been incorporated. This is not the case:

Pre-application recommendations by MSDC Application DM18/1548 Page | 7
Pre-application DM16/2854 4 recommendations actioned Status
14 recommendations made

For an original plan by Robert Davies et al For an entirely different plan by Lytle Associates
A minimum of 50 dwellings would be Integrated development is designed to provide a
expected minimum of 120 dwellings with a density which is out
of character with the village
30% affordable housing requirement 30% affordable housing content
High density supported (3+1 storeys) 3+1 storey development is proposed
Recommended contemporary design A contemporary design approach is recommended. This
approach recommendation has been extended as justification for a
non-conforming “starkly urban” and “utilitarian” design
which is out of character with the village. Its objective
appears be to justify gross over-development and
density levels equivalent to a ghetto
Effort should be made to prevent over Car parking dominates the site and is double the EDF car
dominant car parking park: an estimated 240 car parking spaces are needed
for the integrated plan
Underground/podium level parking Ignored
preferred
Large gaps and therefore weak building Building lines and the bisecting road (A-A Figure 1) are
lines set in anticipation of developing the WH:LIC and
WH:NCP sites
Poor enclosure It is not clear what is meant by this
Lack of central public open space/focus There is a much less open space in the current design
than in that criticised by MSDC
Unsupportive of building backing onto The so-called buffer zone consists mainly of a road and
woodland and overshadowing car parking spaces. It does not provide the semi-rural
protection necessary for ancient woodland (Paragraph
7.2)
Development should open up to southern The boundaries are defined by paved roads and car
and eastern boundaries parking spaces
Require 15 m buffer to ancient woodland The buffer consists of paved roadways and parking
spaces. The intention is to use the ancient woodland for
an outdoor gym and play area to compensate for the
absence of internal green and amenity space. It is a
dangerous area with steep drops and a SUDS drainage
facility nearby
Large footprint results in monolithic The footprint of the EDF building is 32,906 sq ft and the
buildings current application 49,635 sq ft (Excluding car parking
spaces).
Consideration of adjacent allocated site The design is specifically to support the development of
the WH:LIC and WH:NCP sites
Table 3: Summary of MSD’s recommendations
The integrated development has an estimated built footprint of around 76,854 sq. ft
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- more than double the EDF building - a density of 193+ people per hectare (PdH)
and 97 dwellings per hectare (Ddh) against Ashurst Wood’s existing densities of 7.06
and 3.20. It doubles the built footprint with a starkly urban design.

16 These figures are extrapolated from the plan and require confirmation