About our development

About our development
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Welcome to our
public exhibition
This exhibition gives you the chance to view and comment
on our plans for a proposed new residential development
of 106 high-quality homes on redundant land and buildings
at Southlands Hospital in Shoreham-by-Sea.
We are proposing to submit a planning application to Adur District
Council in the coming months, and you can help to shape our
emerging scheme by providing us with your feedback.
About the site
The proposed development site, outlined in red on the map
pictured below, comprises the redundant land and buildings
at Southlands Hospital, south of Upper Shoreham Road.
The site benefits from an outline planning permission for 106 dwellings,
granted by Adur District Council in February 2015 (LPA Ref: AWDM/1340/14),
meaning that the principle of residential development on the land,
which currently includes vacant buildings, has been established.
Further information is set out on the planning history board.
We are preparing to submit a ‘reserved matters’ planning application
for our proposed development, which seeks to deal with detailed issues
which have not already been approved at outline stage, such as the
overall layout, detailed house type design and landscaping.
The location of our proposed development.
Key facts
The proposed development site lies to the south of Upper
Shoreham Road, on land adjacent to Southlands Hospital
Buildings currently on the land are vacant
The site has already been granted outline planning permission
by Adur District Council
We are seeking ‘reserved matters’ planning approval
for 106 new homes on the site
Our experience
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What have we
done before?
We are a national company, working locally across the UK
through our 24 regional offices. A number of developments
we have completed in your area are shown below.
Portslade Mews, Portslade, East Sussex
Royal Alexandra Quarter, Brighton
Leybourne Chase, West Malling
The Mill, Polegate, East Sussex
Key facts
We build a wide range of homes in the UK,
from 1 bedroom apartments to 5 bedroom homes
We aim to build homes responsibly and efficiently, and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions generated by our business activities
We take a range of architecture, landscape and sustainability
issues into account on every development
Our aim is to be an organisation that listens, responds and ultimately
delivers local requirements in the most appropriate way
Many of our sites have green transport plans that promote walking,
cycling, public transport and other green travel options
Every year we regenerate significant areas of disused
or contaminated land to create vibrant communities
Development proposal
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Our proposed layout
for land adjacent to
Southlands Hospital
The image below shows a proposed layout plan for our residential
development, illustrating what we think is the best way for the new
homes, internal roads and landscaping to be arranged taking into
consideration the specific characteristics of the site. The layout has
been designed in accordance with the principles established in the
outline approval.
The housing mix for our proposed scheme
Affordable
Private
Total
1 Bedroom Flat
6
9
15
2 Bedroom Flat
6
21
27
2 Bedroom
Flat over Garage
(FOG)
-
2
2
2 Bedroom House
10
14
24
3 Bedroom House
8
22
30
4 Bedroom House
2
6
8
TOTAL
32 (30%)
74
106
Key facts
106 new homes, including a mixture of mixture of 1 and 2 bedroom
apartments and 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes
Access to be taken, as approved under the outline approval, from
a new road constructed off Upper Shoreham Road, which will also
provide access to the existing Thakeham House Medical Centre
30% of properties (32 homes) to be made available as affordable
housing for local people in housing need
Open space is proposed alongside the existing Holm Oak Tree
212 car parking spaces to be provided for residents and visitors
A new footpath will connect the development to the Medical Centre
and onwards to Southlands Way
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About our
development
Our proposed scheme seeks to create a high-quality, sustainable
development that can fulfil the local need for affordable and private
market housing while respecting the character and heritage
of the surrounding area.
The images below illustrate how our proposed new homes could look,
showing examples of some of the architectural styles, features and
building materials we are proposing to use. All our designs are
in accordance with the principles laid out in the outline approval.
The palette of materials used in the existing surrounding older housing stock is predominately traditional brick and tile, while the newer
Orchard Gate development to the west is a mixture of brick and render facades.
In consideration of this, our proposed apartment block fronting Upper Shoreham Road will compliment and respect the appearance
of Thakeham House Medical Centre, the access to which is retained in our scheme, whilst the internal development will adopt a more
contemporary design approach using brickwork, boarding and rendered elevational treatment.
The scheme provides for the following housing mix, which includes 32 (30%) affordable dwellings as agreed with the Council in the determination
of the outline scheme.
Typical house type design
Typical house type design
Typical house type design
Block ‘B’ design
An artist’s impression of how our proposed new homes could look.
Key facts
14 one bedroom flats and 32 two bedroom flats; 16 two bedroom
houses and 30 three bedroom properties; 14 four bedroom homes
The development will be fronted by predominantly two and
two-and-a-half-storey properties to add interest to the street scene
Affordable housing will be provided in several clusters
throughout the site
Two blocks of apartments are proposed – a three-storey block
fronting Upper Shoreham Road and a four-storey block in the
north-western corner of the site
Site considerations
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Technical
considerations
Before we start designing a new scheme, we complete
an assessment of the site and the surrounding area,
recording features we will need to take into account.
Those relevant considerations, whether they fix the way
our scheme will be designed or give us an opportunity
to make the most of a particular feature, are shown here.
This plan shows how the characteristics of the site and its
surroundings are being considered in the design of our scheme.
Traffic and accessibility
Under our proposals, a new access will be provided into the site from
Upper Shoreham Road, midway between the junctions of Greenways
Crescent and New Barn Road.
This access will be a simple priority junction, with a ghost island
right-turn lane to prevent vehicles turning into the site blocking traffic
on Upper Shoreham Road.
The site’s location in Shoreham-by-Sea offers a wide range of local
services and employment as well as leisure and recreational facilities,
as shown on the image above. These facilities can be accessed by
sustainable modes of travel such as cycling, public transport
and on foot due to their proximity.
The development is also ideally located to take advantage of bus and rail
services for commuting purposes. Bus stops for routes in both directions
are less than 200m from the site entrance on Upper Shoreham Road,
offering direct access to the centre of Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing,
Horsham and Brighton.
Shoreham-by-Sea railway station is 1.5km, or a 15-minute walk,
away from the site. Frequent services run to Worthing, Littlehampton
and Portsmouth to the west, Brighton to the east and London Victoria
to the north.
Site considerations
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Technical
considerations
Our development proposal seeks to pay careful
consideration to the technical issues surrounding
the site. We have identified below some of the
considerations and welcome your comments.
Parking provision
Ecology
A total of 212 car parking spaces will be provided across
the development, a figure calculated using West Sussex County
Council’s ‘Parking Demand Calculator’ tool.
National Planning Policy requires ecological enhancement
measures to be designed into new development, which we
welcome and abide by. All necessary measures shall be taken
into account to accommodate for any nesting birds or bats
found on site. We shall also be planting new trees across the
development to ensure there is no net loss in overall habitat area.
The protected tree to the east of the development shall also be
retained as a feature.
Flood risk and drainage
The proposed development and surrounding area is located entirely
within Flood Zone 1, well away from any potential flooding source.
The development will not have any adverse impact on the flood risk
to others.
The surface water strategy proposed for the development will result in
a significant reduction in the volume of surface water run-off discharging
from the site than does so currently. This will be largely due to the
reduction in hard standing areas via the demolition of the redundant car
park and building, and the addition of green open spaces and gardens.
A new network of piped drainage will be installed to current adoptable
standards, which will include trapped gullies within all roads and hard
standing areas. This will discharge to the existing public sewer in the
south west corner of the site.
Swift
Key facts
The site’s location offers a wide range of local services
and employment as well as leisure and recreational facilities
The surface water strategy proposed will significantly reduce the
volume of surface water run-off currently discharging from the site
The site is within walking distance from bus and rail series
to provide access to services to provide for sustainable travel
The removal of buildings will place outside the main nesting bird season
to minimise the risk of damaging or destroying active bird nests
The development and surrounding area is far away from
any potential flooding source
Native landscaping such as new trees will provide wildlife habitats
and focal interest at key locations within the development
Next steps
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Next Steps
This image shows our development ‘The Romans at Augusta Park’.
Your views are important to help us develop our
scheme and are very much appreciated. We will review
all comments received as we finalise our proposals
before meeting again with the Council ahead of formal
submission of the reserved matters planning application
in summer 2015. You will then have an opportunity
to respond formally to the Council as part of their
consultation process upon the application.
Your feedback
Please leave completed feedback forms with a member
of the project team today, or post to the following address:
Southlands Hospital Consultation
Webb Associates Public Relations
22 The Point, Market Harborough
Leicestershire, LE16 7QU
Alternatively, you can email your comments to:
twswt.planning@taylorwimpey.com
You can also submit your comments online at:
taylorwimpey.co.uk/southlands-hospital
All feedback should be returned by
Friday 12 June 2015.
This image shows our development in Telford.
Thank you for attending today, your views make a real difference
Taylor Wimpey in your area
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of building high-quality new homes across the region.
The following developments are now open:
Royal Alexandra
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Lucastes,
Haywards Heath
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About our development
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Planning history
Outline planning permission for the demolition of redundant buildings
(including Harness Block) and the erection of 106 dwellings was granted
by Adur Council on 10 February 2015 under LPA Ref: AWDM/1240/140.
The grant of planning permission and the subsequent sale of the
site by the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust enables capital
receipts to be reinvested into the retained buildings, including
a new Ophthalmology unit which is envisaged to provide an
exemplar eye hospital site for the south coast.
The grant of outline planning
permission has established the
acceptability of developing the
site for 106 new homes as well
as the creation of a vehicle and
pedestrian/cycle access from
Upper Shoreham Road.
Detailed design matters were
‘reserved’ (i.e. not determined at
that time) and it is the purpose of
this exhibition to seek your views
on the detailed scheme design
(including layout) prior to formal
submission of a ‘reserved matters’
planning application to the Council.
The layout plan pictured opposite
has been designed using the
background work from the outline
planning application scheme
and following discussions with
the Council.
The site extends to approximately
2.2ha and the scheme density is
approximately 48 dwellings per
hectare. This compares with the
Orchard Gate development which
has a density of approximately 53dph.
The planning permission sets out
a number of conditions that are to
be ‘discharged’ (i.e. require detailed
information to be submitted)
in designing a detailed scheme
for this site. These include the need
to obtain ‘reserved matters’ consent
for the following matters:
• Appearance
• Landscaping
• Layout • Scale
The layout plan of our proposed development
The accompanying boards explain our thinking in relation to these detailed elements of the scheme, on which
we welcome your views.
As explained on the subsequent boards, the general design principles have been carried forward to the
proposed detailed scheme layout, which provides for a well designed layout that includes street trees as well
as the retention of existing feature trees (including one subject to a Tree Preservation Order). It also respects the
amenity of dwellings in Crown Rd to the south and the dwellings in Southlands Way to the west of the proposed
development site.
Key facts
The outline permission secures approximately £571,000 towards
the provision of local infrastructure and facilities (including education
and improved play facilities at Buckingham Park) as well as the
on-site provision of 30% affordable housing
In granting outline planning permission for development of the site,
the Council’s decision was informed by the statutory consultee
responses received from both the County Highways Authority and
the Environment Agency confirming, respectively, the acceptability
of the access arrangement, and drainage arrangements
The indicative layout plan submitted with the outline application set
out a possible means of developing the site for 106 dwellings
The site extends to approximately 2.2ha and the scheme density
is approximately 48 dwellings per hectare