Development Control Consultative Forum Cranleigh Brick Tile

Development Control Consultative Forum Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Issues raised at 2 nd meeting

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Legal requirement to clean up the site • Permission granted for remediation scheme • Haven’t been able to identify an appropriate person to remedy contamination • No public funds available to clean up the site • Therefore only way of securing remediation is through development • Remediation cost requires a land value of £ 17 m

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Investigated options - residential development is only form of development to secure remediation. Minimum no. of houses needed is 140 houses. • Local public consultation in July • All points will be covered in the planning submission

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • • • High quality design Community facility Monitoring of remediated land in the future Improvements to local roads Progressed transport issues Masterplan exercise

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Masterplanning – looking at settlement patterns and landscape • Not a series of houses but creation of a new community • New community will add something to rather than impose on the wider community

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Understanding the history and skeleton of village settlement patterns • Village greens are a key feature • Site is scarred – detailed analysis of developable area • Analysed movement to and through the site

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Importance of pedestrian and cycle links • Sustainable drainage – new lagoon will deal with surface water and make a natural feature with pedestrian causeway • Different character areas where density varies • Roads are dog legged not straight but footpaths are straighter and shorter

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • • • Garage mews courts Footpaths in and around development SUDS approach to surface water 140 market price houses 30 affordable houses Computer generated impression to show development would fit the landscape

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Approach to layout - varying dwelling types and local materials • Key note buildings at node points • Use of planting and water – create a public realm • Examining the street scene not individual buildings • Starting point is decontamination in most sustainable way

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Management plan – all areas and for ecological improvements • Brownfield site development – relieves pressure to release green field land • Transport issues examined in depth • Encouragement and information for travel choice

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Walking – no facilities close by, need for good internal routes & access to Downs Link • Cycling – Cranleigh 4 kms along Downs Link (within 5 km standard) traffic free. Routes through the site to Surrey routes • Sec 106 – bike per house, on site facilities, cycle parking in Cranleigh, signage

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Rail – likely to be accessed by car • Bus – no services along Knowle Lane – unlikely to be changed. Difficult to justify new routes. • Propose to use hopper bus service in peak hours and weekends could extend to Ewhurst

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • Extend day time to 5 days per week • Funding – normal 3 year period extended to 5 years • Hopper bus peak hour funded for 20 years £ 420 k lump sum and service charge of £ 150 per year per house in maintenance charge • Funding of MPV service

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • • Homeworking Car sharing Travel pack move in and annual update Broadband connection and free for a year Community website Car share database Links to local web sites

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points • • • Community multi function facility Subsidised kiosk – bread, milk am and pm? B’Works 25 peak hour traffic movements Proposal = 120 2 way movements in am. Improvement of access roads, but implications are within their capacity • Cranleigh Knowle Lane/High Street junction – can handle additional mvts.

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Developers’ Points Conclusion • Development truly rural character • Embracing all sustainable development principles • Solves the contamination problem

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Environment Agency Points • EA position explained last time remains exactly the same • Final aim is what the EA want – sustainable clear up • Significant legacy with no future

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works Environment Agency Points • • Permission for remediation scheme Satisfied it will provide the solution Working to achieve a voluntary solution No other “appropriate person” to clear up the contamination • Will be involved in ensuring the site is remediated

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works C-Bag Points • Consider that “appropriate persons” can be identified – previous employees are being cared for – pensions • Concerned that housing will lower ground levels compared to remediation scheme. Houses will be in a pond. • Issue of water run off into Knowle Lane

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works C-Bag Points • If there can be a self contained surface water system for housing why not for the site as it is? • Why didn’t Waverley do the public consultation. The latter was weighted towards housing dvt. • Remediation costs still rising • Residents distrustful of clean up costs information • Who owns the site?

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works C-Bag Points • Isn’t there a more creative solution • Build on a site nearer Cranleigh • Brownfield sites should be nearer towns and villages • Legislation is inhibiting action by EA • Is this the best environmental option • Dangerous Cooks Hill

Cranleigh Brick & Tile Works C-Bag Points • Can’t imagine using Downs Link to shop in or visit Cranleigh • Trevor Macdonald’s programme – health risk. Surely there must be a better option • What about a Company HQ and Country Park

Questions from Members Q number of dwellings going up, how many might we need? A base level is 140 (no change since last DCCF), affordable housing has been added Q pursuit of polluters, has this been given up? A (EA) constrained by the law, if there is a voluntary scheme pursuit stops

Questions from Members Q are you satisfied with Cherokee plans and are the costs reasonable? A (EA) fully supportive of the remediation scheme. EA will input into the enabling proposal which is WBC’s responsibility. Health has to be covered by the EA permits Q if pp refused will polluters be pursued? A (EA) if refused EA would have to serve remediation statement but there isn’t anyone, site would become orphaned

Questions from Members Q are we certain that the Knowle Lane/ High Street junction can deal with 240 am trips plus health centre. Are traffic lights going to be needed? A Have been looking at travel patterns, detail will be in traffic assessment. Junction would work without lights. Q enabling transport entirely reliant on Hopper service/MPV it will wear out. Are we comfortable that it will remain for 20 years? A Financial arrangements will cover 20 year period

Questions from Members Q who will own the residual land? Who owns the management company? A cherokee is responsible for after care (£ 2. 7 m bond). Developed site will be owned by house builder then freehold owners and common areas in management company. Q is it a limited company where charge can be ensured? A haven’t got that far

Questions from Members Q Will future residents be affected? A Clean up will be to EA permits set by Europe Q Explain the levels, 3 m change in levels? Will it affect the planning approval and the EA understanding? A yes it will be lowered, surface water will run off to the lake (and then on to Coopers Brook)

Questions from Members Q who picks up responsibilty in the future? A The various fall back positions will be explained to members during the life of the application Q what does an orphan site mean? Doesn’t sound satisfactory. A No one is responsible for the clean up – would fall to public purse. Funds would have to be sought from Gov. likely to be “fire fighting” approach.

Questions from Members Q What about a Pub and capacity of schools A would like to provide a pub but not viable. Adequate capacity at schools Q are Cherokee working on a 1% profit A Yes, on the total figure after not attributable costs are deducted Q What are the maintenance charges going to be? A No details yet

Questions from Members Q Design – would you embrace eco homes? A Yes going a long way towards this Q What about an HQ building? A has been investigated but won’t generate sufficient income Q What is the density & type of development? A 30 dph & mix of sizes and types.

Questions from Members Q Affordable homes in two blocks, shouldn’t they be more dispersed? A Initial stab can look again but RSLs are not happy to see wide dispersal.

Issues • Appropriate person question - Members will be advised shortly • Justification of the scale of the enabling development needed • Surface water drainage – explain how self contained drainage would work

Issues • Need to understand future ownership of the site and responsibility for remediated land • Relationship with Knowle Lane/High Street junction and new health centre traffic. Has the supermarket and new garage been included? Explain direction traffic will take • Clearer explanation of the Hopper bus enhancement and guarantee for the future

Issues • Explanation of the impact on services – schools, doctors etc • The arrangements for the management company • Sustainable/ Eco homes standards should be used • Location of affordable homes – is this what RSLs require