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Millfjeld Woods, Bury Green Community Planning Weekend Community Engagement Report Back March 2018

INTRODUCTION Around 100 members of the local community were engaged before and during the Bury Green Community Planning Weekend (CPW), held on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 of March 2018 at the Little Hadham Village Hall. The aim of the weekend, facilitated by JTP on behalf of Shaw Corporation, was to create a Vision for the future of the former GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) site in Bury Green. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

THE SITE The former GSK facility at Bury Green Farm is vacant and derelict brownfield land that has remained vacant for over 15 years. The existing buildings and plant have fallen into disrepair and the site needs redevelopment to bring it back into beneficial use. 2 1 3 4 5 FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES M i l l f i e l d L a n e Key Site Settling beds and water treatment Level change Farm Place and other buildings backing onto site Existing mature trees and hedges Sub-station Settling beds and water treatment Limited views out of and into site Listed buildings in Bury Green Conservation Area 27m Potential links to footpath 21m network through site 22m 19m Public footpaths in the vicinity 19m Vehicular access Opportunity for sense of arrival FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

IMPLEMENTED PERMISSION Planning permission was previously granted on 10 July 2008 for the construction of two significant data centre buildings (Ref. 3/08/0593/FP) of approximately 22,000 m2 GEA across a built site area of 11.7 acres (47,300 m2). This planning permission was implemented and is therefore still capable of being built out. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

IMPLEMENTED PERMISSION Major Development Site boundary Site boundary Farm Place, formerly part of GSK site FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

IMPLEMENTED DATA CENTRE Approved and Implemented Data Centre section Section Location Data Centre units on site FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

THE TEAM GVA - Planning Consultants Shaw Corporation - Client Representation Caneparo Associates - Matterhorn Capital - Transport Consultants The Landowner JTP - Neil Tully - Architects and Placemakers Landscape Architects FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The following outlines at a high level the sequence of events undertaken so far: • Met with Parish Council and Little Hadham Neighbourhood Forum • Distributed flyers to households across the Parish • Distributed media releases to local press, advertised events in local papers and parish magazine • Set up and maintained a project web page and contact email address and telephone number • Conducted informal meetings with local people in Bury Green and the surrounding hamlets • Attended the Farmer’s Market at Little Hadham Village Hall to speak with local people about the site and the emerging proposals • Held the CPW on the 2 and 3 of March 2018 at Little Hadham Village Hall FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

PRE-EVENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Database At the beginning of the engagement process, a stakeholder database was compiled with over 70 contacts Flyer A publicity fmyer was distributed to approximately 500 households within the Little Hadham parish boundary In the Community The JTP team spent some time in Bury Green and the wider Parish of Little Hadham informally meeting with residents of the local community. Press Press advertisements and media releases were distributed through the Hertfordshire Mercury and Bishops Stortford Independent throughout the Community Planning process. Web A web page was set up displaying information and downloads about the Community Planning Weekend. The website, URL is: www.jtp.co.uk/projects/bury-green. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

FLYER A publicity flyer was distributed to approximately 500 households within the Little Hadham parish boundary via direct mail. An additional invitation letter was The leaflets were sent with flyers to the stakeholder list of distributed to 70 contacts. every address in the Little Hadham Parish FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

PUBLICITY Advertisement was placed in Hertfordshire Mercury and Bishops Stortford Independent: The event was also published in the March edition of the Little Hadham Parish Newsletter: JTP Website provided information on the event: FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

ARRIVAL AND EXHIBITION Those attending the Community Planning Weekend at Little Hadham Village Hall were invited to add their details to the project mailing list and were directed to the workshops. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

SITE VISITS WITH PUBLIC Attendees also took the opportunity to visit the site. These were organised and accompanied 30 minute minibus tours to familiarise themselves with the site and to ask questions. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

PROBLEMS – DREAMS – SOLUTIONS WORKSHOP In these workshops, participants contributed their suggestions by jotting them down on sticky notes, which were then gathered in by the JTP facilitators and grouped to identify key themes. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

WORKSHOP: Issues • Provision of services (electricity, sewage, water supply, broadband) • Shortage of new homes, including affordable ones • Need for local facilities for all to integrate new residents • Need to ensure the development will be supported on highway network, including Millfield Lane • Explore pedestrian access to site • Demonstrate environmental and community benefits • Community integration • Integration with the village character FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

WORKSHOP: Actions • Provide privacy / physical separation for Farm Place residents from scheme proposals • Ensure layout & building design respects the natural environment & local village character • Exciting designs, ‘not red brick cubes on post-it sized plots’ • Consider re-use of existing features on site • Include community amenity – inside & outside space / natural play area • Small clusters of housing overlooking greens in spirit of existing hamlets • Focus on flora and fauna – trees, green spaces, community gardens • Safe access for pedestrians and cyclists from main road to village FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

WORKSHOP: Actions continued • New development connected to Bury Green and not a separate entity, physically and spiritually • Provide a mix of affordable housing for young people / families / older people who want to down-size / remain in the area • Protect & enhance Millennium Wood • Continue participation / consultation with community / Parish Council / Neighbourhood Plan FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: THE CLUSTER This workshop provided the opportunity for participants to explore the physical implications of the ideas that had already emerged through the Problems - Dreams – Solutions workshops. FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: THE CLUSTER Central green space and landscape 1 to be retained Include sustainable drainage and 2 water features such as suds/ reedbeds Clusters of buildings - buildings 3 grouped informally to refmect the 6 local character 1 Green links towards Millennium 4 Wood 2 5 3 Community use 5 4 Improved pedestrian connections 6 6 FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: MILLENNIUM WOOD - FUTURE PLANS FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: MILLENNIUM WOOD - FUTURE PLANS Create biodiversity corridors / 1 improvements Survey of existing ecology on site 2 1 3 Improve hedgerows 3 Connect the water features 4 2 4 FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: WALKABLE + CYCLING VILLAGE FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: WALKABLE + CYCLING VILLAGE Something for community - 1 Bury Green Hut Safe walk to school in Little 2 Hadham 4 Walk to the pub 1 3 4 Dog walkers route 6 Connecting cycling routes 5 3 Re-stitching the links 6 2 5 FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: THE HIGLDY PIGLDY PLAN FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK

HANDS ON PLANNING: THE HIGLDY PIGLDY PLAN Homes arranged informally 1 in clusters Allow glanced views out of 2 the site 7 3 Link with Millennium Wood 4 Preserve existing landscape 1 6 Meanwhile/community use 5 5 2 Water and swales through the 6 landscape 4 Appropriate separation with 7 3 existing Farm Place FORMER GSK FACILITY, BURY GREEN - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT BACK