MVDC Draft Local Pla lan Consultation. 11 th March 2020 – 8.00 pm Public Meeting hosted by Bookhams Residents’ Association
Peter Seaward Chairman Bookhams Residents’ Association
Agenda Where are we now: • Introduction • Greenbelt and Housing Allocation • Education • Health • Drainage • Roads • Completing the Consultation • Questions
The Bookhams Residents’ Association position on the Draft Local Plan is to oppose all development on Green Belt sites.
Bob Lennox The Green Belt and Housing Allocation
Housing Allocation in Mole Valley • Government calculations tell Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) to deliver: • 449 dwellings per annum • 6,735 dwellings over the 15-year period to 2033 • MVDC have so far identified or committed sites for about 4,500 homes, leaving a shortfall of circa 2,200 to be built on the Green Belt • BUT there may be enough Brownfield sites for the first 10 years of the plan!
Housing Allocation in Mole Valley Alternatives: Go Up! • Intensify development in town centres on brownfield sites • Build flats apartments which young people can afford near to employment and transport hubs – truly sustainable and low environmental impact. Go South! • There is a big potential urban area near to Gatwick with superb transport and infrastructure.
Housing Allocation in Mole Valley • The BRA calculate Bookham is required to deliver: - 56 new homes per year - 850 over 15 years • Infills will deliver about 400 leaving 450 to be built on Green Belt land • Massive concentration proposed in Bookham + Effingham, nearly 800 houses on Green Belt land in a tiny area • Bookham would be taking nearly 20% of the total Green Belt development across the whole of the MVDC …with no planned increase in infrastructure!
Bookham Greenbelt sites
Green Belt Review: The Issues Merging, Sprawl, Encroachment Encroachment Sprawl Merging
Julia Dickinson Education Planning Team Bookhams Residents’ Association
Education • With 800+ houses this will affect primary school places and The Howard catchment for Bookham Children. • Questions are being raised with the Surrey County Council School Place Team addressing questions on: • Capacity in existing schools • Will the build phase match the five year cycle • No places in nearest alternative schools • Will the HoE be even be open by Autumn 2022? If so how certain is timing and capacity.
Health Fetcham Medical Centre Currently registered: 5,000 patients Total registered Fairfield Medical Centre Eastwick Medical Practice patients: Currently registered: Currently registered: 10,600 patients 8011 patients 23,611
Health Catchment area with a current population • Bookham 11,900 • Effingham 3,000 • Fetcham 8,500 Total 23,300
Michael Agius Vice Chairman and Infrastructure Lead Bookhams Residents’ Association
Drainage Update BRA still await a reply from Thames Water's Asset Manager on whether the foul drainage down Little Bookham Street would have sufficient capacity to take another 450 houses.
Highways Update • BRA visited SCC Highways on 5 th March to discuss the Strategic Highways Assessment attached to the draft Local Plan. • It is now apparent that this is based on a very high level strategic overview. It takes no particular regard of the detailed access designs for each major greenfield site onto the A246 or Lower Road. This will only happen at the next, Regulation 19, stage.
Bob Lennox Responding to the Draft Local Plan Consultation
Consultation questionnaire
Consultation questionnaire Three questions: Q1. Do you agree with our ‘brownfield first’ approach? Yes? Q2. Do you agree with how we have tried to make efficient use of ‘brownfield land’? No? Q3. Do you agree with the use of a ‘small amount of undeveloped, greenfield land’ ie. are you OK for us to build houses on the Green Belt? No?
Important points to note • Everyone over the age of 18 in a household can respond – numbers of responses count! • Answers must be received by Mole Valley by 23rd March • NB. Complete online responses cannot be reviewed before you submit
Resources • www.yourbookham.com (BRA in cooperation with iliveinbookham.com) • www.bookhamresidents.org.uk • localplan@bookhamresidents.org.uk • BRA message line: 0300 030 9890 Bookham Library – print copy of the Draft Local Plan and paper response forms Wishing Well - paper response forms
Open floor discussion Public Meeting hosted by Bookhams Residents’ Association
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