Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham Welcome London Road Palace Gate Farnham Road High Street Church Street Archery Fields The Bury King Street Aerial photograph showing the location of the site Why are we here today? Wates Developments would like to • As Odiham and North Warnborough hear your views and comments on are together classified as a draft residential proposals for land Secondary Local Service Centre south of Farnham Road, Odiham. they are considered to be a sustainable location for growth. This exhibition outlines draft proposals for a mix of 30-35 sensitively designed • Odiham falls outside the Thames new family homes on this 2.57ha (6.36 Basins Heath Special Protection acre) site. Area (TBHSPA) which makes it less constrained than other parts of the Why do we need more homes? District. This makes it a suitable location to meet some of the • People are living longer, marrying development needs of the District. later and divorcing more. • The provision of additional • Nationally there is a need to homes will also help support local provide at least 200,000 new businesses and shops. homes each year with significant • The land to the south of Farnham demand for new homes in the South Road is well related to the existing East Region which includes Hart settlement and ideally suited District. to accommodate new homes in • The National Planning Policy accordance with the presumption in Framework (NPPF) confirms that favour of sustainable development. there is a need to boost significantly the supply of housing and to deliver Your comments are important to the a wide choice of high quality homes. Wates’ team in order to bring forward well designed places where people • As part of the evidence base for want to live. the emerging Hart Local Plan, the District Council has prepared Please take the time to view the a Strategic Housing Market exhibition, talk to members of the Assessment. The current version Wates’ team and fill in a comments confirms that within Hart District form provided. there is a need to provide 370 new homes per year for the next 20 years (including a minimum of 72 affordable homes each year). developments living space tion ts
Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham Who is Wates Developments? Recent Wates’ development - Uckfield aspirations and how they see the Wates Developments is part of the future of their environment, Wates Wates Group –a national construction Developments prepares proposals for and development business set up in new housing that match its own goals the 1890s that remains family owned. of community benefit, partnership and Wates Developments specialises in positive legacy. residential planning and development throughout the south east of England. The importance of community and sustainable development runs deep within Wates. We see development as an opportunity to combine new homes with targeted investment in the future success of towns and villages. By engaging with local people, understanding their heritage, their Recent Wates’ development - Haywards Heath Recent Wates’ development - Burgess Hill developments living space tion ts
Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham Site and Surroundings High Street Farnham Road Site Aerial photograph looking west • The site (as outlined in red) has the • A public footpath extends along the opportunity of providing 30-35 new eastern edge of the site from Farnham family homes with open space. Road to the south-east corner of the site, linking with another public • It is located to the south east of footpath which runs parallel with (and Odiham, adjacent to the existing outside) the southern boundary of the housing to the north and west. site which is formed by mature trees • An area of woodland in the western and a hedgerow. part of the site and some mature trees • The public footpath within the site is to on the southern boundary are the be retained within a “green corridor” subject of Tree Preservation Orders in the eastern part of the site, which (TPOs). These trees would be retained will form one of the elements of the and enhanced with additional planting landscape and open space strategy for and positive management as part of the proposed development. the development proposals. • The site is sustainably located, • The eastern boundary of the site abuts benefiting from easy access to the grounds of a private residential Odiham’s local amenities along the property, Hatchwood House, which is a High Street, as well as local schools listed building. Beyond this to the east and transport. is open countryside. • The majority of traffic from the site bound for the A287 and M3 should not pass along the High Street. Site location plan (including Charles Church development of land adjacent to Hatchwood Place coloured grey (planning ref: 13/02085/MAJOR) - Carlton Design Partnership) developments living space tion ts
Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham Planning Policy Context Hart District Council (HDC) had an adopted Local Plan which expired in 2006. This was expected to be superseded by a PREVIOUSLY Replacement Local Plan, but this was found unsound by a Government Inspector. Hart District Council published an Interim Housing Delivery Strategy in 2013. This confirms that approximately 83 units could be built in Odiham and North Warnborough, and indicates that CURRENT development will be permitted outside of village boundaries if certain criteria are met. A Neighbourhood Plan is being prepared by the Parish Council. Work on a Replacement Local Plan will continue. New Housing FUTURE Options will be tested, including a New Settlement. The Local Plan is currently expected to be adopted in July 2016. Although Hart District Council’s recent For the reasons set out in this Housing Land Supply paper (December exhibition, the proposed site is in a 2014) indicates that there is currently sustainable location on the edge of more than 5 years’ supply, this does Odiham which is one of the larger not prevent the development of new villages in the district and outside greenfield sites, especially where the Thames Basin Heath Special they represent a sustainable form of Protection Area zone of influence. development. As such the proposed development accords with existing and emerging This approach is supported by the Planning Policy. National Planning Policy Framework which confirms that there is a: • need to boost significantly the supply of housing; • need to deliver a wide choice of high quality homes; • presumption in favour of sustainable development. Recent Wates’ development - Cuckfield developments living space tion ts
Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham Existing Site Constraints Site constraints plan What are the Site Constraints? also covered by TPOs and will be • The northern part of the site is retained. visible from Farnham Road. • The site slopes down over 7 metres • The site surrounds Hatchwood from the northern boundary to the Cottage. south east. • The proposals need to consider • The need to maintain a view the setting of the adjacent listed corridor through eastern part of the building to the east - Hatchwood site to the land to the south of the House. site. • The proposals need to consider the • The site includes a public footpath existing neighbouring properties to along its eastern boundary and the west in Archery Fields. another public footpath abuts the • The western part of the site is southern boundary, separated by a partly covered by woodland which belt of mature trees and hedgerows. is protected by a Tree Preservation • The south eastern boundary abuts Order (TPO). a Site of Importance for Nature • The site includes other trees and Conservation (SINC). hedgerows, some of which are developments living space tion ts
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