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Community Engagement Report Back

March 2018

Community Planning Weekend

Millfjeld Woods, Bury Green

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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.

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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.

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Key

Site 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 Potential links to footpath network through site Public footpaths in the vicinity Vehicular access Opportunity for sense of arrival

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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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.

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IMPLEMENTED PERMISSION

Major Development Site boundary Site boundary Farm Place, formerly part of GSK site

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IMPLEMENTED DATA CENTRE

Section Location

Approved and Implemented Data Centre section Data Centre units on site

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THE TEAM

Shaw Corporation - Client Representation JTP - Architects and Placemakers Matterhorn Capital - The Landowner GVA - Planning Consultants Caneparo Associates - Transport Consultants Neil Tully - Landscape Architects

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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

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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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.

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FLYER

A publicity flyer was distributed to approximately 500 households within the Little Hadham parish boundary via direct

• mail. An additional invitation letter was

sent with flyers to the stakeholder list of 70 contacts. The leaflets were distributed to every address in the Little Hadham Parish

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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• 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

WORKSHOP: Actions

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• 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

WORKSHOP: Actions continued

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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.

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Central green space and landscape to be retained Include sustainable drainage and water features such as suds/ reedbeds Clusters of buildings - buildings grouped informally to refmect the local character Green links towards Millennium Wood Community use Improved pedestrian connections

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HANDS ON PLANNING: THE CLUSTER

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HANDS ON PLANNING: MILLENNIUM WOOD - FUTURE PLANS

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Create biodiversity corridors / improvements Survey of existing ecology on site Improve hedgerows Connect the water features

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HANDS ON PLANNING: MILLENNIUM WOOD - FUTURE PLANS

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HANDS ON PLANNING: WALKABLE + CYCLING VILLAGE

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Something for community - Bury Green Hut Safe walk to school in Little Hadham Walk to the pub Dog walkers route Connecting cycling routes Re-stitching the links

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HANDS ON PLANNING: WALKABLE + CYCLING VILLAGE

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HANDS ON PLANNING: THE HIGLDY PIGLDY PLAN

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HANDS ON PLANNING: THE HIGLDY PIGLDY PLAN

Homes arranged informally in clusters Allow glanced views out of the site Link with Millennium Wood Preserve existing landscape Meanwhile/community use Water and swales through the landscape Appropriate separation with existing Farm Place

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HANDS ON PLANNING: ORCHARD TRAIL

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HANDS ON PLANNING: ORCHARD TRAIL

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Blackberry shrubs, orchard and fruit trees planted in central green space creating foraging routes Trim trails and pedestrian links in and around the site Clusters of buildings - everyone gets a view of green spaces Green links towards Millennium Wood Community use Children’s play area in the centre of landscape

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HANDS ON PLANNING: CONVERSATION CONTINUES

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Places that bring people together: Village Hall/Playground The Pub Millennium Wood Walks and routes connecting the hamlets 1 3 2 4

HANDS ON PLANNING: CONVERSATION CONTINUES

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LINKING THE LOCAL AREA

Small Business Vehicle Repair Religious Institution Pub Vet School Leisure/Sport Community Facility/Public Institution Accommodation Footpaths and Bridleways Roads

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WORKSHOP: ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

Photographs in Bury Green

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Photographs in Little Hadham

WORKSHOP: ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

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WORKSHOP: ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

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KEY THEMES AND CONSENSUS

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PRINCIPLE OF RESIDENTIAL-LED REGENERATION

“Most local people think that something should be done about the site - it’s an eyesore.” “All I would say, if it’s going to be housing, be sympathetic with it.”

In the mid-20th century change came to Bury Green when GlaxoSmithKline arrived bringing jobs and gas to local homes. The GSK site now stands as an eyesore, under-utilised and in need of

• redevelopment. Residents who participated at the Bury Green

CPW were generally supportive of the residential-led regeneration

• f the brownfjeld site, as long as it is in keeping with the rural

character of the area, is integrated with local community, provides community benefjts and does not give rise to additional traffjc generation beyond the former GSK site operations.

KEY THEMES AND CONSEANSUS

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GETTING ABOUT

“There must be safe access for pedestrians and cyclists from main road to village”

Vehicular connection to the site will be from Millfjeld Lane. Connections to all the hamlets within Little Hadham refmect the rural nature of the area. Participants want safe access to and from the site including at the Millfjeld Lane junction with the A120 and consideration given to slowing down cars and providing suffjcient passing places on Millfjeld Lane. The local network of footpaths and bridleways are of benefjt to both existing and future residents and should, where possible, expand this network by connecting these to the proposed development. A construction management plan should be drawn up with local people to ensure the impact on local roads during the construction phase is minimised.

KEY THEMES AND CONSENSUS

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AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY

“We need something for the community, like a nice open square – a meeting place for local events. There could be a play area or pavilion.”

Little Hadham Parish is made up of hamlets, all with their own identity, and each contributing, in different ways, to parish life as a whole and between them they create a cohesive community. The regeneration of the site should include a fmexible building and space for the community with connectivity to Millennium Wood, a popular and well used community asset. If done well with community involvement, the new housing and community would successfully help integrate the existing and new residents

• f Bury Green and complement the Parish’s amenities. Weekend

participants were keen that an “us and them” scenario must be

• avoided. To this end linkages and connections are important to the

new development’s spiritual and physical success.

KEY THEMES AND CONSENSUS

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RESPECTING THE LOCAL RURAL CHARACTER

“Let’s have something contemporary that respects the feel

• f the place.”

“Nowhere round here has any street lights. It’s nice”

Participants stressed the importance of maintaining the rural character of the Parish. The development should capture the ‘essence of the place’, albeit with designs that refmect the contemporary era too. There should be a rich layering of materials with a range of houses that attract a mix of people. A focus on sustainability could make this an exemplar development.

KEY THEMES AND CONSENSUS

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HOUSING MIX AND TENURE

“We need affordable housing for young families and for older couples who might need to downsize but want to stay in their community.” “There should be old people, young people, a mix of people. Create a mix like in the village where there are various sizes of buildings and houses are always mixed up.”

An important local benefjt would be the inclusion of housing that is affordable to local people. As well as providing accommodation for young families and those on a mixture of incomes, housing could include properties attractive to older people who may wish to downsize and move locally. Exploring alternative models of affordable housing could help deliver homes that genuinely meet the needs of local people.

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ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE

“You must respect the trees on the site - protect what is there at the moment - maintain and enhance the green corridors.”

Participants who visited the site could appreciate its scale and sheltered nature. As well as space for homes with gardens, there is potential for a substantial open landscaped area to encourage people to meet, play, exercise and walk their dogs, whilst accommodating sustainable drainage and ecological habitats linked to the nearby Millennium Wood. An ecological survey will be undertaken and existing mature trees should be retained as a key environmental asset.

KEY THEMES AND CONSENSUS

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CONTINUING COLLABORATION

“We need to get together as a group and have some infmuence

• n what happens next.”

The Community Planning Weekend was a useful forum for the exchange

• f information and provided an opportunity for dialogue and debate.

The hands-on planning sessions enabled local people to contribute suggestions for the design and layout of the regenerated site. The delivery of a successful development will benefjt from a clear vision and further collaboration to ensure that the community continues to shape the proposals and has a stake in what is delivered. There was support for continuing the dialogue as the proposals evolve.

KEY THEMES AND CONSENSUS

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Existing landscape retained and enhanced Planted boundary to Farm Place Homes arranged around green spaces Explore improved connectivity between woodland and Millennium Wood Sustainable drainage and water features Community gathering facility/space Explore opening up pedestrian access where possible to help community integration Singular point of vehicular access from Millfjeld Lane some distance from the village

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CONCEPT PLAN

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Millennium Wood

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The Green Farm Place

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AERIAL VIEW

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ARTISTIC AIMPRESSIONS

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ARTISTIC IMPRESSIONS

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LANDSCAPE PRECEDENTS

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LOOK AND FEEL

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VIEW FROM FARM PLACE GSK Facility Homes and Landscape

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NEXT STEPS

Community Planning Weekend: Public workshops 2nd & 3rd March Community Planning Weekend: Report Back 22nd March Design Development/ Further Engagement Spring 2018 Public Exhibition Spring 2018 Detailed Planning Application Submission Summer 2018 Anticipated Planning Committee Autumn 2018

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NEXT STEPS April Engage with school, parish council and other stakeholders Late May Arrange further community meeting to discuss design Summer Submit detailed planning application Autumn Anticipated planning committee

Thank you for coming!