Opportunities for Custom & Self Build in expanding and Garden Towns: Aylesbury Woodlands Right to Build Expo 18 th September 2017 The Right to Build and Opportunities for Garden Towns
Role of a LEP Government White Paper on Housing has prompted a debate on the LEP role in • housing; Aylesbury Garden Town and Enterprise Zone initiatives have created a context to be • proactive; Wider engagement with National Infrastructure Commission mark the local area out • as essential for national growth; Aylesbury has long been identified as a growth town – previously in South East Plan • and now as a designated Garden Town. As Planning Authorities concentrate on policy and development management some • LEPs are considering the nature and role of market disruption.
How to Disrupt? Challenge is to how to respond with right infrastructure: • Economic/Transport/Housing: BTVLEP (Bucks Advantage) promoted Aylesbury Woodlands because it is key site to • deliver the Strategic Economic Plan; It is a very challenging site but BA wanted to fill a gap where ordinary developers • would not venture; It will deliver an Enterprise Zone to consolidate Aylesbury as a truly sustainable • community with a thriving economy; It will deliver the Eastern Link Road (South) to enable orbital movements – critical to • keeping the town moving; It will offer something new for Aylesbury in terms of its housing offer – a major • opportunity for custom and self- build housing – more the former is what we envisage.
Task Force During consideration of our application we engaged with the newly established RtB • Task Force to obtain the benefit of their advice and experience and to validate/ guide the inclusion of custom and self build in our scheme. Extremely helpful input that resulted in an April 2017 report – strongly recommend it • to you. This is a new area and we all need confidence we are on the right track. Recommendations covered: • Clustering parcels for market and affordable Custom and some Self Build plots • How Custom and Self Build should be treated in conditions/ agreements in an • outline permission, links to a Design Code and potential Local Development Order and treatment in Reserved Matters applications Links to viability assessments and provision of affordable housing • Moving to encourage local housing associations and envisaged delivery partners • to support Custom and Self Build housing Working with AVDC on topic area. •
Masterplan
Vision and Key Objectives Deliver the Eastern Link Road South (ELR(S)) to reduce congestion and improve the quality of • the town centre environment, whilst improving strategic connectivity with Milton Keynes and the M25; Create a new employment-led mixed use neighbourhood at the more strategically located • eastern edge of Aylesbury. This development will leverage the industry-leading, high-tech food manufacturing capability at Arla; Provide a high quality residential development, part of which will be custom build, on the • eastern edge of Aylesbury, which will offer something quite different to the existing and proposed housing developments in and around Aylesbury town; Build upon the Paralympic sporting heritage of Aylesbury by developing landmark sporting • facilities with associated athletes’ accommodation; Locate Green Infrastructure to link or extend the network of existing sites, providing green • corridors for wildlife and people from urban through suburban to the rural environment. This network of multi-functional green spaces will form a key component of the Aylesbury Linear Park; and Optimise the value of the Grand Union Canal, by creating a new canal-side destination and • bring water into the design.
Aylesbury Woodlands – key link in town’s road infrastructure
Aylesbury Enterprise Zone Strategic link road outline planning application New residential community with Primary School and Local Centre Mixed housing – custom build, affordable, elderly care Sports village + extensive open space Comprehensive Flood management Landscape integration
AYLESBURY WOODLANDS - FIRST PHASE
Eastern Link Road (S)
A Unique Offer Infrastructure First Aylesbury Enterprise Zone – unlocking investment www.aylesburyvaleez.co.uk Strategic link road – ELR(S) – part of new orbital route New residential community with Primary School and Local Centre and walk to work Housing Mix – custom build, affordable, elderly care Sports village + extensive open space Comprehensive Flood management Landscape integration
Our commitment: Whilst a targeted assessment of demand and viability review will be needed we have enough confidence to target some 165 plots as custom or self-build, representing 15% of our planned housing output.
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