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ID sylw: 101324

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Trenport Investments Limited

Asiant : WSP UK

We submit evidence and technical reports in relation to site ref 697 to summarise the likely impacts of development and mitigation measures such that potential constraints identified in the HELAA with an 'amber' rating can become 'green'.

The site is deliverable and viable, with a single owner with a strong track record of successfully delivering similar schemes.

The attached Heritage Impact Assessment which concludes development would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of nearby Listed Buildings and the Lighthorne Conservation Area. The modest scale and linear layout will reduce potential impacts, mitigated by the public benefits of a self/custom build scheme. We also attach a Landscape appraisal which concludes a small and sympathetically-designed development would have medium-low effect on surrounding landscape. The proposed masterplan responds to the findings and recommendations in a manner that will mitigate the potential concerns identified in the HELAA.

We attach a Preliminary Ecological Assessment. Despite the identification of Pratt's Farm Meadow as a potential Local Wildlife Site by NCAP this site has not moved forward to become an LWS and is unlikely to do so because the habitat assets identified are of limited ecological value. The PEA confirms that if the the scrubland, mature trees and hedgerows are safeguarded, and a portion of grassland retained and enhanced, development will be acceptable. The indicative masterplan incorporates these elements and will deliver +10% BNG on site.

The attached Preliminary Technical Appraisal on Flood Risk and Surface Water Drainage addresses the HELAA 'amber' flood riskrating. The report concludes that a site allocation and future development should not be precluded on flood risk grounds so long as recommendations are followed, including submission of a full formal planning FRA and a formal surface water drainage strategy incorporating SuDS.

We attach a Transport and Highways Technical Note. The site is well-connected in an area without highway safety issues and with existing pedestrian, cycling and bus routes. The site could generate between 5-6 two-way movements during peak hours and would not result in any detrimental effects on traffic congestion or the local highway network.

The site is in a Minerals Safeguarding Area for Building Stone and Unconsolidated Sand and Gravel. These are large district-wide areas and the site is not a designated Mineral Site or Allocation. As the site is partially within a Conservation Area and close to other heritage assets it is not suitable for mineral extraction.