THE SITE, OPPORTUNITIES & CONSIDERATIONS
The Sheepwash Farm site extends to approximately 11.3 hectares. It forms an agricultural field that is located between two built-up areas of Whittington.
The site’s features have shaped the emerging development proposals and a suite of technical assessments and surveys of the site have been undertaken. These have identified a number of opportunities and key considerations which have informed the emerging proposals. No significant constraints which would prevent the delivery of a high quality and sustainable development on the site have been identified.
The plan below indicates the key considerations and opportunities that have been identified.
In summary, the following opportunities and key considerations have been identified:
Opportunities
Considerations
Considerations
- Provision of up to 270 dwellings, which would assist in addressing the recognised shortfall in market and affordable housing.
- Potential daylighting and restoration of Fisherwick Brook which is culverted underneath the site, providing benefits for biodiversity, recreation and amenity.
- Provision of significant areas of public open space, with new play space and other potential open space typologies, such as allotments.
- Middleton Bridge is pedestrian route which adjoins the north-western boundary of the site, providing opportunity for improved connections to and from Whittington and through the site.
- Further active travel routes through the site could be provided within a green and blue infrastructure network, providing opportunity for leisure and recreation.
- Potential for on-site biodiversity enhancements, with existing boundary planting retained and strengthened
Considerations
Considerations
Considerations
- Utilities: A gas pipeline runs through the central part of the site.
- Culvert: Fisherwick Brook is culverted underneath the site.
- Highways: Whittington Bridge along Fisherwick Road does not cater for pedestrians.
- Neighbouring Uses & Noise: The railway line to the north and the yard associated with Sheepwash Farm to the east present potential noise sources for future residents.
- Ecology & Biodiversity: The site mostly comprises of farmland which is of relatively low biodiversity value, although there are some higher value habitats consisting of trees, hedgerows, woodland and grassed field margins.
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