Planning the Future to enhance and sustain our town
PETERSFIELD TOWN DESIGN STATEMENT
VISION
• A safe, prosperous and well designed town, enhanced by the quality of its built and natural environment
• Our past respected, with future developments sympathetic to the town’s character and heritage
• Our whole community involved in its future, through debate and discussion
• Sustainable solutions implemented in all future developments
PURPOSE
• Providing design guidance to developers as an adopted policy of EHDC - Improving the quality of development
• Involving the local community - Raising local awareness of design and environmental
issues
• Proposing ideas for implementation by the public, private and voluntary sectors
AIMS
• Adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document as part of the Local Development Framework
• Ideas and suggestions to be taken forward by all key public, private and community interests
TIMETABLE until now
• Nov. 06 - May 07 Steering Group set up
• June - Sept. 07 Public launch + Petersfield Festivities
• Oct. - Dec. 07 Analysis of each area (25)
• Jan. 08 Exhibition of results
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TIMETABLE from now
• Jan. - April 08 Preparation of draft Town Design Statement
• May - July 08 Publish for Consultation
• August - Nov. 08 Revise and submit to EHDC
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ANALYSIS
• Petersfield was divided into 25 areas
• Each area was analysed for- its context
- vistas
- landscaping
- building materials and characteristics
- roofs
- special features and landmarks
- sustainability
- issues and recommendations
ANALYSIS
• The analysis was undertaken by volunteers, recruited through events and the website http://petersfield.pbwiki.com
• This Exhibition provides the opportunity to review and comment on the work undertaken
• Each display board shows the results for the different areas
• This presentation provides an overall summary of the issues and recommendations
• Development threats to character, quality and setting of town
• Better management of traffic and parking
• Enhancement of green spaces
• Improvements to lighting and signs
• Challenge of sustainability
• Flooding risk and treatment of water courses
• Key opportunities for development and enhancement
ISSUES SUMMARY
THREAT TO CHARACTER
THREAT TO CHARACTER
DEVELOPMENT THREATS TO CHARACTER, QUALITY AND SETTING OF TOWN
• Infilling of gardens (Areas 2, 3, 9)
• Redevelopment of housing to flats (Areas 9, 14)
• Further development on “green” fields (Area 23)
• Town Centre pressures (Areas 13, 19)
• Poor design of new developments (All areas)
• Views from outside town (Areas 11, 25,)
TRAFFIC AND PARKING
TRAFFIC AND PARKING
• Commuter pressure on residents’ parking (Areas 6, 7, 15)
• Insufficient residents’ parking spaces (Area 5)
• Speed of traffic (Areas 3, 20, 23)
• Impact and management of traffic (Areas 1,11, 13, 19)
• Car Parking at Station (Area 13)
ENHANCEMENT OF GREEN SPACES
ENHANCEMENT OF GREEN SPACES
• Protection and enhancement of green fingers (Areas 4, 8)
• Management and protection of trees (Areas 1, 3,9)
• Improvements to existing green spaces (Areas 9, 16)
• Conservation of important green areas (Areas 18, 25)
IMPROVEMENTS TO LIGHTING AND SIGNS
IMPROVEMENTS TO LIGHTING, SIGNS AND STREET FURNITURE
• Better lighting and energy conservation (Areas 13, 19)
• Shop signs (Areas 13, 19)
• Traffic signs and clutter (Areas 1, 3)
• Street Furniture (Areas 13,19, 20)
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY
• Major issue affecting all areas - will require clear guidance and standards
• “Tackling climate change is a key Government priority for the planning system” (Supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1)
FLOODING AND WATERCOURSES
FLOODING AND WATERCOURSES
• Flooding - major potential impact on town centre and the Causeway (Areas 12, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24)
• Improvement and enhancement of watercourses - town centre (Areas 13, 19, 20); Sheet and Pulens Lane (Areas 1, 3)
KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
• Town centre
• Land adjacent to Community Centre
• Railway Station
• Lavant Street
• Telephone Exchange
• Chapel Street
• The Square
• Central Car Park
• Festival Hall Car Park
• Dragon Street “Gateway”
OTHER ISSUES
• Bio-diversity - creation/improvement/protection of wildlife and ecologically rich green corridors (Areas 1, 3, 7)
• Electricity lines - reduction of impact of overhead lines (Areas 1, 3, 23)
YOUR VIEWS
• Contribute your ideas and comments today
• Use the website - http://petersfield.pbwiki.com
• Send us your comments
• WE NEED YOUR HELP AND IDEAS
• THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
• We will review the results from today
• We will prepare a draft of the Design Statement
• This will incorporate the material on display
• We will highlight recommendations to the relevant authorities
• We will consult again in May - July on our draft
• We will finalise the Statement for submission to EHDC by the end of 2008
