Lairhillock

1. Lairhillock Sustainable Village

2. Update on proposals • Development Plan clarity • Amended, more detailed proposal • Issues raised at last meeting • Commitment to community

3. Roads and Transport • AWPR – Links with Elsick proposals • Bus Service • Traffic Assessment

4. Traffic Assessment • Assessment carried out in February 2010 • Analysis of existing junctions • Analysis and detailed discussion with Aberdeenshire Council on bridge • Analysis of potential bus stops and access

5. Traffic Assessment • The following stages were required to assess the potential traffic impact from the development • Base conditions – collected by onsite survey work • Development Trip Generation (accepted standards – TRICS database) • Development Trip Distribution (Census data) • Model Building/Testing (both a bass model – existing situation, and a scenario test model, showing the road network after development

6. Traffic Assessment • The scenario test model showed the existing road network to have substantial capacity • Junction improvements are required to bring the network up to the currently required standards, but these improvements are easily deliverable • A formalisation of the priority system at the bridge will be an improvement on the current situation • The junction improvements and the proposed bus stops will be of benefit to existing road users • Access to the school will become safer through improvements • Details of traffic modelling to be incorporated onto our website as soon as possible

7. Architectural Layout – Concept and Design

8. Architecture and Landscape

9. House Mix

10. Commerce – Children’s Nursery

11. Environmentally Sustainable

12. Socially Sustainable

13. Summary We feel that we have produced a design concept that will enhance peoples living environment, giving them a sense of place, while encouraging both existing and new residents to develop within the new community.

14. Landscape Impact Existing agricultural landscape No wildlife or conservation designations Does not impact on Core Path Network

15. Landscape Impact Topography limits long distance views of site

16. Landscape Impact Limited middle distance views

17. Landscape Impact Close distance views from local road network and adjacent buildings mitigated by attractive landscape design

18. Views mitigated by attractive landscape Landscape Framework

19. Landscape Framework Landscape is critical to ensure that the development ‘fits’ with the character of the area No harsh features, fences etc.

20. Landscape Framework Concentration on native species Use of rural hedgerows and tree belts Burnside park

21. Community Landscape Allotments Community orchard Hedgerows and tree belts Footpath network Connectivity with School Traditional village green

22. Community Landscape Allotments Community Orchard Village Green Strategic Landscaping Children’s Play Area Potential School Project

23. Servicing • Ground Conditions • Environment • Flood Risk Assessment • Pipeline Constraints • Water • Gas • Electric • Foul Drainage • Surface Water Drainage

24. Major Applications Process • Met with Aberdeenshire Council Planners and technical consultees on 7th April 2010 • Generally positive response • Attractive, innovative layout, favouring pedestrians and community ‘sense of place’ • Affordable housing preferred as ‘low cost home ownership’ mixed through the development. 25% of overall development. • Planning Gain package • Available school capacity, interest in allotments and community orchard ideas • No technical constraints

25. Conclusions • Sensitive village style development • Supporting local school roll • Maintaining a rural character • Providing a ‘community’ with community facilities for new and existing residents • Landscape and access improvements – burnside park, footpaths, cycle routes • Allotments and community orchard • Deliverable and highly sustainable

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