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Planning the Future to enhance and sustain our town

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

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Planning the Future to enhance and sustain our town

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  1. Planning the Future to enhance and sustain our town PETERSFIELD TOWN DESIGN STATEMENT

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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 6

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. ISSUES SUMMARY • 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

  10. THREAT TO CHARACTER

  11. THREAT TO CHARACTERDEVELOPMENT 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,)

  12. TRAFFIC AND PARKING

  13. 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)

  14. ENHANCEMENT OF GREEN SPACES

  15. 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)

  16. IMPROVEMENTS TO LIGHTING AND SIGNS

  17. 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)

  18. SUSTAINABILITY

  19. 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)

  20. FLOODING AND WATERCOURSES

  21. 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)

  22. KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT

  23. 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”

  24. 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)

  25. 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!

  26. 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

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