SLP KDBH Extracts - Flipbook - Page 166
722.
The new school will meet the educational needs of both primary and secondary pupils in the
settlement in a single location, utilising shared and modern facilities, many of which are not
often available to primary school children.
723.
The KDBH Neighbourhood Plan also includes aspirations for facilities such as schools to be
available for use by the wider community. The all-through school will deliver improved and
modern infrastructure that will not only support education and increase opportunities for
pupils at all stages of their learning, but also provide facilities that can be used and enjoyed
by the wider community.
724.
The new school will be located away from Station Road and will not be accessed from it.
Whilst there will be pedestrian and cycling connectivity from both within and through the site
to the schools, the main access will be taken off Warwick Road. This will result in existing
school traffic being displaced from Station Road, allowing for more free-flowing traffic in this
area of the settlement, and thereby reducing congestion. It will also provide an opportunity
for higher density residential development to take place on one of the most accessible parts
of the Site, which will facilitate more sustainable access to the village centres and public
transport links, as well as reducing car use in and around this part of the village. Funding for
the school will be expected via section 106 agreements associated with the development of
the allocated sites.
725.
In accordance with the Council’s standards, 4.9ha of open space will be required on site.
Doorstep, local and neighbourhood play areas should be provided and the public open
space should include a green link to the neighbouring Middlefield development to support
and encourage connectivity and permeability.
726.
The site as a whole includes a number of constraints including a Local Wildlife Site,
protected trees and other valued landscape features. The Grade II listed Rotten Row Farm
also lies adjacent to the site, with the site providing some of its setting. These issues will
need careful consideration in the design of any future scheme. Development will also incur
the loss of semi-improved grassland on the site and biodiversity off-setting will therefore be
required.
727.
The Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment includes this site. It highlights that fluvial and
surface water flood risks are present along the route of the Cuttle Brook and tributaries within
the site boundary. Public Open Space within the site could be utilised to provide flood
alleviation benefits and the deculverting of the watercourse passing through the site could
provide significant environmental benefits. Areas identified as being at risk from fluvial and
surface water flooding should be integrated into green infrastructure, which presents wider
opportunities to improve biodiversity and amenity as well as climate change adaptation. An
integrated drainage, landscape and ecological strategy should be developed for the site and
a Flood Risk Assessment will be required at the detailed design stage.
728.
The areas of the site closest to the settlement perform very well in terms of accessibility to all
key services and facilities, as well as public transport. Additional measures to promote and
enhance sustainable modes of transport both within and beyond the site boundary will be
required. Development should include permeable and attractive walking and cycling links to
encourage sustainable access and connectivity to Knowle village centre, Dorridge Railway
Station, and the wider settlement and Green Belt beyond. It will be expected that safe and
convenient routes will be provided throughout the site and link in with existing and proposed
cycle and walking networks, including those that are identified in the Council’s Cycling and
Walking Strategy.
729.
The site is in an area with medium landscape character sensitivity and low visual sensitivity.
The landscape value of the area is medium with an overall low landscape capacity to
accommodate new development. Development of the site would be consistent with Option G
of the Spatial Strategy for the significant expansion of rural villages.
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