Arborfeld Garrison & Adjoining Land Exhibition of Planning Application Proposals

25th April 2013

Visioning and Issues Post-it Workshop Community Planning Weekend - issues workshop using post-it notes Community Planning Weekend - Hands-on Planning Workshop
Community Planning Weekend - Hands-on Planning Workshop
Community Planning Weekend - Report back exhibition
Background
Following an extensive period of public consultation Wokingham Borough
Councils Core Strategy identifed Arborfeld SDL as a Strategic Development
Location (SDL) in 2010, to deliver 3,500 new homes.
Ownership of the developable parts of the site is shared between two
main parties: a consortium of landowners known as the Arborfeld Garrison
Landowners Consortium (AGLC); which is a collaboration between Defence
Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Wates Development Ltd; and the Marino
Family Trust (MFT). The Consortium owns approximately half of the area
allocated for development and will account for 2,000 of the proposed new
homes, new secondary school, new district centre with a foodstore, shops and
other services and a neighbourhood centre with a new primary school.
The Marino Family Trust Company Ltd (MFT) owns the southern part of the
SDL. This area will accommodate 1,500 new homes, a further primary school,
employment and burial ground.
The focus for Arborfeld Garrison is planning for the creation of a great place
to live, including the best range of local facilities that can be achieved. A key
part of the process is the preparation of a masterplan for the area. The
masterplanning team, led by John Thompson & Partners (JTP) and supported
by gVa (planning consultants) and aMEc (technical consultants), has been
employed by the AGLC, working closely with Wokingham Borough Council, and
other stakeholders, to draw up a masterplan for the area, taking into account the
Planning Authoritys Core Strategy and Supplementary Planning Document that
has been adopted by the Council (2011). The Marino Family Trust has employed
its own masterplanning team, led by Wei Yang and Partners, who are working in
consultation with JTP to ensure a coordinated approach to masterplanning the
SDL as a whole.
aBouT uS & PurPoSE
dEfEncE InfraSTrucTurE
organISaTIon (dIo)
DIO represents the Ministry of Defence as the majority land owner within the SDL
on all estate development matters.
WaTES dEVEloPMEnTS
Wates Developments is an expert in land, planning and joint ventures in residential
development throughout southern England. Privately owned by the Wates family
for more than 115 years, their commitment to residential development remains at
the heart of their business. Wates Developments open and consultative approach
to the community is consistent with the highly regarded corporate responsibility
credentials of the Wates Group.
PurPoSE
The purpose of this exhibition is to inform the community about the planning
application proposals for a major mixed-use development at Arborfeld Garrison
and adjoining land. The proposals have been developed in close consultation
with the local community through hands-on planning workshops held during a
Community Planning Weekend in January 2013, and have involved pre-application
discussions with the Council.
A planning application has now been submitted to Wokingham Borough Council
by the Arborfeld Garrison Landowners Consortium (AGLC). It includes outline
plans for up to 2,000 new homes, elderly care, extensive landscape and recreational
greenspaces, a neighbourhood centre with a new primary school and secondary
school, and a new village centre with a community hub, foodstore, shops and other
community services. The application also includes detailed proposals for access, and
provision of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspaces (SANGs).
The aim of the exhibition is to outline the main elements of the planning
application and explain how the proposals have been revised to take account of the
views of the local community.
This event is separate from the Councils statutory consultation process and
is being hosted by the applicants for information purposes. Full technical
reports accompanying the planning application can be viewed independently
at the offces of Wokingham Borough Councils Planning Department, and
on its website. Background information can be viewed on the AGLCs
own website arborfeldvision.com and technical reports can also be
downloaded from this website.
We welcome comments about the proposals, which can be posted on the
AGLCs website, however formal submissions about the planning application
should be directed to the Council.
THE aglc PlannIng
aPPlIcaTIon
The planning application was submitted on 8th April and, following validation,
will be determined in a 28-week period. It is accompanied by a suite of
approximately 20 technical documents and a number of plans, which provide
a comprehensive level of information about the proposed development.
These include:
The Planning Statement, which provides a summary of the scheme and
assesses it against national and local planning policies;
The Transport Assessment (TA), which considers the impacts of the
proposals upon the local highway network and how these can be
mitigated;
The Design and Access Statement (DAS), which assesses the
implications of the scheme from a design perspective, and incorporates
an indicative masterplan; and
The Statement of Community Participation, which discusses how the
proposals have been shaped by local community views.
A full list of submitted documents is found in the Planning Statement. Further
information on the planning application determination programme and next
steps is provided on the last exhibition panel.
Aerial photograph of Arborfeld SDL site Google Maps
Arborfeld Garrison & Adjoining Land Exhibition of Planning Application Proposals
25th April 2013
InTroducTIon
Wokingham Borough Councils Core Strategy sets out the vision for how the
borough will develop in the period to 2026 and how the Council aims to
protect and enhance the good quality of life enjoyed in the borough.
This vision is based on locating the majority of the new housing in high
quality Strategic Development Locations (SDLs), of which Arborfeld
Garrison is one.
STraTEgIc dEVEloPMEnT
locaTIonS
To deliver the necessary development within the borough, the Council has
identifed four SDLs (Core Strategy policies CP18-21) to provide 9,900
of the dwellings required to be built in the borough. The SDLs include
Arborfeld, south of the M4 together with North and South Wokingham.
They have been chosen by the Council to deliver for the area through
locating schemes where they can provide sustainable access to both existing
facilities or where improvements are readily deliverable.
SuPPlEMEnTarY PlannIng
docuMEnT
To guide the SDL proposals for Arborfeld Garrison, the Council adopted a
Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) in October 2011. This documents
purpose is to establish Wokingham Borough Councils expectations about
the masterplanning and design quality that will be forthcoming in future
planning applications and subsequent approved development. It does not
contain detailed proposals for the SDL and it is not poplicy but it is a material
consideration in determining the appropriateness of planning applications and
in moving forward through implementation.
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Crown copyright and database rights 2010 Ordnance Survey 100019592
Strategic Development Locations (source: Wokingham Borough Council)
ocToBEr 2012
JTP appointed to review draft AGLC
masterplan
noVEMBEr 2012 - JanuarY 2013
Prelimery review of previous
masterplan
18 & 19 JanuarY 2013
Community Planning Weekend
8 aPrIl 2013
Planning application submitted to
Wokingham Borough Council
dEcEMBEr 2012
Focussed stakeholder consultations and preparation of
consultation masterplan
fEBruarY 2013
Focussed stakeholder consultations
14 MaY 2009
Stakeholder Workshop,
Wokingham Borough Council Offces
20 JunE 2009
Community Workshop 1
Arborfeld Parish Hall
SEPT - ocT 2009
Options Exhibition
Wokingham Borough Council Offces
17 - 19 JunE 2010
Wokingham Community Hubs Consultation
Finchampstead
25 JulY 2009
Community Workshop 2
Wokingham Borough Council Offces
fEB - MarcH 2010
Statutory Consultation 1
ocT 2011
SPD adopted
9 &10 dEcEMBEr 2010
Exhibition of previous AGLC draft framework plan
PrEVIouS conSulTaTIon & PlannIng HISTorY
WIdEr conTExT
The Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) adopted by WBC
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Approximate
Indicative area
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Indicative
dwelling capacity
(dwellings)
Area A 35 1,050
Includes Neighbourhood Centre and a primary
school
Area B 7 190
Area C 39 720
Includes District Centre and Secondary School
Area D 56 1,540
Includes Neighbourhood Centre and a primary
school
3,500
Notes
1. SDL to be planned according to guideline fgure of 3,500
dwellings up to 2026
2. Land for Schools assumed as up to 10 ha. for Secondary School
and 2.5 ha. for each Primary School.
3. Land for each centre assumed to be up to 6 hectares for the
District Centre and up to 1.5 ha for each Neighbourhood Centre.
4. Areas AD indicate areas for development and do not refer to
development phasing.
5. In order to protect the existing mature trees a detailed tree
survey of the site should be undertaken to inform the masterplan.
6. Particular regard should be had to pedestrian and cycle
connectivity between the neighbourhoods, the SANG to the
South, and surrounding areas.
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Application Site Boundary
Residential Secondary School Interim private open space
SANG
Public open space
Playing fields
District Centre
Supermarket and petrol
fuel station
Future expansion Existing oil pipeline
Primary School Site 2FE
(with extension area to 3FE)
Community DC: District Centre
NC: Neighbourhood Centre
RBI: Regional Bus Interchange
Allotments
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May 2011
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Arborfield Garrison
Planning Application
Figure 1.6
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indicative areas)
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TOTAL SITE AREA: 165 ha
RESIDENTIAL (ha)
R1: 28.31
R2: 1.26 R6: 0.91
R3: 3.08 R7: 8.40
R4: 1.00 R8: 6.85
R5: 2.12 R9: 3.05
TOTAL: 55.61 Ha 2000 homes
(@35 dph)
INTERIM PRIVATE OPENSPACE (ha)
FD1: 5.21
TOTAL: 5.21 Ha
PUBLIC OPENSPACE (ha)
G1: 1.50 G5 (bufers): 2.09
G2: 0.90 G6: 11.384
G3: 0.48 G7: 0.42
G4: 1.98 G8: 1.74
TOTAL: 20.49 Ha
PLAYINGFIELDS (ha)
PF1: 4.00 PF3: 1.586
PF2: 2.43 PF4: (all weather
pitch inc. in SS)
TOTAL: 8.016 Ha (8.016 required, see SS below)
SANG (ha)
S1: 14.90 (not including 1.3ha waterbody, WB)
S2: 23.50
TOTAL: 38.40 Ha (38.40 required)
ALLOTMENTS (ha)
A1: 1.63
A2: 0.87
TOTAL: 2.50Ha (2.50 required)
DISTRICT CENTRE (ha)
DC: 1.5 (ground foor residential blocks to
be mixed use)
SUPERMARKET AREA (ha)
SM: 5.58
Future expansion area (red): 0.45
COMMUNITY (ha)
SS: Secondary School: 10.50 (inc. sports pitches)
2FE Primary School Site, including expansion area
(to include 1200m2 MUGA): 3.4
C1 Church: 0.28
C2 Community Centre: 2.67
TOTAL: 24.38 Ha
INFRASTRUCTURE (ha)
WB: 1.30
Roads and Bufers : 4. 24
M: Moat House: 0.47
RETAINED IN EXISTING USE (ha)
E1: Dovecote: 3.76
E2: Community Centre: 2.67
E3: Church: 0.28
E4: Ofcers Mess
E5: Moat House: 0.47
E6: Infrmary Stables: 0.1
Previous AGLC draft framework plan (2010)
Pre-Consultation Masterplan (18th January 2013) Report Back Masterplan (30th January 2013)
TranSPorT MaTTErS
It is recognised that the AGLC proposals, as part of the Arborfeld Garrison SDL,
will have implications for the local highway network. These impacts are assessed
in the Transport Assessment, and measures put forward to mitigate these effects.
AGLC will only be responsible for addressing issues resulting directly from the
HPA development; resolving any pre-existing traffc problems is a separate
matter for the Local Highway Authority.

Three key strategic improvements have been put forward as follows:
i. Arborfeld Cross Relief Solution - Wokingham Borough Council are
currently reviewing options for a potential bypass to Arborfeld Cross. This is
as an alternative to the nil-detriment solution proposed by AGLC involving
improvements to Arborfeld Cross roundabout. In principle, AGLC would be
willing to make an appropriate fnancial contribution towards the Councils
bypass scheme in accordance with relevant legal guidance and recent appeal
decisions.

ii. Shinfeld East Relief Road - AGLC will be willing to make an appropriate
fnancial contribution towards its delivery based on the comprehensive
assessment of traffc impacts in the Transport Assessment.

iii. Public Transport Improvements - it is proposed to improve the No.144
bus service, together with other measures to enhance the sustainability of the
development from a transport perspective.
30 JanuarY 2013
Report back and exhibition of revised consultation
masterplan
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SITE conTExT
Location of images
ExISTIng SITE fEaTurES
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Land within ownership, outside of the application boundary
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Nicky Fords postcard collection (Arborfeld Local History Society)
Nicky Fords postcard collection (Arborfeld Local History Society)
Nicky Fords postcard collection (Arborfeld Local History Society)
1086 Finchampstead recorded within the Hundred of Cerleton in Williams
Domesday Book, which listed a large oak forest that could support
200 swine. Finchampstead was directly under the rule of William the
Conqueror (died 1087) and then Henry I (King from 1100-1135), who
granted the area to the Lord of Aldermaston.
13th Century Finchampstead became possession of Alard Banister, whose
Grandson did not have any male heirs. The Royal Forest was then
subdivided into four Balliwicks which included Finchampstead Balliwick
and this was broken into four Walkes: Bearwood, Easthampstead,
Sandhurst and Bigshotte.
1607 Enclosures are shown on maps of Swallowfeld, Arborfeld and
Oakingham however Finchampstead remained open heath and
woodland until 1752
Second half of 18th Century Advances in farming (crop rotation, agricultural
machinery and selective livestock breeding) see a move towards
enclosures across Finchampstead and the virtual elimination of small
landowners
1780s John Walter found The Times newspaper in 1785 and his family had a
close connection to Finchampstead. Bearwood Estate provided respite
from the hustle of London. He built the Bearwood Mansion, now a
school, and extended the estate to the east as far as Yateley through the
purchase of the East Court Manor, owned by Charles Fyshe Palmer.
1860s John Walter the Second provided funds to build the village school and
the road across The Ridges, now owned and preserved by the National
Trust
late 1800s John Walter the Third, then editor of The Times, forced to seek
funds to help keep his paper in competition against the newly launched
penny papers on Fleet Street (Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph) and
decides to sell Bearwood Estate
1887 Challenge of supplying Army with remounts during wartime is
recognised. At the time there were two remount depots, one in
Woolwich and one in Dublin
1891 Arborfeld selected as a location for remount depot. Responsibility of
manning depots transferred to the Army Service Corps
Circa 1900
1904 Land in Arborfeld acquired by the War Offce for the Arborfeld
Remount Depot. Land was part of the Bearwood Estate, which was
owned by the Walter Family of the Times Newspaper. Land is frst
rented from Walter family and then purchased.
1904 The site included 200 acres and was worked by three farms: Biggs Farm,
Old Biggs Farm, and Elliss Farm. Garrisons Headquarters are built on
the largest of the three farms, Biggs Farm. Site begins with only a handful
of sheds.
Circa 1912
1914 Acreage increases beyond the eastern boundary. Temporary stabling is
constructed to accommodate more than 600 horses. Several thousand
animals passed through the Depot during World War I.
Circa 1930
1937 Remount Depot closes. Site now covers 500 acres. In the years it was
open, nearly 100,000 horses pass through the depot. The Depot was
on the largest employers in the local area.
1938 Reopens as Arborfeld Garrison
1939 Army Technical School opens and Poperinghe Barracks is built to
accommodate two Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments of the Royal Artillery.
1942 Garrison becomes home to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers of the British Army (REME)
1944 - 1946 Garrison serves as a medical centre and accommodation for troops
before the Normandy Landings and those off to service in northwest
Europe. School renamed the Army Apprentices School.
1966 School renamed The Army Apprentices College
1968 Construction of the Arborfeld Garrison by-pass
1971 Ministry of Defense announces a scheme to upgrade its housing stock.
Arborfeld Garrison is frst site to beneft from scheme.
Circa 1978
1982 School renamed Princess Marina College
1990s Original barracks replaced by modern, state of the art facilities
1995 School renamed Army Apprentices College
2000 School renamed Army Technical Foundation College
2002 Community Centre at the Garrison opens
2004 Decision taken to cease apprentice training at Arborfeld. Over 50,000
men and women began their army careers as apprentice soldiers and
tradesmen at Arborfeld Garrison.
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oPPorTunITIES & conSTraInTS
Significant natural and man-made landscape features including
watercourses; mature trees and lake
Character buildings and structures including:
- The Moat House;
- Sergeants Mess;
- Water tower;
- West Court (a Grade II Listed house currently in use as
an Officers Mess);
- Hogwood Farm (a Grade II Listed farmhouse dating
from the 17th century);
- Westwood Farmhouse (a collection of three Grade II
Listed farm buildings dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th
centuries);
- Lea Farmhouse (a Grade II Listed cottage dating [in part]
from the 16th century)
Scheduled Monuments in the northern part of the site, the
Horse Infirmary and the Moat
Existing community and open space facilities including a gym-
nasium, community centre and playing pitches
California Country Park which contains a Site of Special Sci-
entific Interest (SSSI)
Hogwood Shaw Wildlife Heritage Site
The existing community, centred on the area around Baird
Road in the north-western part of the SDL and to the south
of Biggs Lane (Annington Homes)
The brook running through the site
The flood plain
Overhead power lines crossing the western part of the site
Underground oil pipeline crossing the SDL
The existing highway network
Planning application boundary
Existing Garrison buildings
Scheduled Monuments
Grade II listed buildings
Existing Trees (Retention Value A) - Trees of signifcant value
Existing Trees (Retention Value B) - Trees of reasonable value
Existing Trees (Retention Value C) - Trees of low value
Existing Trees (Value R) - Trees of little value
Underground oil pipeline
Traffc noise from A327 and Langley Common Road
Potential connections with California Country Park
Existing watercourse create attractive routes and destinations
Indicative food plain, inclusive of climate change
Potential key access points into site
Potential minor access points into site
Linking existing and proposed green features, creating a robust green network
Improved cycle/pedestrian and bridleway connections
Hogwood Shaw Wildlife Heritage Site
Summary of opportunities and constraints
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green... Well Connected.....
High Quality...
Community Focussed...
5. ProVIdIng good SErVIcES
Planning ahead to serve new community as it grows;
Schools, GP surgery, dentist, youth clubs, nurseries, early years centres.
6. kEEPIng THE rural cHaracTEr
Sensitive design to preserve rural character;
Preserving the distinct identity of existing villages;
Integrating new buildings and spaces sensitively;
Developing a network of green spaces;
Create links to surrounding countryside;
Keeping a significant amount of green space.
7. EncouragIng EnTErPrISE
Attracting enterprising people with entrepreneurial skills;
Starting viable businesses, new community organisations and social enterprises;
Ensuring the market square becomes a vibrant heart from early stage.
8. EnSurIng HIgH QualITY
Acknowledging you dont get a second chance to make a first impression;
Ensuring first phases of development must be high quality;
Establishing a good reputation from the start;
Making sure standards are kept high in later phases.
9. crEaTIng a SuSTaInaBlE coMMunITY
Social, economic and environmental sustainability inform all aspects plan;
Mix of market and affordable homes to reflect community needs.
10. coMMITTIng To on-goIng EngagEMEnT
Commitment to on-going meaningful engagement with residents;
Community Forum(s) could be led by a Village Team of Community Champions.
open...
Walkable... New to Arborfeld... Well Served...
The vision is underpinned by ten principles for the new Arborfeld. They were
generated during a Community Planning Weekend held in January 2013 and they
underpin the masterplan. As such, they constitute a brief for the creation of the
new community:
1. BuIldIng a STrong coMMunITY
Founded on shared values, respect and neighbourliness;
Enabling parishes to play a key role;
Welcoming new residents and fostering community spirit;
Supporting existing organisations supported and creating new meeting places.
2. crEaTIng IdEnTITY
Agreeing a new name and identity for the place;
Reflecting pride in the past and ambition for the future;
Valuing the areas unique cultural and natural heritage;
Creating new buildings and spaces that lift the human spirit;
Fostering a sense of pride and belonging.
3. MInIMISIng adVErSE IMPacTS
Minimising adverse impact on the existing community;
Meeting demand for transport, sewage, provision of utilities and flood prevention;
Contributing to relief of traffic pinch points;
Integrating safe routes to school and affordable and reliable buses.
4. gETTIng connEcTEd
Creating walkable neighbourhoods that cater for day-to-day needs;
Making routes, spaces and buildings accessible to wheelchair users;
Improving footpaths to villages;
Providing and excellent bridleway network.
VISIon
The vision for Arborfeld is to create a welcoming, enterprising and thoughtfully planned 21st century village, where
modern working patterns as well as rural leisure pursuits are accommodated, and the areas unique human and natural
heritage is valued...