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BEACON PARK AND PENNYCROSS Sustainable neighbourhood development plan 01752 304822 [email protected] www.plymouth.gov.uk/ldf Beacon Park and Pennycross is an attractive residential community with some good local facilities, a wide range of housing, and is close to Central Park. The neighbourhood has a good mix of housing types including Victorian terraces, Abercrombie estates, areas of 50’s semi-detached housing, and new developments including a block of apartments. There is a high proportion of owner occupied dwellings with a very small amount of affordable housing. The retail centres throughout the neighbourhood are all well served by public transport and the neighbourhood benefits from areas of green space with high ecological value to the north and east. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY The A38, A386 and A3064 form distinct boundaries ■ due to their major traffic role, but once inside the neighbourhood it becomes difficult to navigate. The housing layout forms no particular pattern and together with steep hills makes the neighbourhood difficult to navigate. The neighbourhood has a wide variety of housing ■ types; however, the proportion of flats is below the Plymouth average and could be increased to provide a balanced community. This would help increase the density of housing and the viability of local services. Despite shops being interspersed throughout the ■ neighbourhood, two sizable areas are not within walking distance of shops which provide goods that meet residents’ daily needs. A number of local facilities have closed down in recent ■ years. This supports the idea that the neighbourhood’s population is not sufficient enough to sustain all of the retail properties that exist in the neighbourhood. There are gaps in community facilities, in particular, ■ places for young people, health and community centres, a library, leisure and arts centres, and other places for residents to meet and socialise. Much of the neighbourhood is near Central Park. While ■ this provides residents with good access to open and green space along with the other facilities available on this site, pedestrian and cycle links across Outland Road are poor and make getting to the park difficult . WHAT DO YOU THINK? Find out about events and make your comments at www.plymouth.gov.uk/ldf from 16 February to 30 March 2011
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BEACON PARK AND PENNYCROSSSustainable neighbourhood development plan
01752 304822 [email protected] www.plymouth.gov.uk/ldf
Beacon Park and Pennycross is an attractive residential community with some good local facilities, a wide range of housing, and is close to Central Park. The neighbourhood has a good mix of housing types including Victorian terraces, Abercrombie estates, areas of 50’s semi-detached housing, and new developments including a block of apartments. There is a high proportion of owner occupied dwellings with a very small amount of affordable housing. The retail centres throughout the neighbourhood are all well served by public transport and the neighbourhood benefits from areas of green space with high ecological value to the north and east.
WhAt WE hAvE fOuND Out ABOut YOuR COmmuNitY
The A38, A386 and A3064 form distinct boundaries ■due to their major traffic role, but once inside the neighbourhood it becomes difficult to navigate. The housing layout forms no particular pattern and together with steep hills makes the neighbourhood difficult to navigate.
The neighbourhood has a wide variety of housing ■types; however, the proportion of flats is below the Plymouth average and could be increased to provide a balanced community. This would help increase the density of housing and the viability of local services.
Despite shops being interspersed throughout the ■neighbourhood, two sizable areas are not within walking distance of shops which provide goods that meet residents’ daily needs.
A number of local facilities have closed down in recent ■years. This supports the idea that the neighbourhood’s population is not sufficient enough to sustain all of the retail properties that exist in the neighbourhood.
There are gaps in community facilities, in particular, ■places for young people, health and community centres, a library, leisure and arts centres, and other places for residents to meet and socialise.
Much of the neighbourhood is near Central Park. While ■this provides residents with good access to open and green space along with the other facilities available on this site, pedestrian and cycle links across Outland Road are poor and make getting to the park difficult .
WhAt DO YOu thiNK? Find out about events and make your comments at www.plymouth.gov.uk/ldf from 16 February to 30 March 2011
Local Centre -Segrave Road.
Local Centre -Peverell Corner.
New pedestrian crossingin association withthe Adopted Central ParkArea Action Plan.
Site in Peverell neighbourhood - Is there potential in this location for a gateway development that could contribute to improvements in the neighbourhood or is it worthy of retention?Does this site offer an opportunity for development or is there a need to improve the existing open space?
Potential for residential developmentand community facility on HellermanTyton, would you support thisproposal?
Potential for residential development andcommunity facilities with inclusion of replacement sports pitches or equivalent off-site provision, would you support thisproposal?
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Please identify which green spaces are of importance to you and why?
Have we missed any green spaces?
The Central Park AreaAction Plan has already been adopted and includes variousproposals and enhancements that could impact your neighbourhood
Site in Peverell neighbourhood - Potential redevelopment, for in the region of 26 homes and 700 square meters of retail floor space as allocated in the Adopted Central Park Area Action Plan.
Possible improved entrance features inassociation with the Central Park AreaAction Plan.
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LL??Do you consider the shopping facilities in this neighbourhood areadequate? If not let us know whatneeds to be changed. For example, do you feel that thecentres are safe and attractive?
Local Centre -Milehouse. Reproduced from the Ordnance Surveys digital maps with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
© Crown Copyright. Plymouth City Council Licence No. 100018633. This map extract has been produced for the sole purpose of providing you with reference information only. NO FURTHER COPIES CAN BE MADE. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Published 2010. Scale 1:10500
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OBjECtivES WE thiNK COulD guiDE futuRE ChANgES iN BEACON PARK AND PENNYCROSS
Beacon Park and Pennycross have a range of attributes that make for a good quality of life. However, there are some changes that could bring greater vitality and improvements. A key challenge is the way that the road network makes movement into and around the neighbourhood difficult.
Development should contribute to redressing the ■imbalance in housing type and tenure by including flats as well as more owner-occupied and rented accommodation. This will also help to increase the density of the neighbourhood and the viability of local services.
Distinct buildings should be built if possible so they can ■act as landmarks for people moving in and around the neighbourhood.
Opportunities for better links to Central Park and ■to green spaces in and around the neighbourhood, especially to the north, should be exploited where possible.
Development should protect existing sports pitch ■provision.
Improving the neighbourhood’s centres would make it ■easier for people to find their way around. This could be achieved through mixed used development which achieves higher density housing and delivers new retail, employment and community facilities.
A glimPSE Of WhAt thiS might mEAN
The development of new flats in strategically located ■areas could help to bolster the retail clusters, and act as local landmarks.
Development on the former Civil Service Site could ■help address the imbalance of housing type and create a landmark to help people find their way around. The sports pitches should be retained, or equivalent provision made elsewhere.
Residential development at Pennycross Close could ■increase the density of the neighbourhood and the viability of local services.
In addition to improved park entrances, a new ■pedestrian crossing as shown in the Central Park Area Action Plan could be investigated.
No decisions have been made on any changes to the neighbourhood. We want to hear from communities about what they want in their areas.
glOSSARY
local Centre - a small number of shops and facilities that are generally used by people living in walking distance.
