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

• Our whole community involved in its future, through debate and discussion

• Sustainable solutions implemented in all future developments

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

• 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

ISSUES SUMMARY

THREAT TO CHARACTER

THREAT TO CHARACTER

DEVELOPMENT 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,)

TRAFFIC AND PARKING

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)

ENHANCEMENT OF GREEN SPACES

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)

IMPROVEMENTS TO LIGHTING AND SIGNS

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)

SUSTAINABILITY

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)

FLOODING AND WATERCOURSES

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)

KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT

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”

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)

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!

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