We wish to hear your views with regard to the quality, mix and design of this proposed development. We will consider your views and ideas as we develop our masterplan.

This is your opportunity to comment on and influence the planning of this site. You will have a further opportunity to provide comment to Herefordshire Council during the planning application process.

Alternatively comments can be sent by email:

comments@your-views.co.uk (using ‘Clehonger’ as the subject line)

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Your Views ClehongerGladman House, Alexandria WayCongleton, Cheshire, CW12 1LB

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Gladman Developments Ltd have successfully invested in communities throughout the UK over the past 20 years, developing high quality and sustainable residential, commercial and industrial schemes. We are proposing a residential development on land to the north of Clehonger.

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CLEHONGER

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• National Policy requires every council to identify enough suitable land to provide housing for 5 years. Councils are required by the government to significantly boost the supply of housing and to make planning decisions in the light of a presumption in favour of sustainable development.

• It has been recently confirmed that Herefordshire Council do not have a 5 year supply of housing.

• It is clear there is a substantial housing shortage in the district required to meet the present and future needs of the communities within Herefordshire. Approval of this scheme will help towards addressing this housing shortfall.

HOUSING NEED

Housing Need

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Existing Settlement

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Why is the site suitable for development?Clehonger provides opportunities to help meet the housing shortage within the rural area around Herefordshire. The site is sustainably located with easy access to Hereford Town Centre, development here will help support the existing community facilities such as the primary school, existing community amenities and public transport network.

Land off Madley Road, Clehonger03EXISTING CHARACTER

Herefordshire Council provide supplementary planning guidance on Design and Development requirements. This guidance seeks to assist in the creation of well designed sustainable developments that will improve and enhance the existing environment and will be referred to within the design.

Guidance includes details on:

• Securing high standards of layout and design within new developments.

• Respecting the setting, local identity and character of the area.• Creating places that are easy to get to and move through.• Enhancing and retaining existing natural features.

The Herefordshire Landscape Character Assessment (2004) provides a detailed assessment of the landscape character around the county of Herefordshire. The site falls within the area designated as Principle Settled Farmlands.

Key characteristics of Principal Settled Farmlands include:

• Settled agricultural landscapes of dispersed, scattered farms, relic commons and small villages and hamlets. The mixed farming land use reflects the good soils on which they are typically found.

• Networks of small winding lanes nestling within a matrix of hedged fields are characteristic.

• Tree cover is largely restricted to thinly scattered hedgerow trees, groups of trees around dwellings and trees along stream sides and other watercourses.

• A notably domestic character, defined chiefly by the scale of its field pattern, the nature and density of its settlement and its traditional land uses. Hop fields, orchards, grazed pastures and arable fields, together make up the rich patchwork which is typical of Principal Settled Farmlands.

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger04CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES

What are the constraints and opportunities?

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PHOTO VIEWPOINT 3: View north from the B4349

PHOTO VIEWPOINT 2: View south from within site

PHOTO VIEWPOINT 1: View east from the B4349

Aerial photograph with site boundary and viewpoint locations

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger05VISUAL CONTEXT

Visual AnalysisThe site comprises five fields, of which four are pastoral and a further consists of an existing mature Orchard. To the north of the site the land drops towards the Cage Brook, and B4352, which defines the northern boundary of the site. Cage Brook lies within a well wooded corridor that runs east to west north of the site. The eastern boundary is bordered by a well maintained mature hedgerow. The southern boundary is lined with mature vegetation and trees which become a well maintained hedgerow towards the eastern field parcel along the B4349.

Existing mature trees and hedgerows contain the site and significantly restrict views from the open countryside to the north and west, longer distant views of the ridge to the west are possible. A number of adjacent properties will have views towards the site but these views will be effectively filtered by existing hedgerows and new tree planting along the site boundaries.

The development is set back from the northern boundary to retain the setting of Cage Brook. New planting within this area will comprise native species and be designed to complement the character of the surrounding landscape.

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The historic maps show the growth in Clehonger over the past 86 years. In 1928 development was limited and dispersed sparsely along the existing road network within the village. The village shows relatively little growth within the area until the 1975-1981 map. This illustrates the rapid of expansion of the village with a large estate appearing south of the B4349. The 2002 map shows a small amount of further infill development within the village. There has been little significant development since 2002.

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger06HISTORIC CONTEXT

Historic Maps

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Doctors Surgery

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger07FACILITIES

The site is sustainably located with easy access to existing community amenities and the public transport network. Amenities include a primary school, nursery, a village hall and local convenience store. Bus routes 449 and 39 along the B4349 provide regular services to Hereford.

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger08THE FRAMEWORK

Street trees punctuate views along Main Street

Proposed dwellings overlook open space

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Feature buildings at key locations

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger09ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVES

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Land off Madley Road, Clehonger10THANK YOU

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