REPORT BACK SESSION 14/11/07

The report back on the Community Action Day took place tonight at Parsons Mead.  This is a quick interim report on the main points.  A large number of people were in attendance including representatives of the press.

After a summary of what had gone on at the Community Day the first attempt at a plan for the site was presented.  Essentially there is more open space on the site in the new plan than is currently on the site as designated open space, however some of it has been moved around.  Taking the Eastern end of the site the playing fields from the boundary up to the line of trees is retained as playing fields and has a sports pavilion built on it on the Ottways Lane side.  A band of open space is retained across the back of the site (the A24 side) that links to a second public open space that encompasses the original house (that is retained and refurbished as some sort of community facility) and the mulberry tree that Samuel Pepys sat under.  In addition another band of land up to 7 metres deep is retained as green space/foot path along the full length of the Ottways Lane side of the site.  There will be a single vehicular entrance through the historic entry to the site.  The two housing blocks (one abutting Bramley close) the other between the old house and the line of trees flanking the playing field will provide 150 dwellings made up of 90 houses, 18 flats and 42 affordable housing units.  Buildings will be a mix of 2 and 3 stories, with traditional sloping roof design.  Housing density is around 30 properties per hactare  which is in line with the government's minimum recommended housing density.

During the course of the coming weekend the whole handout presented at the end of the meeting by the architects will be scanned and put onto the website.

The will be a further session on Tuesday December 11th at 7:00pm in the PM Junior Hall to discuss the plan further.

NEXT MEETING 11th DECEMBER 7:00pm PM JUNIOR HALL