Welcome to our consultation website
Land East of Alcester Road, Wythall
Node has been commissioned by Riva Land (Wythall) Limited to undertake a masterplanning exercise in support of an outline planning application to Bromsgrove District Council for the residential development of land east of Alcester Road, Wythall (“the site”). This consultation web site has been set up to enable the local community to provide feedback to the proposals.
Introduction
The vision for the site is to create a high quality, desirable new residential community in Wythall, which draws upon the local area’s distinctive characteristics and responds sensitively to its environment.
This landscape led proposal includes the development of up to 93 residential dwellings, enclosed by generous communal landscape spaces which incorporate existing landscape features, children’s play space and water sensitive urban design features.
The Site
The site lies within the designated Green Belt, located to the south-west of Wythall and north-east of Bromsgrove. The landholding is a unique but broadly triangular in shape and is bounded by Station Road to the north, Tanners Green Lane to the south, and Alcester Road (A435) to the west.
To the east, the site adjoins a proposed residential development with a public right of way. The site comprises two grassland parcels separated by a mature vegetation.
The boundary consist predominantly of low hedgerows with intermittent mature trees along the northern, western, and southern edges, whilst the most of the eastern boundary is formed by a dense vegetation.
The topography has gradually changed the levels, increasing from the southeast towards the northwest of the site.
Appreciating The Context
In order to create places with true sense of character, we must first understand the place we are in. Character and sense of place go far beyond the colour of brick used on the buildings. Contextual cues can be found in every corner of the existing built and landscape environment, from the shape of public spaces, the organisation of streets, the relationship buildings have with one another, and of course, the materials and detailing those buildings are constructed with.
This section of the design and access statement provides an overview of some of the key characteristics that shape the local built and landscape environment.
This section should therefore be seen as both a summary of the evidence base used in the creation of the outline masterplan, and as a starting block for future detailed applicants to undertake their own contextual analysis.
This chapter is structured around the following baseline assessment groups:
- Strategic context: understanding the site’s planning context, together with local contextual features
- Built morphology: understanding the organisation and arrangement of streets, spaces and buildings
- Landscape character: understanding the significant national, regional and local landscape characteristics
- Site assessment: understanding the site itself and identifying any technical constraints
- Opportunities and constraints: summarising the key findings in the baseline assessment.
Supporting Information
Further information in support of the plans to provide new affordable homes for Wythall can be found by following the link below
Share Your Views
As part of the preparation of a planning application on the site we are keen to ascertain the community’s view.