Information for Balloch Community CouncilSeptember 2019

Chapelton, Balloch

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Introduction: The process to date

Public Consultation 1 : 4th April 2019 at Balloch Hall

Public Consultation 2 : 20th June 2019 at Balloch Hall

Community Council Design Review : 26th August at Threesixty Architecture

Submission for Planning In Principle : 16th September

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Context: Where we are in the process

Where are we in the development process?

2019

2nd consultation

PIP DecisionDetailed Planning Submission

Detailed Planning Decision

Earliest Site Start for Phase 1 (60 units)

60 Units CompleteAdditional 60 Units Complete

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Additional 60 Units Complete Additional 60 Units Complete

PIP Submission

1st consultation

*Indicative time-scales only

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Context: What is Planning in Principle?

‘planning permission in principle is to establish the acceptability of a proposal in principle without having to develop the detailed proposals’The focus is on:• Policy• Infrastructure• Surrounding Environment • Approach - Creating a sense of place• Strategy - Creating a framework for detailed application known

as Matter Specified in Conditions - ‘MSC application’

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X X XContext: What Planning in Principle is not?What the application does not address is detailed design.

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Public Consultation 1

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Public Consultation 2

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Communication with the community• Community Council

• 2 no. Public Consultation

• Boards left in-situ in the hall

• Feedback forms

• Emails - including how to place a statutory objection

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Rory Kellett

From: invernessSent: 24 July 2019 11:41To: invernessSubject: Second Balloch Community Consultation Feedback

Balloch Farm Community Consultation No. 2: 20th June 2019 Thank you Thank you for giving your feedback following our second consultation event held on 20th June 2019. As agreed with your community council the presentation boards were left in the hall along with additional comment sheets. The boards were also posted on your community council website and are still available to view at http://www.ballochcc.btck.co.uk/CurrentConsultations Feedback received We have had 14 no. responses back – 5 of which were from people that did not respond to the first consultation. The first consultation was held on Tuesday 30th April and received 40 no. comments. Unfortunately, we can’t reply to each of you individually, but we are liaising directly with your community council and moving forward all correspondence will be with your community council. Land ownership queries We have had a number of queries regarding landownership. These areas are outside our application site. Unfortunately we can’t undertake individual title searches for land outside the application area. What is happening next? We are reviewing/ amending proposals and will be engaging with your community council. It is our intention to submit a planning application in September/ October 2019. Accessing and commenting on the planning application During the current consultation your feedback and comments have been useful in guiding our proposals, but they are not formally recorded. However once the planning application has been submitted, your formal and recorded comments can be lodged with the Highland Council Planning Department either in writing or via their website. https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/180/planning_-_applications_warrants_and_certificates/143/planning_permission/4 How to stay informed Your Community Council Website & Social Media – We recommend that you stay in touch with your community council, they will keep you up to date. Please check at the local hall and your community council’s website and social media feeds for more information. This email has been issued to:

• 40 no. persons via email (all of those who have issued us with an email address from consultation no.1 & Consultation no. 2)

• Your Community Council c/o Ian Williams (chair) • Your 3no. local councillors (Cllr Balfour/ Cllr Campbell-Sinclair/ Cllr Robertson)

Kind regards The Threesixty Architecture Team on behalf of the Highland Council

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How has the feedback influenced the proposals?

• We added additional woodland areas

• ‘Wildlife’ corridor to the South of site

• Engaged with Highland Council Education & Learning regarding school provision

• Increased proposed SUDS capacity

• Noted residents concerns regarding informal access through to 8-18Culloden Road

• Ensured that the unique identities of Balloch & Culloden are preserved

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What makes Chapelton, Balloch unique?

• Green links & amenity spaces

• Connectivity/walking/cycling

• Site layout and arrangement: Designing Streets - Putting people first / wellbeing

• Topography & location of site

• Accessible housing will be delivered in the first phase

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Place Making: 6 Qualities of successful places

1. Distinctive

2. Safe and Pleasant

3. Easy to move around

4. Welcoming

5. Adaptable

6. Resource efficient

Source: Designing Streets

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Place Making: Chapelton, Balloch

These are the documents we have used to inform the design.

To date we have focused on place and being informed by the surrounding environment.

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Place Making: Prioritising people over cars

Source: Designing Streets

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Place Making: Chapelton, BallochUnique & Responsive to its Place

Density and Road Hierarchy

Create Realms & Gateways

Legibility

Streets not Roads

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decreasingly segregated

Increasingly sharedIncreasingly cooperative

Place Making: Creating StreetsSource: Designing Streets

Chapelton Development

Standard Development

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Place Making: Creating Streets

How we place cars and arrange buildings make the biggest difference to how a place feels

Source: Designing Streets

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6.0m Roadway

Roadway

3.0m Footpath

Footpath

Parking

Parking

Footpath

Front Garden

Private Garden

2.5m Verge

Place Making: Creating Streets/ In Section

6.0m Roadway

Roadway

3.0m Footpath

Footpath

Parking

Parking

Footpath

Front Garden

Private Garden

2.5m Verge ü

û14-18 m

22 -25 m

Typical Development

Chapelton Development 17

Where we were at Consultation 2

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1. Development areas have tightened up to give more green space

2. Specific house types integrated: • bungalows/1

storey• semi-detached/2

storey• detached/2 storey • cottage flats

3. More green space and defined landscape

Place Making: Developed Layout

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Render Facing brickwork accents Cladding accents

Place Making: Building Materials

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Place Making: Landscaping

Rail fencing with planting

Timber panel fencing

Stone feature wall at entrance [minimal use only]

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Place Making: Hard Surfaces

Black top Paviours Gravel

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