Timetable and Contents of Planning Application

 Forest Heath District Council

FOREST HEATH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Media Briefing Note

Planning application received for Hatchfield Farm, Newmarket

  • This note is to make you aware that an outline planning application has been received for this site, It is anticipated that this application will be validated this week and available at www.forest-heath.gov.uk by early next week.
  • The Council has a 16 week period in which to careful assess this application and reach a decision.  This period expires at the end of March.
  • This therefore enables the Examination in Public to be heard, concluded (last scheduled day is 14 January 2010) and the Inspectors decision, anticipated by the end of February /early March to be received and taken on board, before this application is considered by Planning Committee.
  • Given the scale of this development, the consultation period (for non technical consultees) will be extended to provide a greater opportunity to view the documents and to understand the process before commenting.  It is intended that the date for comment be extended to the end of February 2010. In the meantime the consultation with the technical statutory bodies will continue in the usual manner.

The application:

comprehensive mixed use development comprising:

  • Up to 1,200 dwellings
  • Up to 27,000m2 of B1 employment floorspace
  • Community facilities (up to 500m2) of D1 uses
  • Retail development (up to 250m2) of A1 uese
  • 80 bed hotel (C1 use)
  • Restaurants, food and drink establishments (up to 1,000m2) of A3, A4 and A5 uses
  • Park and Ride (up to 100 spaces)
  • Up to 9,000m2 of B1 employment and D2 Assembly and Leisure uses
  • Primary School reservations (2 form entry)
  • Two vehicular accesses into the site
    • Improvement of the A142/Willie Snaith roundabout to provide a fourth (east facing) arm
    • A new roundabout access on to the A142 north of the A142/Studlands Park Avenue roundabout and realignment of the A142
  • A pedestrian/cycle routes and estate roads
  • Playing fields and pavilion, children’s play space, informal open space, allotments and landscaping
  • Foul and surface water drainage infrastructure.

The application is accompanied by a range of technical documents including: design and access statement, environmental impact assessment, transport assessment and travel plan, flood risk assessment, planning policy statement, horse racing impact statement, statement of community involvement and tree survey.  All of these will need to be properly assessed.

ENDS

For further information please contact:

Chloe Bone, Communications Officer, on 01638 719728

Vikki Austin, Communications Officer, on 01638 719236

Email

Chloe.bone@forest-heath.gov.uk

Vikki.austin@forest-heath.gov.uk

 

Sally Rodé, Communications Manager

Tel: 01638 719361 Fax: 01638 716493 Mobile: 07500106137 Home: 01842 878193

Sally.rode@forest-heath.gov.uk

 

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