Old Sarum AirfieldEnquiry by Design

24th & 25th September 2013

Kim Slowe – Managing Director, ZeroC Holdings Ltd

South Wiltshire Core Policy 9 Old Sarum Airfield

New development will only be permitted on Old Sarum Airfield if it delivers the following: A long-term proactive strategy for the enhancement of the Conservation Area including management plan and public access and visitor/interpretive material on its historic relevance; A high quality strategic landscape improvement to mitigate impacts of existing intrusive buildings, to soften impacts when viewed both from out of and into the Conservation Area and from Old Sarum Scheduled Ancient Monument; The completion of a legal agreement (section 106) to agree reasonable controls over flying activity in the interests of the amenity of local residents; Submission, agreement and implementation of a development master plan, which delivers a high quality development that takes opportunities to enhance the historic environment and protects the amenity of existing residents; Retains and safeguards flying activity from the airfield; Provides community benefit for the Old Sarum residents.

Program for today

10.00am – 10.30am Site Visit 11.00am – 12.35pm Background Presentations

Overview Heritage and airfield Adopted Planning Policy Constraints/Options Landscape Sustainability

12.35pm – 13.15pm Questions/Open Forum 13.15pm – 14.15pm Lunch Break 14.15pm – 17.15pm Workshops

Program for tomorrow

17.30pm – 18.30pm Public Presentation on Findings

Who is present

ZeroC - Kim Slowe, Robert Letts, Kate Baker Blanefield Property - Grenville Hodge Ben Pentreath Associates - Ben Pentreath, Rob Illingworth Fabrik - Andrew Smith Feilden and Mawson - Hugh Feilden DPDS Consulting Group - Les Durrant Wiltshire Council - David Milton

Structure of this afternoon

Discussion tables: Landscape and ecology – Andrew Smith Design – Ben Pentreath Heritage and airfield – Grenville Hodge and Hugh Feilden Sustainability and environment – Robert Letts & Les Durrant

Consultant teams

Heritage & Conservation Landscape & Visual Impact Transport Ecology Flood Risk & Surface Water Archaeology Environment Sustainability

ZeroC team

Kim Slowe – Managing Director Robert Letts – Project Director Kate Baker – Assistant Project Manager

Background

The purpose of today’s meeting is twofold: Explain to stakeholders/the general public the current

planning position, the site constraints, issues etc. Hear from the stakeholders & the general public how they

would like to see the site developed giving due regard to the facts

Note: There are NO proposals on the development of the site being put forward by ZeroC at this stage

ZeroC Dorchester based house builder Delivers approximately 150 houses a year Specialist in high quality, design led, sustainable development We understand the importance of community and how the

developments we build integrate with their surroundings Current projects include:

Poundbury, Dorchester - Various mixed us schemes (100+ homes and offices)

Cumnock, Scotland - New urban extension (500 homes) Sidmouth, Devon - 30 high quality sea front apartments Chichester, West Sussex – New scheme of 300 sustainable

homes (former military site)

ZeroC Undertaking

ZeroC will work WITH the local authority, the stakeholders, and the general public to develop a commercially viable plan for Old Sarum Airfield that properly respects the unique characteristics of this high profile site

Old Sarum Airfieldthe constraints

Old Sarum & its settingConservation of the historic airfield buildingsThe airfield today and its operationEnvironmental issuesArchaeologyTransportInfrastructure

Land Ownership

Old Sarum Airfield is currently owned by Blanefield Property

ZeroC has entered into a Joint Venture with the landowner to develop 3 peripheral areas of the site, as delineated by South Wiltshire Core Policy 9

ZeroC will take the lead on all development issues Development time scale will be driven by market

conditions Why ZeroC?

Planning

David Milton, Wiltshire Council

Heritage and airfield operation

Hugh Feilden, Feilden and Mawson

Design

Ben Pentreath, Ben Pentreath Associates

Landscape and ecology

Andrew Smith, Fabrik

SustainabilityCode for Sustainable Homes level 4‘Fabric first’ approach - insulation BiodiversityHome officesWater saving – efficient fittings, storageGreen infrastructureSustainable Urban Drainage (SUD’s)Good private space - cycle storage, recyclingWaste strategy

Community

Community website Community benefits ? ?

Questions