Orston Housing Land Assessment

Parish / Town: Orston

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 0

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 22/01575/FUL

Type of site: Within other village

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Under Construction - less than 25% of dwellings or no completions.

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Under construction.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now - 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 Years

Overall summary: Under construction.

Parish / Town: Orston

Site area (hectares): 215 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 3,000

Density (dwellings/hectare): 14

Site source: Developer / Landowner Submission

Planning reference: None

Type of site: Freestanding

Allocated site reference: None

Status: No formal allocation or no extant planning permission for residential development.

Number of dwellings remaining: 3,000

Source of number of dwellings: Details obtained through external Site Submission

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: The site is not located within the Green Belt.

Flood risk: Majority of the site is within flood zone 1 with flood zones 2 and 3 running along some of the drains within the site. Larger area of land within the north east of the site is within flood zone 3. Large areas of land at varying risk from surface water flooding.

Landscape assessment: Relatively flat area of south of Orston. Small to medium sized agricultural fields. This is an area with high perceptions of tranquillity, which feels remote from Nottingham, albeit with detractors including a solar farm, railway line and minor road. The landscape is representative of the surrounding rural area. A small number of PRoW provide recreational value, and vegetation, including ancient woodland alongside the railway has conservation value. The area of search is visually enclosed due to the flat topography and field boundaries. Small blocks of woodland and vegetation associated with the railway line offer potential for development to be tied in with the local landscape. Risk of coalescence with Elton on the Hill. The railway line and highways network provide defensible boundaries for development to the south of Orston. Green buffer should be maintained in the south to prevent coalescence with Elton on the Hill.

Green infrastructure: There are a number of features that would require conservation and enhancement, including drain corridors, and trees and hedgerows. These could form the focus for the provision of additional green infrastructure in order to achieve biodiversity net gain.

Historic environment: There are a number of features identified within the Historic Environment Record. Firstly the site is in the setting of the Orston conservation area. Secondly, parts of the site have the potential of being in the setting of The Gables, and Hamilton's Farmhouse. Thirdly, the Historic Environment Record identifies a number of archaeological alerts within and adjacent to the sites. Features within the site include M1608 windpump, L10520 and L10521 pillboxes, L1521 linear features and rectangular enclosure, L1532 pair of parallel lines, L1210 Cropmarks and M10 well. In addition surveys on immediately adjacent solar farm revealed iron age features and some finds through desktop surveying and trenching.

Nature conservation: There are a number of features within and adjacent to the site. The most important feature is the Orston Plaster Pits SSSI, which is adjacent to the site. Orston Railway LWS and Railway Pond LWS are within the site. Oldfield Plantation LWS adjacent to the site.

Air quality / contamination: The site is not within or affecting an air quality management area. Part of a disused pit within the western part of the site is identified as being potentially contaminated land.

Community facilities: There are no facilities at the site. There are limited facilities located at Orston, such as a primary school, tea shop and a public house.

Highways and access: Initial observations are that the site is served by Station Road, a small country road at National Speed limit. The road also contains no footways. To the north the narrow road network passes through Orston and to villages beyond. To the south the road joins the A52 at a crossroads. The A52 at this point is 40mph and the crossroads are not signalised. The site being served by this one country road may prove to be a barrier to delivery.

Accessibility: The number 33 bus passes through the site, with the nearest stop located in the centre of Orston. The service runs hourly during the day Monday - Saturday, and provides a connection to Bingham. There is a railway station within the site. However, this is served by a very sparse train service, currently only one train a day in each direction. Connectivity to any villages with facilities by walking and cycling is limited at present. National cycle network passes to the north of the site.

Other issues: The site is within a minerals safeguarding zone for Gypsum, which is a nationally important mineral resource given its scarcity. The R05 consultation area includes the former Orston mine and factory. British Gypsum state that this area has potential for Gypsum and should be protected from development that sterilises the gypsum resources. Part of the site is within Elton parish

Agricultural land: The area is identified as grade 3 agricultural land.

Deliverability: The site would require its own infrastructure in order to function as a self sustaining free standing settlement. Experiences within Rushcliffe is that it takes some time before the allocation of such a site and its development. From the evidence contained within representations received, there appears to be a landowner consortium involved. Such arrangement often lead to further delays in terms of equalisation of values.

Suitability: Could be suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Could be suitable if policy changes 5+ years

Overall summary: A number of constraints exist meaning not suitable at the present time. Minerals sterilisation, accessibility, together with potential impact on ecology (Orston Plaster Pits SSSI). The road that runs through the site is effectively a country lane. Available as being promoted. Achievable longer term given multiple land ownerships, equalisation, infrastructure planning and planning process.

Parish / Town: Orston

Site area (hectares): 0.66 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 2

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 22/01768/FUL

Type of site: Within other village

Allocated site reference: None

Status: Extant full planning permission, S106 agreed or not required.

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not stated

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: Not stated

Historic environment: Not stated

Nature conservation: Not stated

Air quality / contamination: Not stated

Community facilities: Not stated

Highways and access: Not stated

Accessibility: Not stated

Other issues: Not stated

Agricultural land: Not stated

Deliverability: Planning permission for minor residential development. Deliverable within five years.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now - 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 Years

Overall summary: Planning permission for minor residential development. Deliverable within five years.