Bingham Housing Land Assessment

Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 122 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 2,400

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Developer / Landowner Submission

Planning reference: none

Type of site: Adjoining key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 2,400

Source of number of dwellings: Assumption made on best estimate

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: The land is not located within the green belt.

Flood risk: Areas of the site are located within Flood Zone 2. Parts of the site are also at risk of surface water flooding.

Landscape assessment: SN06 – Aslockton Village Farmlands. The overall landscape strategy is ‘Conserve and Enhance’. The landscape condition is moderate. The character strength is strong. The area has a relatively uniform character of arable fields, linear blocks and clumps of woodland and small distinctive rural villages (LCA 2009).

Green infrastructure: The site at present is under intensive farming, therefore opportunity to significantly improve the provision of green infrastructure within the area.

Historic environment: In the setting of spire of Church of St. Mary and All Saint, (Grade 1). Margidunum is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This is located either side of the Foss Way, including land within the site’s north west corner in the vicinity of the B692 roundabout. HER registers flint finds within western area, close to the Foss Way.Potential harm to archaeological features that may be significant excavations to the north for A46 improvement works encountered paleochanels and iron age features. Development should avoid where possible, obscuring views of the spire from Chapel Lane.

Linear and circular features around Parson’s Hill may indicate possible archaeological remains. Anglo Saxon burial site located adjacent to the site near Parsons Hill (precise location of find unknown). HER identifies Palaeolithic to Neolithic finds (flints) recovered from hill walking. Archaeological investigation – nature of archaeology should be readily detectable via magnetometry survey in support of any allocation and/or planning application.

Nature conservation: Land largely in agricultural use. Hedgerow cover is limited and should be enhanced. A number of drains run across the site and these should be retained and enhanced to provide for wildlife corridors.

Air quality / contamination: The site is not within or in close proximity of an air quality management area. Small areas of made ground within the site which can be a source of potential contamination. Buffer area around petrol station also identified as a potential source of contamination.

Community facilities: Bingham has a full range of facilities available within the town centre.

Highways and access: The northern part of the site could possibly be accessed from the Chapel Lane Roundabout. Accessibility and connectivity would be more difficult to achieve the further east that you go in the site without new accesses onto the trunk road network and bridges over the railway line.

Accessibility: Parts of the site are within proximity to Bingham Railway Station, but have limited access with direct routes only being along Public Rights of Way. There is limited connectivity to the rest of the town in terms of private vehicle access. There are numerous bus stops close to the edges of the west of the site, however buses run on an hourly frequency at best to Bingham, Nottingham and Newark. The majority of the site is located away from the walking cycling and public transport network.

Other issues: Powerlines cross the site.

Agricultural land: The site is mainly grade 2 and grade 3 agricultural land.

Deliverability: One landowner. No house builders involved at present. Neighbouring strategic site has secured a national housebuilder and is progressing well in its early phases.

Suitability: Could be suitable.

Availability: Available 11 - 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Could be suitable if policy changes 5+ years

Overall summary:  Site submission suggests 3500 dwellings however, estimated capacity is 2400 dwellings. A large strategic site which is adjacent to the strategic allocation (North of Bingham) that is currently under construction. There are identified constraints that would require further consideration in particular in relation to accessibility, connectivity and flood risk.  Estimated dwelling capacity is a maximum estimate for the site as a whole, although three options have been put forward as site submissions. The site is in single ownership.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 23/00376/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

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.

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.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 0

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Internally identified

Planning reference: none

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 0

Source of number of dwellings: Assumption made on best estimate.

Site on Brownfield Register: no

Green Belt: Not in the Green Belt

Flood risk: not stated

Landscape assessment: not stated

Green infrastructure: not stated

Historic environment: No heritage assets

Nature conservation: No nature conservation value

Air quality / contamination: not stated

Community facilities: Within Bingham that has a number of community facilities.

Highways and access: not stated

Accessibility: Within walking distance of frequent bus service along Nottingham Road.

Other issues: not stated

Agricultural land: not stated

Deliverability: Not being promoted for development.

Suitability: Not suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not Achievable

Delivery period: not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: Although a brownfield site within a built-up area, the small nature of the site, the proximity of neighbouring residential properties and the presence of a sub-station (which will require on-going access) means that the site is unsuitable for development.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 0

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Site survey

Planning reference: none

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 0

Source of number of dwellings: Assumption made on best estimate.

Site on Brownfield Register: No

Green Belt: Not in the Green Belt.

Flood risk: The site is not at risk of flooding.

Landscape assessment: not stated

Green infrastructure: not stated

Historic environment: No heritage assets.

Nature conservation: No nature conservation value.

Air quality / contamination: The site is not within or within close proximity to an air quality management area.

Community facilities: Within Bingham that has a number of community facilities.

Highways and access: not stated

Accessibility: Within walking distance of frequent bus service along Willow Road.

Other issues: Three configurations of the area have been submitted therefore the assessment looks at the area in general terms.

Agricultural land: The area consists of grade 2 and grade 3 agricultural land.

Deliverability: Not being promoted for development.

Suitability: Not suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not achievable

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: Although a brownfield site within a built-up area the site is unsuitable for development as the garages are clearly well used and maintained. There would also be the issue of the proximity of neighbouring residential properties.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.03 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: not stated

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Site Survey

Planning reference: none

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 0

Source of number of dwellings: Assumption made on best estimate.

Site on Brownfield Register: Brownfield

Green Belt: Not in the Green Belt

Flood risk: The site is not at risk of flooding.

Landscape assessment: not stated

Green infrastructure: not stated

Historic environment: No heritage asset.

Nature conservation: No nature conservation value.

Air quality / contamination: not stated

Community facilities: Within Bingham that has a number of community facilities.

Highways and access: not stated

Accessibility: Within walking distance of frequent bus service along Willow Road.

Other issues: not stated

Agricultural land: not stated

Deliverability: Not being promoted for development

Suitability: Not suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not Achievable

Delivery period: not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: Although a brownfield site within a built-up area the site is unsuitable for development as the garages are clearly well used and maintained. There would also be the issue of the proximity of neighbouring residential properties.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.2 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): Not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 21/00929/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

Status: Planning Permission for residential expired.

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  expired. Not deliverable in the short term.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable now 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 11 to 15 Years

Overall summary: Planning permission for minor residential development  expired. Not deliverable in the short term.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.19 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Mixed

Dwelling capacity: 2

Density (dwellings/hectare): 11

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 21/00669/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 2

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: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.05 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 20

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 22/00722/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

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.

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.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 0.43

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 08/01012/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 0

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: Permission expired and is over 10 years old. No new application received.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not Achievable

Delivery period: not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: Permission expired and is over 10 years old. No new application received.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 2

Density (dwellings/hectare): 0

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 22/00777/PAM

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 2

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.

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.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.02 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 50

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 22/01754/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

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.

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.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.23 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 7

Density (dwellings/hectare): 30

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 10/00533/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement.

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 6

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: Greenfield

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: 7 units granted planning permission in 2010. One unit completed. Construction of remaining 6 units has still not commenced. Delivery is therefore unknown.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not Achievable

Delivery period: not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: 7 units granted planning permission in 2010. One unit completed. Construction of remaining 6 units has still not commenced. Whilst permission has been implemented, the delivery of the remaining 6 units is not considered at this point to be achievable given the length time between the planning permission being granted and the present day.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 61 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1,050

Density (dwellings/hectare): 16

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 10/01962/OUT and numerous REMS/VARs

Type of site: Adjoining key settlement

Allocated site reference: Policy 21

Status: Under Construction - over 50% of dwellings completed.

Number of dwellings remaining: 356

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: No

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

Flood risk: Not stated

Landscape assessment: Not stated

Green infrastructure: 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: A number of phases underway.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available now - 1 to 5 years

Achievability: Achievable now 1 to 5 years

Delivery period: 5 years

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 0 to 5 Years

Overall summary: All phases have full planning permission. 3 developers building at present (Barratts, Taylor Wimpey and David Wilson). The site is available now, suitable now and achievable now. Delivery rates should be 100 dwellings per annum or over until completion.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 0

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 22/01121/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

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: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 3

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 16/01464/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

Status: Planning Permission for Residential Expired

Number of dwellings remaining: 0

Site on Brownfield Register: Planning Application

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 expired Aug 2019 with no further applications received since the expiration. The site has also been utilised for an alternative use.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not Achievable

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: Planning permission expired Aug 2019 with no further applications received since the expiration. The site has also been utilised for an alternative use. Not available.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.07 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 13

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 17/01619/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 0

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: Full planning permission granted 2017, expiration September 2020. During the consideration of a separate application for a house extension it has been advised by the applicant that 17/01619/FUL would not be implemented. Therefore not considered deliverable.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Not available

Achievability: Not achievable

Delivery period: Not applicable

Delivery: Non Deliverable or Developable

Overall summary: Full planning permission granted 2017, expiration September 2020. During the consideration of a separate application for a house extension it has been advised by the applicant that 17/01619/FUL would not be implemented. Therefore not considered deliverable.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.03 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 30

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 17/02825/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

Status: Planning Permission for Residential Expired

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 expired January 2021. Site is suitable, but not available or achievable within years 1 to 10.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 11 to 15 Years

Overall summary: Planning permission expired January 2021. Site is suitable, but not available or achievable within years 1 to 10.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.01 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): not stated

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 17/02320/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

Status: Planning Permission for Residential Expired

Number of dwellings remaining: 1

Source of number of dwellings: Planning Application

Site on Brownfield Register: Brownfield

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 expired.

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 11 to 15 Years

Overall summary: Planning permission expired.

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 0.02 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Brownfield

Dwelling capacity: 1

Density (dwellings/hectare): 50

Site source: Planning Application

Planning reference: 19/00262/FUL

Type of site: Within key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

Status: Planning Permission for Residential Expired

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 expired

Suitability: Suitable

Availability: Available 11 to 15 years

Achievability: Achievable 11 to 15 years

Delivery period: 1 year

Delivery: 5 Year Tranche - 11 to 15 Years

Overall summary: Planning permission expired

Parish / Town: Bingham

Site area (hectares): 5.2 hectares

Brownfield or greenfield: Greenfield

Dwelling capacity: 104

Density (dwellings/hectare): 20

Site source: Developer / Landowner Submission

Planning reference: none

Type of site: Adjoining key settlement

Allocated site reference: none

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

Number of dwellings remaining: 104

Source of number of dwellings: Assumption made on best estimate

Site on Brownfield Register: No

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

Flood risk: Areas of the site are located within Flood Zones 2 and 3, and parts of the site are also at risk of flooding from surface water.

Landscape assessment: SN06 – Aslockton Village Farmlands. The overall landscape strategy is ‘Conserve and Enhance’. The landscape condition is moderate. The character strength is strong. The area has a relatively uniform character of arable fields, linear blocks and clumps of woodland and small distinctive rural villages (LCA 2009).

Green infrastructure: The site at present is under intensive farming, therefore opportunity to improve the provision of green infrastructure within the area.

Historic environment: No designated heritage assets. HER indicates Palaeolithic to Neolithic flint finds recovered from field walking by BHTA as part of the History of Settlement of Bingham Parish Project, 2004-2009.

Nature conservation: No designated nature conservation interests. The sites are surrounded by hedgerows and there is grassland, which are priority habitats.

Air quality / contamination: The site is not within or in proximity to an air quality management area.

Community facilities: Bingham has a full range of facilities available within the town centre.

Highways and access: Access for the eastern part of the site would have to come from the A52 or through adjacent SHLAA submissions. Access to the western part of the site could be achieved.

Accessibility: The site is on the outskirts to the east of the centre of Bingham Town Centre. The nearest bus stops are located just over 5 minutes walk away on Grantham Road. These bus stops facilitate 2 bus routes, including routes to Grantham and Nottingham. The nearest train station to the site, Bingham Station, is over 20 minutes walk away from the site.

Other issues: A set of power lines cross the edge of the eastern field.

Agricultural land: The provisional agricultural land classification is grade 3.

Deliverability: The site is in single ownership and consists of two fields that are not adjacent to each other.

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: The site lies outside of the town of Bingham, which is a key settlement. There are no identified constraints in relation to green belt. The site is some distance from facilities, and certain services are currently identified as being at capacity. Access to the site would involve third party land and creating a new access on to the A52 Trunk Road, which Highways England do not normally allow.