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Martlesham Parish Council

Development of land to the south and east of Adastral Park

Extracts of relevant material from Martlesham Neighbourhood Plan documentation. (Slightly amended to read as a free standing document)

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We share the aspiration of the SCDC 2015 Local Plan which says of the proposed development on land to the south and east of Adastral Park that it should “deliver a high quality exemplar development built to the highest environmental standards. It offers the opportunity to create a high quality legacy development in very much the same way as the Martlesham Heath village has become”.

We look forward to the provision of the facilities and infrastructure needed, as identified by SCDC

Specifically, on land to the south and east of Adastral Park, strategic open space in the form

of a country park or similar high quality provision will be required to mitigate the impact of

development at this site and the wider cumulative impact of residential development on the

relevant designated European nature conservation sites.

Infrastructure needs to be accorded priority include:

o Provision of and increased access to open space both on and off-site to meet the

mitigation measures outlined in the November 2011 Appropriate Assessment. This

includes enhanced wardening and monitoring of visitor impacts upon designated

European nature conservation sites;

o Improvements to the water supply network;

o Upgrades to the waste water treatment (foul sewage) network;

o Provision of strategic drainage to manage surface water drainage within the site;

o Education facilities to meet identified preschool; primary and secondary needs within

the development area;

o Health centre;

o Measures to manage impact on the local road network including improvements to the

A12 between its junction with the A1214 and Seven Hills Interchange; to the A1214

and the Foxhall Road corridor;

o Improved public transport provision including links to Ipswich, Woodbridge and

Felixstowe;

o Improvements to the public rights of way network, including pedestrian and cycle

links;

o Adequate electricity supply including an element of decentralised energy provision.

o In addition, the Council will require:

Indoor sports provision;

Outdoor play space;

Community Hall;

On-site recycling facilities;

Library provision;

Allotments;

High speed broadband.

The phasing of development across the site will be influenced by the need to complete

permitted mineral extraction.

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We expect the development to help us achieve our vision for Martlesham

Vision Statement As Martlesham evolves and grows it will preserve the best of what already exists and harmoniously

incorporate the new with the result that the whole will be better than the sum of its parts.

It will be a community which will –

• contain a variety of well designed housing types for sale or rent to meet the needs of

residents of all ages, whether employed or retired, and suiting varied domestic circumstances

• provide a modern infrastructure and diverse, adaptable accommodation to encourage the

creation and success of businesses of all sizes including high tech and skilled jobs, with low

rental starter units available to encourage local people to start businesses here

• respect and protect the natural environment and the open spaces between the built up areas

• contain a diverse range of residential, community, leisure, employment and retail areas,

linked by safe walking, cycling and public transport links, with these links extending to the

nearby open countryside and beyond

• Build on its strengths as a welcoming, safe and peaceful place to live with a strong sense of

community with a thriving society of neighbours, groups, and organisations providing support

and facilities for all residents

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Our consultations with the community have identified the following matters to be managed

New housing to fill gaps in existing provision

Gaps in provision have been identified (Details page 5)

Community, commercial and retail facilities

New users for existing facilities

New and complementary facilities developed within the BT scheme

Migration of existing facilities to the BT development

Need for easy and safe walking and cycling routes between the old and the new

Open spaces and recreational footpaths

Managing greater numbers

Provision of new open spaces and access (

Transport moving through and beyond the existing developed areas

Public transport

Cycling (Details page 8)

Private cars (Details page 9)

New businesses adding movements to, from and within their areas, causing

congestion, parking and safety problems

Integration of residents of newly developed areas into social and community groups

In all cases including consideration of facilities for people with disabilities

A single issue which will affect all of the above is the removal of fencing around the present Adastral

site

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Housing needs

The situation is summarised in the census tables quoted which show a high level of owner occupation

in the neighbourhood plan area (51.1% owned outright plus 30.3% mortgaged) and a predominance

of detached properties (52.2%) and semis (18.2%). In the parish of Martlesham 65.6% of properties

have three or more bedrooms. The corollary of this is that majority of properties are under occupied in

the parish, 84.3% have more bedrooms than the family size requires.

The residential survey asked “Please indicate below the size of dwelling you currently occupy and, if

you are likely to move home within Martlesham in the next 15 years, what size of home you would be

looking for. (Please tick those options which apply, both in terms of size and type of dwelling.)”

The responses shown below indicate those types of accommodation which will be in greater demand

in the future

Answer Options Current home

% of total

Looking for %

of total Indicating

One bedroom 1.51 2.24 Increased future demand

Two bedrooms 12.36 19.51 Increased future demand

Three bedrooms 26.00 17.94

Four bedrooms 17.63 10.76

Five bedrooms 6.63 4.04

Bungalow 11.68 22.20 Increased future demand

House 16.43 9.42

Flat 1.73 3.36 Increased future demand

Sheltered housing

(independent living with

support)

0.30 8.52 Increased future demand

Mobile home/caravan/

houseboat

4.75 0.22

Other 0.98 1.79 Mainly “park homes” &

chalet bungalows

TOTALS 100.00 100.00

Further consultation in November 2015 with estate agents who had a local branch indicated the

following types of accommodation were in short supply.

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2 bed bungalows for owner occupation

3 bed bungalows for owner occupation

2 bed flats for owner occupation

Sheltered accommodation for owner occupation

2 bed houses for market renting

Affordable homes

Social rented homes

Small gardens

HOUSEHOLDS

Ward NPA Parish

Housing types

Count % Count % Count %

Detached

1225 55.7 1265 55.2 1368 56.3

Semi

365 16.6 416 18.2 443 18.2

Terraced

213 9.7 214 9.3 218 9.0

Purpose built flat 217 9.9 217 9.5 217 8.9

Converted flat 7 0.3 7 0.3 12 0.5

Flat in com.prem 6 0.3 6 0.3 7 0.3

Mobile etc 165 7.5 165 7.2 165 6.8

Shared

0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

2198 100.0 2290 100.0 2430 100.0

HOUSEHOLDS

Ward NPA Parish

Housing Tenure

Count % Count % Count %

Owned outright 1125 51.2 1172 51.1 1246 51.3

Mortgaged 654 29.8 694 30.3 743 30.6

Shared ownership 5 0.2 5 0.2 6 0.2

Rent social/council 78 3.5 78 3.4 81 3.3

Rent Private 300 13.6 308 13.4 317 13.0

Other incl rent free 36 1.6 37 1.6 37 1.5

2198 100.0 2294 100.0 2430 100.0

HOUSEHOLDS

Ward NPA Parish

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Occupancy

Count % Count % Count %

2+'spare' bedrooms 985 44.8 1135 46.7

1 'spare' bedroom 856 38.9 915 37.7

No 'spare'

bedrooms 332 15.1 354 14.6

1 bedroom too few 22 1.0 23 0.9

2+ bedrooms too

few 3 0.1 3 0.1

2198 100.0 2430 100.0

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Key locations and linkages for new cycle routes

It is important to note that these are not routes but a reflection of origins and destinations where a

reasonably direct cycle route would increase the proportion of trips by bicycle.

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Main traffic flows