Welcome to our exhibiKon of proposalsfor new homes on land east of GreenStreet (‘Green Street East’).

Green Street East is approximately 22.6 hectares of land,bounded to the north by St Clement Danes School, to thesouth by homes on Orchard Drive & Orchard Close, to theeast by homes on Woodland Lane and Chenies Road, andto the west by Green Street. The site is a short distance fromthe centre of Chorleywood.

These proposals are being brought forward by Chiltern HillsGolf Club Limited, which is currently building a new golfcourse on land opposite the site to the west of Green Street.We are also developing proposals for a series of footballpitches and a new clubhouse for Chorleywood CommonYouth Football Club on that same site.

WELCOME

The delivery of new homes on land east ofGreen Street would cross-subsidise thedelivery of high-quality sporKng andcommunity faciliKes on land just acrossthe road, to the west of Green Street(‘Green Street West’).

Chiltern Hills Golf Club Limited already has planningpermission for an 18-hole golf course, 9 holes of which arenearing compleJon, and a large golf clubhouse. We arecurrently formulaJng proposals to replace the other 9 holeswith a series of football pitches and a new clubhouse facilityfor Chorleywood Common Youth Football Club (CCYFC).

These faciliJes would enable CCYFC to expand their currentoffering, creaJng a community sports hub that can providefootball for all, including adults and those with disabiliJes,and provide new sports clubs beyond football – for examplerunning and cycling clubs – and classes for acJviJes such asyoga and dancing.

The club’s expanded offering will in turn generate newrevenue streams, enabling extra staff to be employed to helpthe club grow, and the new clubhouse would also enable theclub to seek direct investment from the Football FoundaJon,to support the vital community development work itcurrently provides.

A planning applicaJon for these faciliJes is due to besubmi-ed to Chiltern District Council in late 2019.

NEW COMMUNITY SPORTS FACILITIES

Green Street East

Golf Course

Football Pitches

Green Street West

In formulaKng proposals for new homeson Green Street East, there are a numberof key consideraKons to take into account:

AONB: the enJre site is within the Chilterns Area ofOutstanding Natural Beauty, and development must notdetract from the seKng of the AONB beyond the siteor adversely impact on views into and out of the area.

Green Belt: the enJre site is Green Belt, anddevelopment must not undermine the five purposes ofGreen Belt (checking unrestricted sprawl, prevenJngtowns merging, safeguarding countryside fromencroachment, preserving the seKng of historic townsand assisJng in urban regeneraJon).

Chorleywood Common ConservaKon Area: theConservaJon Area is immediately adjacent to a shortpart of the site’s southern boundary. Development mustnot adversely affect the seKng, character, appearanceof, or views into and out of the ConservaJon Area.

Vehicle access from Green Street: because of itslocaJon, vehicle access to the site is only possible fromGreen Street.

Surrounding homes: houses on Orchard Drive, OrchardClose, Woodland Lane and Chenies Road back ontothe site.

ExisKng footpaths: a Public Right of Way –Chorleywood 014 – crosses the site along the length ofthe site’s southern boundary. There is another footpathadjacent to the site’s northern boundary, owned by StClement Danes School.

CONTEXT & KEY CONSIDERATIONS

The design team has been invesKgaKng how landscaping can be usedto minimise the impact of development at Green Street East on theAONB, Green Belt and the Chorleywood Common ConservaKon Area.

1. Provide a large area of open green space and introducesubstanKal amounts of new tree planKng to the southernmostpart of the site, to conserve the seLng of the ChorleywoodCommon ConservaKon Area.

2. Introduce 20-metre ‘green corridors’ along the southernand eastern boundaries of the site, to screen developmentfrom neighbouring properKes, and 12-metre greencorridors along the northern and western boundaries to screendevelopment from the wider AONB and Green Belt.

3. Introduce addiKonal smaller areas of green space within thedevelopable area, to break up the development and provideaddiKonal landscaped routes through the site for the benefitof pedestrians and cyclists, linking to the exisKng footpaths.

By applying these principles, development could proceed without asignificant adverse impact on the ConservaKon Area, the wider GreenBelt or the wider AONB.

LANDSCAPING

The exisJng vehicle access to the site is in thenorth-western corner of the site, adjacent to thefootpath connecJng Green Street with St ClementDanes School. Our iniJal invesJgaJons suggest itwould be appropriate to remove this exisJngaccess and provide two new access points forvehicles on Green Street: a northern access in theform of a simple priority juncJon, and a southernaccess in the form of a ghost island priorityjuncJon, although this is subject to furthertechnical work.

It is anJcipated that the majority of vehicle trafficwould turn right out of the site to travel north onGreen Street and access JuncJon 18 of the M25.On return this traffic would simply turn le� intothe northern access. The ghost island priorityjuncJon is most appropriately placed at thesouthern access, to take account of cars comingfrom Chorleywood waiJng to turn right into thedevelopment without blocking the northboundcarriageway.

Census data for Chorleywood shows a relaJvelylow proporJon of single-occupancy car use forcommuJng purposes (57%), with over 20%taking the tube and just under 10% taking thetrain. It is anJcipated that residents of theproposed development at Green Street Eastwould follow a similar pa-ern; indeed one of thesite’s key benefits is its close proximity toChorleywood StaJon.

A new foot & cycle path would be provided alongthe green corridor on the eastern boundary, andimprovements made to the exisJng path alongthe southern boundary. The development willprovide good pedestrian and cycle routes throughthe site and links to Chorleywood StaJon, whilstalso improving connecJons to St Clement DanesSchool from the rest of Chorleywood.

We are also likely to provide a pedestrian crossingon Green Street, connecJng the site with the newcommunity sports faciliJes across the road.

Because of its locaKon, Green Street East can only be accessed by vehiclesfrom Green Street.

TRAFFIC & ACCESS

By implemenKng the proposedlandscape principles and providingtwo vehicle access points onGreen Street, we consider thatGreen Street East could provideup to 800 homes, at a densityof approximately 35 homes perhectare.

The proposed number of homes is designed to:

Increase the availability of cheaper homes inChorleywood, where average house prices arehigher than the average for Three Rivers andfor England & Wales.

Increase the number of 1, 2 and 3-bedroomhomes in Chorleywood, where 53% of currenthomes have 4 or more bedrooms.

Increase the number of affordable homesin Chorleywood, where only 5% of currenthomes are affordable (ie social rent or sharedownership).

Provide greater choice for new residents tomove into the area and exisKng residents tostay in Chorleywood, which in turn willincrease spending locally and boost the vitalityof Chorleywood village centre.

Use the land efficiently in order to makea significant contribuKon to Three RiversDistrict Council’s five-year housing landsupply, jusKfying the development of a GreenBelt site.

MASTERPLAN

2-storey buildings at the site periphery on 3 sides

3-storey buildings along the green corridor on the west side

2-storey buildings in courtyard areas, to bring in more light

3-storey buildings facing the proposed areas of open space

250 semi-detached houses, at a density of 30-35 dwellings per hectare

150 terraced houses, at a density of 40-45 dwellings per hectare

225 mulK-family maisone/es, at a density of 75-100 dwellings per hectare

175 apartments, at a density of 60-90 dwellings per hectare

Building heights would be a mix of 2 and 3 storeys: We are proposing a variety of housing types:

LAYOUT – BUILDING HEIGHTS & HOUSING TYPES

The intenKon behind the layout is to provide 6 disKncKve‘character areas’ across the site:

Green Street

A linear frontage to homes behind the exisJng green edge

A residenJal street allowing for homes to be set-back from Green Street.

Avenue

A wide tree-lined avenue leading to the Neighbourhood Park, sloping down with theexisJng topography

Homes providing frontage to the avenue, with housing types and mix interspersed tocreate a varied and rich street-scene

Linearity broken with feature buildings

The Green Walks

Green links connecJng with the rest of Chorleywood, fronted by semi-detached housingproviding natural surveillance to new and exisJng footpaths

The Neighbourhood Park

3-storey apartment buildings fronJng the park

PromoJng the conJnuity of street frontages and the enclosure of space

The Oval and Crescent Parks

Focal green spaces promoJng the conJnuity of street frontages & the enclosure of space

Spine access road across the development, connecJng the two smaller parks

Tree-lined corridors, producing a strong green character through the heart of thedevelopment

The Upper Edge

Homes with inJmate courtyards and small green spaces

Screening the edges, allowing for a transiJon to the adjacent rural environment

LAYOUT – CHARACTER AREAS

Were these proposals to beapproved, development wouldbe delivered in 6 disKnct phases,minimising disrupKon to residentsduring the construcKon processwhilst compleKng areas of publicopen space at each stage to createa sense of place:

PHASING

Phase 1 – 110 homes Phase 2 – 110 homes Phase 3 – 100 homes

Phase 4 – 100 homes Phase 5 – 110 homes Phase 6 – 270 homes

We’d like to know what you think about our proposals forGreen Street East. Please do fill in a feedback form orspeak to a member of the project team.

Looking ahead, we hope to submit an outline planning applicaJon to Three RiversDistrict Council towards the end of January 2020.

Were consent to be granted, the site would be developed in partnership with ahousebuilder, and construcJon would take approximately 6 - 8 years to complete.

In the meanJme, these proposals are available to view online atwww.greenstreeteast.co.uk, and if you have any queries please don’t hesitateto contact Emily Mahon of SP Broadway on 020 7152 4042 or atemily@spbroadway.com.

Thank you for a-ending today.

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