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Land west of Ifield Members presentation 29 July 2019, accessible version

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Our strategic plan

At Budget 2018, we published our five-year Strategic Plan explaining the steps we’ll take, working collaboratively with the community and in partnership with stakeholders, to do this.

Ifield has been identified in the Homes England Strategic Plan as a priority for investment.

Within the next few years, we will have invested over £27 billion across our programmes.

Our objectives

We’ll unlock public and private land where the market will not, to get more homes built where they are needed.

We’ll ensure a range of investment products are available to support housebuilding and infrastructure, including more affordable housing and homes for rent, where the market is not acting.

We’ll improve construction productivity.

We’ll create a more resilient and competitive market by supporting smaller builders and new entrants, and promoting better design and higher quality homes.

We’ll offer expert support for priority locations, helping to create and deliver more ambitious plans to get more homes built.

We’ll effectively deliver home ownership products, providing an industry standard service to consumers.

Our track record

Northstowe, Cambridgeshire

Upton, Northamptonshire

Burgess Hill, Mid Sussex

Land west of Ifield

Why here? Regional context

  • Located at the heart of the Gatwick Diamond economic area
  • Opportunity to work with a benefit of the local supply chain
  • Strategic site in an area of acute housing need

Growth projections
  Population - 2012 Population - 2037 % Households - 2012 Households - 2037 %
Crawley 107,555 132,649 23% 43,583 57,431 32
Horsham 129,456 151,073 17% 55,410 70,113 26

Affordability index

1998 2008 2018
Crawley 4.1 7.2 9.1
Horsham 4.8 9.7 13.5

Why here? Local context

  • Strategic site in an area of acute need
  • Allows for growth based on Crawley neighbourhood principles
  • Supports the future of existing Town Centres
  • Infrastructure benefit for new and existing communities
  • Provides opportunities for further economic growth and housing need delivery over multiple Local Plan periods
  • Maintains long term defensible boundary between Crawley and Horsham

Executive summary

  1. Partnering with Local Authorities and stakeholders

  2. Community involvement

  3. Long term commitment to placemaking and high quality design

  4. Infrastructure delivery

  5. Innovative solutions to all technical matters

Our vision

  • Integration with Crawley’s existing neighbourhoods
  • Mix of high quality housing
  • Early Infrastructure delivery
  • Integrated transport and low carbon movement
  • High quality placemaking
  • 3 new neighbourhoods interlinked to form a new Garden Town
  • Range of employment opportunities
  • Mix of green spaces, incl. Ancient Woodland
  • Crawley Western Relief Road
  • Sociable and vibrant neighbourhoods

A new sustainable green neighbourhood

All new homes located within:

  • 5 mins walk of a bus stop
  • 5 mins cycle of Ifield train station and existing community facilities in Ifield and Ifield West
  • 10 mins walk of a high street and schools
  • 55 mins train journey to London Bridge from Ifield (half-hourly service)
  • 20 mins bus journey to Crawley Town Centre
  • 40 mins train journey to London Bridge from Crawley
  • Public transport link to London Gatwick, located at the heart of Gatwick Diamond economic area

Crawley western relief road

  • Middle section delivered in partnership with Homes England
  • North and South sections delivered in partnership with the LPA’s and Homes England
  • North section delivered working with Gatwick Airport

Infrastructure delivery

2021 - Start first neighbourhood: CWRR middle section, flood alleviation works, services and education campus

2023 - First homes occupied, secondary school (6FE) and SEND facilities with sport pitches, local centre opens (first phase), Ifield Country Park and linear parks, invest in existing health centres and CWRR middle section opens

2025 - First primary school, local centre (second phase), secondary school expansion (8FE)

2029 - Local centre (third phase), health and wellbeing centre and community centre

2031 - Second primary school

2033 - Secondary school complete (10FE)

Policy and planning

2019 - CWRR safeguarded in Crawley Local Plan (Reg18), start consultation, building evidence base for west of Ifield

2020 - Outline planning application submitted for first neighbourhood, Horsham and Crawley Reg19 Consultation

2021 - Horsham and Crawley Local Plans adopted

2023 - Market and affordable homes occupied in first neighbourhood

2026 - Horsham and Crawley Local Plans reviewed – delivery of second and third neighourhood

Engagement and Delivery

Engagement

  • Create an environment where everyone can have their say
  • Go out to speak to people who are considered “hard to reach” (Autumn 2019)
  • Build relationships and trust
  • Engage with feedback and respond
  • Promotes sustainability, local sourcing and volunteering
  • Publish the outcomes and discuss them with Governance groups
  • Work with delivery partners and social organisations
  • Feature exhibitions, pop-up events, workshops, presentations, face to face briefings and regular newsletters

Delivery structures

Advisory Board

  • HDC Cabinet members
  • HDC Officers
  • CBC Cabinet members
  • CBC Officers
  • Homes England

Community Board

  • HDC / CBC ward councillors
  • WSCC division member
  • Rusper/ Colgate PC
  • Ifield Society
  • Local business groups
  • Homes England

Technical Group

  • HDC / CBC / WSCC technical officers
  • Statutory consultees (as required)
  • Homes England

Summary

In summary

Creating a new sustainable garden community, delivering new homes where they are most needed:

  • working in partnership with Horsham District Council and Crawley Borough Council and other stakeholders
  • working with the community at all stages with rigorous governance and community oversight
  • investing in infrastructure early
  • supporting the delivery of Crawley Western Relief Road and promoting sustainable transport
  • protecting wildlife and delivering increased biodiversity
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