Gleeson Land is part of MJ Gleeson, a housebuilder and strategic land specialist. The Strategic Land division is a land promotion business and is focused on securing mainly residential planning consents, predominantly in the South of England. Gleeson Land is committed to realising the development potential of land in sustainable locations to provide high quality new homes in attractive environments where people want to live and relax. They are passionate about making a difference through creating sustainable places and will apply these same core principles to development at this site. More details about the company can be found on its website: https://gleesonland.co.uk/

Recent case studies, planning appeals and annual monitoring reviews have established that there is a local housing need within the East Hampshire District and a deficiency within the Local Planning Authority’s five-year housing land supply. The site and proposed development offer an unconstrained and readily available development opportunity which would positively contribute to the Council’s demand for local housing and five-year housing land supply whilst providing other benefits including affordable housing and a gain in biodiversity / ecology.

Gleeson Land are currently developing proposals to deliver housing on the site with a view to submitting a planning application later in 2025. The application would be in outline form, for the principle of the development only, with the only detailed matter for consideration being access. This is in order to understand as to whether the nature of a development is acceptable. Specific details known as ‘reserved matters’ will then be confirmed later via a separate second application. These will include details relating to appearance; means of access (if not included at the outline stage); landscaping; layout and scale. However, to inform the outline planning application an illustrative masterplan, together with parameter plans, will be developed to explain how in principle the site could be laid out, whilst providing guidance for a future reserved matters application.

No. The current proposal is being developed and is not finalised. The intention is to submit an outline planning application with only details for the access to be approved. Further details will then be submitted via a detailed reserved matters application.

The vehicular access is proposed to be provided from Alton Lane via a new priority junction. A new pedestrian links will be provided from within the site to connect to Four Marks Primary School with a new footway.

The proposals currently being progressed envisage about 100 new homes. The exact mix of dwellings will be determined as part of future detailed proposals for the site, with the mix and type of housing indicative at this stage. However, it is expected that the development would reflect the Council’s Housing Needs Assessment with a focus on smaller homes, as follows: 24 x 1 & 2 bedroom flats (24%) 38 x 2 bedroom houses (38%) 24 x 3 bedroom houses (24%) 14 x 4/5 bedroom houses (14%) Total : 100 dwellings

It is expected that at least 40% of the new homes will be affordable in line with the policy requirement in the Local Plan. Whilst the exact layout and distribution of market housing and affordable housing will not be fixed as part of the proposed outline planning application the affordable homes will be distributed within the site to avoid any significant clusters. The affordable homes would be tenure blind i.e. there would be no discernible difference between the private and affordable homes in terms of their design or layout.

The buildings will be a a maximum of 2.5 storeys (i.e. 2 floors with accomodation in the roofspace) It is envisaged that buildings in the southern, eastern and western parts of the site will be limited to 2 storeys to maintain the charatcer of Alton Lane and protect the amenity of existing properties which adjoin the site. Only the central/ northern parts of the site will be up to 2.5 storeys. There is potential for landmark buildings at key locations within the site to assist in providing legibility. Landmarks would be provided by the arrangement of buildings and will use material and detailed design to enhance their legibility.

The detailed design of the houses would take place in the future if the site comes forward for development. The current indicative design of the layout reflects other recent schemes in Four Marks and the wider East Hampshire area and is shown for illustrative purposes only. The indicative designs shown have been based on analysis of the surrounding and the Four Marks Village Design Statement.

The draft illustrative masterplan shows a mix of different types of open space being provided. Areas of landscaped and informal public open space are located within and on the edges of the site with a some amenity space on the western edge, which will include a children's play area. There are also areas of natural green space which includes drainage ponds in the northern edges of the site . All open spaces will incorporate native landscape planting to improve their ecological value and create expanded habitats for wildlife.

Existing vegetation would be retained where possible with new landscape planting in the form of trees, hedges and shrubs provided throughout the open space and on the edges of the site. Substantially improving the site's biodiversity / ecological value. There will be opportunities to accommodate planting along streets and within some gardens where space and orientation permit; such planting would be more ornamental/semi-ornamental in character. Whilst hedges would be used as part of the boundary treatment of front gardens. There will also be scope for accommodating trees in larger front and rear gardens.

Car parking will be provided in accordance with Hampshire County Council's parking standards, or any other document in use at the time of a detailed (reserved matters) application. This includes the following minimum car parking standards: 1 bedroom properties – 1 space per dwelling 2/3 bedroom properties – 2 spaces per dwelling 4+ bedroom properties – 3 spaces per dwelling Visitor car parking – 0.2 spaces per dwelling Cycle parking for the proposed houses will be provided in garages, or in sheds in back gardens, and cycle parking will be provided in covered and secured communal areas for apartments.

The draft illustrative masterplan has been designed to accommodate refuse vehicles ensuring street widths are sufficiently wide so that cars parked on-street can be passed by the refuse vehicle.

No parts of the site are identified as being at risk from flooding by the Environment Agency. A series of sustainable drainage features including swales and detention basins would be provided to ensure that any additional surface water generated by the development does not run outside of the site. The development will not increase the rate of water runoff with the features ensuring that current levels are maintained.

The development proposals will connect to existing services in the local area.

Sustainability targets and objectives have been set for the proposed development based on the applicant’s aspirations and government guidance, the latter of which recently includes energy efficiency targets within Building Regulations. Gleeson Land is committed to ensuring that the proposed development meets national requirements for energy efficiency prevailing at the construction stage. The details of the design of houses would need to be determined at the detailed design (reserved matters) stage.