Former Victoria and Eli Lilly Sites, Kingsclere Road, Basingstoke
Update 22 December 2008
As of the above date, 243 letters from local residents and interested parties have been received by the Council. In addition, letters from a number of statutory consultees, including Natural England and Hampshire County Council, have also been received. The Council is currently considering all of these comments. You can view these comments by visiting the Council Offices.
As with any other large and complex planning application, the applicant, Lemon Land, will be invited to review the comments that the Council has received and following discussions with Council officers, may wish to make some changes to the planning application or ask the Council to make a decision on the application based on the information it has already submitted.
Should there be any significant material change to the planning application, a further notification letter will be sent to all those who have made a comment on the planning application. If this does happen, the notification letter will set out the revised deadline for making further comments.
A further update will be added to this website on 30 January 2009.
Original Information
A planning application has been submitted for the redevelopment of the above site with the following description:
‘Outline planning application for the access, layout and scale for mixed use development comprising 20,549 sqm D1 further education buildings, 499 residential units, flexible use for 23,272 sqm B1 offices and /or D1 higher education academic buildings, flexible use for 965 sqm A1/A2/A3/A4 and/or A5 uses, 130 sqm art gallery, conversion of white building to 150 bedroom hotel including roof extension, open space, parking, access and associated works.’
The reference number for the planning application is BDB/69757 and this number should be referred to in any correspondence that you send to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council on this application.
The link below provides full details of the planning application, including plans and supporting information.
Online documents
Details of who has been consulted on the planning application are also available:
Consultations
If you wish to make a comment online, please click below:
Online comment
What is an 'outline' planning application?
This is a particular process where the applicant is seeking to have approval for the principle of the development. This means that detailed drawings showing exactly what the buildings will look like have not been submitted, although drawings through sections of the site form part of the planning application. The applicant is seeking approval of the access, layout and scale of the development. This means that, along with considering the principle of whether the development is acceptable, the council will need to consider the access points, the amount of traffic that might be generated, how the buildings and uses are arranged on the site and the general scale and size of the buildings.
If an outline permission is granted, the applicant will need to seek further approval of the details of the external appearance of the buildings and the landscaping of the site (known as ‘reserved matters’) before building work can start. This would be through the submission of a further application to the council.
What does the application propose?
In detail, the planning application seeks the following:
Further education academic buildings:
This is in the form of a 20,549 sqm college which will be situated to the front of the site, along Kingsclere Road. The college would have 410 car parking spaces.
499 residential units:
Housing is proposed to the back of the site when looking from Kingsclere Road. The housing mix is proposed to be made up of:
|
Residential |
499 units |
Car parking |
|
1 bedroom flats |
56 |
42 |
|
2 bedroom flats |
181 |
226 |
|
3 bedroom flats |
35 |
44 |
|
4 bedroom houses |
225 |
454 |
|
4 bedroom (+plus annexes) houses. |
2 |
Flexible B1 use for offices and / or D1 higher education buildings:
'B1' is a general office, ‘D1’ is the description given to educational uses. In total, the development proposes 23,272 sqm of space over 5 different blocks. This part of the development would be served by 517 car parking spaces. This use would be situated between the housing and the college use. The term ‘flexible’ is used as this part of the development could be either all offices, all education, or a mixture of the two uses.
Retail Space of 965 sqm for A1/A2/A3/A4 and /or A5 uses:
This would allow general shops (such as a newsagent, hairdressers or convenience store), cafes, restaurant, public house, takeaway, financial and professional services (such as a bank) and would primarily serve the education, business and residential properties.
Art gallery:
An art gallery of 130 sqm is proposed to the front of the white building (former Eli Lilly building).
Conversion and change of use of white building to 150 bed hotel and roof extension to the white building:
The white building is the former Eli Lilly building which is proposed to be retained and converted to a hotel. An additional floor is proposed to be added.
Open space, parking, access and associated works:
Alongside and in support of the uses above, open space, parking and accesses are shown along with associated works.
What documents form part of the planning application?
The following plans and supporting information are available on line:
Planning application forms and certificate of ownership
Location plan, layout plan, section drawings and supporting images
Planning Statement
Environmental Statement
Design and Access Statement
Transport Assessment
Employment Land Report
Sustainability Report
Statement of Community Involvement
Tree Survey
I have made comments to the developer and the council already. Do I need to make these comments again?
The proposal has changed since the developer undertook their own consultation on the development. While some neighbours copied their comments to the council, unfortunately, we can only take into account comments received on the new planning application. You will need to make fresh comments by submitting an online comment or by writing in to the following address. Please add the application reference number BDB/69757 to your correspondence. Your correspondence will be acknowledged and will be made publicly available as will any other comments sent to the council.
Development Control
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
London Road
Basingstoke
RG21 4AH
Is there a deadline for making comments on the planning application?
Yes, comments will need to be received within 28 days of the letters sent to residents. This gives a deadline of 19 December 2008.
What happens if additional information is submitted by the applicant before the planning application is approved or refused?
If there is a significant change proposed during the consideration of the planning application, a further letter will be sent to all those who have made a comment on the planning application. If this does happen, the notification letter will set out the revised deadline for making further comments.
Who will determine the planning application?
The application will be determined by the council's Development Control Committee. The committee is made up of elected councillors. A date for the meeting will be agreed in due course. We will update this page when we know what that date will be
How can I keep up to date on the planning application?
This web page will be updated so that residents can keep up to date on issues as the application progresses. The next update will be added after the completion of the consultation period on 22 December 2008.
Who can I contact at the council about the planning application?