HL115 - Former West St Leonards Primary School, Bexhill Road

Site reference: HL115
Site name: Former West St Leonards Primary School, Bexhill Road

Focus Area/Strategic Policy: Focus Area 4: West Marina and West St Leonards 

Use: Residential

Indicative capacity (net residential dwellings/floorspace): 60

Site specific development considerations based on draft Local Plan policies:

Development on this site should:

• Provide 25% affordable housing in line with policy SP2
• Provide all vehicular access from Filsham Road
• Provide new formal publicly accessible open space within the site suitable for a variety of uses taking into account its location within an area of current and projected deficiencies in access to certain types of open space
• Achieve high standards of sustainable design and construction
• Protect and safeguard the adjacent South Saxons Local Wildlife Site to the west and north and avoid or mitigate against any adverse impacts
• Provide an assessment of potential land contamination and any mitigation measures required.  Part of the site was formerly a refuse tip and may still produce landfill gas.  There is also a small area of contaminated land in the north-western corner of the site
• Include pedestrian/cycle links that are proposed to the west and south and routes to improve local connectivity and to preserve the public right of way access to South Saxons SNCI at the north west of the site
• Include flood protection and mitigation measures given the area of tidal and fluvial flood risk (Zone 3) on the site
• Have discharge rates agreed with the Pevensey & Cuckmere Water Level Management Board (PCWLMB) prior to granting of permission.  This site also has a high groundwater table and drainage design should be informed by onsite monitoring
• Maintain a buffer zone on either side of the Hollington Stream.  the stream is an important ecological asset and is engineered to avoid unacceptable flood risk, so close working with the Council and the Environment Agency is encouraged and opportunities to create a feature of the stream should be explored 
• Take account of Southern Water's underground infrastructure in the design of the layout of the site.  Easements would be required, which may affect the site layout or require diversion, and these should be clear of all proposed buildings and tree planting 

 The following image shows a map of the site boundary

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