HL84 - Pilot Field, Elphinstone Road

Site reference: HL84
Site name: Pilot Field, Elphinstone Road

Focus Area/Strategic Policy: n/a

Use: Residential

Indicative capacity (net residential dwellings/floorspace): 120

Site specific development considerations based on draft Local Plan policies:

Development on this site should:

• Provide 25% affordable housing in line with policy SP2
• 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
• Protect and enhance the Ochiltree Woods Local Wildlife Site situated within this site allocation to the north and east, minimising and mitigating against any adverse impacts
• Take into account that this site has a high groundwater table and drainage design should be informed by onsite monitoring
• Reprovide the existing use of the site
• Provide an assessment of potential land contamination and any mitigation measures required as part of the site was landfill in the past

The following image shows a map of the site boundary

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