Foxfield Grove was designed around an originally outlined 100 unit scheme, which through the design process was reduced to then enhance the layout of the houses in relation to the roads and expanded open space. By reducing the scheme we were able to include quintessential Petersfield features and space to ensure it was a development where people would aspire to live. Included are links through the development for pedestrians which will encourage people to use local facilities and public transport ensuring there is ease of access across the development. As per South Downs National Park policy we have also included 41% Affordable housing to aid the local area and ensure that the dwellings are integrated into the design, the local housing needs were researched at an early stage to ensure the development accommodated to the local vicinity and ensure that the local needs are met.
Location plan showing the development in relation to the surrounding buildings within the area.
As the site is quite small it doesnt give much scope to be able to offer routes to aid the residents on the development and surrounding. Although when designing the scheme we ensured that there is a straight forward route out of the scheme by introducing pathways and walk throughs to ensure that the local amenities are as accessible as possible for the residents. Also introduced was a walk way onto the development in the bottom corner this will enable the existing residents behind our development can use the pathways and walk throughs on our site as a safer and quicker route on their journeys.
Within the development we have included a green travel plan which includes a voucher for public transport per dwelling. Within the green travel plan we also include information regarding the local area and timetables for the public transport in the area.
When designing the scheme we produced a pattern book (available on request) this ensured that we used the different characters and styles of housing in Petersfield within our development and by using the quintessential locations within the Petersfield area to enhance our designs and ensure it was inkeeping with the Petersfield Characteristics, this included the styles of the roads and properties elevations.
This layout gives you an overview of the materials used on the development, when researching into the local area to ensure that we chose suitable materials for the externals of the properties to match and improve on the surrounding area.
Surrounding the development you have large open space areas of the South Downs which are easily accessible by our residents.
Within the site boundary there is a gradual sloap as seen on the constraints plan, through the design process we have exploited this constraint and used it to enhance the layout and the design of the street scenes to give each house as much of a view across the South Downs National Park, this is done by careful thought into the location and roof pitches across the site.
This layout showing the storey heights accross the development and in relation to the orientations of plots to ensure that each property gets the most out of their given location when it comes to views.
We have included links through our development so that access to the denser landscaped and open space areas is easy and readily available for our residents and other surrounding neighbors.
As you can see the layout has included a number of Visitor parking bays and the majority of the properties have a number of parking spaces as well as a garage for parking use.
This section towards the bottom corner is designed mainly around the pond and landscaping of this area and to be seen as quite a scenic part of the development rather than a recreational ground as shown in image 2.
This layout shows the locations of Cycle storage being within the garages which have been designed larger to accomodate.
Planning layout showing larger size garages to ensure they can accomodate cycles within as well as vehicles.