Petersfield Town Partnership – Town Design Statement, Library v3 (13 Jan 07)

Title, author [& brief commentary where necessary]

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Hard and/or e-copy

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Web Address / Circulation

Petersfield Tomorrow Research 2004-2006

Research of the Environment Group for Market Town Healthcheck, Petersfield Tomorrow 2004-2006 (drafted by Environment Working Group, led by Les Jarman) / Not yet / Philip to contact Linda B to obtain copy of responses and any analyses concerning the Environment and design issues, perhaps on CD
Environment & design relate responses from community consultation 2005/6 / Not yet / Philip to contact Linda B to obtain copy of final version of worksheets concerning the Environment (and design issues)
Jeff Bishop initial workshop on Town Design Statements: Definitions and components of sustainable communities / Yes / Tbc (Philip?)
Jeff Bishop initial workshop on Town Design Statements - A Local Distinctiveness Framework / Yes / Tbc (Philip?)
Jeff Bishop initial workshop on Town Design Statements: Jeff Bishop, BDOR OHPs, East Hampshire Town Design Statement / Yes / Tbc (Philip?)
Jeff Bishop initial workshop on Town Design Statements - Negotiating The Sustainability Appraisal Minefield / Yes / Tbc (Philip?)

Town Character Working Group: drafts of ‘PetersfieldTown Design Statement’

Preliminary framework/headings / Latest version currently that circulated by VE with minutes of 60107 meeting.

Town Character Working Group: other documents

Town Character Sub Group, Meeting 1 & Early Research (version 3, 191106), TLH & ALL [initial member contact details, meeting 1 notes, discussion topics] / Circulated by email TLH
Minutes, meeting 2 of 25 November 2006, VE / Circulated by email VE
Minutes, meeting 3 of 6 January 2007, VE / Circulated by email VE

Examples of Town/Village Design Statements: Local Area

Alton’s current TDS project, authors & date tbc / Tony S can advise? / Tony S can advise?
Buriton VDS, Caroline Reeve & others, date tbc / Ken H to advise / Ken H to advise
Liss VDS (& more recent Landscape Character & Parish Plan work?), authors & date tbc / David J to advise / David J to advise
Ropley VDS, authors & draft 5.4 21 October 2006 [covers Ropley Dean, RopleyVillage, Monkwood & North Street] / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / Philip H to advise
Steep, authors & date tbc [too old, not being considered] / n/a / n/a
Stroud, authors & date tbc [not yet finished] / n/a / n/a
Examples of Community Planning from the South, on RTPI Planning Aid website [online article citing examples of TDS & VDS projects for Langstone & Leigh Park] / n/a /
Other VDS in East Hampshire are: (referred to in EHDC 2005 LDS as adopted as SPG):
  • Beech
  • Chawton
  • East Meon
  • Farringdon
  • Four Marks
  • Horndean
  • Medstead
  • Rowlands Castle
  • Selborne
  • Steep
  • Stroud
Other VDS in East Hampshire are: (referred to in EHDC 2005 LDS as NOT adopted as SPG):
  • Lasham
  • Langrish

Examples of Town/Village Design Statements: South East region & wider UK

Battle T/VDS? (if one exists), authors & date tbc [David & Mary C to advise] / Not yet. / David & Mary C to advise
Buddleigh Salterton, East Devon TDS, authors & date tbc [Tony S to advise] / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) /
Eccleshall TDS, authors tbc May 2006 [Tony W to advise] / Not yet. / Philip H has circulated & at
Haslemere TDS, Surrey, authors & date tbc / Nick K to advise / Nick K to advise
Ludlow T/VDS? (if one exists), authors & date tbc [David & Mary C to advise] / Not yet. / David & Mary C to advise
Marlsborough T/VDS? (if one exists), authors & date tbc [David & Mary C to advise] / Not yet. / David & Mary C to advise
Newbury Town Design Statement (March 2005) Public Consultation Draft [too big, not being considered, however Tony S may look into any other useful TDS’s in West Berks.] / Yes (e-copy only) / tbc
Selby TDS, Surrey, authors tbc (undated) / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / Ken H to advise
Sevenoaks VDS’s (various) [all follow the same format], authors & date tbc [no one looking at these yet] / Not yet /
Stratford Upon Avon TDS, Surrey, SUA Town Council, date tbc [adopted as SPG by SUA District Council, 30 September 2002] / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / Vincent E to advise
Parish of Overton DS, authors tbc (March 2004) / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / tbc
West Itchenor VDS, authors tbc (2004) / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / tbc
Still need to add references to useful examples from information on Action For Market Towns website (if any) / Tbc / tbc
Lanchester Village Design Statement (will be worth a look as RTPI award winner 2005?)[‘ Lanchester is an attractive village in Derwentside, County Durham, which has experienced some additional housing development over the last 50 60 years. The Village Design Statement was drawn up by members of the local community for the community. Public agencies provided background advice, and it is a credit to all concerned that the final document has been approved by Derwentside District Council as Supplementary Planning Guidance. An interesting innovation is the inclusion of non-statutory Aspirations as well as the approved policies. The general background material also provides an interesting description and analysis of the character of the village, for locals and non-locals alike, and the
many photographs and drawings give the document extra public appeal’. / Not yet researched / Tbc
Clone town Britain , by nef (2006 [whilst recognising that much of what this report suggests is beyond the remit of the TDS, p24 of report advises on ‘distinctiveness and how to grow it’] / Not yet /

Examples of Other Design Documents: Local Area

EHDC Petersfield Conservation Area document (undated) / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / tbc
Design Statements: Guidance Notes, EHDC (June 2004) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /
Design Guide for Residential Extensions, EHDC (September 2003) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /
Crime Reduction Through Design SPG, EHDC (September 2000) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /
Shopfronts Design Guide, EHDC (May 2005) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /
Advertisement Guidelines, EHDC (March 2000) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /
Petersfield Society design guide(s)? / Petersfield Society Members to advise / Petersfield Society Members to advise
Good examples of individual developers submitted access & design statements? / Does anyone know of any? / Does anyone know of any?
Petersfield – Townscape Survey and Analysis (November 1998, unpublished), produced for EHDC by the Conservation Studio. / Not yet. TLH referenced this in 1999 dissertation (may still be unpublished, for EHDC internal use only – we could ask for a copy) / tbc
Hampshire Town Centre Qualitative Assessment, Monitoring and Information (March 1998), Hampshire County Council / Not yet. TLH referenced this in 1999 dissertation (may be available c/o EHDC?) / tbc

Examples of Other Design Documents & Guidance: County, Regional & National

Great Dunmow TDS Good Practice Advice, by Nick Wates Associateson behalf of The Countryside Agency, February 2006 [sets out the results of a three-day initiative to support the people of
Great Dunmow, Essex, in producing a Town Design Statement (TDS)] / Not yet / Philip H has circulated (TLH has e-copy)
Essex Design Guide, author & date tbc / TH has hard copy in Guildford (available on request) / tbc
Residential Design Guide SPG, Guildford Borough Council (2004) / Yes.Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) /
Sustainable Development & Construction SPD,Guildford Borough Council (2005) / Not yet /
Stratford Upon Avon Design Guidance, SUA District Council, Issue 1 (April 2001) / Hard copy to be dropped off to Philip in next 10 days (TLH note 70107) / John V to advise
Any existing Hampshire county wide published design guidance? / Tbc / tbc
By Design – Urban Design and the Planning System, DETR/CABE (May 2000) / Not yet /
The Principles of Inclusive Design, CABE, date tbc / Tbc / Tbc
Better Places to Live by Design: A Companion Guide to PPG3, Office of the Deputy Primeminister (ODPM) (September 2001) / Not yet /
Making design policy work: how to deliver good design through your local development framework, CABE (June 2005) / Not yet /
Urban Design Compendium, Llewelyn-Davies for English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation, London (2000) / No (large document) /
Surrey Design Guide - A Strategic Guide for Quality Built Environments, SCC & Surrey Local Government Association (2004) /
Village Design – making local character count in new development (Countryside Commission, 1996) / TLH referenced this in 1999 dissertation (not yet checked online to see if still available) / tbc
Townscape, Gordon Cullen (1961) [one of a number of classic books on subject of townscape, which we might want to quote from in TDS?] / Not yet (TLH has copy available on request) / Tbc
Responsive Environments, by Ian Bentley et al (1985) [another source for quotes?] / Not yet (if no one has this, I can buy a copy TLH) / Tbc
Focus on Housing Growth, Case Study: Ely, Report 59, EHTF (October 2006)
[‘with the preparation of the new Regional Spatial Strategies at an advanced stage across the country, many of our historic towns are being asked to come to terms with substantial rates of housing growth.This publication follows on from the EHTF conference held in Ely in December 2004 'Focus on Managing Rapid Growth in Historic Towns'. It shares some of the work that has been done in Ely to accommodate rapid growth, so that those facing similar problems may benefit from the experience’]. / Not yet (TLH has copy at work) / Not available online (on sale online)
Placecheck (Urban Design Audit Tool), Urban Design Alliance [‘briefing sheet provides an introduction and an overview to the Placecheck project. Placecheck is a system offered by the Urban Design Alliance to help groups of people and organisations find a way forward to improve their neighbourhood in a systematic way. It will make sure you involve all the people who need to be involved, ask a more a comprehensive range of questions, obtain more consensus more quickly, and get a better end result’] / Not yet (only 3 pages – print off?) /

Guidance on Preparing Town/Village Design Statements

Town Design Statements – Why and how to produce them, Good practice advice, by the Countryside Agency (2003). ) (ref. CA 134) / Yes. /
Research notes, Issue: CRN 56 (December 2002): Town Design Statements:
an evaluation of pilot projects, Countryside Agency (research note, ref. CRN 56) / No. /
Village And Town Design Statements - The Case For Adoption As Supplementary Planning Documents And The Undertaking Of Sustainability Appraisal, Final Report. David Tyldesley Associates for the Countryside Agency (Landscape Access and Recreation), September 2006. / Not yet. / Philip H obtained? (TLH has electronic copy)
Urban Fringe Toolkit, Community level planning in and around settlements, 2a Town and Village Design statements [extract of a larger report, Market Towns Toolkit?] / Circulated by Philip H? (TLH has electronic copy)
Planning Guide for Small Rural Businesses, a guide to help small rural businesses find their way through the planning system, RTPI & Countryside Agency (February 2006) [provides useful context section & cites Stratford’s TDS as a case study example]. / Not yet (TLH requested hard copy through contact on website 130107, contact not back in of office til 230107) / Also see:

Community Participation Techniques, presentation notes by Phil Turner,
Community Planner, Isle of Wight and Hampshire Planning Aid (undated, definitely post 2004) [interesting presentation, incorporating references to TDS & VDS from Hampshire, set in context of new LDF planning system & explains how to involve the community] / Not yet /
Guidelines on Effective Community Involvement and Consultation - RTPI Good Practice Note 1 ((November 2005) [‘the first in a series of new good practice notes from the RTPI. These guidelines aim to provide RTPI members with a corps of best practice on key aspects of community involvement, in an easy to absorb format and capable of being amended and updated in light of experience’] / Not yet /

LocalTown Planning Context

Relevant design related policies of the East Hampshire District Local Plan (adoption date, tbc)? / Tbc /
Inspector report on Local Plan revisions / Tbc / Tbc
Relevant design related policies or documents in the emerging East Hampshire District Local Development Framework (LDF)? /
Any EHDC Sustainability / Sustainable Design & Construction planning guidance? / Tbc / tbc
EHDC (annual) Housing "summit", 3/11/06 (useful data and infoon future plans for the town) / David J has details
Draft Statement of Community Involvement, EHDC (July 06) / Not yet. /
Guide to Developers Contributions and other Planning Requirements (March 2006) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /
Conservation Directory, EHDC (May 2005) / Not yet (worth a visit to EHDC Planning Reception to obtain paper copies, if available?) /

County Town Planning Context

'Participative democracy through community-initiated engagement', by Phillip Turner, Community Planner, published on RTPI news pages, October 2005 [interesting overview of subject, highlighting issues associated with adopting parish plans, design statements, etc. as SPD]. / Not yet /
Relevant design related policies of the Hampshire Structure Plan (adoption date, tbc)? / Tbc /

RegionalTown Planning Context

Relevant design related policies in South East England Regional Assembly’s (SEERA) Draft South East Plan? (submission draft, March 2006)? / Tbc / Tbc

NationalTown Planning Context

Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development, Office of the Deputy PrimeministerPrime minister (ODPM) (February 2005) [sets out government advice why communities should be actively involved in shaping their areas] /
Planning for Town Centres: Guidance on Design and Implementation tools , ODPM (March 2005) [‘guidance deals specifically with design issues relating to planning for town centres and some of the main tools available to secure the implementation of town centre planning policies and proposals. It supports Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6) which sets out the Government’s policy in England on planning for the future of town centres and the main uses that relate to them’]. / Not yet /
Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas,
Office of the Deputy Primeminister (ODPM) (August 2004) /
Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Development Frameworks & Companion Guide, Office of the Deputy Primeminister (ODPM) (September 2004) /
Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing, Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) (November 2006) /
Issues related to Supplementary Planning Documents and Sustainability Appraisal – produced for the Countryside Agency by David Tyldesley / (Philip H has circulated)
Code for Sustainable Homes - A step-change in sustainable home building practice, DCLG (December 2006) /
Consultation - Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1, ODPM (13 December 2006) /

Maps, Images & Miscellaneous

Various town maps, available under OS licence / Yes / n/a
Map showing preliminary boundary of Petersfield & Sheet for TDS purposes / Yes. Hard copies also circulated by PH at meeting 60107 (Philip – are you able to please explore, maybe with EHDC Electoral Services, if boundaries are still as per this map?) / n/a
Securing A Future: Diversifying to Regenerate British Market Towns, Tracey Haskins (MA Town Planning dissertation, June 1999; includes literature review, which may help provide pointers to a few authors from which we could quite in the opening section of TDS?) / Hard copy with Tracey (TLH note 7107: TLH still to check bibliography for other relevant studies) / n/a
Brainstorm: potential source of historic images for TDS – Petersfield Society, Flora Twort pictures, history books of town & village, museum, etc.

Other Online Resources

Action for Market Towns / (log in available for Petersfield Tomorrow is 4557 and password: mtlnuser). TLH note 140107: could not gain access using these details, has anyone else had more luck?
Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) [‘active in promoting the interests of rural communities. It also acts as the national umbrella organisation for 38 Rural Community Councils throughout England… ACRE's organisational vision is to provide a rural community development centre of expertise that is extensively used by policy makers and practitioners’. ‘The ACRE Network consists of 38 Rural Community Councils throughout England. RCCs are charitable local development agencies, generally based in counties, which support and enable initiatives in rural communities...’. Provides link to South East Rural Community Councils (SERCC), which in turn links to Community Action Hampshire]
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CABE /
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) [Campaigning for the countryside for the benefit of us all] /
Carnegie UK Trust, rural action research programme /
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (not yet researched) /
Commission for Rural Communities [successor to the Countryside Agency with remit ‘as advisor, advocate, and watchdog on the real needs of people living and working in rural England, tackling rural disadvantage] /
Community Action Hampshire /
Country Land and Business Association /
David Tyldesley and Associates (DTA) [multi-disciplinary planning and environmental consultancy working primarily in the fields of Town and Country Planning, Landscape Planning, Landscape Architecture, Ecology and Environmental Management, the Cultural Heritage, Environmental Assessment and Strategic Environmental / Sustainability Appraisal] /
DCLG /
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) /
Design for Homes [Design for Homes champions the value of good design in the housing industry. We are a not-for-profit limited company advised by a cross-industry Board of Directors] /
East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) /
English Heritage /
English Historic Towns Forum [for prosperity and conservation in historic towns, EHTF's main areas of expertise include: Conservation, Housing Growth, Regeneration, Retail Development, Streetscape, Sustainable Tourism, Transportation Management] /
Hampshire County Council /
Institution of Civil Engineers [part of wider Urban Design Alliance partnership which produced Placecheck work] /

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (not yet researched) /
Natural England [brings together English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service/Commission, established October 2006]. /
nef (the new economics foundation) [‘nef is an independent 'think and do' tank. We believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered’. Recent campaigns have highlighted ‘clone town Britain’ as chain stores gain ground and decline in neighbourhood shops and services]. /
Nick Wates Associates [Community planning specialists
Writing, research, publishing and project consultancy] /
Petersfield Society /
Petersfield Tomorrow /
Petersfield Town Council /
Planning Aid /
Planning Portal [UK government's online planning and building regulations resource] /
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) /
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) /
South East Towns? / Tbc
The Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) [‘ATCM is dedicated to helping town and city centres realise their natural roles both as prosperous locations for business and investment, and as focal points for vibrant, inclusive communities’]. /
The Civic Trust [independent, national organisation with charitable status. It is the umbrella body for over 800 civic societies, representing over 250,000 individuals committed to improving and caring for places where people live and work] /
In particular see civic trust regeneration unit at:
The Community Planning Website [‘Growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment. This website is a good starting point for everyone concerned. It provides easily accessible how-to-do-it best practice information of international scope and relevance..’] /
The Landscape Institute [‘The Landscape Institute is the Royal Chartered body for landscape architects, professionals who inspire people to expect the best from the natural and built environments. Parks, streets, regeneration, waterways and open space - this is the work of landscape architects’] /
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment [‘the Prince’s Foundation is an educational charity which exists to improve the quality of people’s lives by teaching and practising timeless and ecological ways of planning, designing and building’]. /
UK Planning [seeking to improve the planning process for the public and agents] / Ukplanning.com
URBED Trust [‘The URBED Trust will promote research and education in the fields of urban design and the improvement of towns and cities and their wider city-regions. It will ensure the operating companies' continuing commitment to sustainability, community involvement and the dissemination of good practice’]. /
DCLG /
CABE /
Nick Wates Associates [Community planning specialists
Writing, research, publishing and project consultancy] /
David Tyldesley and Associates (DTA) [multi-disciplinary planning and environmental consultancy working primarily in the fields of Town and Country Planning, Landscape Planning, Landscape Architecture, Ecology and Environmental Management, the Cultural Heritage, Environmental Assessment and Strategic Environmental / Sustainability Appraisal] /
Action for Market Towns / (log in available for Petersfield Tomorrow is 4557 and password: mtlnuser).
EHDC /
English Historic Towns Forum [for prosperity and conservation in historic towns, EHTF's main areas of expertise include: Conservation, Housing Growth, Regeneration, Retail Development, Streetscape, Sustainable Tourism, Transportation Management] /
Commission for Rural Communities [successor to the Countryside Agency with remit ‘as advisor, advocate, and watchdog on the real needs of people living and working in rural England, tackling rural disadvantage] /
Country Land and Business Association /
Carnegie UK Trust, rural action research programme /
Natural England [brings together English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service, established October 2006]. /
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) /
South East Towns? / Tbc
Petersfield Society /
Petersfield Tomorrow /
Petersfield Town Council /
East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) /
Hampshire County Council /
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) [Campaigning for the countryside for the benefit of us all] /
The Civic Trust [independent, national organisation with charitable status. It is the umbrella body for over 800 civic societies, representing over 250,000 individuals committed to improving and caring for places where people live and work]

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