New Homes at Winton East

View toward Winton East from Caerketton Hill Aerial photograph of South Edinburgh: Winton East Site Location Indicative proposal Welcome Thank you for coming to the Winton East public exhibition. We would like you to read the information, think about our proposals, and give us your feedback. What is the proposal? This is a proposal for the development of up to 75 new homes on land that Miller Homes has owned since 65. It will complete the Winton development. Today we are showing you our preliminary ideas as proposals are at an early stage. Why are we here? We lodged a Proposal for Application Notice with the City of Edinburgh Council in June 205. This announced our intention to submit a planning application for residential development. As part of the pre-application process we are now consulting with you. We look forward to receiving your feedback and would encourage all visitors to the exhibition to complete a questionnaire as your views and feedback will help inform our final plans for the site. Once we have considered all responses a planning application will be likely towards the end of the year. New Homes at Winton East August 205 Public Consultation

2 Miller Homes Miller Homes was established in 34. For more than 80 years, they have established a tradition for building family homes in the most desirable locations and developed a reputation for delivering sector-leading quality, sustainable developments as well as being recognised for providing outstanding levels of customer service. Whilst focussing on family housing, Miller Homes also sell a wide range of residential housing products, including townhouses, apartments and executive homes to private buyers and also affordable housing units to housing associations. Land acquired by Miller in 65 Application Boundary No intention to develop this land Miller Homes has extensive experience in its chosen geographic locations and understands the local markets in which it operates. Land Acquired by Miller Homes in 65 Winton: view toward the Pentlands Established Winton character: mature trees at Morton Mains form a backdrop View along Winton Drive: attractive suburban character Winton East Miller Homes has a 50 year history with Winton. The land was first acquired in 65, and the area was subsequently developed over a number of years. This is now a well-established and popular residential area, accessed off Frogston Road West and including Winton Drive, Winton Terrace, Winton Grove, Winton Park and Winton Gardens. In the intervening years between Winton being built out and where we are today, the scale of change to the north of Frogston Road West has been significant most notably around the site of the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital. This is now the urbanised edge of the city, with local facilities enhanced recently by the Pentland Outdoor Centre at Fairmilehead and with good access to local facilities such as local shops, and bus links into the city. As a result of incremental development, the character of the streets of the Winton development is subtly different as is apparent within the accompanying photographs. All however have a sense of green making them attractive places to live. Winton East offers a logical expansion to the established housing area, extending the principles of development within an attractive environment to provide a natural completion to the Winton development area. Miller Homes is an award-winning housebuilder, currently on site nearby with high quality developments at Dreghorn Polofields in Colinton and at Dalmore Mill in Midlothian. They have a reputation for quality and have demonstrated within these sites an ability to be sensitive to the local environment. Some of their achievements include: Development Extent 74 Development Extent 83 5 site managers received Pride in the Job Quality Awards in the first round of the prestigious NHBC Pride in the Job Awards 205. In 205 Miller Homes was awarded five star rating in the National Home Builders Federation New Home Customer Satisfaction Survey for the fourth consecutive year. The results of independent research highlighted that 5% of Miller Homes customers would recommend the housebuilder to their best friend. Miller Homes was awarded Investors in People Gold in 203. Miller Homes development at Dalmore Mill: respecting the local landscape and traditional building patterns of the locality. Miller Homes development at Colinton: mature woodland and the Pentland Hills form an attractive setting for sustainable new homes, sympathetic to its local surroundings. Miller & Winton: a 50 year history

3 Housing Need in Edinburgh Scottish Planning Policy (204), which sets out the Government s national planning policy requires the planning system to identify a generous supply of land, maintaining at least a 5-year supply of effective housing land at all times. The Government s National Planning Framework (204) also sets out the need to ensure that there is a generous supply of housing land in sustainable places where people want to live and particularly so in the area covered by the Strategic Development Plan for Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland (SESPlan). City of Edinburgh Council LDP overlayed with proposed site Developed Land Green Belt Open Space Local Nature Conservation Site Pentland Hills Regional Park The proposed site sits unseen behind this ridgeline; development will be hidden from view within this viewpoint by topography and reinforced through planting Designated Conservation Area Stables Morton Mains Farm The release of land at Winton East does not impinge on the essential character of the candidate Special Landscape Area. The flow of the landscape from the Braid Hills to the Pentlands is maintained. Trees around the Belvedere east of Morton Mains Landscape flow leading from the Braid Hills to the Pettland Hills; integral to the setting of the city but unaffected by development Edinburgh as the capital of the SESPlan region is required to allocate land for a significant number of new homes (22,300 homes for the period 200 to 20). Not all of this can be achieved from simply approving more brownfield land within the urban area and requires the Council to allocate more Greenfield land on the edge of the city to meet the targets. Notwithstanding their efforts the City of Edinburgh Council has still not allocated enough land to meet housing need across the city region to 20 and it is now accepted by most stakeholders that the shortfall to be met to 20 is some 4,500 units. This continued shortfall will continue to push up house prices and make Edinburgh a less affordable and less socially vibrant place in which to live, work and play. To alleviate this pressing shortfall additional land (over and above that already allocated within the proposed Local Development Plan) will need to be allocated across the City. Much of this will need to be found in and around the edge of the City, within the Edinburgh Green Belt. The land at Winton East was acquired by Miller Homes in the 60s as part of a wider housing development which was built during the 70s and 80s. We acknowledge the fact that this final phase lies now within the Conservation Area. View toward Morton Mains from the Bypass BYPASS HEADING WEST Winton East is ideally located to provide much needed new family housing. The exact capacity of the site still needs to be established by way of detailed assessment however it is estimated to have the potential to accommodate a maximum 75 homes and the final numbers may well be less once all necessary consultation has been undertaken and evaluated. The construction of houses will create employment and investment, both directly and indirectly through the procurement of materials and third party consultant work. An increased local population will increase the support and expansion of local services, increasing spend and sustaining those services over the medium to longer term. The site is subject to Policies relating to Green Belt, Special Landscape Area and Conservation Area designations in the Edinburgh City Local Plan (200). We believe that development can be sensitively integrated in this location without harming the character of the area. Conservation Area boundary 3 Conservation Area boundary 200 The existing edge of the green belt at Winton. View across the proposed development site. Planning

4 Site Context Site Appraisal Plan Site Appraisal Winton East is a site constituting 4.55Ha of land owned by Miller Homes since 65 and is currently in agricultural use. It is part of a larger field area, the remainder of which is within separate ownership. To the south lies the Swanston Burn, transmission lines and the Edinburgh City Bypass. To the south west lies land within Edinburgh City Council ownership used as parkland; to the east lies land currently used as grazing and livery. The proposed development site is well placed for local buses. There are shops, and community halls under active use, nearby. The recent opening of the Pentland Outdoor Centre has brought a new destination into the area and includes a café. Linkages both in and out of the city are excellent. When designing new development, site capacity depends on many factors including: Topography Protection of existing features Size of properties Type of properties Access Drainage The guiding principles for developing a plan for Winton East which will make the most of its attractive location are to: Follow the same contour line as the established city edge to ensure best fit. Keep development well back from the ridgeline that defines the landscape flow to the Pentland Hills. Protect the existing mature trees around the site with appropriate setbacks. Formalise a pathway system that ensures continued connections into the wider landscape. Development Principles Make the links to the bus network and local shops as easy as possible to discourage use of the car (see options for access set out below). Reinforce the eastern and southern edges with additional planting to provide a robust green belt edge. Reflect the existing housing densities at Winton and ensure a green environment appropriate to the edge of the city. Good example of tree planting breaking up areas of development Robust green Southern boundary Break up housing area with tree planting Increase screening on the Eastern boundary Vehicle access to reduce cars on Winton Gardens Pedestrian and cycle route Highpoint Vehicle access already in place Vehicle access using existing road head Fire and emergency access Pedestrian Access Pedestrian and cycle route Potential Access Management () Potential Access Management (2) Planning Principles Proposed view from Caerketton Hill Appraisal

5 Illustrative Plan. Existing Trees. 8 5 2. Robust planting reinforcing the green belt edge in association with the existing track topography. 3. Staggered double row of trees with dense under-storey mitigating long range views of development, defining the edge of the city and encompassing acoustic recommendations. 4. SUDS treated positively with overlooking development. 5. Area of open space, possibly including play and amenity seating. Winton East is an attractive site that would complete the urban edge within this part of the city. The site demands a sensitive solution that ensures the best possible fit with the landscape. This is an indicative proposed layout that shows one way in which the site could be developed. It is a sketch proposal as plans are at an early stage. The model images below demonstrate in 3D how these would sit within the landscape. 6. Sensitive landscape edge to be designed in consultation with existing residents. 7. Street trees. The key principles of the plan are as follows: NEW HOMES FOR EDINBURGH 6 8. Pedestrian and cycle access.. Shared space streets. 0. Vehicular access. There are around 75 new homes on this plan, encompassing 2,3,4 and 5 bed properties and including 25% affordable housing. LANDSCAPE FIT 0 Appropriate set-backs along the northern edge will protect the existing mature trees which are integral to the Conservation Area, important in elevated views across the city, will be an important feature of new development. New tree planting along the southern and eastern boundary will form a robust revised edge to the Green Belt and Special Landscape Area and will contain development. 7 8 Care will be taken where new development joins with the existing urban edge. 3 Development works well with topography ensuring that one of the most important open views when travelling along the bypass is maintained. 4 2 ACCESSIBILITY Pedestrians and Cyclists: The site can connect with established walking routes; The site lies in close proximity to opportunities for informal recreation. Local paths lie nearby which afford connections with the core path network. Local facilities lie within recommended distances for walking. Public Transport Regular, frequent, public transport services lie within easy walking distance of the site Foot connections are available to and from these services Private Car The scale of the development proposals is under the limit for formal traffic assessment, however Miller Homes do intend to carry out traffic surveying to establish traffic patterns in the area. Access to the site can be simply taken from Winton Drive; Site internals can be developed in line with current policy on residential layouts. SITE DESIGN A small park in the north-west corner allows continued access and could accommodate local amenity use; A SUDS facility in the south-east corner creates a soft edge and could be designed to improve local biodiversity; Development would be designed to fit with the context of the existing Winton character. Proposed View from South-East Proposed View from North-West Proposals