The A370 corridor from the M5 into central Weston requires careful planning and a design brief. It is a long haul by car and needs to generate a warm welcome to the Town and capture people’s interest by a careful mix of land use, good design and clever Place Making. The proposed target density across North Somerset of 40 dwellings/ha adjusted by consideration of accessibility and sensitivity of location is agreed. For urban locations height parameters would be useful and a zoning plan.

Consider community-led delivery and ownership (including self build and custom build) are vital elements in creating vibrant and attractive new neighbourhoods and should form a key component of any new development.

Increased Urban Living in Weston super Mare – There should be less vulnerable uses at ground level, or no sleeping accommodation on the ground floor e.g. duplex/maisonettes.

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In respect to the intensification of existing sites, the appeal decision connected to 16/P/0150/O restricted the site to ‘up to 130 dwellings’ in response to landscape evidence and the master planning exercise undertaken in the run up to the appeal. Since the appeal was determined developers have provided bids to buy this land based on using the site for small scale family housing with more terraces resulting in a higher density of development. This has identified an additional c.30 dwellings.

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