Policy information sourced from the Central Befordshire Local Plan

SE2: Marston Gate Expansion

The land allocated for Marston Gate Expansion, as identified on the Policies Map, will provide new employment floorspace.

  1. Development proposals will be permitted where they:
    • Provide up to 30 hectares of new employment land and a minimum of 5 hectares of screening, landscaping and open space;
    • Deliver a mix of uses including B2 and B8 warehousing and distribution with associated E(g) and ancillary uses, and a lorry park with associated E(b) food and drink uses;
    • Facilitate necessary mitigation and improvements to the A507 and M1, including M1 Junction 13, to ensure the site is well connected to the strategic transport network;
    • Provide opportunities for sustainable transport links to be determined through a Transport Assessment and accompanying Travel Plan;
    • Deliver strategic measures to reduce flood risk, including the use of SUDS to attenuate and discharge surface water run-off at reduced rates, at least at a rate no greater than if the site were undeveloped and to reduce existing downstream risk. This may include consideration of off-site solutions; and
    • Provide appropriate landscaping and open space in the northernmost section of the site where the land rises at the edge of the Greensand Ridge, to ensure effective integration with the open countryside beyond the site.
  2. Building heights, external ground levels and roof profiles across the development will be determined through the design process. Buildings will include a softened roof line to contribute to a reduction in the visual height of buildings with reduced eaves and no parapets. All buildings must include:
    • The use of colour banding and darker shades at lower levels, to add gravitas to the base of the building, with colours lightening up the elevations. The colour palette, which will be agreed with the Council, may consist of browns, greens and greys to aid the buildings integration into the surrounding landscape; and
    • The use of targeted off-site planting to be agreed with the Council and relevant landowners, to aid with mitigating key views.
  3. Appropriate measures should be taken to ensure the proposals take full account of the potential arising from improvements to Ridgmont Railway Station (or relevant nominated station for East West Rail), to maximise sustainability and sustainable transport options. Proposals will provide commensurate contributions towards enhancing the infrastructure at Ridgmont Railway Station (or relevant nominated station for East West Rail), including public transport infrastructure facilities and car parking facilities;
  4. SE2 is in an area with a rich and varied historic environment. It lies within the setting of a number of designated heritage assets, including Conservation Areas and:
    • The medieval Ringwork at the Round House, Brogborough Park Farm (Scheduled Monument);
    • The Round House, Brogborough Park Farm (Grade II listed building);
    • All Saints Church, Segenhoe (Scheduled Monument and Grade II* listed building);
    • Segenhoe Manor (Grade II* listed building)
    • Parish Church of St James, Husborne Crawley (Grade II* listed building);
    • Malting Spinney Moat (Scheduled Monument); and
    • Woburn Abbey (Grade I Registered Park and Garden)
  5. SE2 is also known to contain non-designated heritage assets with archaeological interest. Any future development at this site must ensure it accords with the Historic Environment policies of this Plan (HE1, HE2 and HE3) and the requirements of the NPPF. Specific details regarding the siting; scale, colour and massing of the buildings and the landscaping scheme will be agreed through a site-specific Design Code to be submitted and approved by the local planning authority; and
  6. Development will be permitted in accordance with other relevant policies in the Development Plan and following the successful preparation of a masterplan which provides an exemplar design response to this unique gateway location.

For more information, please visit the Central Befordshire Local Plan