Tracked Version of Core Strategy, November 2012 - Selby District ...

Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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• Reviewing the Allocations DPD with the specific aim of
investigating further PDL sites. (PC6.48)
5.55 No action is required in the case of the previously developed land
target being exceeded. (PC6.49)
5.29
5.57
5.30
5.58
5.31
5.59
5.32
5.60
5.33
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5.34
5.62
Olympia Park Strategic Development Site
It is intended that the majority of new employment opportunities and
about 40% of the Selby housing target will be provided through a
large scale, mixed use development on land to the east of Selby, as
delineated on the accompanying proposals map (Map 6) Proposals
Map and Map 6 (PC1.27). This will include about 1,000 new
dwellings and 23 ha of employment land in the period up to 2026
2027 (PC5.27), including B1offices, B1 and B2 industrial units, B8
storage and distribution premises, higher value uses, local
convenience retail facilities and a public house. About 10 hectares of
land is also reserved for longer term use.
The ‘Olympia Park’ site covers an area of approximately 90 hectares,
including around 18 hectares of previously developed land,
extending from Barlby Bridge Community Primary School on its
western boundary to the Selby Bypass in the east and which is
contained by the A19 Barlby Road, the Leeds – Hull railway, the
River Ouse and the A63 Selby Bypass. Existing land uses comprise
a mixture of employment uses, redundant industrial buildings and
former operational land, and greenfield land in the form of allotments,
playing fields, woodland and agricultural land.
Parts of the site were previously allocated for employment growth in
the Selby District Local Plan, or safeguarded for the expansion of
freight handling and storage activities associated with an existing
freight transfer depot and railhead which bisects the central part of
the site. It is envisaged that the Olympia Park proposals will enable
the continued expansion of freight handling and warehousing.
The site is well related to the existing built up area, with good
connectivity to the existing highway network and public transport,
and pedestrian access to a wide range of facilities and services in
Selby town centre. It provides the opportunity for a sustainable urban
extension combined with the regeneration of an extensive area of
former industrial land and premises.
The residential element of the scheme will be expected to create an
inclusive community including a target of 40% affordable housing
over the lifetime of the scheme, in accordance with the Councils’
policy. Provision will also be made for the relocation and
improvement of the existing allotments and playing fields, creation of
new green infrastructure and enhancement of the river frontage.
The scheme will be expected to contribute to national and local
targets for reducing greenhouse emissions for example by promoting
non car means of transport, and securing energy from renewable
sources including micro generation on site and utilisation of biomass,
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