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A.4 Brackley Rejected Options

Brackley Option 1 (Brackley South)

A.4.1 Please refer to Brackley - Options Assessed for Future Growth.

Justification for rejecting option

• The physical connectivity into Brackley town is poor.
• An increase in traffic caused by development of this option could lead to increased congestion and elevated traffic flows, which may affect the air quality in the Brackley area.
• There may be issues associated with noise along the A43 / A422 for existing and proposed residential properties.
• The capacity of routes to the north and south and the M40 junction.
• Significant growth in traffic on the A422 would increase the need for a bypass to Farthinghoe village.
• This option is topographically and physically divorced from Brackley.
• The River Ouse skirts this southern option. The river and surrounding area falls within Flood Zone 2 & 3, which forms part of the Upper Ouse River Catchment Area.
• The high landscape sensitivity due to the historic landscape and parkland associated with Evenley Hall.
• There is a high content of woodland, parkland and hedgerow in this area.

Why this option does not meet the vision and objectives of the Emergent Joint Core Strategy

• The physical separation from Brackley results in difficulties in linking and integrating communities with safe and convenient access between the areas.
• By virtue of its location,this option would not necessarily enable and support the delivery of co-ordinated  transport improvements with an emphasis on non-car modes.
• The potential loss of built and natural assets in Evenley Hall area.
• This option does not contribute to the regeneration of Brackley town centre.

Brackley Option 2 (Brackley North West)

A.4.2 Please refer to Brackley - Options Assessed for Future Growth.

Justification for rejecting option

• An increase in traffic caused by this scale of development would be likely to lead to congestion and elevated traffic flows, which may affect the air quality in the Brackley area.
• This option would almost certainly require a new orbital route to the west of Brackley.
• The proximity of this urban extension to strategic road links will increase the likelihood of out-commuting to surrounding towns, increasing trips made by motor vehicles and making it less robust as a solution.
• The area close to the A422 road has high Landscape Sensitivity as it is located in historic parkland, there is variation in the topography and this creates landform interest.
• This option is located on the opposite side of the town to Brackley WwTW, so would not be practical, cost effective, or sustainable to develop.
• A significant increase in traffic on the A422 would increase the need for a bypass to Farthinghoe and also improvements to the links between the villages on that route.

Why this Option does not meet the vision and objectives of the Emergent Joint Core Strategy

• This option will not enhance the character of Brackley.
• The option would not foster the regeneration of Brackley.
• The option would not result in development based on sustainable development principles relating to non car modes of transport.
• This option is unlikely to deliver growth which is connected to the main urban area, and hence foster a diverse and sustainable community which can be well linked by good social and integrated transport facilities and infrastructure.