Brimscombe Port, Port Lane Brimscombe

Main constraints: Brimscombe Port Local Plan Site Allocations Policy SA1e; Regenerating existing employment sites Local Plan Delivery Policy EI2 (ER1), Industrial Heritage Conservation Area; listed buildings; Key Wildlife Site; flood risk. Site investigation required. Summary:The site is allocated in the Local Plan for mixed use redevelopment and is considered suitable for redevelopment for housing /community and tourism development and employment uses. Development would require the demolition of some of the existing industrial buildings and sensitive reuse of historic buildings, together with redevelopment including the reinstatement of the canal and port basin. Most of the site is within Flood Zone 3 and the site should not be developed until the Cotswold Canal has been reinstated or until a site specific Flood Risk Assessment demonstrates that the site can be safely developed, with more vulnerable development being located within Flood Zone 1 and without increasing flood risk either on or off site. The site is planned to come forward for redevelopment within the next 5 years and there is a reasonable prospect that development as envisaged will be delivered on the site within 15 years.. This site could be developed for medium to high density housing comprising flats and townhouses, offices, light industrial, canal and community uses at an average density of 50-90 dph, and the suggested yield is up to 150 units, subject to achieving a satisfactory mix with other uses.