North Site Development Brief
Foreword
The redevelopment of the former MOD North Site is likely to be
the largest mixed redevelopment to take place within Malvern Hills
District in the period up to 2011. The delivery of new housing and
employment through redevelopment of the site are important to the
achievement of strategic and local requirements for new development
within Malvern and the district as a whole.
However, North Site cannot be considered in isolation, as it is
located within the exiting urban area of Malvern and adjoining an
area of attractive and sensitive open countryside. Consequently,
there is a need to integrate successfully new development with the
town and local communities and ensure that the quality of the
town's environment and its setting is enhanced and not eroded.
The District Council therefore believes that it is essential
that consideration is given to developing comprehensive guidance to
a secure high quality development which meets both strategic and
local needs.
The broad principles and requirements for the redevelopment of
the site will be established by policies contained in the emerging
Malvern Hills District Local Plan. However, the District Council
has identified the preparation of a detailed Development Brief for
North Site as one of its top priorities. This is because the
District Council considers that the Local Plan and a Development
Brief together will enable the land use related elements of
priorities established by the Community Strategy for Malvern Hills
District to be translated into tangible requirements and
aspirations for the redevelopment of North Site.
The following development brief will provide guidance to
landowners, developers and residents alike about expectations with
respect to the layout, form and quality of proposed new
development. The North Site Development Brief establishes a strong
design philosophy and concept for future development and sees
redevelopment of the site as a positive opportunity to create a
high quality environment which is both sympathetic with its
hinterlands within the Malvern area and distinctive in its own
right, creating an attractive environment where people will want to
live, work and relax. The North Site Development Brief does not
attempt to set in stone how development will come forward. However,
it does provide a firm basis for the development of imaginative
proposals and ideas for redevelopment.
The District Council has sought community comment and feedback
on the draft Development Brief. It was published for public
consultation between 12th January 2004 and 23rd February 2004.
You can click on the following links to view the brief or you
can purchase a CD (£3 + p&p) or a printed copy (£20 + p&p)
from the Customer Service Centre.
