A MAJOR regeneration project at the site of the former Park and Ride facility in High Wycombe has been put to the council.
Goya Developments and HE2 UK Enterprises 11 GP Limited have submitted to Bucks Council an application for a “speculative” commercial development at the vacant brownfield site on Crest Road.
The development will span more than 10,500 sqm and boast eight units within five buildings for “flexible light industrial, general industrial, and storage and distribution use”, according to a council document.
PICTURED: A council made plan of the new Crest Road site
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There will also be offices, more than 130 parking bays, and landscaping – and a new vehicle and pedestrian access point from Crest Road, “with the road being widened”.
Most parking spaces proposed (109) are for cars, eight are disabled bays, and 14 are for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
Several electric vehicle (EV) bays are also mentioned.
The nearest residential properties are beyond the A4010 John Hall Way and where the YMCA hostel is located, the report adds.
PICTURED: How the site looks from above today
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“The proposed industrial site forms part of a larger proposal by WDC (Wycombe District Council) for redevelopment of the former Park and Ride facility to also develop a food store and a drive thru (Aldi and McDonald’s drive-thru),” the report states.
It says the site is “a non-allocated site in the urban area” and that “development for employment uses is acceptable in principle”.
PICTURED: The wider Wycombe area
PICTURED: The appearance of the proposed scheme
The report also states the scheme has been designed to be “fully inclusive for all and provides flexibility for future occupiers to adapt the building to meet their operational requirements”.
It also claims there will be “no undue impact” on neighbouring residential properties in terms of “overlooking, loss of privacy or overbearing impact”.
Noise will be mitigated by an “acoustic barrier fence, bunding and landscape planting”.
The report also claims there will be “no undue impact on the road traffic or parking within the area”.
In conclusion, the application states: “The proposal is considered acceptable in planning terms and should be approved without delay in accordance with national government guidance.”
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