Asheridge Road, Chesham Community Planning Event

The local community was invited to the Asheridge Road, Chesham Community Planning Event to help create a Vision for a sustainable new neighbourhood at Asheridge Road on vacant and derelict brownfield land.

Background

The site at 90 Asheridge Road, Chesham, is vacant and derelict brownfield land that has remained empty for over ten years. This former employment site has become outdated and redundant and in the context of a continuing pressing need for the creation of new homes in the area this allows for an exciting opportunity for a high quality, residential-led mixed-use scheme to bring the site into better use. The site could significantly contribute towards a wider shortage of new homes alongside complementary business enterprise and public space, in-line with the needs of the local community.

Shaw Corporation, on behalf of site owners Matterhorn, has appointed architects and placemakers JTP to work with the local community at the Community Planning Event to create a Vision for the site and its relationship with wider Chesham.

Community Planning Day

The Community Planning Day at Chesham Methodist Church on Saturday 12 March was an opportunity to share local knowledge and contribute to shaping the plans through workshops, walkabouts and hands-on planning groups. There was also an exhibition explaining the background of the proposals.

Participation was on a drop-in basis with no need to pre-register. participants were able to stay for a short while, a few hours or for the whole event if they were able to. Team members were on hand to answer questions.

Report Back Presentation

After the public exhibition and workshop day, the JTP team analysed and summarised the outcomes to create a Vision for Asheridge Road. This was presented back to the local community at 7pm on Tuesday 22 March, at Chesham Methodist Church.

Following the Community Planning Event, JTP will draw up a Detailed Planning Application for the site, which it is anticipated will be submitted in late Summer 2016.

Event Downloads

Event flyer
Background exhibition
Report Back broadsheet
Report Back presentation