ALT7 – Land at Lynch Hill, Alton LAA Reference Site Size (Ha) Existing Use Proposed Future Use
BIN-008 9.4 ha Agricultural Employment (industrial, storage & distribution with opportunity for complementary commercial uses)
Site Description The site lies to the east of the River Wey valley and the west of the A31, on land that has outline planning permission for up to 7ha of employment land (business and industrial uses). It is an existing allocation in the Housing & Employment Allocations Plan (adopted 2016). Montecchio Way forms the northern boundary and is the proposed means of accessing the permitted development. Industrial and commercial development along Mill Lane and Waterbrook Road provides the wider context for the site. The site is currently in use for agricultural purposes. A private track runs across the southern part of the site, connecting Waterbrook Road with the Golden Chair Farm via a narrow bridge over the A31. Land rises from south to north up to a high point in the centre of the site and then slopes down towards Montecchio Way in the north. There is a wooded and treed area to the west of the site within the environs of the River Wey. Substantial hedgerows bound the site. Buildings to the west of the site are typically large-footprint, standalone buildings that are light in colour, with shallow pitched roofs and metal cladding.
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