Urban ISM - Taunton

Urban ISM - Taunton

> Town Growth strategy - Urban ISM to
inform spatial planning choices

> Large scale growth (10k new homes,
8k jobs)

> Large study area (2km x 3 km)

> Urban ISM used live with
stakeholders at 1 day event.

Issues explored

> Land use mix, density and urban
compactness

> Social infrastructure need

> Accessibility to local services

> Public transport accessibility and
viability

> Transport and energy sustainability

What is the planning challenge ?

> we have a board….

What is the planning challenge ?

> the
playing
surface is
an aerial
photo of
the site
allocation
s area
covered by
200m grid.
The grid
shows
major
planning
constraint

What is the planning challenge ?

> we have land use tiles….

1 tile

1
hectare

What is the planning challenge ?

> we have technology….

What is the planning challenge ?

What is the planning challenge ?

> we have rules….

Evaluation -Smart Urbanism

Criteria Measure

Compactness Density / Critical mass

Complex Mix of use / diversity

Connected Transport pattern /

integration

Co-efficient Carbon Index

Collaborative Team Consensus
Challenging Deliverability
Challenges

Scenarios Explored

1 – Low density model
2 - Compact neighborhoods
3 - New settlement

Scenario 1 – Low Density Model

> Low
density
enclaves of
single use
development
separated by
By-pass
roads and
green
buffers

Scenario Housebuilders

Metrics

GAME SCORE = homes /
constraints x compactness

Scenario Housebuilders
Monkton Heathfield

Town Centre
Comeytrowe

Scenario Housebuilders

Scenario 2 - Compact Neighbourhoods

> Concentrates growth in compact
centres along the A38

> Monkton Heathfield and Comeytrowe
generate corridor based public transport
demand

> Dispersion of growth dissipates
vehicular trips across network

Scenario Compact Neighbourhoods



Scenario Compact Neighbourhoods

Monkton Heathfield

Town Centre Henlade

Comeytrowe

Scenario Compact Neighbourhoods

Scenario 3 - New Settlement

> Concentrates residential and employment
growth in new satellite centre

> Part of sub-regional ‘enterprise’ corridor

> Density and land use mix generates higher
levels of internal trip containment and local
journey to work
> Generates viable rapid transport system
along economic corridor
> Access to M5 an issue

Scenario Gtr. Monkton Heathfield

Metrics

Scenario Gtr. Monkton Heathfield

Monkton Heathfield

Town Centre

Scenario Greater Monkton Heathfield

Urban ISM Outcomes

> Compact neighbourhoods defined in
Core Strategy with major settlement
expansion at Monkton Heathfield
(Scenario 2 -3 combination)

> Accessibility to local services
maximised

> Bus Rapid Transit linked to growth
phasing

> CHP Energy Centre at Monkton