1Hello everyone.
2It's good to see that so many members of the public have shown up for our presentation
3on the new housing development planned on the outskirts of Nunston.
4I'm Mark Reynolds and I'm Communications Manager at the development.
5I'll start by giving you a brief overview of our plans for the development.
6So one thing I'm sure you'll want to know is why we've selected this particular site for a housing development.
7At present it's being used for farming,
8like much of the land around Nunston.
9But because of the new industrial centre in Nunston,
10there's a lot of demand for housing for employees in the region,
11as many employees are having to commute long distances at present.
12Of course, there's also the fact that we have an international airport just 20 minutes' drive away,
13but although that's certainly convenient,
14it wasn't one of our major criteria for choosing the site.
15We were more interested in the fact that there's an excellent hospital just 15 kilometres away,
16and a large secondary school even closer than that.
17One drawback to the site is that it's on quite a steep slope,
18but we've taken account of that in our planning
19so it shouldn't be a major problem.
20We've had a lot of positive feedback about the plans.
21People like the wide variety of accommodation types and prices,
22and the fact that it's only a short drive to get out into the countryside from the development.
23We were particularly pleased that so many people liked the designs for the layout of the development,
24with the majority of people saying it generally made a good impression
25and blended in well with the natural features of the landscape,
26with provision made for protecting trees and wildlife on the site.
27Some people have mentioned that they'd like to see more facilities for cyclists,
28and we'll look at that,
29but the overall feedback has been that the design and facilities of the development
30make it seem a place where people of all ages can live together happily.
31OK. So I'll put a map of the proposed development up on the screen.
32You'll see it's bounded on the south side by the main road,
33which then goes on to Nunston.
34Another boundary is formed by London Road, on the western side of the development.
35Inside the development, there'll be about 400 houses and 3 apartment blocks.
36There'll also be a school for children up to 11 years old.
37If you look at the South Entrance at the bottom of the map,
38there's a road from there that goes right up through the development.
39The school will be on that road, at the corner of the second turning to the left.
40A large sports centre is planned with facilities for indoor and outdoor activities.
41This will be on the western side of the development,
42just below the road that branches off from London Road.
43There'll be a clinic where residents can go if they have any health problems.
44Can you see the lake towards the top of the map?
45The clinic will be just below this, to the right of a street of houses.
46There'll also be a community centre for people of all ages.
47On the northeast side of the development,
48there'll be a row of specially designed houses specifically for residents over 65.
49And the community centre will be adjoining this.
50We haven't forgotten about shopping.
51There'll be a supermarket between the two entrances to the development.
52We're planning to leave the three large trees near London Road,
53and it'll be just to the south of these.
54It's planned to have a playground for younger children.
55If you look at the road that goes up from the South Entrance,
56you'll see it curves round to the left at the top,
57and the playground will be in that curve, with nice views of the lake.
58OK, so now...