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