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viable scheme." scheme." viable photographs of Village © John Thompson & Partners & Thompson John © Village Caterham of photographs

significant community benefits and achieving an economically economically an achieving and benefits community significant

Surrey County Council County

provided with a communal store for cycles. for store communal a with provided

minimised adverse environmental effects…..whilst creating creating effects…..whilst environmental adverse minimised

Tandridge District Council District

converted apartments and houses in the existing barracks have been been have barracks existing the in houses and apartments converted

and the local community. Its integrated approach has has approach integrated Its community. local the and

Anchor Trust Anchor are overlooked by dwellings to provide natural surveillance. The The surveillance. natural provide to dwellings by overlooked are

programme due for completion in 2006. in completion for due programme partnership between the private and public sectors sectors public and private the between partnership Surrey Community Development Trust Development Community Surrey neighbourhoods, roads, footpaths and the open countryside. Paths Paths countryside. open the and footpaths roads, neighbourhoods,

the proposals delivered through a six-phase six-phase a through delivered proposals the

In collaboration with-: collaboration In site with an extensive network of footpaths linking to adjacent adjacent to linking footpaths of network extensive an with site site has demonstrated the effectiveness of of effectiveness the demonstrated has site

Tandridge District Council in June 1999, with with 1999, June in Council District Tandridge

accessibility. Multiple access points have been provided into the the into provided been have points access Multiple accessibility.

"The revitalisation of this brownfield brownfield this of revitalisation "The

Outline planning approval was granted by by granted was approval planning Outline

The proposals provide a high level of pedestrian and cycle cycle and pedestrian of level high a provide proposals The BDG Design BDG

Pedestrian and Cycle Cycle and Pedestrian

Production Drawings & Infrastructure: & Drawings Production

enhancement of key spaces. key of enhancement

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design, the retention of existing buildings and and buildings existing of retention the design,

modes of travel to work. to travel of modes

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sense of place created through high quality quality high through created place of sense Homes have undertaken a commuter plan to promote alternative alternative promote to plan commuter a undertaken have Homes

Lennon Planning Lennon Planning:

based upon urban village principles with a a with principles village urban upon based between uses seeks to reduce the extent of parking on site. Linden Linden site. on parking of extent the reduce to seeks uses between

The redevelopment of the barracks site is is site barracks the of redevelopment The ownership restricted by covenant. A strategy of shared parking parking shared of strategy A covenant. by restricted ownership

Surrey RH6 7HP RH6 Surrey Within the site reduced car parking standards are adopted with car car with adopted are standards parking car reduced site the Within

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Albert Road Albert as well providing complementary facilities for for facilities complementary providing well as

Beulah Court Beulah serve both new residents and businesses, businesses, and residents new both serve and distinctive surface treatments. surface distinctive and

3rd Floor 3rd community with a mix of uses that would would that uses of mix a with community visibility, tight radii, narrow sections of carriageway, offset alignments alignments offset carriageway, of sections narrow radii, tight visibility,

THE GUINNESS TRUST GUINNESS THE and a consensus emerged for an integrated integrated an for emerged consensus a and conjunction with Surrey County Council which include limited forward forward limited include which Council County Surrey with conjunction

A Planning Weekend was held in March 1998 1998 March in held was Weekend Planning A layout of the streets. Innovative solutions have been developed in in developed been have solutions Innovative streets. the of layout

Surrey CR3 5ZB CR3 Surrey speeds to a maximum of 20 mph with traffic calming achieved by the the by achieved calming traffic with mph 20 of maximum a to speeds National Home Energy Rating of 9.0 or higher. or 9.0 of Rating Energy Home National

Caterham-on-the Hill Caterham-on-the Landlord. layout does not dominate. Roads have been designed to limit vehicle vehicle limit to designed been have Roads dominate. not does layout all dwellings as standard, and building each dwelling to achieve a a achieve to dwelling each building and standard, as dwellings all

The Village The Trust were selected as the Registered Social Social Registered the as selected were Trust A key aim has been to create an environment where the highway highway the where environment an create to been has aim key A Energy efficient design through the use of condensing boilers in in boilers condensing of use the through design efficient Energy

Guards Avenue Guards prepare a masterplan for the site. Guinness Guinness site. the for masterplan a prepare Highway Layout Highway Energy Efficiency Energy

Linden House Linden a community participation process and to to and process participation community a

LINDEN HOMES LINDEN commissioned in January 1998 to instigate instigate to 1998 January in commissioned leads to a sustainable services. services. sustainable a to leads of construction traffic. construction of

1998. John Thompson & Partners were were Partners & Thompson John 1998. an annual commitment through a charge placed on private residents residents private on placed charge a through commitment annual an excavations will help form the skateboard park and reduce the amount amount the reduce and park skateboard the form help will excavations

site from the Ministry of Defence early in in early Defence of Ministry the from site London • Edinburgh • Berlin • Edinburgh • London Bus vouchers are given to all residents to encourage bus usage, and and usage, bus encourage to residents all to given are vouchers Bus reclaimed. Hardcore has been crushed on site and spoil from from spoil and site on crushed been has Hardcore reclaimed.

Linden Homes purchased the 57 acre acre 57 the purchased Homes Linden Offices in; Offices arising from the demolitions. Over 350,000 bricks have been been have bricks 350,000 Over demolitions. the from arising

residents are within 250m (5 minutes walk) of a bus stop. stop. bus a of walk) minutes (5 250m within are residents The project reuses existing materials including bricks and slates slates and bricks including materials existing reuses project The

community. community.

low floor, kneeling bus follows a loop through the site ensuring all all ensuring site the through loop a follows bus kneeling floor, low www.jtp.co.uk

economic life of the town and left a void in the the in void a left and town the of life economic Valley and Caterham railway station. Provided by Metrobus the the Metrobus by Provided station. railway Caterham and Valley into the surrounding area. surrounding the into

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made a significant impact on the social and and social the on impact significant a made

commenced in September 2000 linking The Village with Caterham Caterham with Village The linking 2000 September in commenced soakaways and porous surfaces will ensure the slow release of water water of release slow the ensure will surfaces porous and soakaways

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of the guards moved out in 1995. Its closure closure Its 1995. in out moved guards the of

The 'Village Flyer' bus service running on a 30 minute frequency frequency minute 30 a on running service bus Flyer' 'Village The recycling. Water butts will reduce consumption, whilst the use of of use the whilst consumption, reduce will butts Water recycling.

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Caterham-on-the-Hill until the last regiment regiment last the until Caterham-on-the-Hill Public Transport Public Water consumption is minimised through waste reduction and and reduction waste through minimised is consumption Water

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JOHN THOMPSON THOMPSON JOHN PARTNERS Since 1877, the barracks at Caterham was was Caterham at barracks the 1877, Since and walking more attractive. more walking and

which includes a range of initiatives to make public transport, cycling cycling transport, public make to initiatives of range a includes which through initiatives including-: initiatives through

Linden Homes & The Guinness Trust Guinness The & Homes Linden and less dependence on the private motor car through a strategy strategy a through car motor private the on dependence less and development that minimises adverse effects on the environment environment the on effects adverse minimises that development

The development encourages more sustainable forms of transport transport of forms sustainable more encourages development The The redevelopment at Caterham Barracks seeks to provide a a provide to seeks Barracks Caterham at redevelopment The COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMUNITY

Caterham-on-the-Hill, Surrey Caterham-on-the-Hill, Movement Environmental Initiatives Environmental

URBAN DESIGN URBAN

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The Village at Caterham Barracks Caterham at Village The building community: environmental initiatives environmental community: building

building community: the process building community: a sense of place Linden Homes acknowledged public consultation was always part of the planning process, Caterham Barracks was the first time that they had “Through the genuine and unprecedented involvement invited public participation prior to the preparation of proposals. of the local people in an open participation process the

A Community Planning Weekend was organised to enable local people redevelopment of Caterham has delivered significant benefits to put forward their views. Over the course of the event 1000 people to the local community generating in excess of £4 million of came to look at the Barracks and participate in workshops and hands- community assets in the form of buildings and finance.” on planning sessions. A Young People's workshop enabled local children to give their ideas for the future.

Continuing community involvement was a key recommendation from the Weekend. A Steering Group was established to provide a forum for local residents, councillors, special interest groups and Linden Homes.

The Caterham Barracks Local Group met in April 1998, and expanded into a number of specialist sub-groups that met on over 50 occasions,-during the summer involving over 100 local people. A series We believe that in terms of scale, the project of recommendations for the use and management of the buildings and is unique in that it achieves a genuine spaces were presented to Tandridge District Council. integration of tenure. The affordable housing is distributed around the site in different Caterham Barracks Community Development Trust locations that avoids the creation of a ghetto, establishes efficient management The Caterham Barracks Local Group examined potential management and ensures a delivery of affordable units " The Community Planning Weekend has been used mechanisms for running the community facilities on the site and Skaterham CR3 Youth Project throughout the development programme. recommended the establishment of a Community Development Trust. before but rarely in our opinion in a way which has During the summer of 1999 a Youth In December 1998 a consultant was appointed to prepare a Trust enabled that process to be continued during the whole Conference led to the creation of the CR3 The design and detailing of the affordable constitution and Business Plan. In the summer of 1999 elections to Youth Project - 'Skaterham' providing housing is indistinguishable from the private development" (RTPI) the Development Trust board were held with the full board appointed in skateboard, Inline and BMX facilities in ‘for sale’ accommodation. January 2000. the former gymnasium. Currently their membership is 6000 with between 350 and The board is made up of-: 500 young people attending weekly. This • 4 local representatives of user groups activity was transferred in March 2002 to the • 1 elected trustee of local parish council Chapel. • 1 employer on the site for a 5 year term • 1 resident on the site for a 3 year term At present the Sk8park is open for regular • 1 legal representative sessions on weekday evenings and • 1 financial representative Saturdays. Special events are planned for • Chairman school holidays. The admission charge is kept to a minimum to ensure that the park A full time Chief Executive was appointed in September 2000 is affordable to all young people. Long term proposals are being prepared and funds A financial contribution was provided by Linden Homes to establish and raised for the building of a more permanent, maintain the Trust, with buildings and prime pumping finance conveyed purpose built, facility on the former rifle range. Quarter Masters Store converted into Health and Fitness Centre to the Trust as assets. JOHN THOMPSON & PARTNERS The Village at Caterham Barracks, Caterham-on-the Hill, Surrey