The site of Sheldon house falmouth DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT

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Sheldon house falmouth The site of Sheldon house falmouth DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT

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This Design and Access Statement has been prepared client architect landscape designer planning consultant by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape on behalf of Investin Sheldon Investin Sheldon Falmouth Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Bradley-Hole Schoenaich DPP Planning Falmouth Development Limited in conjunction with the Developments Limited Island Studios Landscape Sophia House professional team listed on the right. It forms a part of The Old School House Forshaw 22 St. Peter’s Square Greystone House, Sudbrook Lane 28 Cathedral Road the planning application submitted by Investin Sheldon Heath Lane, Earlwood, Solihull London, W6 9NW Richmond, TW10 7AT Cardiff, CF11 9LJ Falmouth Development Limited for the redevelopment West Midlands, B94 5LH proposals on the site known as Sheldon House, Sea View T +44 (0)20 8600 4800 T +44(0)20 8939 1749 T +44 (0)29 2066 0265 Road, Falmouth TR11 4EF, . lds-uk.com bhsla.co.uk dppukltd.com The purpose of this document is to set out the analysis and design concepts that have been applied to the proposals. In addition, accessibility to the development structural engineers heritage and archaeology transport M&E has been addressed. hts AC Archaeology calibro Max Fordham LLP This Design and Access Statement should be read in 4 Pear Tree Court Units 3 and 4, Halthaies Work- Whitefriars Centre, 2nd Floor 42–43 Gloucester Crescent conjunction with other material submitted, including: London, EC1R 0DS shops, Bradninch, Exeter Whitefriars, Lewins Mead London, NW1 7PE Devon, EX5 4LQ Bristol, BS1 2NT - Planning application forms - Planning Statement T +44 (0)20 7870 8050 T +44 (0)1392 882410 T +44(0)117 2441 970 T +44 (0)20 7267 5161 - Planning application drawings

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4 Sheldon house falmouth contents

executive summary elevation bay study contents access and routes scheme overview arrangement of the accommodation consultation site and context landscape and amenity site location and connectivity concept site history landscape masterplan conservation area and local character materiality existing site and buildings vegetation strategy access, levels and landscape roof terraces historical maps accessibility genius loci Falmouth art history and material studies townscape views assessment concept design conclusion constraints & opportunities summary of strategic approach development of form and massing consultation with planning officers and local residents changes to the revised scheme illustrative view from Sea View Road illustrative view from Pennance Road illustrative view of south western perspective elevation

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 5 scheme overview

scheme summary areas The scheme proposes the demolition of the existing The site area is 3240 m² or 10,630 ft², which equates to Sheldon House building, providing 28 new high approximately 0.324 hectares. quality residential apartments. proposed scheme The design for new flats on the site of Sheldon House m² ft² responds to the topography of the site, as a cluster of GEA 4,580 49,299 buildings that relate to the size of the neighbouring blocks GIA 3,865 41,602 in plan. The buildings will be surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens. new homes The existing boundary walls on Sea View Road and The scheme comprises of 5 blocks, containing 28 new Pennance Road will be replaced with high quality stone apartments. All the apartments have 2 bedrooms. The top two walls and planting in keeping with the area. The wall on storeys of the blocks accommodate duplex apartments. Pennance Road is set back from its existing position, providing a continuation of the pedestrian footpath, which currently does not extend this far and will improve parking pedestrian safety. The form of the buildings is deliberately Cycle parking is provided in dedicated storage areas at lower faceted and materials kept simple to allow the special ground level: Cornish light to interact with the façades and create depth and shadow. Cycle parking spaces 8

Key characteristics of the scheme are as follows: Car parking is provided at Pennance Road and Sea View Road -- The design of the apartment blocks has been level. developed to be responsive to the grain of the Car parking accessed from Sea View Rd 23 (3 no. blue badge) surrounding area in terms of an appropriate Car parking accessed from Pennance Rd 7 (1 no. blue badge) footprint,

-- The buildings exhibit a hierarchy by responding to Motorcycle parking spaces 2 the topography of the site,

-- A sensitive approach to the landscaping, using appropriate vegetation and local materials within the site,

-- Majority of the apartments will benefit from private amenity space in the form of balcony, terraces or private gardens,

-- Each of the 28 apartments will benefit from an allocated private car parking space.

6 Sheldon house falmouth consultation

consultation

Prior to submission of this planning application, proposals for the site by another design team were presented to the Cornwall Design Review Panel on 09.01.19 and, prior to that, the Cornwall council planning officers on 22.11.18.

Throughout the development of the new proposals, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have sought to respond to the feedback given previously and incorporate the comments into the design. Extensive efforts have been undertaken to consult with Cornwall Council and their Design Review Panel on the proposed scheme. In addition to this, the neighbouring residents were consulted.

The dates in the consultation process are as follows:

-- Initial pre-application consultation with Cornwall Council Planning Officers on 30.03.19 -- Cornwall Design Review Panel (CDRP) on 03.04.19 -- Pre-application Consultation-02 on 15.05.19 -- Cornwall Design Review Panel - Desktop Review on 04.07.19 -- Neighbour Consultation at St Michael’s Hotel on 11.07.19

Refer to pages 30 for information on the design development that occurred in response to consultation comments.

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Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 7 site and context site and context - location and connectivity

Site location and connections

Falmouth Falmouth The site is located in Falmouth, within a 15 minute town centre town centre walking distance from the town centre and in between 15 min. 3 min. Penmere and Falmouth Town train stations. Truro The site is located between Pennance Road (west) and 35 min. Sea View Road (east). It has an approximate 9 metre gradient across the site, falling from north west to south east.

It is currently occupied by Sheldon House nursing home which was previously a hotel until 1992.

The plot has an east-west configuration and sits between Pennance Road (west boundary) and Sea View Penmere Falmouth Docks Road (east boundary). The north and south boundaries face residential buildings.

Site area: 0.324 ha Falmouth Town

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Gyllyngvase Beach Carrick Roads 10 min. key site railway N main road pedestrian route

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Falmouth Pendennis Port Docks station headland Pendennis Marina

Falmouth Falmouth Town station town centre

site Gyllyngvase Beach

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02 aerial view of Falmouth (site highlighted in red)

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 11 site and context - conservation area

The site is located within the periphery of Falmouth Conservation Area, as described in Falmouth CA 04 Appraisal October 1998, Report No. ER766.

The appraisal states: ‘The importance of the Falmouth CA Conservation Areas of Falmouth is inextricably linked with the importance of its historical and landscape context, its use of local materials and building traditions Woodlane and to its special climate. [...] Its local materials and building traditions provide colour, tone, texture and Flushing visual interest, and to some extent also determine form. The special climate provides a rich green setting of indigenous landscape for the setting of the town and allow for rare gardens with exotic planting within the town.‘ Weller Court 08 Melvill Rd The forms and materials of the individual buildings Carrick Roads are varied, but collectively the way the buildings are clustered and follow the topography of the town gives the area its unique character. site

05 Melvill Court 03 Falmouth town centre 06 07 Sea View Rd

site Pendennis headland Pennance Rd

key site Conservation Area (CA) Falmouth CA N N Tree Preservation Order (TPO) area Listed Buildings (Grade II) key views noted in CA report

01 satellite view of Falmouth Conservation Area 02 satellite view of the site and its immediate context

12 Sheldon house falmouth site and context - local character

The focus of Falmouth Conservation Area (CA) is the town centre and harbour, with most key views defined across Carrick Roads and down to the sea. None of the key views include the site, but there is a key view towards the sea from further south along Sea View Road. Refer to the key views illustrated on diagram 02 on page 12 opposite.

The CA Appraisal section 5.2 defines the nearby Woodlane residential area north of the site as ‘Mainly stuccoed, early and mid nineteenth century terraces, most built on sloping land parallel to the contours and stepped up from the core of the town like the pleasure decks of an ocean liner.’ 03 There are no Listed Buildings on or directly adjacent to the site, the closest being the Grade II listed 37-41 Woodlane, shown on the left; images 04-05.

There are no Tree Protection Orders (TPO) on site. There are TPO areas directly south of the site and across Pennance Road to the east. 06 08 Land plots to the south and north of the site contain sets of residential buildings, Melvill Court and Weller Court respectively, illustrated adjacent. These buildings are of low architectural merit and are out of character with the Conservation Area.

The scale, bulk and massing of both buildings are not consistent with grain of the CA. Melvill Court has heavy 04 stone balustrades which are incongruous to the local character along with the recessed balconies with arched top floor. The stone wall on Pennance Road, with ivy and ferns planted on top and a small wooden gate, is quite attractive and adds to the character of the street frontages.

Weller Court has a series of projecting bay windows with pitched roofs and a combination of textures of render separated by bands of soldier course brickwork. These devices were perhaps employed to help break up the massing by introducing some verticality through the projecting bays, but visually the linear bands connect each element, resulting in the massing reading as one large, inelegant object. The high rendered wall around 05 07 09 the building is unattractive, defensive and not in keeping with the stone and planted walls of the buildings 03 view of Falmouth Harbour 06 houses on Pennance Rd (west boundary) 08 Melvill Court (south boundary) opposite. 04-05 listed buildings on Woodlane 07 houses on Sea View Rd (east boundary) 09 Weller Court (north boundary)

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 13 site and context - existing site and buildings

On the site sits a 20th century building called Sheldon House. Originally a house, a former hotel and more recently a residential care home. It is a large 3 storey, detached building that has been unsympathetically converted and added to over the years. On the Pennance Road side, a series of low level out buildings sit behind the boundary wall. Further additions include an external escape stair clad in corrugated +50.63m AOD ridge metal, located on the north boundary. The house is rendered and painted salmon pink and has a series of pitched, slate tiled roofs with decorative red ridge tiles and chimneys.

The main frontage is set back from Sea View Road and accessed sea views from this road via a long, circular driveway. The house is raised above the driveway and has several steps up to the front door. Two large bay windows flank the front porch, above which sits a single tower +39.6m AOD element between the pitched roofs with a sculpted curved roof. +35.6m AOD +31.4m AOD The building is no longer suitable for care home use. The Cornwall Local Plan calls for development proposals to increase building Penmere Falmouth Bay densities where appropriate, taking into account the character of the Pennance Rd Sheldon House site Sea View Rd surrounding area and access to services and facilities to ensure an section efficient use of land. In the Pre-Application Response of January 2019, the Case Officer confirmed that the site is suitable in principle for a high density flatted residential development to replace the existing building on the site.

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Sea View Road Santillana 02 05 N key existing site plan 01 Pennance Road looking towards Sheldon House 02 Pennance Road access 03 View from Sea View Road, looking towards Sheldon House

04 Sheldon House front facade with sculpted roof above central 06 Melvill Court building, Pennance Road 07 Sea View Road, property directly opposite the Sheldon House 08 Weller Court building, Pennance Road ‘tower’ site. The use of red tiles is not in keeping with the Conservation Area character. There are very few buildings in the town with red roof tiles.

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Pennance Road

sycamore cypress

+40.0 cornish palm holly

beech bay

yew magnolia

holm oak fig

+39.0 Grade B: trees of moderate quality Grade C: trees of lowest quality

+38.0 There are two Grade B sycamore trees on site; the rest are Grade C.

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ACCESS LEVELS LANDSCAPE

There are two existing vehicular access points to the site, The site has a level difference of approximately nine one at Pennance Road and the main one at Sea View Road. metres. Grade B N

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 15 site and context - historical maps

1580 1826 (part map) 1888 1896

During this period, the twin castles of Pendennis and Improvements were made at the coast and port by reinforcing the The Cornwall Railway link is completed providing many changes to the The residential area to the north of the site continues to expand. were built as a strategic plan by Henry VII to build a series of coastal maritime character of the town and increasing the number of shops infrastructure and increasing the resources of the town. The cemetery Sheldon House is built. The church on Western Terrace is completed. defences. and services. Falmouth began to expand beyond the coast. is now visible.

Houses appear to the north of the site, set within large gardens. Residential terraces are built to the north of the site including Woodlane Terrace and Florence Terrace (now Grade II listed).

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1906 1935 OS map 1938 OS map 2019

Melvill Court, the southern neighbour, is now constructed. The The house to the south east of the site is constructed. A school is built During the twentieth century, the development of Falmouth depends The residential area to the east of the cemetery are developed into residential area to the north of the site begins to densify. on the junction of Western Terrace and Woodlane terrace. more and more on tourism and many hotels and guest houses are housing. built. During both world wars the Territorial Army used the resources of Arwenack farm sells off some land for housing along Western Terrace The Arwenack farm land is developed into housing. Falmouth as an strategical coastal artillery site and the town continues and Pennance Road. to grow. The plots of land to the east of the cemetery are developed into housing along Spernen Wyn Road.

Queen Mary Gardens are built.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 17 context - genius loci of falmouth

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‘The centre of Falmouth is seen as a crowded waterfront backed up by horizontal terraces stepping up the hill. The visual base is formed by the historic seventeenth century quay walls, immediately behind which are Falmouth’s older stone, brick and slate-hung buildings with their characteristic undulating stepped roof lines bristling with chimneys. The irregularity of the older waterfront area, plus the seventeenth century parish church, provides an interesting contrast with the planned ranks of terraces higher up, the whole surmounted by the Observatory Tower.’

- Falmouth CA Appraisal October 1998, Report No. ER766.

The diagrams on the opposite page illustrate some of the key characteristics of Falmouth buildings, which the design for the proposals seeks to reference and respond to.

18 Sheldon house falmouth context - genius loci of falmouth

1 2 3 4 complex skyline terraces aligning with the contours additive forms small, pinching buildings

Most buildings have pitched roofs and these vary widely in their The steep terrain contributes to the layering of terraces behind each The clustered appearance of building volumes on the sloping terrain The steep terrain and irregular growth of the town over time has form - there are gable pitch roofs, hipped roofs of various gradients, other, all visible from the harbour. is a result of accumulation of houses over time. resulted in many small, non-standard buildings making the best use as well as smaller cross-gable additions, some roof terraces and a of available space. wealth of varying chimney shapes and sizes.

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5 6 7 8 window proportions & shallow reveals natural slate roofs simple colour scheme natural stone

Windows are typically of a narrow proportion, sometimes divided Most buildings have slate roofs which are naturally in various Many buildings are rendered and painted in simple white or off- The town has a number of packed natural stone walls running along into smaller panes. On the historic properties, they are traditional shades of grey. Some colour is added to this by the appearance of white colours, with some earthy darker tones at base. the winding roads. Similar packed rubble makes up the quay walls in vertically sliding sash windows with shallow reveals. moss and lichen as the roof ages. Falmouth Harbour.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 19 site and context - falmouth art history

St. Ives School

This spread illustrate a selection of local art and material use within Falmouth and Cornwall. Most of the these display common characteristics - pastel-toned painted render façades, natural slate roofs, and stepping buildings along the terrain.

Cornwall became a destination for artists in 1811 with the release of J M W Turner’s Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of . Among other seaside views, this guide book featured his painting of Pendennis castle and entrance to Falmouth Harbour.

Following this and the extension of the Great Western Railway later in the 19th century, it was the town of St Ives which became Cornwall’s centre of art.

Largely this was due to the specific quality of light in Cornwall - as Dame Barbara Hepworth described it: ‘The horizontal line of the sea and the quality of light and 02 04 colour… reminds me of the Mediterranean light and colour, which so excites one’s sense of form.’

The first art school in St. Ives was opened in 1888, and the St Ives School of Painting, founded in 1938, is still active. Over time, many renowned artists have resided in St Ives, including Ben Nicholson, Dame Barbara Hepworth and the self-taught Alfred Wallis.

Apart from harbour scenes, boats and seascapes, many of the artists also painted views of the small typical houses of St Ives and other coastal towns, typically in various shades of white.

The proposals seek to reference the clustered forms and white palettes of the images and sculpture typical to the St.Ives School.

01 03 05 Material

The page opposite illustrates some typical materials found in the conservation area. 01 , Alfred Wallis 1928-1930 02 Winter in St Ives, Hayley Lever circa 1914 04 Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture studio in St Ives 03 St Ives, Cornwall, Ben Nicholson 1943-45 05 Portscatho Picnic, Alice Mumford, 2018

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01, 02 stone masonry walls with brick quoin 03 Marlborough Road 05 Kersey Road 06 Falmouth quay wall 07 local rough hewn slate herringbone wall and soldier course lintel details 04 Florence Place: bay windows 08 slatehanging, coastal house in Devon, 6a Architects

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 21 design approach constraints and opportunities

This page illustrates the key constrains and opportunities of the site.

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1 2 3 4 scale of local context Tree Preservation order contextual architecture daylight, sunlight

The site lies within residential area with low-mid The adjoining land to the south of the site falls within The site is located within the Falmouth Conservation The site has a east/west orientation, which constrains height buildings. The proposals respond to the TPO area. There are also two trees of moderate Area which includes a significant number of sunlight provision to residential accommodation; surrounding building heights. quality located on the south east of the site, which buildings of considerable character and quality, both windows have been added, with most rooms having the scheme seeks to maintain. individually and as a group, which have influenced double or even triple aspect to maximise daylight to the proposed design. the apartments.

24 Sheldon house falmouth constraints and opportunities

wind direction yearly distribution N 15 10 5 W 0 E

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average wind speed 13 knots (15 mph)

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5 6 7 8 Level change weather and climate two access points to the site good connectivity

The 9m gradient falling away to south east of the site The site’s neighbourhood has an abundance of Site configuration between two streets provides The site is easily accessible via public transport enables the introduction of a basement parking and ancillary greenery, easy access to the beach and benefits of flexibility of access point. with the nearest train station being Falmouth accommodation with amenity space above. the mild maritime climate of Cornwall, making it a Town. The town centre and Gyllyngvase Beach are highly desirable place to live. just a 15 minutes walk away.

Planting and materials will take into account the saline climate.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 25 summary of strategic approach

This page illustrates the key design strategies taken into count to form the scheme massing and their positions within the site. The strategy has been informed by comments received during the consultation process from Cornwall Design Review Panel (CDRP) and Cornwall Council Planning Officers.

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existing site configuration proposed form defined spaces

There are two vehicular access points to the site, one at Individual blocks placed on the site to respond to the size of Blocks adjusted to define garden spaces between, to align with Pennance Road and the main one at Sea View Road. the surrounding grain. neighbours and to create a ‘winged extension’ as noted in the Pre- The existing building, Sheldon House, sits at the top of the Application Consultation feedback from Cornwall Council Planning site, set back from Pennance Road. A sloping driveway Officers dated 04.01.19. The central space sees the most sun and will and garden take up the majority of the site between the be ideal for a gathering space for residents to enjoy. The blocks on building and Sea View Road. Pennance Road relate to the position of the existing building.

CDRP comments received on 07.01.19 suggested creating an external area for people to gather, this is proposed to the south of the site, centrally located.

26 Sheldon house falmouth and response to CDRP / Cornwall Council Comments

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proposed access proposed form articulate form

Pedestrian access to the site is along the northern boundary. The buildings on Pennance Road are moved towards the Cores are angled and buildings scooped out to create more variance Vehicular access is from both Sea View Road and Pennance Road to boundary, in response to the CDRP suggestion on 09.01.19 to as suggested by the CDRP on 09.01.19. These scoops provide allow step free access to both blocks. bring the building closer to Pennance Road. balconies for the apartments to enjoy private amenity space. The angles of the buildings help to prevent overlooking and maximise views and daylight.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 27 development of form and massing

This page illustrates some of the key strategies for the development of form and massing of each block of apartments.

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1 2 3 4 5 2 bedroom flat symmetrical block rotation for access views & sunlight alternative layout

The basic ingredient of the building is a 75m2 A building block consists of two of these two bed Each of the apartments is rotated around a corner The blocks are shifted to increase solar exposure and Some of the apartments are increased in size to 2-bedroom apartment with central access which apartments with living spaces arranged on the pivot to allow for front doors centrally on the plan. the potential for sea views from the top levels. include a naturally lit study space. allows minimal circulation spaces within the flats. perimeter to allow for excellent provision of sunlight, daylight and views.

28 Sheldon house falmouth the building form and architecture

6 7 8 blocks split to create balconies plan flats to suit optimise aspect, views, orientation

Projecting, ‘clip on’ balconies are not in keeping with The apartment layouts are arranged to ensure that the The blocks are arranged and windows located to the character of the Conservation Area. In order to living rooms have access to the balconies. consider aspect, views and orientation. This results in create private amenity space for residents the blocks improved better daylight and sunlight to the apartment are divided. This creates pockets between the buildings interiors. that can support recessed balconies in subtle way that does not detract from the overall form. North facing rooms are given windows on east or west façades to maximise day light.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 29 consultation with Cornwall council planning officers and local residents

Prior to Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands involvement, proposals for the site were developed by a different team and were presented to the Cornwall Design Review Panel (CDRP) on 09.01.19 and, prior to that, Cornwall Council planning officers on 22.11.18. These proposals were for a 46 unit scheme. The scheme was arranged in a large L-shaped block and the CDRP requested more articulation and that the blocks were broken up into smaller elements.

Throughout the development of the new proposals, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have sought to respond to the feedback given previously and incorporate the CDRP comments into the design. Extensive efforts have been undertaken to consult with the Cornwall Council on the proposed scheme on the dates listed below. In addition to this, a consultation event with neighbours was held in the St Michael Hotel in Falmouth and local residents were invited and asked to give their feedback on the scheme. The dates in the consultation process are as follows:

-- Initial pre-application consultation with Cornwall Council Planning Officers on 30.03.19. A 42 unit scheme was presented. -- Cornwall Design Review Panel (CDRP) on 03.04.19, CDRP response was issued on 23.04.19 ref: 190403 Sheldon House Sea View Road Falmouth (final). -- Pre-application Consultation-02 on 15.05.19. A 40 unit scheme was presented. View 01 - Initial scheme presented to Cornwall Council on 30.03.19. View 01 - Revised scheme presented to Cornwall Council on 15.05.19. -- Neighbour Consultation 11.07.19. -- Cornwall Design Review Panel Desktop Review 22.07.19

The design team responded to the key concerns of all the consultees and have, in summary, made the following amendments to the scheme:

-- prepared additional information at the request of the CDRP including figure ground drawing and conventional elevations, -- developed the design of the elevations to the blocks fronting Pennance Road and Sea View Road to include projecting bay windows in order to address the street. Houses with bay windows within the Conservation Area were used as precedents, -- appointed a landscape architect (Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscape) to design the landscape, -- added a lift to the west block, -- the walkways between the east blocks have been shortened, -- the position of the blocks was adjusted to move them away from the northern boundary, -- further development of façades to improve visual interest and quality, including: introduction of 150mm high slate base to buildings, further projecting the balconies to deepen shadows and increase depth and articulation of façades to enhance the vertical ‘slots’ in the buildings and the introduction of a simple and muted colour palette to balcony fascias and soffits, -- development of wall design to Sea View Road, View 02 - Initial scheme presented to Cornwall Council on 30.03.19. View 02 - Revised presented to Cornwall Council on 15.05.19. -- review of north facing balconies.

The images (left) show a selection of the consultation boards presented at the neighbours consultation, held in the Bay Room at the St Michael Hotel in Falmouth on 11.07.19 between 2:30 and 7:30pm. The consultation was well attended and neighbours were asked to fill in feedback forms commenting on the scheme. In response to neighbours concerns, the height of blocks A, C and D were lowered, resulting in a loss of 4 apartments.

30 Sheldon house falmouth design development following consultation feedback

View 01 - Revised scheme submitted for planning 08.19. View 01 - Application design submitted for planning 01.20 View 01 - amended application design 10.20

View 02 - Revised scheme submitted for planning 08.19. View 02 - The same view, with the proposed application design, massing is reduced on block C. View 02 - amended application design, removal of one storey on Blocks C,D and E.

These changes was presented to the Cornwall Planning and Conservation Officers on 15.05.19. Subsequently, following refusal of the planning application in June 2020, the design team have Further to this meeting, the Planning and Conservation Officers suggested that the height of made the following changes: Melvill Road the buildings should be reduced, this was also reflected in the comments received from the neighbours. -- removal of one storey from Blocks C,D and E -- number of apartments reduced from 34 to 28 01 To respond to this the design team have removed 4 units from the scheme and removed A C 02 height/massing where most benefits the views of the building and the surrounding neighbours. B The revised massing results in a 36 unit scheme. D E Following these amendments, further comments were received from Cornwall Council and the neighbours. The team have made the following changes as a result: Pennance Rd -- further reduction to height of block C by 1 storey -- number of appartments reduced to 34 -- removal of windows and balconies where they are closest to neighbouring properties on Sea View Rd N the north and south facades, -- screening to external walkways, key plan showing view locations -- removal of gates to carpark on Pennance Road.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 31 aerial view - Design development scheme

Following comments from the neighbours, Cornwall Design Review Panel and the Planning and Conservation Officers, the heights of blocks A, C + D were reduced. The number of apartments has r educed by six since 03.2019. accommodation schedule - proposed application design on 01.2020

floor 2b/4p 2b/4p total dupiex lower ground (Sea View Road level) ground floor 8 8 upper ground 10 10 (Pennance Road level) first floor 6 4 10 second floor 6 6 third floor fourth floor fifth floor total 24 10 34 Melvill Road

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C accommodation schedule - proposed application design on 09.08.19

floor 2b/4p 2b/4p total dupiex lower ground (Sea View Road level) D Pennance Road ground floor 8 8 upper ground 10 10 (Pennance Road level) E first floor 6 4 10 second floor 2 4 6 third floor 2 2 total 26 10 36

Sea View Road

key NN reduction in massing between 03.19 and 08.19 reduction in massing 01.2020 Aerial view from the south west - January 2020

32 Sheldon house falmouth aerial view - Proposed application design

Following refusal of the scheme by the committee in June 2020, the heights of Blocks C,D and E have been reduced and the number of apartments has reduced to 28. accommodation schedule - 10.2020

floor 2b/4p 2b/4p total dupiex 12 11 1 2 3 7 8 4 13 5 8 14 6 10 lower ground (Sea View Road level) ground floor 8 8 upper ground 8 2 10 (Pennance Road level) first floor 2 6 8 second floor 2 2 third floor fourth floor fifth floor total 18 10 28 Melvill Road key changes made following consultation feedback: A top floor massing of block 1 bay windows added on 7 Pennance Road elevation to A moved away from B address street frontage Pennance Road C 2 lift added and stair position 8 block C and core have been revised reduced by three stories

3 balconies extended to provide 9 retention of greenery/ 7sqm of private amenity space planting along northern D per apartment and create boundary in response to Pennance Road vertical expression on façades neighbours’ feedback through further articulation (all blocks). Colour added to E balconies in response to CDRP 10 development of wall design comments. to Sea View Road following CDRP feedback.

4 walkways angled and central block moved northwards to 11 removal of the gate on create more space between Pennance Road following the buildings and the boundary planning comments. in response to neighbours and

CDRP comments Sea View Road 12 windows and balconies 5 core shape revised to removed and repositioned make it appear more (also on north east facade elegant facing the New House)

removal of one storey on 6 bay windows added on 13 Sea View Road elevation Block D to address street frontage in response to CDRP 14 removal of one storey on Block E comments. N

Aerial view from the south west - October 2020

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 33 previous APPLICATION DESIGN dated 09.08.19

The images on these two pages illustrate the changes made to the scheme following comments received by the neighbours and planning members.

1 windows removed/relocated.

2 balcony removed (2no. apartments).

3 perforated, angled metal screens added to walkways on north side to screen views to the north (note: at least 50% open area above the balustrade required for smoke ventilation) - refer to images on opposite page.

4 car park gate removed

5 heights of Blocks C,D and E reduced

01. North elevation: previous design dated 09.08.19

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A

B

E

C Sea View Road

Pennance Road D

02. Upper Ground Floor Plan (Pennance Road level): previous design dated 09.08.19

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perforated metal screen

03. North elevation: amended application design October 2020

03 1 1 1 2 03 perforated angled metal slats

A 3 3

B

4 E

C Sea View Road Pennance Road D

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bay study of walkways: perforated, angled 04. Upper Ground Floor Plan (Pennance Road level): proposed application design October 2020 metal louvres (at least 50% open area above the balustrade for smoke ventilation)

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