NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 1

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Check out the masterplan WELCOME • Marvel at the new marina TO CAMPBELL WHARF • Discover the site’s history

Welcome to the first Campbell Wharf Newsletter, bringing you all the latest news on Crest Nicholson’s exciting canalside development in Milton Keynes.

Overlooking the Grand Union Canal, Campbell Wharf will include 383 new homes, a 111 berth marina, a canal-side pub, café, restaurant and a landmark new footbridge linking the two sides of the Canal. This fantastic range of amenities will bring many social and CAMPBELL WHARF FACT FILE community benefits to the local area.

The development will provide a new destination on the Grand Union Canal and deliver additional access routes • 383 new homes for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as encouraging the • 111 berth marina use of existing routes around the local area. • 9,200 sq ft commercial space

• Landmark footbridge

• 30% affordable housing

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LOCATION & SURROUNDING ARCHAEOLOGY & SITE VILLAGES HISTORY

Campbell Wharf sits between Newlands and Archaeological investigations were undertaken on the Campbell Park in Central Milton Keynes, with the site before any building work could begin. The team Grand Union Canal passing through the middle of uncovered ancient artefacts and remains that suggest the site. the land was used historically for farming, along with some late Iron Age and early Roman pottery - though The development stretches across the Wards of sadly not enough to suggest a domestic settlement. Campbell Park, Old Woughton and Central Milton Larger quantities of pottery artefacts were found Keynes, and is also split across the Parishes of both within an area used for crop processing, where the Campbell Park and Central Milton Keynes. team found drying ovens and stone surfaces. The Campbell Wharf is near the historic villages of Little main domestic site lay just outside Campbell Wharf, Woolstone and Great Woolstone (now combined and and the arrangement of the farmstead was consistent known as Woolstone) which trace their history back with other Iron Age and Roman examples which have to the Domesday Book, and Willen, which is now been discovered around Milton Keynes. best known for Willen Lake’s wildlife sanctuary and thriving watersports centre. BRICKS AND BRICK MAKING The development’s canalside location makes it an ideal spot for retreating from the hustle and bustle of Milton Keynes lies in the Oxford clay belt, and the the city centre, with the wildlife, water and landscape local area has a rich history of brick making. Surviving closer to a countryside setting. The eastern edge of brick kilns are still in place nearby at Great Linford and the canalside is a true leisure destination, with the place names like Brick Kiln Spinney, the copse behind new marina, public house, horse-riding trails and the marina facilities building, reflecting this heritage. cycle routes offering something for everyone. The Canal was used to deliver coal for firing up the kilns and to take the bricks by horse-drawn barge to surrounding areas for use in building work. As well as providing plentiful bricks for the local area, the narrow boats journeyed along the waterways to supply London and beyond until the trade was eventually overtaken by industrial advancements.

Map from 1881 showing Campbell Wharf’s location against old villages. Copyright: www.old-maps.co.uk and Ordnance Survey

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CANAL, MARINA AND WATERWAY

The Grand Union Canal is the UK’s longest canal, extending from Central London through the Chilterns and eventually reaching the suburbs of Birmingham. The route is made up of the amalgamation of the Old Grand Union, the Grand Junction and the Regents Canal, and since 1929 has been known as the Grand Union Canal.

The new marina is the focal point for the entire development, drawing visitors into the local area throughout the day and evening. With varied options for food and drink planned within Campbell Wharf, it promises to be a vibrant new destination. The marina will also encourage visitors from wider afield to Milton Keynes, with new mooring opportunities and a wide range of additional facilities and services on offer for passing boaters.

Campbell Wharf marks the start of the proposed Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Park – an ambitious project which aims to link the Grand Union Canal to the River Great Ouse in Bedford. This is the first section of the waterway to be completed, with a new inlet connecting to the existing canal forming a key milestone for this Bedford to Milton Keynes Waterways Trust project. First proposed over two hundred years ago, the 26km waterway will provide the ‘missing link’ in the national network, making it possible to navigate from the River Severn to the Wash on the East Coast.

Some old brick kilns in Great Linford, near Milton Keynes Campbell Wharf Marina

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MASTERPLAN OF CAMPBELL WHARF

1. CANAL 3. APARTMENTS AND HOUSES

The Grand Union Canal, which links London to The residential areas will comprise of 383 Birmingham, goes through the middle of the site. contemporary homes, made up of a mix of apartments and houses. More information about the 2. MARINA new homes can be found on page 6.

Campbell Wharf Marina is a bespoke facility providing 4. BEDFORD AND MILTON KEYNES 111 new berths with direct access to and from the WATERWAY PARK Grand Union Canal. The centrepiece of the marina is the facilities building providing the management The new inlet marks the start of the Bedford & Milton office with a full range of services for boaters and Keynes Waterway which it is intended, in time, will canal users in Milton Keynes. link the Grand Union Canal to the River Great Ouse in Bedford through a series of waterway parks.

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5. PUBLIC SQUARE 7. LOCAL SHOPS AND FACILITIES

A new public space will be created at the heart of Campbell Wharf includes some retail units on the the development, with direct links to the bridge and ground floor of the buildings overlooking the new the network of cycle routes and footpaths. This area public square. These units, which range in size from will provide a focal point for residents and visitors 900 sq ft to 5,000 sq ft, could be used as shops, cafés to enjoy views onto Campbell Wharf and across the or restaurants and will be available from October 2019. Grand Union Canal. 8. CANALSIDE PUB 6. CAMPBELL WHARF BRIDGE A new destination pub will be built next to the canal A new footbridge will provide a unique and and marina. To be run by respected family brewers innovative pedestrian and cyclist link across the Grand McMullen & Sons, the pub will offer unrivalled views Union Canal. See page 8 for more information about out onto the water. this creative centrepiece.

www.campbellwharf.co.uk 5 LIVE AT CAMPBELL WHARF

Campbell Wharf will provide a range of new homes The Campbell Wharf apartments will be set across including 2, 3, 4 and 5 bed houses and 1, 2 and five buildings. The first two, Wharf View and Canal 3 bed apartments. Three-storey canalside houses House, are located in the heart of the development with courtyard gardens will overlook the Grand overlooking the new public square, the bridge and Union Canal, while three-storey detached villas will lay-by marina. The other three apartment buildings have views across to Campbell Park; and two-storey in Campbell Wharf (Union Court, Regents Court and 2 and 3 bed mews houses will be central to the Grand Court) have a strong connection to the history development. of the waterway as they have each been named after some of the canals that were amalgamated to create the Grand Union Canal back in 1929.

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New homes overlooking the Grand Union Canal

A TIMELINE FOR CREATING CAMPBELL WHARF

ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLANNING PREPARATION MAIN MARINA SALES FORMAL INVESTIGATION PERMISSION WORKS START CONSTRUCTION OPENS CENTRE OPENING OF GRANTED ON SITE WORKS START OPENS THE BRIDGE

SUMMER WINTER SPRING SPRING SUMMER 2017 2017 2018 2019 2019

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The 111-berth Campbell Wharf Marina, which opened Oxford clay excavated from the housing side of the at the end of April, sets a new standard in facilities development to create the basin, while moored boats and services for boaters in the local area and has will be able to access electricity on-site and only already attracted many new visitors to the local area. smokeless coal can be used or sold on the marina.

The marina was built by specialist contractors, Land The marina is already proving popular, with boaters and Water, for Crest Nicholson and is now owned excited about the creation of this high quality, and managed by The Parks Trust. modern new facility.

At every stage of this development, from construction For full information on the marina and facilities for to waterside living, a green approach has been boaters, visit: www.campbellwharfmarina.com adopted. For the marina, this included reusing

Campbell Wharf Marina

FACTFILE: CAMPBELL WHARF MARINA CONSTRUCTION IN NUMBERS

• 3 weeks to fill with water

• 500m of sheet piling

• 25,000m³ of water

• 110,000m³ of Oxford clay

A TIMELINE FOR CREATING CAMPBELL WHARF

FIRST RESIDENTS RETAIL FIRST RESIDENTS MOVE INTO UNITS CONSTRUCTION FIRST COMMERCIAL PUB MOVE INTO NEW APARTMENTS AVAILABLE OF PUB STARTS OCCUPIERS MOVE IN OPENS HOUSES

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This new 35 metre three-legged footbridge branches over the Grand Union Canal in Central Milton Keynes and forms an important link between the marina and Campbell Wharf while also improving access along the canal towpath.

The innovative footbridge is made of steel, with the finished design reflecting the reeds typically found along the Canal. Designed by a specialist bridge team including Knight Architects and engineers COWI, the bridge was made by Yorkshire-based SH Structures. The three large components that make up the bridge were assembled on-site before being lifted into place using a 750 tonne capacity crane.

RTPI Young Planners at the new footbridge with Peter Cusdin, Crest Nicholson Development Director INDUSTRY EXPERTS BUILD LEARNING AT CAMPBELL WHARF

Crest Nicholson hosted two visits from a wide range of industry experts this summer at Campbell Wharf.

In May, Milton Keynes Council with the Academy of Urbanism held the Design for Living Conference, which focused on plans to build a million new homes across the Oxford-Cambridge arc by 2050. Crest Nicholson sponsored the event and hosted a study session at Campbell Wharf as part of the conference, with a focus on how the development is being designed to build a new mixed community for the future.

The RTPI Thames Valley Young Planners held their first ever Milton Keynes event at Campbell Wharf in June, with a focus on how Crest Nicholson is working in partnership with The Parks Trust to maintain and enhance the natural environment in and around the site.

STAY IN TOUCH

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