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Context and Responsibilities QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014 to 2019 UPDATE 2 January 2019 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 Contents FRONTISPIECE 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 PART 1 HISTORY AND CONTEXT INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 4 1.2 The London Legacy Development Corporation 4 1.3 Purpose of the Park Management Plan 6 1.4 Content and Structure of the Park Management Plan 7 1.5 Development of the Park Management Plan 10 1.6 Adoption and Implementation of the Park Management Plan 10 HISTORICAL CONTEXT – The Creation of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 11 2.1 Early History – the Site Pre-games 11 2.2 Preparation for Games Mode 12 2.3 Transformation 13 2.4 Management and Maintenance – During Games Mode and Transformation 15 2.5 Management and Maintenance – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 15 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 16 3.1 National and Regional Designations and Policies 16 3.2 Regional Strategic Planning Context 17 QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK – Summary Planning History 22 4.1 Key Planning Conditions and Commitments 22 4.2 The Legacy Communities Scheme 23 4.3 Park Management Plan Planning Obligations 24 4.4 Land Ownership and Management Responsibilities 24 LLDC STRATEGIC AND POLICY CONTEXT 26 5.1 LLDC Policy Documents and Priority Themes 26 BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN 33 6.1 Background 33 6.2 2013 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park BAP 34 PART 2 THE VISION THE VISION 37 7.1 The Park Vision 37 7.2 The Park Management Vision 38 7.3 Statement of Significance 38 7.4 The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Strategic and Design Objectives 39 7.5 The North Park Design Objectives 41 7.6 The South Park Design Objectives 41 7.7 The Park Design Guide 2018 42 THE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 43 8.1 Working with Partners 43 8.2 The Park Community 43 8.3 Green Flag 44 8.4 Maintaining High Standards and Performance 44 8.5 Character and Views 44 8.6 Conserving Heritage and Archaeology 44 8.7 Sustainability 46 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 8.8 Biodiversity 46 8.9 Water Conservation and Management 46 8.10 Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction 46 8.11 Waste Management and Recycling 46 8.12 Adaptation to Climate Change 46 8.13 Access and Inclusion 47 8.14 Safety and Security 47 8.15 Events and Activities 47 8.16 Marketing 49 8.17 Development Platforms and Interim Uses 49 8.18 Monitoring and Review 49 PART 3 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT PARK GOVERNANCE 50 9.1 The Park Governance Structure 50 9.2 Estate Facilities Management Structure 52 9.3 EFM Community Commitments and ‘Our Parklife’ 55 9.4 Park Headquarters and Depot 56 9.5 Environmental Management System 56 9.6 The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority 57 9.7 Waterway Management - Roles and Responsibilities 57 9.8 Park Budget 58 9.9 Venue Management 58 9.10 Park Byelaws 59 9.11 Policing and Security 59 9.12 Events Management 60 PART 4 THE PARK ESTATE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 62 10.1 Topography 62 10.2 Geology 62 10.3 Soils and Contamination Issues 62 10.4 Water Control and Flood Risk Management 64 CHARACTER AREAS 66 11.1 Introduction 66 11.2 South Park 66 11.3 North Park 69 11.4 Canal Park 71 11.5 Waterways 71 11.6 Trees: The Park Tree Matrix 72 THE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE 74 12.1 Fencing, Gates and Railings 74 12.2 Paths, Roads, Bridges and Underpasses 74 12.3 Park Furniture and Signage 76 12.4 Lighting 76 12.5 CCTV 76 12.6 Irrigation and Drainage 76 12.7 Public Art 77 PARK HUBS 80 13.1 North Park Hub 80 13.2 South Park Hub 80 VENUES 81 14.1 ArcelorMittal Orbit 81 14.2 Stadium 81 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 14.3 Aquatics Centre 81 14.4 Copper Box Arena 81 14.5 Velopark 81 14.6 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centres 81 PART 5 ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND PARK USERS TRAVEL AND ACCESS 82 15.1 Park Opening Hours 82 15.2 Travel Plan Framework 82 15.3 Car Parking 83 15.4 Cycling and Pedestrian Routes 83 15.5 Accessibility and Inclusion 84 15.6 Park Mobility Scheme 86 PARK ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATION 88 16.1 Community Engagement Programme 88 16.2 Education and Learning 90 VISITOR PROFILES AND MONITORING 92 17.1 Visitor Profiles 92 17.2 Visitor Monitoring 92 17.3 Visitor Satisfaction 92 PART 6 MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS NORTH PARK GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 93 18.1 Lawns and Grassland 95 18.2 Meadows 96 18.3 Interim Landscape Zones – Landscape Rooms 99 18.4 Ornamental Planting 102 18.5 Woodlands, Trees and Hedges 105 18.6 Waterways 119 18.7 Wetlands, Ponds and Swales 121 18.8 North Hub Succession Garden 125 18.9 Tumbling Bay Play Area 127 SOUTH PARK GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 129 19.1 Lawns and Grassland 131 19.2 Meadows 132 19.3 Gardens and Ornamental Planting 138 19.4 Woodlands, Trees and Hedges 149 19.5 Wetlands 164 19.6 Allotments 165 19.7 Play Room and Water Labyrinth 166 CANAL PARK GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 168 20 Canal Park 168 CLEANSING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 172 21.1 Litter and Cleansing 172 21.2 Waste Management 173 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 STRUCTURES AND HARD LANDSCAPE FABRIC 174 22.1 Paths, Roads, Bridges and Underpasses 174 22.2 Fencing, Gates and Railings 177 22.3 Park Furniture and Signage 178 22.4 Lighting and Halo Turbines 179 22.5 Irrigation and Drainage 180 22.6 Public Art 182 22.7 History Trees 184 22.8 Artificial Wildlife Refuges 186 22.9 H10 Bridge Lift 187 22.10 Development Platform Frontages: Temporary Hoardings 188 PART 7 IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND REVIEW 189 23.1 Park Management Monitoring and Reporting 189 23.2 Habitat and Species Monitoring 190 23.3 Review 190 23.4 Benchmarking and Third Party Review 191 APPENDICES 1 Bibliography 2 2008 Biodiversity Action Plan 3 Events Impact Assessment 4 LVRPA Landscape Management Plan 2014 – 2019 (Dec 2018) 5 Schedule of Paths and Surface Finishes 6 Schedule of Park Furniture and Signage 7 Schedule of Lighting 8 Art Installations Maintenance Requirements 9 Canal & River Trust Cycling Code of Conduct 10 Trees Disease Management and Phyto-sanitary Precautions and Management of Injurious and Invasive weeds 11 Tumbling Bay Playground: Report of Joint Assessment (Feb 2014) 12 Halo Turbines: Schedule of Activity (March 2012) 13 Lift Maintenance Schedules PLANS Section Plan 1 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Master Plan (2014) 1.2 Plan 2 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Phased Opening 1.3 Plan 3 Olympic Park Masterplan 2.2.2 Plan 4 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Context 3.1 Plan 5 Planning Application Boundaries 4.2 Plan 6 BAP Habitat Areas 6.1 Plan 7 North and South Park Strategic Views 8.5 Plan 8 North Park 1 in 100 Year Flood Risk Area 10.4 Plan 9 Canal and Waterways Network 11.4 Plan 10 North Park Boundary Railings 12.1 Plan 11 Road Hierarchy 12.2 Plan 12 Public Art Installations Location Plan 12.7 Plan 13 North Park 24 hr Access Routes 15.5 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 Plan 14 Park Mobility Scheme 15.6 Plan 15 North Park Landscape Typologies 18 Plan 16 South Park Landscape Typologies 19 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Park Management Plan has been prepared by a consultant team led by Land Management Services Ltd, on behalf of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). The consultant team comprised the following: Land Management Services Ltd Lead Consultant and Landscape Management Gary Grant Ecology Ecology and Biodiversity Action Plan ACS Consulting (London) Arboriculture Alan Baxter Integrated Design Engineering and Structures Hoare Lea Lighting and Electrical The consultant team reported to a LLDC Project Steering comprising: Mark Camley Executive Director Park Operations and Venues Michael Flanagan Interim Director of Park Operations Michael McDonnell Senior Project Manager Phil Askew Project Sponsor Parklands and Public Realm Stephen Gill Head of Estate and Facilities Management Derrick Spurr Interim Park Manager Vincent Bartlett Planning Peter Tudor Director of Venues Alistair Bayford Contract Manager (The Landscape Group) Adam Mayes Senior Operations Manager (Cofely Workplace) Jon Carney Lee Valley Regional Park Authority We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of the following in providing comments and assistance in the preparation of specific elements of the Park Management Plan: Canal & River Trust Environment Agency LDA Design Lee Valley Regional Park Authority London Legacy Development Corporation Natural England The January 2019 update has been prepared by Land Management Services Ltd with the support and assistance of Chris Moran , LLDC Park Services Manager and other LLDC, Engie and idVerde colleagues Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 FRONTISPIECE “Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will become a place unlike any other in the capital, a place that combines all the elements that make London the world’s greatest city: the beautiful open spaces, the architecture, the innovation, the quality, the creativity, the sense of fun and excitement.” Mayor of London “Lee Valley Regional Park Authority is committed to working closely with LLDC to ensure that complementary Park management regimes and a consistent visitor experience are delivered across the whole Park and to ensure that: the Park meets the dual needs of a park for regional and local communities and an iconic national and international destination provides an exemplar in sustainable parks, venues and open spaces management opportunities are provided for all individuals to benefit through enjoyment, participation, relaxation, employment, activities, sport, learning and training” Shaun Dawson (Chief Executive), Lee Valley Regional Park Authority 1 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – Park Management Plan January 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is the heart of the legacy which is emerging from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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