IQ Barry Waterfront IQ Southern Development Site and IQ Hood Road Goods Shed Site

Appendix E

NORTH HYDRAULIC PUMPHOUSE Innovation Quarter, Barry Waterfront.

SAVING A HISTORIC BUILDING AT RISK:

An Award Winning Public & Private Sector Restoration & Regeneration Project

2009 2010 9

2012 2016 9 9

A Paper by the Project Management Unit, Department of Resources, The Vale of Glamorgan Council,

7th December 2016.

A Collaborative Regeneration Project between DS Properties: The Vale of Glamorgan Council: Welsh Government

Barry North Hydraulic Pumphouse – 1920s Aerial Photo

(Copyright: © RCAHMW)

Document Control:

Author & Innovation Quarter Project Manager: Mark White Date Prepared: 07/12/2016 (Major Projects Manager)

Innovation Quarter Project Sponsor: Marcus Goldsworthy Date Approved: 07/12/2016 (Head of Regeneration & Planning)

Contents:

Executive Summary Pages 5 - 6

1. Background & Regeneration Context Pages 7 - 10

2. The Historic Pumphouse & its External Restoration Pages 11 - 16

3. DS Properties Mixed Use Scheme Pages 17 - 25

4. Heritage Restoration & Regeneration Pages 27 - 30 - Award Winning Example Of Best Practice

5. Collaborative Project Delivery Pages 31 - 33

. Highly Commended Winner: RTPI Wales Planning Awards 2015;

. Finalist of RTPI UK Planning Excellence Awards 2016 (Excellence in Planning For Built Heritage Category);

. Finalist of RICS Wales Awards 2016 (Regeneration & Conservation Categories);

. Finalist of the RSAW Awards 2016;

. Winner of LABC South Wales Building Excellence Awards 2016 (Best New Conversion Category);

. Winner of All Wales LABC Award 2016 (Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion Category);

. Shortlisted For 2016 UK LABC Awards (Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion Category).

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 Barry Pumphouse is a grade II Listed property and an important historic landmark with its imposing 42 meter high chimney. Listed since August 1992 it is a key part of Barry’s industrial heritage defining the town’s local sense of place;

 Built in the 1880s it provided “…hydraulic power to operate coal drops, lock gates, swing bridges and other equipment around the docks…” according to the CADW Listing. CADW refer to the property as the “…North Hydraulic Pumping House…” and “…one of the few hydraulic pumphouses remaining Wales, part of this important dock complex…”;

 The property has a footprint measuring circa 1,014 Sq M situated within a 0.5 hectare (1.3 acre) site. The freehold interest of the property and its site was purchased from Associated British Properties by the Vale of Glamorgan Council with WDA grant aid in the late 1990s;

 The property is located within the heart of the Innovation Quarter (IQ), a 19-acre development area in Barry Waterfront. The IQ is being delivered by a joint venture between the Vale of Glamorgan Council and the Welsh Government. The IQ vision is to create a mixed use “urban quarter” complementing the Waterfront;

 In 2009 the Pumphouse was a derelict structure on the Buildings at Risk Register - It was externally restored in 2010 and 2011 by a £1.4M works contract (£1.6 M including professional fees) funded jointly by the Council and Welsh Government. This initial restoration contract aimed to save the property and make it more attractive to potential developers/investors;

 Following its external restoration the Council (in close liaison with the Welsh Government) marketed the property via Savills during 2012 - 2013. In October 2013 a developer called DS Properties came forward with an exciting scheme to convert the property into a mix of uses with the support of EWA Architects and WYG;

 Early pre planning negotiations commenced in February 2014 between the Council’s Development Management section, DS Properties and their consultants. In May 2014 the Design Commission for Wales were consulted and they commended the Council for the initial restoration and provided a design review of the developer’s conversion proposals. Taking account of the pre planning negotiations with the Council and DCfW review, the developer finalised the scheme design and submitted it for planning in August 2014. At the end of October 2014 Planning and Listed Building Consent was granted to DS Properties for their scheme proposal;

 During 2014 (in tandem with the pre planning process) detailed land disposal contract negotiations were held between the Council’s land disposal project team (in liaison with the Welsh Government) and DS Properties. In November 2014 a 999 year lease was agreed with DS Properties;

 DS Properties commenced works on site in December 2014 for the circa £2 million scheme comprising:

o 15 no. Live/Work/Residential units on a newly created mezzanine floor; o 3 no. A3 units to accommodate potentially a Fitness Studio, restaurants/coffee shops; and o a landscaped pedestrian Piazza/public square alongside on site car parking.

 DS Properties physically completed the conversion works ten months later in August/September 2015;

 Academy Coffee opened in December 2015, followed by Hang Fire Southern Kitchen Restaurant and a gym called Snap Fitness, which both opened in March 2016. The 15 no. live/work/residential units have also all been occupied;

 The Pumphouse is a good example of how a local authority (in liaison with the Welsh Government), a private developer and its design team, can work together in a very positive and collaborative way to achieve the delivery of a high quality heritage restoration and regeneration project;

 The project has been recognised as an exemplar, winning or being a finalist for a number of prestigious national and regional awards as follows:

o Highly Commended Winner: RTPI Wales Planning Awards 2015; o Finalist: RTPI UK Planning Excellence Awards 2016 (Excellence in Planning For Built Heritage Category); o Finalist: RICS Wales Awards 2016 (Regeneration & Conservation Categories); o Finalist of the RSAW Awards 2016; o Winner: LABC South Wales Building Excellence Awards 2016 (Best New Conversion Category); o All Wales Winner LABC Award 2016 (Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion Category); o Shortlisted For: 2016 UK LABC Awards (Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion Category).

 The success of this project has involved a great deal of hard work and commitment from a wide range of public and private organisations and individuals including the Vale of Glamorgan Council (assisted by Acanthus Holden Architects, John Weavers and Savills), the Welsh Government, and developer DS Properties (assisted by EWA Architects and consultants WYG);

 The environmental, economic and social regeneration benefits of the project are outlined in the report. Fundamentally this public and private collaborative project has saved a historic building for the benefit of future regenerations. It has delivered a creative conversion by DS Properties of a vacant industrial building with a sustainable mix of uses, resulting in bringing back to life a historic building, which today is a great place to live, work and enjoy leisure time in the heart of Barry Waterfront regeneration area.

Barry Pumphouse (2012) alongside the Business Services Centre (BSC)

1. Background & Regeneration Context

Introduction

1.1. The North Hydraulic Pumphouse is a grade II Listed former industrial property and local landmark situated within the Innovation Quarter at Barry Waterfront. As an important part of Barry’s industrial heritage it contributes greatly to the town’s local sense of place. Built in the 1880s by the Barry Dock and Railway Company the Pumphouse is an iconic industrial structure that at the end of the nineteenth century/early twentieth century played an important role generating power for Barry’s historic dock complex (along with two other pumping houses that no longer exist). In 2009 the property was derelict and at risk, but today the Pumphouse has been sensitively and creatively restored and brought back into beneficial use with a creative mix of uses providing an inspiring place to live, work and enjoy leisure time. Regarded as a flagship heritage restoration and regeneration project the Pumphouse has received recognition by winning and being nominated for a number of awards.

Barry Waterfront Setting

1.2. Situated alongside Barry’s historic No.1 Dock Barry Waterfront comprises approximately 80 hectares (190 Acres) of former derelict dock/industrial land situated between Barry’s town centre and the seaside resort of Barry Island. The first phase of the Waterfront was commenced in the 1990s by a partnership between the Welsh Development Agency and Associated British Ports (ABP) and resulted in the delivery of new road links including a road bridge between the Waterfront and the town centre, 686 new homes, a new supermarket (Morrisons) and other retail space along with creating a promenade along the edge of the No.1 Dock.

1.3. In October 2007, Barry Waterfront Consortium (Barratt Homes, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey) entered into an agreement with ABP and the Welsh Government to purchase the remaining 100 acres of undeveloped former dockland land at Barry Waterfront for the delivery of a project called The Quays. The Quays, a £230 million regeneration project, was awarded full planning approval by the Vale of Glamorgan Council in March 2012 and the BWC aims to deliver around 2,000 new homes over a 10-year period including a new commercial district with bars, cafes, shops and a new ASDA supermarket that opened in April 2015.

The Innovation Quarter

1.4. The Innovation Quarter is the subject of a Joint Venture between the Council and Welsh Government aimed at delivering a master planned mixed use “urban quarter” comprising a mix of employment, education, community, commercial, leisure and other uses complementing the wider Barry Waterfront.

North Hydraulic Pumphouse – at the heart of the Innovation Quarter master plan.

Innovation Quarter Master Plan

1.5. To date the Council and Welsh Government partners have facilitated with various partners and developers/investors circa £30M of public and private investment resulting in the delivery of:

 North Hydraulic Pumphouse – award winning restoration and conversion of as previously derelict 1,014 Sq M historic property, the focus of this paper. (Developer: DS Properties);

 West Quay Medical Centre – a 2,295 Sq M state of the art primary care centre and on-site parking (Developer: Matrix Realty Investments);

 Premier Inn Hotel and Brewers Fayre Restaurant – an 80 bed hotel and restaurant (Developer: Whitbread);

 Business Services Centre (BSC) – the Vale of Glamorgan Council's flagship centre for providing office and workshop units for small and medium business enterprises. The 1,500 Sq M two storey centre includes eight workshops and eighteen offices occupied by various businesses;

 Skills Training Centre/BSC2 – 1,165 Sq M two storey property utilised previously by Cardiff and Vale College for IT Training, presently earmarked as a second BSC which is due to open in 2017 subject to Welsh Government consent;

 Conservation Workshop (adjoining the Skills Training Centre/BSC2) - a 335 Sq M single storey Workshop that is occupied and let;

 Tourist Railway – Barry Tourist Railway runs from Barry Island into the Innovation Quarter with a track running to a low level platform next to the Hood Road Goods Shed and a further high level platform next to the Workshop. The railway is leased and operated by Cambrian Transport; and

 Restored Railway Goods Shed Building – a local historic building that has been externally restored and is currently leased.

1.6. Further developments are also being worked up for the Innovation Quarter aimed at fully delivering the vision of the Innovation Quarter as a vibrant mixed use urban quarter.

Aerial Photo – The Innovation Quarter (2012)

Business Services Centre (BSC) Skills Training Centre/BSC2 West Quay Medical Centre

Hydraulic Pumphouse – conversion into 15 Live/work units, restaurants and Fitness Restored Local Studio historic Goods Shed

Premier Inn Hotel and Brewers Fayre Restaurant

Barry Tourist Proposed Railway Platform Primary School site

IQ Southern Devt Site

Aerial Photo of the Innovation Quarter – 19 acres of land owned by the Vale of Glamorgan Council being regenerated with a mix of uses in the heart of Barry’s No.1 Dock Waterfront.

Images of the IQ Developments (as at September 2016):

Barry Pumphouse Business Services Centre (BSC)

West Quay Medical Centre Premier Inn/Brewers Fayre

Restored 1880s Goods Skills Centre/BSC2 Shed/Tourist Railway

2. The Historic Pumphouse

2.1. At the heart of the Innovation Quarter the grade II Listed North Hydraulic Pumphouse is a circa 1,014 Square Metre property located within a circa 1.30 acre site (0.49 Hectare) fronting Hood Road. The property’s imposing chimney measures approximately 42 meters in height and is a distinctive industrial landmark punctuating Barry’s townscape.

2.2. The CADW Listing describes the property as the “…North Hydraulic Pumping House…”, and “one of the few hydraulic pumphouses remaining in Wales”:

 “…Built in the 1880s to provide hydraulic power to operate coal drops, lock gates, swing bridges and other equipment around the new docks…” It is “…Listed as one of the few hydraulic pumphouses remaining in Wales, part of this important dock complex…”

 The property comprises, as mentioned, two abutting buildings described in the Listing as “…Two ranges in red and blue engineering brick in matching styles with corbel-headed panels and segmental arched small-pane windows. Both have double-gabled roofs constructed of wrought-iron trusses and partially timber-panelled ceilings, a slate covering and raised louvered roof-lights…”

 Of these the “…North Range contained workshops and hydraulic controls…” none of which remain and contains a “…travelling crane by East Ferry Road Engineering Works, Milwall, dated 1912…”

 The South Range is described as having “…contained boilers and steam engines…”

Historic Map of the North Hydraulic Pump House (circa 1920).

2.3. The North Hydraulic Pumphouse was situated alongside a railway embankment leading to a coal hoist situated alongside the edge of the dock (No.11 Tip). It was one of three pump-houses serving the historic Barry Docks complex. The other pumphouses were located at the Bendricks ‘entrance and on the South Quay of the No.1 Dock. All three supplied high-pressure steam that powered the gates, capstans and coal hoists, throughout the docks via an extensive hydraulic system. Each pumphouse was equipped with Lancashire boilers installed at basement level to supply the steam.

Barry North Hydraulic Pumphouse: within a thriving 1920s No.1 Dock.

Embankment leading to Coal Hoist

Coal Hoist

1920s Aerial Photo (Copyright: © RCAHMW)

2.4. By 1935 the main dock system had been electrified and as a result the Lancashire boilers were then removed from the South Range of the Pumphouse. By the late 1950s that wing of the Pumphouse was derelict while the larger wing with the chimney, the North Range, continued to operate as a workshop to maintain the dock hydraulics.

2.5. From around 1990 the Pumphouse was out of use. During the 1990s the land alongside the No.1 Dock and the 'Mole' was cleared for redevelopment by the Barry Joint Initiative (a partnership between Associated British Ports and the Welsh Development Agency) and at the time the property had been destined for demolition. In early March 1992 Council officers became aware that the property was due for demolition. This prompted the Council’s Conservation Planning Officer to meet with CADW and ABP during March 1992 and, as a result, the property was immediately spot-listed and Grade 2 listed from 20 August 1992.

Pumphouse within derelict dockland setting (1996) 12

Building At Risk (2009)

2.6. For many years the Pumphouse remained derelict with the focus being on regenerating land alongside the historic property. In 2009 the property was at risk of being lost due to its derelict and deteriorating physical condition. To save the property the Council and Welsh Government jointly funded in 2010 and 2011 a £1.6 M external restoration contract in order to save the listed structure by making it wind and water tight, and create the opportunity to make the property more attractive to potential investors.

Images of the Derelict Structure (2009)

2.7. During 2009 the Council appointed specialist conservation architects Acanthus Holden to assist with the design and supervision of an enveloping works contract. Following a tendering process contractors, John Weavers, were appointed to undertake the works contract that commenced on site on the 5th October 2010 and after 64 weeks achieved Practical Completion on 23rd November 2011.

2.8. The enveloping works contract led to the reinstatement of a Welsh slate roof and sensitive repairs to the brick elevations, and installation of windows all in accordance with a Listed Building Consent that had been secured in April 2009 for the “re-roofing and repair the roof structure, part demolition and rebuild of the Hydraulic Pumphouse”.

October 2010: External Restoration Works Contract (Acanthus Holden Architects and John Weavers Contractors)

The Completed External Restoration (2011/12)

2.9. Following the completion of the external restoration works the Pumphouse had been saved but there remained the challenge for the Council and its Welsh Government partners to secure an appropriate end use for the property.

November 2011: Completed Enveloping Works Contract

“…The basic restoration that has taken place already is positive, and the Local Authority is to be commended for this...”

(Design Commission for Wales, 2014)

New Welsh slate roof, multi paned windows (covered) and sensitively repointed walls…a historic property no longer at risk.

Externally Restored Barry Pumphouse (2012)

3. DS Properties Mixed Use Scheme (2013 – 2015/16)

3.1. The Council and Welsh Government having protected and enhanced the Listed building in 2012 appointed Savills to market the property in order to secure an appropriate end use that would fit within the mixed use vision for the Innovation Quarter. The Council was keen to find a developer with a commitment to sensitively protecting and enhancing the historic property and to bring it back into beneficial use for future generations.

The Strategic Brief

3.2. The Council marketed the property in 2012/2013 as a development opportunity with a Strategic Brief describing the historic structure as “…a property of both local and national importance…” and emphasized the Council was “…keen to secure a purchaser for the Hydraulic Pumphouse with the ability to bring forward an appropriate sustainable economic use for the property that will contribute to the regeneration of the Innovation Quarter, the Waterfront and the wider Barry and Vale of Glamorgan area…”

3.3. The Strategic Brief prepared by the Council’s Project Management Unit (in liaison with Legal and Property/Estates officers) emphasised the importance of design duality stating purchasers “…must deliver a scheme designed to a high standard of design sensitive to the Grade II Listing of the property and in accordance with the Innovation Quarter’s master plan vision…” A condition of the land disposal contract required the purchaser to consult the Design Commission for Wales as part of the pre planning process.

3.4. In October 2013 local developer DS Properties (supported by EWA Architects and WYG consultants) came forward with an exciting and creative proposal to convert the property into a mix of:

 15 no. Live/Work/Residential apartments;  3 no. A3 commercial units on the ground floor;  a new hard landscaped public square/plaza; and  on-site parking.

Original DS Properties Concept (with glazed circulation drum)

Project Management Support

3.5. Throughout the project DS Properties and their consultants worked closely with the Council’s Project Team (led by its Project Management Unit with the support of officers from Legal Services and Estates/Property Sections) who acted as a key point of contact for the developer and assisted by steering the project through the local government process, whilst reporting from May 2013 (i.e. for Phase 2) to an Innovation Quarter Project Board.

Pre Planning

3.6. Importantly the developer engaged in early pre planning negotiations with the Council’s Development Management section and Conservation officer. The project’s main challenge was the building’s listed status. The developer and its consultants EWA Architects and planning consultants WYG carefully took this into consideration throughout the planning and design process. The consultants discussed the initial concept proposals with the Council’s Development Management section at a pre-application meeting in February 2014.

Design Commission for Wales (May 2014)

3.7. Following the above pre planning negotiations the designs were worked up further and submitted by the developer for a review by the Design Commission for Wales (DCfW) – a condition of the land disposal contract. In May 2014 the DCfW provided a design review report of the developer’s initial concept and notably commented that:

 “…The basic restoration that has taken place already is positive, and the Local Authority is to be commended for this;

 The proposed uses suit the building and location in the Innovation Quarter, which will contribute to a new hub in the community;

 The Design Commission welcomes many of the contemporary interventions to the historic building…”

3.8. Issues raised by the design review process for the building were addressed by the developer and its consultants. Notably, the design team acted on the DCfW’s recommendation to delete a proposed vertical glazed circulation drum, which was designed to provide vertical circulation between the live / work units and the ground floor commercial units. Instead the developer introduced a more sympathetic steel walkway which responds better to the heritage of the building. The result is a design that does not detract from the verticality of the existing chimney – which remains the major landmark feature of the building.

Determination of Planning/Listed Building Consent (August 2014 - October 2014)

3.9. After taking on board the early negotiations with the Council’s planning officers and the design review by the DCfW the developer and its consultants worked up a finalised scheme. This was submitted as a planning application and application for Listed Building Consent in August 2014. Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent were approved in October 2014.

DS Properties’ Finalised Scheme Concept (without glazed circulation drum)

Land Disposal

3.10. In tandem with the above planning negotiations the Council’s Project Team (in liaison with the Welsh Government) and the developer had been engaged in detailed land disposal contract negotiations for a 999 year lease. These negotiations were concluded and the property leased to DS Properties in November 2014.

Works Start On Site (December 2014 to September 2015)

3.11. Following the planning and listed building consents and the legal completion of the land disposal contract, during December 2014 the developer commenced the conversion works. The works lasted ten months and were substantially completed in August/September 2015.

Images of the on-site conversion works by DS Properties (December 2014 to August/September 2015)

Images of the Completed Conversion Works by DS Properties

(August/September 2015)

New landscaped plaza

15 no. Live/Work/Residential Apartments on newly created mezanine

Brought Back To Life by DS Properties (March 2016)

3.12. Today the Pumphouse has been brought back to life. In 2009 the property was a derelict structure and its future very much at risk. Today following the initial intervention of the Council and Welsh Government to save the property and DS Properties successfully delivering its sustainable conversion scheme, the Pumphouse comprises a vibrant mix of new commercial uses on the ground floor (Academy Espresso Bar, Hang Fire Southern Kitchen Restaurant and a gym, Snap Fitness) along with the 15 occupied live /work units / residential apartments all sensitively accommodated within the existing historic structure.

 Academy Espresso Bar (opened Dec 2015):

 Hang Fire Southern Kitchen (opened March 2016):

 Snap Fitness (opened March 2016):

Regeneration Benefits:

Phase 1 Regeneration Outcomes

3.13. The Phase 1 external restoration of the Pumphouse resulted in a number of regeneration outcomes as follows:

Figure A – Phase 1 Regeneration Outcomes

The 3 Pillars of Description of Regeneration Outcomes Regeneration

Environmental Sensitive external restoration of a 1,014 Sq M high profile derelict industrial building and important local landmark resulting in the reinstatement of the Welsh slate roof, windows, and securing the property to make it wind and watertight. Also addressed various contamination issues e.g. arsenic and lead paint removal from the steel roof trusses and asbestos.

Economic 1) Creation of temporary local construction jobs. John Weavers (Contractors) Ltd employed a number of local workers and sub- contractors from the Vale of Glamorgan and other South Wales areas resulting in the economic benefits of the construction works mainly benefiting the local area. For example:

 The main contractor John Weavers (Contrators) Ltd from Swansea;  The roofing sub-contractor, Camilleri from the Vale of Glamorgan (4 – 6 on site staff);  The carpenter sub-contractor, Kellaway, from the Vale of Glamorgan (6 – 8 on site staff); and  The scaffolding sub-contractor, DSL, from Swansea.

Social/Community Saved from dereliction a historic listed building and local land mark for the Barry community and Wales an important part of the town’s industrial heritage contributing greatly to the town’s sense of place and identity.

Phase 2 Regeneration Outcomes

3.14. A condition of the land disposal contract for the Pumphouse between the Council and DS Properties required the developer to prepare a Local Regeneration Action Plan. The purpose of this condition was to encourage at an early stage the developer to discuss with the Council potential opportunities to maximize, where feasible, tangible local regeneration benefits that could be realistically generated by the project. This exercise was fully embraced by

3.15. The completed Phase 2 project has resulted in a number of regeneration outcomes as follows:

Figure B – Phase 2 Regeneration Outcomes

The 3 Pillars of Description of Regeneration Outcomes Regeneration

Environmental Sensitive conversion of the derelict industrial building and important local landmark.

Environmental enhancement of the 0.5 hectare brown field site within which the Pumphouse is located providing a high quality landscaped setting for the landmark property.

The careful integration within the vacant historic industrial structure of modern uses is highly sustainable. Bringing the brownfield site and property back into beneficial use has preserved the future of a disused listed building that was until fairly recently on the Buildings at Risk register.

The conversion of the property is reversible and flexible, allowing the building to be adapted if required in future.

Economic 1) Creation of temporary local construction jobs. DS Properties, a local developer, has primarily employed workers and sub- contractors from the Vale of Glamorgan and other South Wales areas resulting in the economic benefits of the construction works mainly benefiting the local area. For example:

 Plaster boarding company from RCT (5 staff);  1 plumber (from Vale of Glamorgan);  Groundworks company (2 – 3 staff from RCT);  Scaffold company ( 5 staff on site for initial installation from Vale of Glamorgan);

 Joinery company installing the stairs (2 – 3 staff from Newport);  Window manufacturers (4 – 5 staff from Newport);  Steel manufacturers (4 – 5 staff from Vale of Glamorgan);  Electrical contractors (2 – 3 staff from Cardiff).

*Local = Vale of Glamorgan and South Wales jobs. The above figures were supplied by DS Properties during April 2015.

2) Creation of operational jobs:

 Academy Espresso Bar opened December 2015 creating circa 16 jobs (Full and Part Time);

 Hang Fire Southern Kitchen Restaurant opened March 2016 creating circa 23 new jobs (Full and Part Time); and

 Snap Fitness opened March 2016 creating circa 10 jobs (Full and Part Time).

The above figures were supplied by Academy Espresso Bar, Hang Fire Southern Kitchen Restaurant and Snap Fitness during April 2016.

Social/Community The re-use of the former Pumphouse has secured the long-term future of a historic listed building and local land mark for the Barry community and Wales. The Pumphouse is now open to everyone for culture and leisure. The project contributes to the accessibility of the waterfront and the regeneration of Barry.

Engagement with local schools was undertaken during the construction works by DS Properties. The developer’s MD gave a presentation to Year 6 children at High Street Primary School in November 2014. The children also visited the site several times and completed a project to name the 15 live/work units after ships that had sailed from Barry docks.

From derelict historic structure in 2009/10….

….to a creative mixed use conversion in 2015/16

4. Heritage Restoration & Regeneration - Award Winning Example Of Best Practice

4.1. The Pumphouse is an example of best practice in heritage restoration and regeneration. As an award winning project (refer to section 4.5.) it is an exemplar of how a local authority, the Welsh Government, a private developer and its design team, can work together in a very positive and collaborative way to achieve the delivery of a high quality heritage restoration and regeneration project.

4.2. The Council (in close liaison with the Welsh Government) played a key role:

 initially saving the derelict historic property and making it more attractive to developers as an investment opportunity by facilitating its £1.6M sensitive external restoration (with the assistance of Acanthus Holden Architects and John Weavers);

 positively emphasising the importance of a scheme being brought forward for the Pumphouse that is of a high design quality and seeking an appropriate economic use that contributes to the master planned regeneration of the Innovation Quarter;

 utilising a project management led approach to facilitate the project, with an in house project manager appointed to act as a single point of contact within the Council helping steer the project through the local government process;

 providing an efficient Development Management service working with the developer’s consultant to negotiate a high quality scheme that has protected and enhanced the Listed building, whilst processing the planning and Listed building applications in a timely manner;

4.3. The developer DS Properties (with the support of its consultants, EWA Architects and WYG) played a vitally important role in liaison with the Council and Welsh Government:

 investing circa £2m to enable the full conversion of the property;

 bringing forward essential technical expertise along with creative and innovative ideas to sensitively convert this complex and challenging historic structure;

 working in a collaborative way with the Council, embracing the authority’s master plan vision for the Innovation Quarter and engaging in early pre planning negotiations with the Council and consulting the Design Commission For Wales;

 successfully delivering a sustainable mixed use conversion of the historic property providing new accommodation that has proven to be

attractive to modern uses, thereby helping establish the Innovation Quarter as a vibrant urban quarter;

 engaging with the local community – for example the developer gave a presentation to Year 6 children at High Street Primary School who visited the site several times to see the works. The pupils completed a project to name the 15 live/work units after ships that had sailed from Barry Docks;

 Delivering a sensitively designed conversion that respects the Listed building status of the building characterized by:

o the sensitive insertion of new windows and doors allowing the new uses of the building to sit harmoniously within the existing fabric of the historic building and to enjoy its space and historic character as well as having views of the wider waterfront;

o the materials for the new features creating a deliberate contrast to the original building whilst reflecting the building’s industrial heritage.

o the delivery in front of the property of a new public open space, framed by the two wings of the existing building. The landscape design emphasises this space and gives flexibility for the plaza to be developed for any number of activities related to the building uses or Barry as a whole.

4.4. Notably the planning process took just over 18 months - from the initial design concepts through a full design review process; planning and listed building consent; discharge of all necessary planning conditions, and delivery of new uses. These timescales would be exceptional for any development but they represent a significant achievement for a listed building.

DS Properties’ works on site – installation of bridge structure to address levels differences between the North and South Ranges (September 2015)

Awards

4.5. The project has been recognised as an exemplar, winning or being a finalist for a number of prestigious national and regional awards as follows:

5. Collaborative Project Delivery

5.1. The success of this project has involved a great deal of hard work and commitment from a wide range of public and private organisations and individuals working together in a collaborative manner as identified in Figure D.

Figure D – Key Parties involved with Project Delivery

PHASE 1 (VOGC External Restoration):

 Vale of Glamorgan Council (VOGC) – Landowner, Local Planning Authority, joint funder and client for the Phase 1 works contract and JV partner for the Innovation Quarter;

 Welsh Government - joint funder of the Phase 1 works contract and JV partner for the Innovation Quarter;

VOGC Phase 1 Design Team Consultants:

o Architects: Acanthus Holden Architects; o Civil Engineer: Mott Macdonalds; o QS: Ivor Russell Partnership; o Main Contractor: John Weavers (Contractors) Ltd.

PHASE 2 (Mixed Use Conversion):

 Vale of Glamorgan Council (VOGC) – Landowner, Local Planning Authority, and JV partner for the IQ. The Council’s project governance is identified in Figure D.

 Welsh Government - JV partner for the IQ;

VOGC Consultants:

 Marketing Agents: Savills;

Developer:

 DS Properties;

Developer’s Consultants:

o Architects: EWA Architects; o Planning Consultants: WYG; o Engineers: Austin Partnership; o QS: Expedite.

Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Project Governance

5.2. The Council’s dual roles during the project were as landowner and Local Planning Authority as follows:

a) As landowner the Council, with its urban regeneration corporate priorities in mind, sought to firstly save the property from dereliction (Phase 1) and to then market it with the aim of securing a private investor/developer to bring forward a high quality scheme design and sustainable end use for the historic property (Phase 2); and

b) As Local Planning Authority the Council aimed to ensure the property was protected and enhanced and that the design and construction of the Phase 1 and 2 schemes were sensitive to its Listed building status.

5.3. In terms of Phase 2 the Council implemented a project management led approach with a Project Board, Project Team (with a Project Sponsor and Project Manager) to steer the project and create the right environment for a developer/investor to work in a positive and collaborative manner with the Council.

Figure D – VOGC Project Governance (Phase 2)

CABINET

Planning Committee PROJECT BOARD Cllr Neil Moore - Leader; Cllr Lis Burnett – Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Education; Rob Thomas – Managing Director; Marcus Goldsworthy - Head of Planning & Regeneration (Project Sponsor); Carys Lord – Head of Finance. Welsh Government CORE PROJECT TEAM (IQ JV Partners) Mark White – IQ Major Projects Manager (Project Manager); Lorna Cross – Operational Manager, Property; Mike Walsh – Principal Lawyer

DEVELOPER: DS Properties Development Management

& Highways Simon Baston (Managing Director); David Gully & Jos Davies (Site Managers). Ian Robinson (Principal Planner); Peter Thomas (Conservation Officer); Design Team Consultants: Tom Bevan/Lee Howells (Highway Devt). Architects: Rob Freeman (Associate, EWA); Planners: Jon Hurley (Associate, WYG); QS: Expedite (Andrew Griffiths, Director); Engineers: Austin Partnership (Gavin Fairclough, Tech Director & Howard Austin, MD)

A Landmark Historic Property Brought Back To Life (2016):

NORTH HYDRAULIC PUMPHOUSE Innovation Quarter, Barry Waterfront.

SAVING A HISTORIC BUILDING AT RISK: