PREMIER GATE Church Gate 9-11 Church Street West, Premier House 15-19 Church Street West and 28-37 Vale Farm Road Design and Access Statement

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Westmede Properties Ltd Burleigh Estates Ltd

16 December 2020 QU architecture Imaging | Urban Design | Interiors | Building Consultancy CONTENTS

2 CONTENTS ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� page.2 7.2 d:se comments and the design team’s response 0.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ������������������������������������������������������������������� page.4 8.0 Community Involvement ��������������������������������������������������������������page.66 0.1 The Proposal 8.1 Public Consultation 1.0 INTRODUCTION ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ page.6 9.0 Language ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������page.69 1.1 Project Description 9.1 Front Elevation - Church Street West 2.0 CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS ������������������������������������������������������������������ page.8 9.2 Front Elevation - Detail 01 2.1 Strategic Context 9.3 Front Elevation - Detail 02 2.2 Heritage of Woking 9.4 Front Elevation - Detail 03 2.3 Local Context 9.5 Side Elevation 2.4 Historical Context 9.6 Side Elevation - Detail 01 2.5 Land Use 9.7 Rear Elevation - Vale Farm Road 2.6 Woking Town Centre - Existing High Rise Buildings 9.8 Rear Elevation - Detail 01 2.7 Woking Town Centre - Proposed High Rise Buildings 9.9 Proposed Sectional Elevation - Detail 01 2.8 Site Constraints 9.10 Facade Colour Scheme 2.9 Movement 10.0 Design ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������page.89 2.10 Environment 10.1 Appropriate Scale 2.11 Woking Town Centre Diagram 10.2 Elegant Marker Building 3.0 The Site ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������page.26 10.3 Proposal Summary 3.1 Figured Ground Study 10.4 Apartment Layouts - Compliant With National Housing Guide 3.2 The Site 10.5 Wheelchair Accessible Apartments 3.3 Site Aerial 4.0 Pre-Planning Consultations & Massing Evolution ��������������������������page.30 11.0 AREA SCHEDULES ��������������������������������������������������������������page.113 11.1 Latest Proposed Area Schedule 4.1 Permitted Development & Planning Approval 11.2 Flats Schedule 4.2 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 01 11.3 Private + Shared Amenity Area Schedule 4.3 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 02 4.4 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 03 12.0 Access and Inclusive Design �������������������������������������������������������page.117 4.5 Approved Massing & Proposed Facade - pre-app meeting 04 & massing enhance- 12.1 General Principles ments 12.2 Site Access and Facilities 4.6 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 05 with further enhancements 12.3 Amended Site Access 4.7 Massing Development - Design Review Panel meeting with design changes 12.4 Improved Public Space 5.0 Massing Development ������������������������������������������������������������������page.39 12.5 Reinforcing The Street Line 12.6 Creating a Buffer to Traffic 5.1 Massing Development 12.7 Drop Off Points And Deliveries 5.2 Relationship to existing context 12.8 Refuse and Recycling 5.3 Daylight 12.9 Refuse Collection Storage 5.4 Noise Impact 12.10 Cycle Parking 6.0 Garden Concept �����������������������������������������������������������������������������page.50 12.11 Car Parking 6.1 High Performance Green Design 12.12 Access to Building 6.2 Vibrant & Green Frontage 12.13 Circulation 6.3 Green Approach 12.14 Security 6.4 Planted Elevations 12.15 Residential Layouts 6.5 Green Amenity Focus 12.16 Lifetime Homes Check List 6.6 Creating a Community - New Shared Amenity 6.7 Improving the existing amenities - Existing Play Area 13.0 Fire Strategy �����������������������������������������������������������������������������page.136 13.1 Fire Safety Strategy 7.0 Design Review Panel ��������������������������������������������������������������������page.60 7.1 Design South East Panel 14.0 Maintenance ����������������������������������������������������������������������������page.141 14.1 Maintenance

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4 0.1 The Proposal

This Design and Access Statement has been prepared to accompany Our Proposal aims to enhance the existing Play Area to the rear of the planning application for the proposed re-development of the the site to create a more inviting space for local children. sites known as Premier House, Church Gate, and 28-33, 34-37 Vale Farm Road, Woking. This proposal has been prepared following A public consultation was held to raise awareness of the scheme a series of pre-application consultations with Woking Borough and to consult the local residents to understand their opinions of Council’s planning department, to establish and agree the design, the proposals. The public consultation advised the statement of scale, and massing of the proposed scheme. community involvement.

This Statement seeks to illustrate the process that has led to the This Statement has been prepared in accordance with guidance development of this planning application and the design of the published by the Department for Communities and Local proposed building. In particular, this Statement identifies the key Government; specifically, Section 6 of: “Guidance on information opportunities this regeneration scheme delivers, via a sustainable requirements and validation” published in March 2010. mixed-use development. The overarching aim of the development is to provide a high quality design, with new and enhanced This Statement covers design and access and should be read in amenities, to reflect the needs and demands of the local area, and conjunction with the following additional documents which will local general public alike. be submitted to support the planning application.

The statement provides background to support the architectural approach adopted and explains the design decisions that have Supporting Documents are provide by the following consultants: been made, in a structured way.

The development mix and types of apartments are derived through Architect: Aqua Architecture Limited careful consideration to the accommodation requirements of the Planning: HCH LLP local area. The aspirations of the development mix is to provide Transport: Mode accommodation that serves the commuters into London as well Sunlight Daylight: Delva Patman Redlar as local key workers. It will also help to serve hospitals and other local employees, as well as providing young demographics an Viability: Savills opportunity to step onto the property ladder. Drainage/SUDS/FRA: DS4 Landscape: Tendercare The proposal considers implications of climate change and the Statement of Community Involvement : Cratus influx of high tower proposals within the town centre, to provide a unique green focused development, with extensive roof gardens Fire: Omega Fire and balcony, to serve the 16 - 17 Storeys of accommodation. Air/Noise: Hawkins Environmental Limited Wind: BRE The green strategies will allow the development to strive towards TVIA: Influence zero carbon emissions, ultra energy efficient homes, SUDs drainage, and renewable technologies. Radio/TV Survey: GTech Surveys Environmental Desk Study: Apple Environmental Alongside many other benefits to the community, the scheme Arboricultural: Dryad Trees provides commercial opportunities within the front double height Energy Assessment: Eight Associates space, with a mezzanine level, to suggest a business hub for local businesses. Sustainability Statement: Eight Associates Archaeology: Border Archaeology

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6 1.1 Project Description AQUA Architecture has been instructed by Westmede Properties and Burliegh Estates (Applicants) to prepare a design scheme for the comprehensive re-development of the following sites in Woking 9-11, 15-19 Church Street West and 28-33, 34-37 Vale Farm Road. The existing buildings which are currently located on the plots are respectively – Church Gate (Class B1 office building, arranged over ground and two upper floors with a surface car park to the rear, total Net Internal Floor Area 833sqm), Premier House (two storey class B1 office building, total Net Internal Floor Area 860sqm) and Class C3 two and four 2 storey terrace houses.

The scheme proposes the demolition of the existing buildings located on the plots, to provide fifteen-seventeen storey high- rise building, with wings on both sides (six & ten floors). The Hyde Housing Block at the rear of the site is designed to replace the existing social housing (34-36 Farm Vale Road). The building is lifted on a five meter high base which consist of enclosed parking (car&cycle) services and commercial areas. The current proposal provides almost 30% parking for a total of 243 residential units with associated refuse, storage and plant space, with private and shared external amenity space and landscaping.

This Statement demonstrates that the proposed multi-storey residential development will provide quality standards of living in addition to shared and private external amenity space, which will be enjoyed by the residents, replacing existing poor quality buildings and optimizing the use of the site, making it correspond to the current needs of the Woking area.

Design Objectives

• Provide 243 new residential dwellings in a range of unit sizes within a well-designed innovative and contemporary development, with good links to public transport and Woking Town Centre. • Provide residential accommodation which complies with the Technical House Standards (March 2015) • Providing units with maximal efficiency of the living space and external amenity space. • Incorporate principles of inclusive design, with suitable access for people with disabilities. • Provide ground floor active frontage. • Provide a building which has a minimized impact on the environment, with adequate SUD strategy, green roof and solar panels.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 7 2.0 CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS

8 2.1 Strategic Context Woking is located approximately 6 miles from , 19 miles from and 30 miles from the centre of London. Woking is a modern town born out of the railways and communication revolution situated in the heart of , with excellent rail links to the South West and London Waterloo just 25 minutes away. The area is primarily serviced from the M3, M25 and A3, with most traffic to the town centre using the A320 from the North and South. This road also directly passes the proposed site along Victoria Way and is used heavily by local public transport.

The town is also served by major bus routes which includes routes to Heathrow Airport and the surrounding areas.

• 30 miles South West of London • Area: 6,359 hectares (15,713 acres) • 60% Green Belt • 473 hectares (1,170 acres) of Common Land

The Borough of Woking is located in North West Surrey. It has a population of around 90,000 and is 6,359 hectares in area. Woking is the main town. The majority of the population live in urban areas of the Borough, with emphasis on preserving the greenbelt.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 9 2.2 Heritage of Woking Woking town centre as seen a huge transformations in recent years, Age structure resulting in a vibrant, active town centre, with an increase in high •19% aged 14 or under rise residential developments, retail and commercial buildings as •66% aged between 15 and 64 well as a strong sustainable regeneration initiative. •15% aged 65 or over

Major corporates in the area: McLaren, Petrofac, SAB Miller, Cap Gemini and Mustang History Engineering. Historic churches in the Borough include the early 12th Century • 51% of workers in managerial, professional and technical church in , St Nicholas’s, which has hardly changed since it occupations which is 10% above the average for the UK was built in around 1140. • 75.36% of people in Woking are economically active, making – the ruins of Henry VIII’s retreat in . Woking the second highest percentage of economically active Other places of interest include the first purpose-built mosque people in the country. in Britain, the Shah Jahan mosque, which was founded in 1889 to cater for the spiritual needs of students attending the Oriental Institute at Maybury. Woking has a new housing strategy which is focused on four main objectives

• Proving well designed homes that are affordable and accessible • Helping people with their housing needs and preventing homelessness • helping people to be able to choose and have their independence • Improving the existing housing standard and quality of management

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 10 PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 11 2.3 Local Context The Borough of Woking is located in North West Surrey. It has a population of around 90,000 and is 6,359 hectares in area. Woking is the main town. The majority of the population live in urban areas of the Borough which extend from in the east, across the M25 to , , Woking itself,UR BAN OPEN SPACE AND COMMON LAND , , St. Johns and in the west, and to Kingfield and Old Woking in the south.

Outside these main urban areas, the remaining 60% of the Borough is Green Belt. This area contains extensive heathland, of which significant areas such as , Sheets Heath PRIMARY SHOPPING FRONTGE and Brookwood Heath, are designated as part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area. Two other heaths, Smarts Heath TION and Prey Heath, and the Canal are designated as Sites STA of Special Scientific Interest. TRAIN Relatively little of the Green Belt land is in active agricultural use, the main uses being public open space, playing pitches, golf SITE courses and commercial nurseries. There is also a significant level of low density residential property, and some industrial premises in the Green Belt. TRE CEN E TOWN BORDERLIN

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Church Street West view towards Premier Inn Forge End Road

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Victoria Way view towards Woking Shopping Centre Chappel Street view towards Centurium House and the railway Victoria Square under development

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Goldsworth Road Goldsworth Road view towards Woking Fire Station Forge End Road view towards Woking Shopping Centre

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Church Street West view towards the site Goldsworth Road view towards the site Forge End Road view towards Woking Shopping Centre

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Church Street West view towards the site Forge Road view towards the site 27-36 Vale Farm Road

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Church Street West view towards existing Coign development

34-37 Vale Farm Road 21 Vale Farm Road Church Street West view towards Coign Church extension

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 16 2.4 Historical Context The visible history of Woking dates from the last 150 years, but The Necropolis Company began to sell land either side of the Woking as a place for settlement has a much older history dating railway station by the end of the late 19th century and the town back some 3,000 years. as a settlement began to take shape, but without any sense of planning with linear development of shops and houses along the The wider landscape of this area in Surrey contains evidence of roads to , , Guildford, St John’s and Maybury. activity dating to the prehistoric period, including on Horsell Common, to the northeast of the site, where two round barrows The Ordnance Survey map of 1896 shows a cluster of buildings are situated. in the eastern half of the site, while the central plot remains as undeveloped ground. In the west of the site are a pair of semi- Roman roads crossed the landscape in this area of Surrey, including detached houses set into long and narrow rectangular plots. The a route from Lightwater passing through Bisley and Knaphill some new town of Woking continued to grow in the area around the 4km to the west of the site. A Roman presence has also been station with the addition of churches, a hospital, public buildings, observed in the church at Old Woking, where Roman tiles have halls and cinemas, and the smaller settlements such as Kingfield, been recorded in the fabric of the walls. The earliest written St John’s, Knaphill and Brookwood also grew on a modest scale. reference to Woking dates to around 710 AD, with reference of Old Woking, continued to be left behind by the railway and a monastery at Woking. Settlement within the study area at this the development of the A3 and grew very little until industrial time was centred around the village of Horsell, to the north-west development came after World War II. of the proposed development, which is recorded from the 12th century. Within this settlement, the Church of St Mary the Virgin By 1934, the OS map shows that there have been significant was first built in the 12th century. The post medieval period in changes across the wider landscape with the spread of residential Surrey is characterised by the growth of towns and villages to housing covering areas previously shown as rural land. Within the accommodate the workers of expanding industry. By the end of site, an omnibus depot, comprising a large rectangular building the 18th century, Old Woking had grown into a small town with the had been constructed in the centre of the site. John Remnant’s ‘Plan of the Royal Manour of Woking’, 1719 building of the and the creation of locks on the , which progressed the amount of imports and exports In 1975 the first shopping mall, Wolsey Place, was built, and the to the area further, while providing a transport link to London. surrounding nursery lands became Goldsworth Park, then the largest private housing estate in Europe. More office buildings and The earliest available map showing the proposed development housing came along Victoria Way, the relief road built in the 1970s, site is the ‘Plan of the Royal Manour of Wokeing’ produced in as well as in Goldsworth Road and south of the station. 1719 by John Remnant. This map shows that the area of the site is located to the south of the road marked as ‘The Way from Woking For further information on the history of the site please refer to to Horsel’ and was within an area of heathland called Fraily Heath. the Archaeological Desktop Report, as prepared by Peter Brett With the advent of the railways in 1838, and the branch line to Associates, which accompanies the Planning Application. Guildford in 1845, the new Woking Station became an important junction for goods and passengers. It was now easy to reach London within the hour and a gradual increase in development was witnessed, focussed on the narrow strip of land defined by the railway and Basingstoke canal.

The First Edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1871

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The Ordnance Survey Map, 1896 The Ordnance Survey Map, 1934

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 18 2.5 Land Use Woking town centre exhibits a large variety of land uses. The retail heart of the town is centred around the two shopping centres, with restaurants and retail centred on the Broadway, two minutes walk from the site.

The site is located to the west of Victoria Way, where a variety of land uses occur. Victoria Way is currently under construction.

To the North the triangle of land bounded by Church Street West, Victoria Way and Goldsworth Road contains a hotel, mixed retail and food and beverage and office uses, both existing and consented. To the South the land is bounded by the Railway, and beyond shows an area of large residential development, with additional retail and mixed use. To the West of the site there is a mix of low-medium density residential and commercial properties.

The site itself is varied in use currently and does not reflect the growing change displayed by neighbouring sites. Directly adjacent is the consented Victoria Way scheme which is mixed use but predominately residential as are sites South of the railway.

RESIDENTIAL CAR PARK COMMERCIAL FIRE STATION RETAIL RAILWAY STATION HOTEL

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1. Coign Church - 2. Altura - 3. 20-32 Goldsworth road - 4. Victoria Square - Permission Granted, lapsed Approved (Permission Lapsed) Approved Under construction

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 21 2.8 Site Constraints The site has many constraints due to its location, existing usage and shape.

One of the constraints is the heavy traffic on the streets located N south of the site. The building is carefully designed to avoid as much as possible the incoming noise and dust from West Church 6 Street and Goldsworth Road.

In order to successfully design a multi-storey residential development, replacing the current 3 storey office buildings and the existing two storey terrace houses, a series of factors have been taken in consideration. 2 5 Woking is a constantly growing community and changing rapidly over the past few years. Considering the increased number of tall developments waiting for approval it will continue to develop, mostly vertically increasing the average building heights and providing more living space for its residents. 4 The new Premier Gate development is constrained to have a 1 design which is going to allow the construction to blend in with the constantly developing current context, yet relate to the existing low rise developments. 3 At the moment the site is located in an area with medium scale developments, however, it must be taken into consideration that the adjacent building to the west of the site (2 storey church building) previously had approval for a 13 storey residential tower. Although this is no longer being built, this was a consideration for our site. In under a mile radius there have already been a couple 7 of tall developments built, such as the Premier Inn hotel situated couple of blocks down, on the Church street West.

Another important factor to consider is that several of the big developments which are currently under construction or applying for planning permission in Woking town centre are up to 35 storeys high.

Re-development of the proposed site will need to mediate between these varying scales, and overcome other constraints, to create a sustainable and comprehensive scheme. 1. Site 5. Addressing the approved height for 2. Low rise existing developments Victoria Square 3. Addressing the approved height for 6. Addressing the existing height for Export house Trafficked streets(source Coign Church Extension 7. Addressing the approved height for of pollution and noise) 4. Addressing the existing height of Premier Inn Goldsworth road

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 22 2.9 Movement Woking Town Centre is a successful network of connected spaces which link the heart of the town centre to the site.

The junction where Goldsworth Road meets Church Street West N appears to be a significant arrival point, linking both vehicular and pedestrian movement to the proposal, which seeks to create a public realm with clear legibility and understanding and ease of pedestrian movement.

To the South of the site lies the railway which is a significant barrier both to traffic movement North South on Victoria Way (A320), but also visually. It is however a significant contributor to the town’s success as a location, and so its relationship to the site must be carefully considered.

The road structure is currently also under development by Woking borough Council, to improve the roads and access through the town centre.

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PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 23 2.10 Environment The site is orientated South facing at the frontage, and can benefit from direct sunlight due to its shape.

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Environmental analysis of the site has been informed by a team of specialist consultants, and has identified a number of key issues which have been taken into consideration in the design development of the scheme.

Sunlight, daylight and solar issues affect the scheme following the sun path analysis. The design of the scheme has been developed to address these issues. Furthermore, the impact of the scheme with regards to micro climate wind effects has been analysed by a specialist consultant.

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DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 24 2.11 Woking Town Centre Diagram As the scheme developed through its initial phases, it became clear that our concept could benefit from an emphasis to the cluster of buildings and a greater degree of height situated around the junction of Victoria Way as illustrated.

The addition of a tall building adjacent to the consented Victoria Way scheme would provide a necessary ‘marker’ seen from the station and primary vistas within the town centre.

It can be seen that a potential pattern is emerging with a cluster of tall and medium height developments focused to the west of the station, which will help revitalise this side of the Town Centre.

Export House - Built 1974

Victoria Square - Consented Premier Inn - Built 2014

Centurium House - Built 2012 Goldsworth Road - Approved

Olympian Heights - Built 2012

Existing and Consented High Rise Development

Existing and Consented Medium Rise Development

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3.1 Figured Ground Study

Existing Site Proposed Site

26 3.2 The Site • Church Gate, 9-11 Church Street west

Self contained office building arranged over ground and two upper floors with a surface car park to the rear. It comprises approximately 833sqm of office (Class B1) floorspace, a total of 19 on site car parking spaces. The building is accessed via Church Street West. This has Permitted Development approval for conversion of offices into small flats and planning approval for two additional floors above the building. FORGE END • Premier House, 15-19 Church Street west

Self contained office building with two upper floors with a surface car park to the rear. It comprises approximately 870sqm of office (Class B1) floorspace. The building is accessed via Church Street West.

This has Permitted Development approval for conversion of offices into small flats and planning approval for two additional floors above the building. VICTORIA WAY • 28-33 Vale Farm Road

Two one storey, class C3, terrace houses with rear garden areas. Their approximate floor space is 180sqm. The houses are accessed from Vale Farm Road and have an assigned parking spaces on the same street. CHURCH STREET WEST • 34-37 Vale Farm Road

Two one storey, class C3, terrace houses with rear garden areas. Their approximate floor space is 402sqm.The houses are accessed from Vale Farm Road and have an assigned parking spaces on the same street.

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Title. Notes. Revisions. N Client Project. Drawing number. Revision. - DO NOT SCALE FROM THIS DRAWINGS WEST MEDE PROPERTIES PREMIER TOWER EXISTING DRAWINGS PGHH_PA 001 0 - SETTING OUT & ALL MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE & BURLEIGH ESTATE CHURCH STREET WEST LOCATION PLAN TAKEN ON SITE WOKING. GU21 5BJ

Project initials. Date. Drawing Scale. Drawn. Check. Architecture I Urban Design I Interiors I Building Consultancy PGHH 1:1250 @ A3 JS AJ ONE Alfred Place. 1 Alfred Place. London. UK [email protected] I www.aquaarchitects.com 28 -33 Vale Farm Road 34 -37 Vale Farm Road

Coign Church Church Gate Premier House 5A Goldsworth Road 21-25 Church Street West

Technology House Woking Fire Station

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Premier Inn

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 28 3.3 Site Aerial

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 29 4.0 Pre-Planning Consultations & Massing Evolution

30 4.1 Permitted Development & Planning Approval The existing sites Church Gate, 9-11 Church Street west, and Premier House, 15-19 Church Street west, both have Permitted Development approval for Conversion of offices into small flats, and planning approval for two additional floors above the buildings.

Our aim is to avoid the build out of these substandard accommodation, and to replace it with a high standard, compliant design scheme.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 31 20931 4.2 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 01 20m The following development scheme was presented at the first Pre- 21412 application meeting to provide a high rise block, on the Church- 11542

BALCONY 1.8 sqm BALCONY BEDROOM gate, and Premier house plots. 3.1 sqm 9.8 sqm FLAT 2 FLAT 4 BALCONY 1B1P 1B1P BALCONY BEDROOM BEDROOM 3.1 sqm 3.1 sqm 10.3 sqm 10.3 sqm 39.9 sqm 37.8 sqm

FLAT 3 8 BEDROOM 12.6 sqm STUDIO BEDROOM 37.2 sqm FLAT 2 BALCONY BALCONY BALCONY 9.7 sqm BEDROOM This proposal, although related to the high rise aspirations of BEDROOM 4.6 sqm 4.6 sqm 4.7 sqm 18.2 sqm 1B1P 9.7 sqm 37.2 sqm BEDROOM BALCONY BALCONY BALCONY 4.7 sqm 11.2 sqm BEDROOM BEDROOM 4.6 sqm 4.6 sqm C FLAT 1 10.6 sqm 10.6 sqm BEDROOM the town centre urban development, didn’t impact positively on 11.2 sqm 1B1P BEDROOM BEDROOM

10.6 sqm 10.6 sqm 4 37.6 sqm FLAT 1 BEDROOM 1B1P 10.6 sqm N the rear residential buildings. Hence the site and scheme was re- FLAT 11 FLAT 10 37.5 sqm BEDROOM 1B1P 1B1P 10.6 sqm FLAT 15 FLAT 14 FLAT 12 41.9 sqm 41.9 sqm 1B1P 1B1P 1B1P FLAT 16 evaluated to respond and relate with the context, particularly in 37.9 sqm FLAT 9 41.8 sqm 41.8 sqm B BALCONY 0

1B1P 1.200 3.1 sqm 1B1P REFUSE 37.7 sqm FLAT 13 38.3 sqm SHOOT 1B1P FLAT 3 39.7 sqm scale and massing. Studio 37.6 sqm FLAT 5

STUDIO 20m 37.5 sqm BALCONY 2.4 sqm REFUSE A SHOOT Client FLAT 4 1B1P MAGNA Group FLAT 6 FLAT 8 37.6 sqm C 2B3P 2B3P FLAT 9 FLAT 7 1B1P Project. 62.2 sqm 61.1 sqm 1B1P 37.2 sqm FLAT 11 FLAT 12 40.8 sqm FLAT 10 PREMGATE FLAT 6 1B1P 1B1P 1B1P CHURCH STREET WEST 1B1P FLAT 8 41.7 sqm 42.8 sqm BEDROOM 41.3 sqm 11.2 sqm FLAT 5 47.1 sqm 1B1P WOKING BEDROOM 1B1P BEDROOM BEDROOM 40.5 sqm GU21 5BJ 18.2 sqm 37.2 sqm 12.8 sqm 9.8 sqm BEDROOM BEDROOM FLAT 7 BEDROOM 9.2 sqm 12.2 sqm 10.6 sqm 1B1P Title. BEDROOM 39.4 sqm BEDROOM 11.2 sqm PROPOSED DRAWINGS 12.6 sqm 1st - 4th + 7th - 8th FLOOR PLANS BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM Project number. Date. BEDROOM 10.6 sqm 11.3 sqm 11.3 sqm 10.3 sqm BEDROOM 10.6 sqm 10.2 sqm 11.1 sqm BALCONY 03 March 2017 BALCONY BALCONY CGPH BALCONY BALCONY BALCONY BALCONY 4.5 sqm 4.5 sqm 4.5 sqm BALCONY BALCONY 3.1 sqm BALCONY 4.9 sqm 4.9 sqm 5 sqm BALCONY 4.6 sqm 4.6 sqm Drawing number.N Revision. 4.8 sqm B 1.8 sqm CGPH_PPA 105 0 A

PROPOSED CHURCH GATE & PREMIER HOUSE PLANS 8 Drawing Scale. Drawn. Check. 6th + 10th FLOOR PLANS 1:200 @ A3 JS AJ LOCATION PLAN

U 4 Architecture I Urban DesignQ I Interiors I Building Consultancy PROPOSED CHURCH GATE & PREMIER HOUSE PLANS PROPOSED CHURCH GATE & PREMIER HOUSE PLANS BALCONY 2.2 sqm 1st to 4th & 7th & 8th FLOOR PLANS One Alfred Place, WC1E 7ED, London WC1E 7EB, UK BALCONY 6th + 10th FLOOR PLANS N [email protected] I www.aquaarchitects.com 50m 5.1 sqm

BEDROOM BEDROOM PROPOSED CHURCH GATE & PREMIER HOUSE PLANS 10.3 sqm 10.3 sqm BEDROOM 10.3 sqm 1st to 4th & 7th & 8th FLOOR PLANS 0 1.200 FLAT 2

1B1P FLAT 3 BALCONY BALCONY BALCONY 37.2 sqm 2B3P 4.6 sqm 4.6 sqm 4.6 sqm 70.5 sqm BEDROOM 11.2 sqm BEDROOM BEDROOM 10.6 sqm FLAT 1 10.6 sqm 2B3P 70.4 sqm UP UP BEDROOM 10.6 sqm Client FLAT 13 FLAT 12 1B1P 1B1P MAGNA Group FLAT 14 41.8 sqm 41.8 sqm 1B1P Project. 37.7 sqm FLAT 11 1B1P PREM GATE 39.7 sqm FLAT 4 CHURCH STREET WEST Studio WOKING 37.8 sqm GU21 5BJ

BALCONY Title. 3.1 sqm PROPOSED DRAWINGS 5th + 6th + 9th + 10th FLOOR PLANS

Project number. Date. FLAT 8 FLAT 10 CGPH 03 March 2017 UP UP 2B3P 2B3P FLAT 5 FLAT 9 63.2 sqm 62.9 sqm Drawing number. Revision. 2B3P 1B1P 70.4 sqm 40.2 sqm CGPH_PPA 107 0 FLAT 7 2B3P Drawing Scale. Drawn. Check. 70.5 sqm JS AJ FLAT 6 BEDROOM BEDROOM 1:200 @ A3 1B1P 12.8 sqm 9.8 sqm BEDROOM BEDROOM 9.2 sqm 12.2 sqm 37.2 sqm BEDROOM 11.2 sqm 20

BEDROOM 10.3 sqm BEDROOM 10.3 sqm BEDROOM U 10.3 sqm Architecture I Urban DesignQ I Interiors I Building Consultancy BALCONY BALCONY BALCONY 4.8 sqm 4.5 sqm 4.5 sqm BALCONY BALCONY One Alfred Place, WC1E 7ED, London WC1E 7EB, UK 2.2 sqm 4.8 sqm [email protected] I www.aquaarchitects.com

PROPOSED CHURCH GATE & PREMIER HOUSE PLANS 5th + 9th FLOOR PLANS 10 0 1.500

Client MAGNA Group

Project. PREMGATE PREMGATE CHURCH STREET WEST WOKING GU21 5BJ

Title. PROPOSED COIGN DEVELOPMENT EXISTING COIGN CHURCH PROPOSED CHURCH GATE + PREMIER HOUSE 21-25 CSW GOLDVALE PROPOSED DRAWINGS PROPOSED ELEVATION A

Project number. Date. CGPH 03 March 2017 PROPOSED CONTEXTUAL CHURCH GATE + PREMIER HOUSE ELEVATION Drawing number. Revision. ELEVATION A CGPH_PPA_110 0 DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 32 Drawing Scale. Drawn. Checked. 1:500@ A3 KA AJ

U Architecture I Urban DesignQ I Interiors I Building Consultancy One Alfred Place, WC1E 7ED, London, UK [email protected] I www.aquaarchitects.com 4.3 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 02

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 33 4.4 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 03

The following Pre-application meetings amalgamated the rear Hyde Housing site with Church-gate, and Premier house plots to create a larger development site. The design team in discussions with the planning department, created several massing options to find the best proposal for this site in response to the contextual needs.

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 34 PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 35 4.5 Approved Massing & Proposed Facade - pre-app meeting 04 & massing enhancements

The massing, as agreed with Woking Borough Council, is made up of a central tall and slim block, with lower wings on each side. The building extends out centrally, stepping down to the rear Hyde site. The rear block extends to the width of the site to create two communal amenity spaces. The amenity spaces on the sides, and on each of the step down roofs allow for a good level of ‘place making’ within the building community.

The building steps back at the thirteenth floor from the front, and further back on the fourteenth floor, however the sloping roof extends up further to create a double height space on the fourteenth floor. Hence the central slim block is extenuated with the sloping up roof.

The proposed scheme follows the guidelines of the agreed massing from Woking Council, and is adjusted in places to achieve the required units’ scheme. The aim is to create an articulated form, with elements to minimise the impact of the massing.

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 36 4.6 Massing Development - Pre app meeting 05 with further enhancements

Further discussions with the planning department at Woking Council, allowed for further enhancements of the scheme. Following the final meeting the further enhancements were made to improved the quality and impact of the proposed scheme:

- The Facade design incorporated a stone cladding finish to the slim high rise element, with sandy soft colours to the facade finishes.

- This units accommodation was reduced from 248units to 239 Units, incorporating more two bedroom apartments.

- The side South West facade incorporated a series of balconies with maintainable and substantial planting.

- The overarching conceptual approaches are explained in detail in the next chapters, within this report.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 37 4.7 Massing Development - Design Review Panel meeting with design changes

Following the Design Review Panel meeting on 18th October 2019, at Woking Council,the proposed scheme went through extreme design analysis and modifications, internally and externally. to refine and improve the design. Some of the changes included:

- The Facade design has been further simplified.

- This internal design has been changed and refined.

- The design structure has been changed to incorporate substantial planting.

- The top and the base of the building has been altered.

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 38 5.0 Massing Development

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 39 5.1 Massing Development

The following development diagrams display the thought process of how the final proposed massing has been conceived in response to site, its location and its constraints.

The strategy reflects the site’s relationship to neighbouring buildings and its location to Woking Town centre.

01. Site Boundary

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 40 02. Ground Floor - Optimizing the outline of the site in order to achieve maximum efficiency 03. Upper Ground Floor - adding an extra level of parking to fulfil the site needs, providing a suitable platform for the building, lifting it above the street traffic.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 41 04. Adding the main residential tower facing Church Street West. 05. To complete the building’s frontage an additional two wings are attached to the main tower massing. Due to their reduced height the building is minimizing its impact on the main street and the neighbouring properties.

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 42 06. In order to increase the viability of the proposed building an additional block of flats is added at 07. Stepping down and reshaping the building in order to integrate maximum amenity and balcony the rear side of the plot. space into the development.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 43 5.2 Relationship to existing context The shape of the massing and its scale relates closely to the surrounding buildings.

Due to the various step up levels, the building adapts easily to the existing and future surrounding elements.

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 44 At a bigger scale the massing of the project relates to the proposed 20-32 Goldsworth road development, which was previously approved and is going to imply a significant effect over the Woking’s skyline and townscape.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 45 The height of the Victoria Square building is also taken into consideration.

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT - PREMIER GATEWAY, WOKING 46 5.3 Daylight

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The proposed articulation of the building allows a good day light penetration in the flats and in addition it gives the possibility to generate energy with PV panels.

PG_PA_DS 001-0 | DECEMBER 2020 47 5.4 Noise Impact The design of the development exploits the location of the car parking, double height lobby area to maximize the separation of the residential units from the noise and pollution of the main road.

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