WELCOME

Welcome to the public exhibition on our plans for Brickworks.

Cloud Wing is bringing forward plans for the regeneration of the former brickworks factories and adjacent sites that lie to the south of Bedford, including and Hardwick.

The proposals will revitalise the brownfield, former industrial sites, bringing back jobs, homes and creating new sustainable communities that are firmly rooted in the area’s history.

Bedford

Bedford Business Park Site

Stewartby Site

Aerial of the site

Members of the project team are on hand to discuss the proposals and hear your views. You can provide feedback on the forms provided or online at www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks ABOUT US

Cloud Wing is an investor in strategic regeneration projects, working across the UK. We bring together private and public sector partners – including, local authorities, developers, landowners, housing associations and local communities – to unlock neglected and challenging sites.

We have assembled a world-class design team to work with local stakeholders on preparing regeneration plans for the Bedford Brickworks. We have appointed an expert team of consultants and advisors with close links to Bedford to ensure we reflect the needs of the local area in our proposals.

As building begins, we will bring partners and others to help deliver our ambition plan.

OUR VISION Our vision is to create thriving new residential and business communities which contribute to the enhancement of Bedford. As you will see, the Brickworks sites can: ■ Create thousands of well-paid jobs, reducing the need for local people to commute out of the town for work. ■ S ecure significant infrastructure investment into Bedford. ■ B uild homes to meet the housing needs of the town’s next generation.

Our partners:

Phillips Planning Services Ltd. Town Planning and Development Consultants

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks HISTORY

For over 100 years, Bedford was the centre of the UK’s brick-making industry.

At its height, was home to the world’s biggest kiln and 167 chimneys, producing 500 million bricks per year.

Stewartby is a model village, originally built by the for their workers.

Today, just four chimneys remain. In January 2018, Bedford Borough Council approved plans to demolish these last chimneys because they are no longer safe. 1897 BJ Forder & Son opened the first brickworks in Wootton Pillinge 1926 The brickworks renamed London Brick Company and Forders Ltd. Construction started on a new 1936 model village at Wootton Pillinge The firm renamed London Brick Company 1937 Wootton Pillinge renamed Stewartby in recognition of the Stewart family who were 1950s/60s instrumental in developing the brickworks Retirement bungalows, pavilion and community centre designed by neo-Georgian architect Professor Sir Albert Richardson constructed 1973 London Brick Company sales totalled £2.9 billion, 1984 43% of the total UK brick market bought brickworks site 2008 The brickworks were closed by owners, Hanson, 2018 due to UK limits for sulphur dioxide emissions. Bedford Borough Council approved plans to demolish the last four chimneys

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks PLANNING CONTEXT THE ARC

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks OUR PROPOSALS

The Bedford Brickworks project will revitalise these brownfield former industrial sites. Bringing back jobs and homes, creating new sustainable communities that are firmly rooted in the area’s history.

The sites sit within the proposed Oxford to Cambridge Growth Arc and our proposals will contribute towards delivering economic, social and environmental benefits and help to secure significant infrastructure investment into Bedford.

Stewartby brickworks is allocated for redevelopment to provide 1,000 new homes in Bedford Borough Council’s emerging Local Plan.

We have submitted two outline planning applications for a new residential community at the former Stewartby brickworks and a new employment community at the former brickworks and adjacent sites.

Homes Jobs At Stewartby we will create a new Bedford Business Park will create around community with 1,000 new homes. The 15,000 new jobs, providing strategic brickworks site will be brought back into employment spaces for a range of use and sympathetically integrated into the industries including commercial offices, existing community. manufacturing, distribution and logistics. The London Brick Company offices will be We are also engaging corporate communities retained, and a new replica chimney will to explore building a Innovation Hub to support be reproduced. technology innovation industries, small and growing businesses and local start-ups.

The site of the former Stewartby Brickworks presents a unique opportunity to create a new mixed-use neighbourhood with a distinct identity, which is of today yet rooted in the site’s history.

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks STEWARTBY PROPOSALS

HERITAGE COMMUNITY & INFRASTRUCTURE As part of our proposals a new replica chimney with ‘Stewartby’ written Working in collaboration with local borough and parish councillors, we down it will be built. The chimney, together with the restored London Brick have agreed to provide the following community benefits: Company office building will form a ‘Heritage Quarter’ that celebrates the ■ A nature trail walking route through the site history of the brickworks. The location and dimensions of the north and south kiln walls could also be used to provide community uses. ■ A primary school

The detailed design of the replica chimney will be subject to a separate We are exploring options to provide a health centre and a pub and planning application to be submitted in the Spring. propose to introduce new bridges over the railway line, improving traffic flow and public safety.

We have agreed to work with the community on the design guide for the new homes and on choosing names for new roads and public amenities to The retained London Brick Company headquarters ensure they reflect Stewartby’s heritage and character. building, kiln walls and the rebuilt chimney will showcase Stewartby’s brickmaking heritage, whilst contemporary As we continue to develop detailed proposals for the heritage uses, infrastructure improvements and community benefits we welcome your views new homes will be designed to respect the character of on what you would like to see included in our detailed plans at a later stage. the site’s industrial past.

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks STEWARTBY PROPOSALS

Country Park Quarter The Country Park Quarter will provide homes built around natural green spaces and an ecological habitat corridor to enhance the character and biodiversity of the area. Community allotment spaces are proposed alongside the railway line within the linear park along with two child play areas.

Heritage Quarter At the north entrance to the site, the Heritage Quarter will provide housing and the northern kiln walls could be retained to provide community uses. Community allotment spaces are proposed as part of a new park alongside the railway.

Knowledge and Wellbeing Hub The Knowledge and Wellbeing Hub will consist of a new 2-form entry primary school, community sports leisure facilities and office space. These uses will be strategically located to connect with and compliment Kimberley Sixth Form College. District Centre At the entrance from Stewartby Village, the District Centre, former brickworks buildings will be restored, enhanced and repurposed for commercial and community uses. The former London Brick Company HQ will be transformed into a new heritage centre celebrating the history of the Brickworks. The District Centre will include facilities for a range of community, retail, leisure, health and commercial uses.

Lakeside Quarter Stewartby Village The Lakeside Quarter is the western Quarter entrance to the site from Green Lane and offers an opportunity for The Stewartby Village Quarter reaches high quality homes adjacent to the into the south east of the site, and the publicly accessible Stewartby Lake. It street patterns and green space will will incorporate green spaces, such as respond to Stewartby Village Conservation pocket parks and the Linear Park. Area and the ‘model garden village’ concept which Stewartby was built upon.

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks BEDFORD BUSINESS PARK PROPOSALS

Kempston Hardwick Plateau This former clay fit will be transformed into a new landscaped gateway on to the Ampthill Road. Larger employment spaces suitable for distribution and logistics will be provided and the area will be bordered by mature trees, ponds and watercourses.

The Brickworks – Innovation Hub Near lakes and Kempston Hardwick Station, the innovation hub will provide attractive spaces suitable for small and growing businesses, technology innovation industries and local start-ups.

Coronation Fields Close to Kempston Hardwick Station, Coronation Fields will provide spaces for commercial, industrial, logistics and distribution uses. Mature trees and historic hedgerows will be retained and new planting, landscaping, ponds and a habitat link will connect two adjacent wildlife areas, enhancing biodiversity.

Business Gateway Bedford Business Park sits in an excellent The gateway via Broadmead Road location to address a number of Bedford key will provide commercial offices and space for research, innovation and employment and growth objectives – and light industry. A new habitat corridor sits as a spine of employment and innovation along the River Ouse and public that could knit a number of other strategic green spaces will create an attractive environment for workers and enhance employment sites together – creating a hub biodiversity. of innovation and commerce at the very centre of the Oxford Cambridge arc...

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks NEXT STEPS

We welcome your views on our proposals.

Please complete a feedback form or tell us what you think on our project website www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk

We will review all comments that we receive and they will assist us in developing the detailed design approach for the site and further consultations will be held on the detailed “reserved matters” applications prior to their submission later this year.

These proposals are the next step in delivering Bedford Brickworks and we welcome your support.

Thank you

INDICATIVE PROJECT TIMELINE

2019 Spring Demolition of the remaining Chimneys to commence

2019 Summer Outline planning applications determined

2019 Autumn “Reserved matters” applications submitted

2020 Spring Start of work on site if permissions granted

Once underway, the Bedford Brickworks project will take approximately 10-15 years to complete.

Bedford www.bedfordbrickworks.co.uk brickworks