Design and Access Statement

DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT

December 2016

PROPOSED CYCLE CENTRE AT CASTELL HEIGHTS CAERPHILLY

Policy considerations: Caerphilly Council Development Policies and Strategic Planning Guidance

CLIENT BRIEF:

To design a detached building to provide users of the proposed cycle track routes which will adjoin the proposed building with associated facilities for cycle maintenance and spares with some sales.

There will be on-site training and instruction opportunities and food and soft drink refreshments to encourage social interaction and promote interest.

Also it is intended to provide a one stop facility to cycle enthusiasts to improve and enhance their skills and to offer a unique facility available to all members of the public.

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DESIGN:

Considerations:

Environment

encourage sustainable practices.

The final design and specification is to recognise the need for energy efficiency in the heating and control systems and to maximise the level of insulation to the external elements of the building.

The materials employed in the construction and renovation of this building should be sourced with care to ensure as far as possible the use of sustainable materials.

In addition, the overall scheme should be designed to minimise the owning and operating costs of the building.

Building Accessibility: The design is intended to include for the requirements of disabled, semi ambulant and others to access the building by wheelchair or on foot from the first point of the entry to the site.

It is intended that all work externally and internally will comply with Approved Document Part M 2003 Building Regulations.

The site will be approached from the existing site access road providing a safe entrance and exit to the proposed development.

Access to the building itself will be via ramped or level entrance through the main entrance door with the intention of a maximum gradient of 1 in 20 but no greater than 1 in 15 and a minimum width of 900mm with a suitably firm surface.

The main entrance doors will be level to the pathway access and provide a minimum clear width of 825mm to each leaf.

Corridors should be a minimum width of 900mm in circulation areas. The provision of electrical apparatus should all be located at appropriate heights.

The general design should allow for the movement through the building to be sympathetic to wheel chair users and the semi-ambulant, minimising the use of steps and obstructions.

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Wc facilities which are required by Statute must be provided at ground floor level and be accessible in accordance with Part M of the Buildings Regulations.

In the final design refer to diagrammatic layouts for exact requirements and the facilities to be included.

Lighting and power points and fixed communications equipment are to be located accessibly and in accordance with Part M as above.

Vitality and attractiveness.

The frontage to the building will be a combination of timber finish and facing brickwork to sympathise with the rural surroundings.

Existing landscaping will be enhanced and improved with new planting as appropriate

Strategic Transport Policies.

The business is to be located within an existing Golfing venue but with ample parking available separate from that location.

Access to the main highway will be via an existing road entrance

Economic effect.

The business will provide employment opportunities and will benefit the local community and enhance the facilities offered already by the existing Golfing venue.

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Further considerations

 The proposal development is intended to compliment the local character of the rural aspect of the location

 Will meets the Council requirements for access and servicing in a commercial development

 The development provides for adequate and manageable waste services and utilities access

 The low-key scale of the proposal and its position in the site minimises any detrimental impact on adjacent areas

 Existing landscaping and features are intended to be improved by the proposal

 The development is semi-commercial in character only and has no additional or detrimental effect on separate uses in the location

 The main access to the site is existing and unaffected by the proposal

WASTE STORAGE:

Waste storage facilities are to be available with bin storage areas provided and temporary storage within the unit.

It is intended that waste storage will comply with local waste management guidelines.

LANDSCAPING:

Landscaping is required to be of low maintenance and inherently sympathetic to its location and to enhance the entrance location of the site.

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