Welcome to Our Final Residents' Evening of 2020. It Goes with Saying
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Welcome Welcome to our final residents’ evening of 2020. It goes with saying that this has been a trying year for all of us. We hope that you and you family have remained safe and well and we are glad to be welcoming you back to meet us in person. we have been working hard to keep the Future Olympia masterplan on track and we are delighted to say that we remain on target for completion in 2024. Our contractors, Laing O’Rourke have implemented social distancing measures on site and we have been able to safely continue construction. We have also secured tenancy agreements with hotels Citizen M and Hyatt and live performance operator AEG. Negotiations with all three had started before the pandemic but it is encouraging that they have committed to Olympia in such a difficult time. At this event, we will be providing a round-up of the planning changes and build programme from 2020 and will be looking ahead to next year and beyond. As always, we welcome your feedback. Please contact Louise on 07539 096459 or on [email protected] with any questions or comments. The Masterplan 01 B A R O N S C OURT WEST KENSINGTON 02 10 11 HAMMERSMITH ROAD 12 05 08 07 03 13 04 OLYMPIA WAY KENS INGTON O LY MPIA 09 06 Entertainment Offices 01 The Olympia Theatre 10 1 Olympia Square 02 West Hall 11 Multi-Storey 03 Multi-Storey (art-house cinema) Exhibitions Hotels 12 Olympia London, Grand 04 National (boutique) 13 Olympia London, National 05 Multi-Storey (international) Public Space 2.5 Acres Food & Beverage 06 National 07 Sky Gardens 08 Pillar Hall 09 Olympia Way Planning Areas 'OUTLINE' CONSENT 'DETAILED' CONSENT Summary of Updated Designs Central Rationalisation of commercial floor space, omission of 1 level of basement. Incorporation of retail units. Creation of central kitchen floor space to serve food and beverage. Minor increase in area on Level 01 Mezzanine to support exhibition back of house spaces. Incorporation of production kitchen on Level 01 Mezzanine. Minor increase in office floor space on Level 02 Mezzanine. G Gate Theatre We revisited the design of G Gate following feedback from the consultations before planning permission for the masterplan was granted. Working with a new theatre production company, we found a design solution that means we can accommodate our future tenant and rotate the building 180 degrees. This means that the wall facing Hammersmith Road will no longer be the back of the theatre but the public areas of the building and, as a result, we have been able to break up the façade with windows and activity. We have also changed the space above the theatre from restaurant to office. Original Scheme Day Time View Updated Consented Scheme Night Time View Updated Consented Scheme West Hall Since submitting the Section 73 application, we have made further changes to the internal layout of West Hall based on continued conversations with the prospective tenant. Aerial View of West Hall from Blythe Road Updated Entrance to West Hall on Blythe Road Multi Storey Car Park Over the last year, we have simplified and refined the façade of the multi storey car park in response to feedback from future hotel tenants, Hyatt, who recently signed an agreement to occupy the eastern part of the building. Last month, we presented our proposals to introduce a performing arts school in the western half of the building. A recap of the information presented at the last public consultation in October is on the following boards. View of Proposed Scheme from Olympia Way View of Proposed Scheme from Corner of Olympia Way and Maclise Road View of Consented Scheme from Olympia Way BRIT Kids The BRIT School is the leading performing and creative arts school in the UK, and one of the foremost such schools in Europe. The BRIT School deliver students into industry beyond the global music artists such as Adele, Jessie J, Leona Lewis, Katie Melua, Ella Eyre and Loyle Carner, and now have a wealth of former students who are filmmakers, DJs, composers, visual artists, poets, authors, entrepreneurs, digital designers, theatre makers, teachers and practitioners. BRIT Kids embodies the ethos of The BRIT School and is very much part of the highly reputable BRIT family. BRIT Kids is a safe, friendly place for children to explore their creativity and to challenge what they think the performing and creative arts can give them. Our values are ‘Creativity, Challenge, Community’. The BRIT School’s mission is to break down barriers to the arts and our Community Collaborations Programme supports the artistic learning of the young people we welcome as students, bringing our nine artistic strands to those children and adults across Croydon and South London with no or limited access to the arts. Feedback from community groups who we’ve worked with (some over many years) gives a clear indication of the positive impact of the project on those involved and the need for this to continue to grow: 100% of charity partners, participants and students felt connected as a group. 94% of charity partners and workshop leaders would be keen to work on a similar project in the future. 84% of participants and BRIT students improved their confidence and self esteem. The Programme is in high demand from local groups and we operate a waiting list of other organisations that are keen for us to work with them. Feedback from a participating organisation: “Good communication and fun, was a great form of reassurance and confidence development during the workshops which worked for both our members and staff who took part in the project” Caseworker for Mind Croydon. Alpha Plus Alpha Plus Group currently owns and manages 14 schools of a variety We are proposing a school for pupils aged 9–18. of sizes and age ranges in London. The school will specialise in the creative arts. These schools are predominately located in West London and this would be our first school in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The school will open gradually. It will start in 2023/24 with 120 students, to reach 600 by 2030. Alpha Plus sets a Gold Standard and we work closely with parents and pupils to operate exceptional schools. HAMPSTEAD HEATH REGENTS PARK NOTTING HILL HYDE PARK KENSINGTON HAMMERSMITH CHISWICK BATTERSEA PARK FULHAM RICHMOND PARK Location of Alpha Plus London Schools and College Community Outreach School Management Alpha Plus and BRIT are working together to develop Alpha Plus is experienced in operating schools in areas where an outreach programme which could include: residents live nearby. • Access to a Saturday School for the creative arts Pupils are encouraged to arrive at and leave school in an orderly fashion and neighbours will have a point of contact at the school to report any behavioural issues. • Summer Fête Using our experience and feedback from this consultation, we will create a • Creative Arts in community programme School Management Plan to share with you at our next consultation event. • Access to the school theatre outside of operational hours Transport Accessibility APG chooses school locations for their public transport accessibility which 92% of students travel by sustainable modes in other schools managed increases opportunities for sustainable travel and reduces the number of by APG for a similar age group. car trips traditionally associated with school drop off or pick up. All of the APG London schools hold the Transport for London ‘STARS’ The graph on the right shows the percentage of students travelling to the Accreditation which indicates their commitment to achieving student school on different transport modes. travel through sustainable modes. 12% On Foot 1% Scooting 3% Bicycle 1% Passenger in a Car or Van 26% Underground, Metro, Light Rail or Tram 7% Motorcycle, Scooter or Moped 5% School Bus 2% Train 0% Taxi 43% Bus, Minibus or Coach Source: mode share based on similar Alpha Plus School Information and Engagement Measures A detailed Travel Plan will be developed as part of the application. It will be communicated at regular school events, in the school newsletter and on the school website. This will include reminders of the strict parking policy in the area around Olympia. During the 1st year the school will complete measures for the TfL STARS Bronze accreditation with the view of obtaining the Gold accreditation three years after opening. Sustainable travel events at the school such as for instance events on cycling and in school training, and/or WOW initiative (Walk Once a Week). Kensington Gardens Shepherd's Bush Shepherd’s Bush Green Holland Park Physical MeasuresHOLLAND ROAD High Street Kensington The school will not provide a Kensington (Olympia) school gate, where parents can drive up to the front of the school. Instead a Park & Stride scheme W A R W and a school minibus drop off will IC W K A G R A W R I D be considered, within a 15 minute C E K N R S O CROMWELL ROAD A D walk from the site. AD To manage any persistent parent O R LL E W W / carer parking, the School will M AR RO W C IC ST K WE RO take a very strict and prompt AD Hammersmith Earl's Court response to parents / carers who West Kensington seek to ignore the rules. A senior Barons Court staff member will be on duty to monitor the local roads during the key drop off and pick up West Brompton times in the immediate vicinity. High standard, safe and attractive cycle parking will be provided for staff and students. Scale Bar 0 350 700 M Data is available under the Open Database Licence, © OpenStreetMap contributors Time mins 0 – 2 2 – 4 4 – 6 6 – 8 8 – 10 10 –1 2 12 – 14 14 –1 6 16 – 18 Traffic Management In the 2018 masterplan and the 2020 S73, this section of the MSCP was The school introduces three main changes: treated as office or conference centre use, generating ‘tidal’ commuter peaks.