October 2020 TRANSFORMING SHEERWATER DEAR RESIDENT COMMUNITY NEWS Autumn Has Arrived and with It Our Attention Has Turned to the Red and Yellow Phases of the Project
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Regeneration Project Update October 2020 TRANSFORMING SHEERWATER DEAR RESIDENT COMMUNITY NEWS Autumn has arrived and with it our attention has turned to the red and yellow phases of the project. YOUR SUGGESTIONS NEEDED With the initial phases of the project ‘topped out’ and on target to meet their scheduled completion dates (see Cllrs Ali, Aziz and Raja are inviting Canalside residents page 4-6), we are preparing to bring forward the next to suggest what infrastructure improvements they two residential phases. Both red and yellow are medium would like to see in their ward. Canalside covers rise developments which incorporate more of the the whole of Sheerwater and the area between the promised community facilities that we have said all along Basingstoke Canal and train line, up to and including would be delivered at the beginning. the one-way system in Woking town centre. From play areas to flood defences, please email your We expect work to start on the red phase in early 2021, suggestions to [email protected] which will deliver a further 124 homes of which 107 will be affordable including 68 sheltered apartments for older people. The energy centre and the central square are also included in this phase, (turn to page 3 for a closer look). GET YOUR FREE FLU JAB Research shows you’re more likely to be seriously The yellow phase is the beating heart of the development ill if you get flu and coronavirus at the same time. If with its shops, community facilities and prime location you’ve been invited for a free flu jab this year, please bordering both the central square and central park. This get in touch with your local GP practice to book an ‘civic quarter’ will be defined by four apartment blocks of appointment. unique appearance. Between them they will provide 125 one, two and three bedroom apartments with views of If you’re not eligible but keen to protect yourself the shared podium garden or neighbouring public spaces. and others from flu this season, you can pay for a flu 59 apartments will be affordable. jab. Most pharmacies offer this service and charge between £13-15. Ring in advance to check availability Also within this phase is a standalone five-storey block and cost. consisting of 43 one, two and three bedroom apartments, all of which will be affordable. This part of the build will mirror the look and feel of the neighbouring purple phase. We hope work on the yellow phase will start mid-2021. I have to say ‘hope’ because of the uncertain times we are IN THIS ISSUE currently all living through. With the recent making of the FOREWORD 1 Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), we will soon be able to secure the remaining land interests we need, which is NEWS IN BRIEF 2 another step forward for the project. RED PHASE – A CLOSER LOOK 3 Please continue to stay safe, protect yourself and others. DEVELOPMENT UPDATE 4-6 Cllr David Bittleston FEATURE: INTERIM MOVES 7 Lead Member for the Sheerwater Regeneration Project More news and updates at www.woking.gov.uk/sheerwater Regeneration Project Update October 2020 Regeneration Project Update October 2020 NEWS IN BRIEF YOUR SAFETY RED PHASE – A CLOSER LOOK UPDATES TO THE COMMUNITY CHARTER AND SECURITY IS The latest version of the Sheerwater Community Charter is available to view now on the council’s website. The charter sets out our commitment IMPORTANT TO US and compensation arrangements for residents directly affected by the If you see anything unusual regeneration. or suspicious across the Central Square As the development progresses, the charter will be updated to reflect any regeneration area, please changes to legislation or council decisions. Latest updates include changes report it. to home-loss and disruption payments. View the charter online at woking. gov.uk/sheerwater During normal office hours 8 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9 1 5pm), please report any 5 concerns to the Sheerwater 4 Regeneration Housing 7 Support Team to investigate. The team carries out regular patrols and has been working with ThamesWey and Serco 2 to secure void spaces and 6 stairwells to deter rough 3 sleeping and loitering. 1 Albert Drive To contact the team, please Dartmouth Avenue call 01483 743870 or email 2 sheerwater.tenants@woking. 3 Mews Street gov.uk 4 Elderly care apartments 5 Mixed use apartment block Evenings and weekends, Red phase takes in the green at the inviting seating areas will provide 6 Podium garden concerns can be reported to top end of Dartmouth Avenue, St a striking gateway to the whole the police via 101. If there is Lukes Court, the site of the former development. It also lends itself 7 Mixed use maisonette block Birch and Pines Pub (currently to alfresco dining opportunities an immediate threat to you 8 Energy centre Site manager, Peter Stinson used for contractor parking) and a associated with the non-residential and your property, please 9 Asda number of neighbouring properties units that will open out on to it. dial 999. on Dartmouth Green, Dartmouth The red phase forms part of the 4.5 OUT OF 5 STARS FOR GILBERT-ASH Avenue and Albert Drive. ‘neighbourhood spine’, one the Purple phase contractor, Gilbert-Ash, has been awarded 4.5 stars by In their place a mixed-use six-storey five distinctive character areas the Considerate Contractors Scheme following a recent inspection. apartment building, five-storey that make up the development. Star ratings range from three to five, with half stars in between. They sheltered housing block, a line of The medium rise apartment help sites to promote their considerate performance in an easy to mixed-use maisonettes and a buildings in the purple, yellow, red, understand, visual way to the public. Scoring is based on care and mews street will provide 124 homes blue, emerald and orange phases, appearance, respect for the community, health and safety, protection of and 1,000sqm of non-residential which line the street edge along the environment and workforce welfare. floor space. Dartmouth Avenue, combine Speaking about the award, Site Manager, Peter Stinson, said: “I’m to form a revitalised distinctive This phase will be similar in very proud to have achieved 4.5 stars particularly under the current urban avenue. appearance to the purple phase (see circumstances. Normally there are about 100 people on the job. We have page 4). Resident parking will be stringent safety measures on site anyway so incorporating the additional concealed by a large podium garden Covid-19 requirements has been fairly easy for us. It’s a big site which at the centre of the development that makes social distancing easier, we’ve brought in an extra canteen, there has the potential to accommodate a are sanitising stations all over the site, coronavirus updates are included The energy centre will supply bowling green, terraced seating and a in daily site briefings and I’m pleased to say there have been no reported the majority of apartment private play area. cases to date.” buildings, business units and The Central Square with its tree-lined community facilities. Following the guidance pedestrian pathways, lawns and Central Square 2 3 Regeneration Project Update October 2020 Regeneration Project Update October 2020 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE – PURPLE PHASE A medium rise development incorporating Murray Green, 10 three-storey town houses and 82 one, two and three bedroom apartments. Medium rise apartment block 1 4 3 Members of the Sheerwater Regeneration Housing Support Team 8 6 standing in the entrance to the car park 9 7 Murray Green 2 town houses Town houses 1 Central Square (red phase) front 2 Murray Green 3 Albert Drive 5 4 ASDA 5 Bunyard Drive 6 Retained mature trees 7 Town houses overlooking Murray Green 8 Apartment block 9 Podium gardens above car park Town houses rear The superstructure is now complete. for maximum privacy and weather This means the six-storey apartment protection. Floor to ceiling windows block and town houses which let in generous amounts of light and comprise this phase are now clearly ventilation louvres, concealed by defined. With the load-bearing decorative perforated panels, allow framework, internal partitions and the air to flow. roof structures in place, work on the SHEERWATER REGENERATION FREE AND INDEPENDENT The sixth floor of the apartment exterior finish and internal fittings block has been set back to reduce can progress. HOUSING SUPPORT TEAM ADVICE FROM AWICS Recessed the visual impact on the surrounding tapered balcony At ground level the three-storey area. The light buff facing brick, with The team continue to help make Secure council tenants living within terraced houses facing Murray Green its variation in colour and texture, the regeneration process as smooth the regeneration area can access free, have partially recessed front entrances has also been carefully chosen for its as possible for residents. independent impartial advice about their for privacy and patterned red bricks that softer appearance. housing rights from an independent tenant denote individual plots and complement You can talk to them about: Happening next on site: advisor, Adrian Waite. neighbouring properties. The main J your housing options living space for each town house is J Completion of the façade – brick You can call Adrian on J feeling isolated or vulnerable located on the first floor which to the cladding, metal screens 0800 321 3461 or email him at J fly-tipping rear, open out onto private podium J Removal of the scaffolding [email protected] gardens. At the front, the principal J letters or notices that you have received J Removal of the crane window for each property will sit proud J Any conversations you have with Adrian will J how the project is progressing of the facade, forming a window seat Perimeter landscaping remain confidential.