The Public Consultation for Homes for Brighton & Hove in Portslade
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Public Consultation July 2018 Portslade Industrial Site 01 Existing aerial photographs Welcome to the Public Consultation for Homes for Brighton & Hove in Portslade The former Belgrave Day Centre site in Portslade is one of the first sites that Homes for Brighton & Hove are planning to develop into affordable housing, with 50% of the homes Site available for rent and the remaining 50% as shared ownership. All the homes will be for working households living in the city, set at rates affordable to people working on the Living Wage. This site is owned by Brighton & Hove City Council and has been identified in the Joint Area Action Plan as a brownfield site intended to be developed as residential homes. The location is currently surrounded by industrial estates, but neighbouring sites on Wellington Road are also intended to be developed in the future and this site will help act as a catalyst for the regeneration and improvement of the area. It is also an area that is well served with local transport and community facilities. The potential of building homes here opens up public access through the site between North Street and Wellington Road, with attractive, planted areas. It will increase pedestrian Aerial View from north-east footfall around the location that is expected to help revitalise the southern end of Boundary Road. Site Project timeline Early Drop in Finalisation Planning Estimated Public Sessions of Design Submission Start on Site Consultation Autumn 2018 Autumn 2018 Summer 2019 Summer 2018 Design Development Public Consultation July 2018 Portslade Industrial Site 02 Site location, context and development history Historic maps Local context • Sustainable location Vale Park • Well connected Church of St. Leonards Diocesan Church House Portslade URC Church • Good existing infrastructure • Current industrial area St Peters Community Infant & Nursery School City Coast Church 1899 1940 The Ark Pre-School Gym Existing site Hove Dance Centre 400m 5 minutes River Adur View: Sussex LXV.SE (includes: Aldrington; Hove; Portslade by Sea; Southwick.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952 http://maps.nls.uk/view/101435718# View: Sussex LXV.SE (includes: Aldrington; Hove; Portslade by Sea; Southwick.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952 http://maps.nls.uk/view/101435727# PORTSLADE HOVE FISHERSGATE SOUTHWICK ALDRINGTON BRIGHTON Public Consultation July 2018 Portslade Industrial Site 03 Opportunities and Constraints - Wider context Portslade Station Shoreham harbour regeneration Existing site plan 0.4 miles • Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) Map 3 - Character areas North Street • Designated residential use Site 4 • Forthcoming mixed used adjacent Boundary Road • Busy road and working port to 4 2 the south 2 • South facing and views to the sea 3 beyond 4 Wellington Road 3 • Green corridor 2 2 Sun path Key Main Busy Road Green corridor Overlooking Noise 4 Storey Height Block extension Vehicle Access Train Station Views towards sea Pedestrian Access Bus stop Street frontage Emerging developments within JAAP Joint area action plan (JAAP) Key Plan of Shoreham Regeneration - Western Harbour 21 SITE Requirement for flat blocks with varying heights overlooking Wellington Road Extract of Map 8 CA3: North Quayside and South Portslade With much of the designated area allocated to protected employment, the proposed 122 dwellings contributes greatly to the 210 dwelling target Parcelforce Site Free Wharf Kingston Wharf Howard Kent -7 Storeys -6-9 Storeys -4-8 Storeys -5-10 Storeys Extract of Map 7 CA2: Aldrington Basin -Under construction -Planning approved -Pre application and Design South East -Planning submitted Adjacent sites open to taller building -REF: awdm/0501/12 -REF: AWDM/1479/17 -REF: PREAPP/0605/17 -REF: AWDM/1979/17 Public Consultation July 2018 Portslade Industrial Site 04 Shops, services Vale Park 5 and transport • Catalyst for revitalising the area minutes walk from NORTH STREET links the site • Mindful of future adjacent development potential Garden space lined with front doors and flat entrances Front doors and habitable rooms offer overlooking and activity to the secret garden • Strong ‘protective’ frontage to Wellington Road (local high street) BOUNDARY ROAD Two buildings creating the framework for two • Stepped and articulated massing from existing corner to urban forms Boundary Road Future Development • Protected courtyard garden CAMDEN STREET • Private back gardens Potential location for electrical substation • Creating new avenue and activity within 7 • Creating two strong urban forms, courtyard and garden 9 Green corridor in line with JAAP Building A Building B • Green corridor to Wellington Road 4 4 4 4 Book ends responding to the existing context and creating an articulated frontage Private amenity for Allows potential future ground floor units development as described in WELLINGTON ROAD A259 JAAP Views to the sea from Bus stops opposite the site Landscaped privacy strip fronting street - upper floor flats buildings are set back from the busy road Proposed site layout N 0 5 10 Proposed Aerial View Proposed street view - Boundary road junction (existing, recently completed residential building on the corner) Proposed aerial view.