Littlemore Park Oxfordshire
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Littlemore Park Oxfordshire Welcome IMAGE Thank you for attending our public exhibition. This event allows you to view Catalyst’s emerging development proposals for Littlemore Park and to provide your feedback. Catalyst is keen to listen to the views of the local community to make sure that they bring forward the best possible development. About Catalyst Catalyst is one of the leading housing Catalyst currently manages over 1,500 associations in London and the South-East, homes in the Oxfordshire area. and has been at the forefront of housing for These include: more than 80 years. Catalyst excels in creating high quality new homes and providing a wide • Yarnton Green, comprising 138 new homes as range of housing solutions, working closely with well as courtyards, large green communal areas residents and partners to meet local needs. and children’s play areas Catalyst is a Registered Provider, meaning they • St Augustine Way, comprising 74 flats and provide and manage social rent and shared houses ownership homes. At the same time, Catalyst • Blue Martins, a contemporary, high prides itself on delivering developments of the specification development in the historic highest quality and with excellent architecture. market town of Wallingford Award winning Catalyst was voted Catalyst’s regeneration of Catalyst was named Affordable Housing Dee Park in Reading won ‘Sustainable Housing Provider Provider of the Year at silver for ‘Best Partnership of the Year’ and ‘Best in Class the 2015 First Time Scheme’ at the prestigious - Office and Operations’ at Buyer Awards 2011 What House? Awards the Shift Awards 2016 Alexandra Place, Catalyst’s extra care A Catalyst eco-homes project in Reading development in Wokingham, was won the ‘Sustainable Smaller Housing chosen as ‘Most Innovative Sheltered / Retrofit Project of the Year (fewer Supported Scheme’ at the 2012 Housing than 25 homes)’ award at the 2012 Innovation Awards Sustainable Housing Awards Littlemore Park Oxfordshire The Site’s History and Planning Context The old hospital The buildings today A Short History The former Littlemore Asylum was founded in Mandelbrote Drive, which serves the estate, is 1846. It was enlarged several times between named after Dr Bertram Mandelbrote, whose 1849 and 1901. The hospital was closed in 1996 pioneering work on the therapeutic community and the NHS vacated the site in 1998, selling it ultimately led to the hospital’s relocation and the for private residential development. sale of the Victorian buildings. The hospital building was converted to private The SAE Institute moved its headquarters in 2008 homes, renamed St George’s Manor, and to the former Yamanouchi building, itself using a new residential blocks called Surman House building from the former hospital. and Radcliffe House were built in the grounds. Outline Planning Permission Granted in March 2016 • In March 2016, the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust gained outline planning permission for 270 homes on this site. Terraced • This outline permission housing Apartments set out clear development parameters. Parking Home zone Private garden N N Play area • It sets out the maximum 0 50 Wildflower Illustrative Masterplan Littlemore Park Based upon Topographical Survey carried out Littlemore Park Outline Planning Application meadow for CAPITA by D & H Surveys, November 2013. CS_069066 number of homes, a Capita, St David’s House September 2014 Pascal Close, St Mellons Cardiff Outline masterplan CF3 OLQ Crossing breakdown between houses points and apartments, building Parameter Plan 4 - Building heights heights, and highways National flood line Notional line fl ood zone matters. Planning application boundary Planning Application Boundary For approval For Approval Residential up to 11.5 metres / 2 - 3 storey Residential up to 11.5 meters / 2 - 3 storey Residential up to 13 metresResidential / 4 - 5 storeyup to 13 meters / 4 - 5 storey • The outline consent Residential up to 15 metresResidential / 5 storey up to 16 meters / 5 storey sets out that 50% of Existing buildings Existing Buildings 1 storey 1 storey 2 storey the homes are to be 2 storey 3 - 4 storey affordable. 3 - 4 storey Note: Note: All building heights are based on roof ridgeline and exclude All building heights are basedstructures on roof such ridgelineas chimneys or fl ues and exclude structurs such as chimneys or flues • Catalyst purchased the site from the NHS Trust after they gained this outline planning permission. Parameter Plan 4: Building Heights Outline masterplan – building heights N Based upon Topographical Survey carried out for CAPITA by Littlemore Park Outline Planning Application D & H Surveys, November 2013. CS_069066 September 2014 Capita, St David’s House Pascal Close, St Mellons Cardiff CF3 OLQ.