Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Introduction

Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill: Have your Say!

The Lambeth Local Plan 2015 sets out planning policies for Lambeth to guide growth in Projects housing, jobs, infrastructure delivery, place-shaping and the quality of the built environment over the next 15 years to 2030. Together with the London Plan, it forms the development plan Delivered for the borough. The spatial strategy and strategic objectives for West Norwood and Tulse Hill are set out in Policies PN7 and ED1 of the Local Plan. PN7 promotes the role of West Norwood as a vibrant district centre through the development of key sites. The area includes West Norwood Commercial Area to the south, which is designated as ‘Key Industrial Business Areas’ (KIBAs) by ED1. The Council is preparing a Masterplan for the West Norwood and Tulse Hill area to expand on the guidance in the Local Plan and provide a framework for managing change and development in this area. A Masterplan is a framework. It sets out key principles of an area, and creates a vision for its future. It shows the overall development concept that includes urban design, landscaping, infrastructure, service provision, present and future land uses and built form. This work will provide the evidence for the Local Plan Review that is currently underway. Through this piece of work, we are developing four interlinked documents to Interlinked documents: guide growth and investment in future years. • An Economic Vision for West Norwood & Tulse Hill to guide

economic growth and evolution N 0 800m We are working closely with: • ‘Health check’ & recommendations • Streetworks project for regeneration within the Norwood • Station-to-Station (business Commercial Area improvement district) project and • An update of the 2009 West Norwood Recent Achievements and Tulse Hill Masterplan • Local Neighbourhood Planning • £230,000 awarded from Round One of Groups (Norwood Planning Assembly • A Cooperative Local Investment Plan the Outer London Fund and a further and Tulse Hill Forum) to identify local priorities £1.3m from Round Two matched by £384,000 from the Council

Circular Road • Improvements to shop front • New primary school and new school Circular Road classes Norwood Road Norwood • New fire station Lanercost Road Tulse Hill Station • Upgraded public spaces, e.g. Hoopla Gardens and housing estate Road Avenue Park

Elmcourt Road • A new health and leisure centre Palace Road • Over £1m of Heritage Lottery Funding

Leigham Vale improvements to South London Theatre • New 3-screen Picture House cinema Road and library underway

Norwood Road Lancaster Avenue • Streetworks Programme to transform

Harpenden Tulse Hill gyratory and Station Rise

York Hill • Heritage Lottery Fund project for West Chatsworth Way Norwood Cemetery improvements • The Open Work: supported creation of 20 local projects, e.g. Bzz Garage Chestnut Road Lansdowne Hill

Robson Road Canterbury Grove Grove

Bloom Norwood High Street Why we need your help?

• To gather your views on the West

Devane Way Norwood and Tulse Hill economy West Norwood Station Cotswold Street • To understand how you think the area is

Knight’s changing and how it could be improved Beadman Street Beadman Auckland Hill Wolfington Road • To get your feedback and comments via Farm Road Hill the forms provided or by talking to one St Julian’s Waring Street Avenue of our team members! Ernest Thornlaw Road Norwood High Street • Please check @mywestnorwood Twitter Windsor Grove feed for updates on future events! Rothschild Street

Cheviot Road

Chapel Road Gipsy Road N not to scale Aerial View and Masterplan Site Boundary Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill West Norwood and Tulse Hill: what we know so far

Local economic characteristics

A Town Centre A Place of Work

• Over 300 shops, primarily in retail • West Norwood Commercial Area (designated and services as Key Industrial and Business Area in the • There is a number of vacant shops Lambeth Local Plan 2015) is Lambeth’s and people spend less than usual largest industrial area, with over 60 in similar centre companies and 500 jobs • But… there are signs of • It is home to well established businesses improvements with new shops such as Mylands and Denso opening and more people visiting • Parkhall Business Centre located to the east of the town centre includes 100 more small businesses

What have you told us so far?

We have been using an interactive mapping tool called ‘Commonplace’ to get your views on what you like about the area and what you think should be improved.

A lot of positive comments How are your comments being used? clustered around: West Norwood Cemetery Your comments are directly influencing our thinking on the Norwood Park project. They will also help inform the development of specific projects in the future. Health and Leisure Centre Local projects such as the Bzz In addition, your comments will also help to inform the work Garage Garden of a number of partner groups and organisations including the Station-to-Station Business Improvement District (BID), the Streetworks Project and the Neighbourhood Planning Groups (Norwood Planning Assembly and Tulse Hill Forum).

Common topics of concern

• ‘Rundown’ nature of certain areas • Vacant space within town centre and commercial area

• Litter and fly-tipping Approximately 850 individual • Some areas feeling unsafe comments and over 1,200 ‘agreements’ received so far • Congested areas/roads Comments have come from • Poor quality cycling environment across the local community … and we want more!

Ideas for improvements (common themes) • Better range of shops and services • Street lighting, plants and other improvements to public spaces Some negative comments centred • Shop front improvements around: • Improved facilities such as public toilets • West Norwood Commercial Area • Improvements to the environment of the West • Quality and environment of Norwood High Street Norwood Commercial Area • The north end of Norwood Road and Tulse Hill Gyratory

Do you agree or have something to add? Please visit Commonplace at the following link:

https://westnorwoodandtulsehill.commonplace.is/ Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Spatial Insights

What are the main characteristics?

Road Relevant Local Plan Railways Relevant Local Plan Hierarchy policies: policies: • T1 Sustainable Walking • T4 Public Transport • T2 Walking Infrastructure • T3 Cycling • EN1 Open Space and • T4 Public Transport Biodiversity Infrastructure • Q25 Views • T7 Parking • T8 Servicing (1)

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• Norwood Road is a busy street • East/west connections are • Majority of the immediate under the railway lines. with cars, buses and pedestrian important for local traffic and the surroundings are Sites • The railway is more dominant • The gyratory system at Knight’s vibrancy of the centre of Importance for Nature in the northern part of the site Hill and Norwood High Street is a Conservation. where it is elevated above ground major issue for the area • The road and rail bridges facilitate movement across and

Character Relevant Local Plan Heritage and Relevant Local Plan Areas policies: Conservation policies: • Q1 Local Distinctive- • Q21 Registered Parks ness and Gardens • Q22 Conservation Areas • Q23 Local Heritage List • Q25 Views • Q26 Tall and Large Salvation Buildings Army Old Fire Station

Old West Norwood Library Cemetery St Luke’s Church South London Theatre Portico Gallery Kingswood Primary School

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• The area has a unique character • The residential areas are mostly • Landmark buildings and • The Cemetery with its mature defined by its use, topography Victorian houses, with some the historic urban structure landscape and the areas of and history from the 1930s and 20th Century contribute to the unique nature conservation importance • The main streets are apartments blocks. character of the area are important assets characterised by terraces with • The West Norwood Cemetery shops at ground floors and listed buildings like St Luke’s church are key assets Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Strategic Vision

What are the opportunities?

While there have been lots of achievements since the 2009 masterplan, there are still a Strategic Approach Diagram number of exciting opportunities across the area that need to be realised. Understanding and helping to bring these Circular Road opportunities forward is the main focus for this masterplan refresh! Circular Road Norwood Road

Lanercost Road

Avenue Park Road Palace Road Elmcourt Road

Leigham Vale

Lancaster Avenue Road Norwood Road

Location of Enhancement and Harpenden Opportunity Areas Chatsworth Way

York Hill

Tulse Hill Chestnut Road Station Lansdowne Hill

Robson Road Canterbury Grove Grove

Bloom Norwood High Street

Knolly’s Yard Devane Way

Central Cotswold Street Knight’s Retail Area

Wolfington Road Street Beadman Auckland Hill

Hill Farm Road

St Julian’s Waring Street Avenue Central Ernest Thornlaw Road Norwood High Street Cultural Area Mixed use residential, retail and employment site Windsor Grove

Rothschild Street

West Norwood Cheviot Road Gipsy Road Commercial Chapel Road Area

Enhancement Area

Opportunity Area N N Site Boundary 0 400m not to scale

What do we want to achieve?

Distinctiveness, Growth, Community

Town Centre Business and Employment Image and Perception Collective Action Distinctiveness Spaces and support to: Improve the image, Capacity building and collaboration to ensure Supporting uplift in the • Help existing businesses to perception and sense of West Norwood and Tulse quality and diversity of the stay arrival in the area for the Hill retains its reputation for core town centre areas benefit of residents and • Encourage new businesses to collective action and that including improvements visitors, and to strengthen invest the community plays an to retail, services and the the area’s reputation as active role in shaping the evening economy offer • Support residents to establish place to live, work and visit. and grow new enterprises area’s evolution Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Enhancement Area

Tulse Hill Station Area

Identified for mixed use intensification in the 2009 masterplan and this is reflected in Lambeth Local Plan Policy PN7. The area is also within the boundaries of designated Tulse Hill Neighbourhood Forum. This area is in the process of improvements through the Streetworks Programme, including upgrades to the streets and public spaces and removal of the gyratory. Station approach New mixed-use development Norwood Road The Tulse Hill Hotel With its rich heritage basis and excellent accessibility by all modes of transport the area has the potential to become a successful place.

Recent Achievements

• Art installation funded by the Outer London Fund • Warren House development on Station Rise • Streetworks Programme under way to transform Tulse Hill gyratory and Station Rise

Priorities • Undertake measures that will minimise the negative impact of traffic on the area.

Wider Aspirations

• Improve cyclists and pedestrians access and experience in the area • Renovate, reuse and intensify development around the station • Encourage businesses and landowners to improve and expand retail / leisure offer • Enhance and make local assets like the artists studios a key feature of the area. Tulse Hill Station Area Vision

Outdoor Cafes

Aspiration Images Art Gallery Improved Pavements Improved shops Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Opportunity Area

Central Retail Area

Identified for retail-led mixed use development in the Local Plan and the 2009 masterplan this area plays a key role in the town centre. For a complex range of reasons no development or improvement has come forward to date. As such, significant opportunity remains for a development that will make a significant contribution to the regeneration of the town centre. Norwood Road toward south Norwood Road toward north Norwood Road - recent development Vacant site within the area

Aspirations Preferred use: • Retail-led mixed-use development to include housing, new public space and improved connections through the area, smaller retail units fronting Norwood Road and car parking. Design principles and key development considerations: • The regeneration of all or part of this site provides the opportunity to provide a heart for West Norwood. • The council will support development on all or part of this site that: (i) is of an appropriate scale and form that respects the rich conservation value and heritage of the town centre, taking account of factors such as building heights and the setting of adjacent development and locally-important views; (ii) provides a finer grain development rather than a single block; (iii) addresses the opportunity to provide landmark buildings associated with this key town-centre site; (iv) ensures heights on the Norwood Road frontage reflect the heights of the existing buildings on the eastern side of Norwood Road, avoiding a canyon effect; (v) provides development on the western edge of the site appropriate to reduce impact on the York Hill estate; (vi) improves permeability and linkages through the site including a pedestrian link through the site to improve access to the York Hill Estate; (vii) provides a new access to Norwood Road ensuring pedestrian priority and minimising the impact on the public realm; (viii) allows for improvements to Norwood Road for the widening of pavements; (ix) includes a public space that is preferably aligned with Chatsworth Way opposite the site to provide a focal point to the town centre with sufficient space for town-centre users; (x) replaces the smaller retail units on the Norwood Road frontage; (xi) explores the potential for a local energy network within the Central Retail Area Vision development.

Public space

Aspiration Images Ground floor activities Mixed uses Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Enhancement Area

Central Cultural Area

This area has seen a number of projects delivered recently including a new Leisure and Health Centre and the public realm improvements around St Luke’s Church. In addition, with planned and works under way on the South London Theatre, new cinema and Library and the Norwood Cemetery and the numerous well established local attractions the area has the potential to grow into more than a local centre. The area is covered by Lambeth Local Plan 2015 Old library West Norwood cemetery Leisure centre St Luke’s church Policy PN7. The opportunity to improve Norwood Station and its immediate surroundings will provide the area with further scope for growth and give local Recent Achievements communities a greater sense of pride. • Improvements to shop front and public realm • New health and leisure centre • Over £1m of Heritage Lottery Funding improvements to South London Theatre • New 3-screen Picture House cinema and library underway • Heritage Lottery Fund project for West Norwood Cemetery improvements

Priorities • West Norwood Station - improve access and passenger experience. Explore potential opportunities for redevelopment of the station and the immediate area

Other Aspirations • Further public realm improvements across the whole area to establish attractive pedestrian routes between key destinations • Encourage the retention and growth of independent art studios • Encourage retail offer improvement and mixed use development on underutilised Central Cultural Area Vision sites

Conservation area context

Aspiration Images Street trees and seating Railway Station Street art Visioning West Norwood and Tulse Hill Opportunity Area

West Norwood Commercial Area (The KIBA) The West Norwood Commercial Area is Lambeth’s largest Key Industrial and Business Area (KIBA). It is home to over 60 businesses and around 500 jobs. Under the KIBA designation, space is protected for business, industrial, waste, storage and ancillary uses. KIBAs are Lambeth’s Locally Significant Industrial Sites as defined in the London Plan and represents the borough’s strategic reservoirs of land for business use. Norwood High Street Bus Garage Denso factory Windsor business park Very little has changed since in the area Commonplace, improving the Commercial since the 2009 masterplan. Reflecting this Area is a priority for masterplan refresh whilst Aspirations and the comments from the community via maintaining the existing policy approach to KIBAs. • The West Norwood Commercial 1. improve and intensify as a location Area will continue to be protected for small and creative business. for employment uses in line with the Local Plan policy for KIBAs. Policy ED1 permits development in KIBAs for business, industrial, storage and waste 2. small business, work-live management uses, including green spaces and areas for art/ industries and other compatible uses maker related uses, to (excluding large retail) ancillary to, or encourage people to live, providing for, the needs of the KIBA. work and trade in the area. • Strengthen the identity and brand of the Commercial Area so that it is recognised as a vibrant and well connected place to do business • Enhance public realm, environment and connectivity across the Commercial Area, providing new open spaces and linkages where possible. • A zoned approach to encourage a more balanced and sustainable mix of uses across the commercial area, including small business and creative enterprise to the north of Ernest Avenue, and light industry and services to the south of Ernest Avenue and to the east of Norwood High Street • Improve the environment of Norwood High Street and encourage creative and innovative activities and use of 3. retain and enhance space. This could include flexible / as a location for light affordable workspace and live-work 4. modern light and industry and services. space, to encourage people to live, flexible industrial units. work and trade in the area. Commercial Area Vision

New Employment Units

Aspiration Images Street improvement Extension