This Second Public Exhibition Showing Our Updated Proposals for Blackhorse Point
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1 Welcome Tavistock Ave The site Blackhorse Ln Forest Road Blackhorse Rd Forest Road Red line boundary of the site. Welcome to this second public exhibition showing our updated proposals for Blackhorse Point. We presented our emerging proposals to redevelop the car park opposite Blackhorse Road station into a residential-led, Around mixed-use development to local communities in May 2018. We have refined the proposals in response to your feedback, 100 31 local people visited written pieces of and are also continuing to work closely with Waltham Forest the last exhibition. feedback received. to ensure our plans make the best possible contribution to the community. We now intend to submit a planning application to the London Borough of Waltham Forest this Summer. 23 296 This exhibition presents more detailed plans and shows the people registered to unique visitors to our recent changes we have made to the proposals. receive email updates. consultation website. 2 The need for redevelopment View of the existing car park from Forest Road. The Blackhorse Point site is currently a public car park comprising 280 Blackhorse Road spaces, run by NCP. transformation In 2017, the 1.8 acre car park site was unlocked for The area is undergoing significant transformation, with development by the Mayor of London, and has been allocated the site forming part of the Greater London Authority’s for a new residential-led, mixed-use and car-free scheme by Blackhorse Road and Northern Olympic Park Housing both the Greater London Authority and the London Borough Zone. of Waltham Forest (LBWF). The site is also located in the London Borough of Both the Mayor of London and LBWF therefore strongly Waltham Forest’s Blackhorse Lane Area Action Plan, support the removal of the car park to build the homes local which envisages an additional 2,500 homes and 1,000 people and Londoners need, while also reducing people’s new jobs by 2026. The area is also a designated Creative dependency on cars and improving the Capital’s air quality. Enterprise Zone by the LBWF, which continues to grow, maintain and strengthen the creative offer already The site sits immediately opposite Blackhorse Road station, established in Blackhorse Road. next to local bus services and on the route of the planned extension of the LBWF’s ‘Enjoy Waltham Forest’ cycle scheme. The team has carefully considered the adjacent sites being It is therefore a prominent location that has the potential to delivered as part of the Blackhorse Lane masterplan create a development of high quality. and we want our proposals to fit in with the successful regeneration of the area. These adjacent sites have received planning permission and are at various stages of construction or occupation. 3 Summary of our proposals Our vision is to create a residential-led, mixed-use development which meets local housing needs and provides a mix of new retail and workspaces. Deliver 350 much-needed homes for Provide a new mix of retail along Forest Road, Blackhorse Road and Waltham Forest. including small and independent retailers. Provide 50 per cent on-site affordable homes, Deliver a largely car-free development to encourage including affordable rent and shared ownership. greener, cleaner modes of transport. Enhance the creative offer in the area with Complement nearby developments and reflect new workspaces for local businesses. the history of the area through our designs. View of the proposals from Forest Road. 4 Responding to feedback Blackhorse Mills BLACKHORSE Equipment Works POINT Royal Standard 4-10 Forest Road Image showing the height and massing context in Blackhorse Lane. Since the first public exhibition we have followed feedback received from attendees and the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Improved design and public realm —1 We have reduced the heights of four of the proposed —3 The tallest building is now sleeker, less bulky and more buildings adjacent to neighbouring developments towards angular to better complement the current and proposed the northern and eastern parts of the site. These buildings developments in the area. now range from five to eleven storeys. —4 We have also reduced the bulk of the other buildings, —2 In order to ensure that we deliver the same number of which will minimise the impact on neighbouring onsite affordable homes, we will be increasing the height of developments. the building on Forest Road – closest to the Blackhorse Mills —5 The materials of the tallest building continue to reflect the development – to 21 storeys. This is only slightly taller than history of the area. the 18 storey tower at Blackhorse Mills, and the 17 storey student accommodation on the south side of Forest Road. —6 Play areas will be provided within the public amenity spaces for all ages up to 11 years old. Ground floor commercial spaces We reviewed your comments on what you would like to see included in the commercial spaces and have set out our ideas which are on board 6. 5 New affordable homes View of the new homes showing the northern frontage. You asked us to meet local affordable These proposals must keep to housing targets… the affordability targets. The Mayor of London has set a new housing target for the London Borough of Waltham Forest to build nearly 18,000 homes between 2019 and 2029 – more than double the target for the previous ten years. Blackhorse Point will help to meet the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s and London’s demand for homes, as well as the Mayor of London’s affordable housing target for new developments on publically owned land. Proposed mix of housing types and tenures We will deliver: London Shared —1 350 new homes. Type Market Sale Affordable Total Ownership —2 50 per cent of these will be affordable, and will include: Rent • London Affordable Rent – these are discounted Studio 12 - - 12 rents for local people at a price which is much cheaper than renting privately. 1 Bed 72 36 20 128 • Shared Ownership – these will allow people onto the housing ladder, giving local first time buyers an 2 Bed 77 72 10 159 affordable route to home ownership. —3 A mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments, 3 Bed 24 - 21 45 for a variety of people including families. —4 50 per cent of rental accommodation for 3 Bed Duplex - - 6 6 family-sized homes (3 beds). —5 Market homes will be eligible to Help to Buy. Total 185 108 57 350 6 Supporting new creative workspaces, retail and jobs Blackhorse Passage will be a vibrant new thoroughfare connecting new homes with the station, and providing spaces for exciting new business uses. You said you would like Bakery Independent grocer to see the commercial spaces used as a… Gym Restaurant and/or pub Our proposals for Blackhorse Point The development would also enhance the creative offer across Blackhorse Road and the surrounding areas, with the feature a variety of commercial and retail potential to provide a new co-working hub and three creative spaces along Forest Road and the newly workspaces for artists, curators and makers across 7,500 sq ft of commercial space. created Blackhorse Passage, completing These spaces will support over 20 new jobs, with the addition the proposals of the nearby Equipment of up to 300 jobs and local apprenticeships created during Works. construction. Following feedback from the first exhibition, we will look into delivering a range of facilities across 9,000 sq ft of retail space. These facilities could include a bakery, grocers, gym and restaurant or pub. 7 Encouraging greener, cleaner modes of transport You welcomed our Public realm improvements Anything to better improve pedestrian and cycle infrastructure in improvements to walking and the area is welcome. cycling in the area... The Mayor of London and the London Borough of Waltham Forest are fully supportive of car-free developments. This promotes the use of more sustainable modes of transport to improve the Capital’s air quality. Our proposals could meet the aims set out in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and draft London Plan by delivering: New connections to pedestrian and cycle routes around the site, A car-free development, with around 20 spaces for disabled parking only. including Blackhorse Passage. A new publicly-accessible cycle hub with around 150 cycle spaces, located A link to the public square that will be delivered as part of the along Forest Road (subject to ongoing discussions with the London neighbouring Equipment Works scheme. Borough of Waltham Forest). Our plans will also make best use of the excellent local transport links already on offer, including Blackhorse Road station and local bus services. Blackhorse Point landscape masterplan. Equipment Works Equipment Works Public realm typologies Train Blackhorse Point is in close proximity to some of the Pedestrian routes Borough’s most iconic sites, including the Walthamstow Cycle routes minutes to lines served - Wetlands – Europe’s largest urban wetlands Access to buildings Chingford. Victoria and – and the William Morris Gallery. Commercial front 25 2 London Overground. Residential front Our proposed pedestrian and cycle routes around the site will Blackhorse Mills Service front minutes direct seconds between link with the current and future public realm improvements being Feature to King’s Cross each Victoria line delivered by the London Borough of Waltham Forest and nearby 13 St Pancras. 100 train during peak Equipment Works Garden feature developments, providing quick and easy access to nearby public Green link times. spaces and amenities. Communal amenity Playspace We are also proposing to deliver high quality landscaping across Bus the site, with podium gardens, trees and play areas for the public and residents to enjoy. 158 bus route every 230 bus route every 7-11 15 minutes during peak minutes during peak time to Stratford.