Maccreanor Lavington Design and Access Statement Residential Development next to Station

Visualisation of the proposed development as seen from Bowes Road

Proposal for Arnos Grove Station Car Parks March 2020 4.4.5 ‘Homezone’ While vehicular access is possible Oak Courtyards into the Homezone for the purposes Communal Gardens The spaces between A01/A02 and of servicing and blue badge parking, B01/B02 act as turning heads for The residential Homezones extend the spaces are designed primarily to service and emergency vehicles. northwards through both sites, serve pedestrian/cycle access and They also provide space around providing integrated shared surface play. Hard surfaced access routes the large mature oak trees to the access and communal green space. will be ‘trafficable’ rather than east and west boundaries which The residential development is ‘trafficked’. The carriageway width accommodates residential disabled not gated, however homezones is reduced to 4.8 metres, so that parking spaces. These spaces are are beyond a narrowed threshold, two vehicles travelling in different also used for access to doorstep play marking the entrance and directions have to use dedicated and shared amenity. All amenity and differentiating the public realm from passing places to facilitate passive play spaces as described in section the more private residential areas. traffic calming. 4.8 enjoy at least two hours of PlanningThe ‘homezone’ communal gardens application The Homezones are accessible submitted to sunlight between March 22nd and have a more sheltered character, all residents in the development, Sept 22nd. lined exclusively by residential integrating playable elements toaccommodation. Enfield The sloping site Counciland opportunities for exercise to topography provides raised level promote well-being. To the western to ground floor apartments in Site boundary of site A homezone, A. FollowingRaised terraces consultation are set within a with the fragmented local community, tree-line is Connected Living , denselythe long-term planted border, partnership providing betweensupplemented Grainger with substantial and Transport for London, privacyhas tosubmitted ground floor a units.planning applicationnew boundary to screening Enfield and Council trees for a Build to Rent, residential development nextto tomitigate Arnos potential Grove overlookingstation. and privacy issues to adjacent The proposal will deliver 162properties. quality homes, 40% of which will be affordable.

Communal gardens will create landscaped shared space for residents Site A 'Homezone' - View north to A02

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4.3.1 LUL Operational Access Details of the HIAB and low loader site access for LUL track maintenance note has been developed and is Wherever possible the new amenity spaces have been included within the detailed Transport Assessment designed so that they can be enjoyed by the residents for prepared by Pell Frischmann. This provides an analysis the majority of the time but can also facilitate access by of a HIAB entering and exiting the Arnos Grove site, service vehicles when necessary. alongside possible manoeuvres the vehicle may HIAB/LUL Track Access Route undertake. The note demonstrates that the access The existing site is used for trackside access by LUL strategy will require the vehicle to enter the site in for general maintenance and emergency engineering forward gears and reverse the full length of the site back works as required. The proposed development onto the public highway. This has been agreed with both must accommodate this access by a HIAB and low LUL track maintenance and London Borough of Enfield. loader withinProposals Site B. Extensive consultation has been Other Plant & Servicing Access undertaken with LUL and the highway authority (London Infrequent LUL operational access is required to be Borough of Enfield) on the access strategy for these 162 new homes for rent, 40% of retailed to theA newSER on public the eastern square side ofwill A01. be This built vehicles. which will be affordable is provided byadjacent access to tothe Arnos north of Grove A01. Access Station is The timing, frequency and loads that are transported to required along the western facade of the station so that and from the siteA are high as follows: proportion of two and plant in the Carcompound free, to save the northfor Blue of the Badge station can be • There are 4 xthree deliveries bedroom per year thathomes involved suitable the maintained orspace replaced. provision Access is provided via a shared use of a low forloader families and HIAB, with works planned in surface across the square and turning for a small van to advance; enter the compound has been tracked. • The low loaderSensitively and HIAB movements designed are to between respond 266 cycle spaces for residents the hours of to01:40 the to Grade 04:30 when II* listed the underground station and is and guests + increased station not running;local context parking • Occasional deliveries occur using transit vans at different timesA series of the ofday. sustainability measures Improved landscaping and tree to help address climate change planting to support biodiversity

Providing family homes in Arnos Grove Site B 'Homezone'

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The site is owned by Transport for The north of Site A and trackside The east of Site B is bounded by the London and is currently being used embankments are designated as rear gardens of two storey semi as an NCP car park. It also houses SINC Borough Grade II. detached houses fronting onto associated Arnos Road. The west of Site A is bounded by staff car parking. The site is divided the rear gardens of two storey To the north of Site B is Walker into two areas one to the west of semi detached houses fronting onto Close, a 1980s/90s gated the station (Site A) and the other Brookdale. development. There are existing to the east (Site B). The two are mature trees along the north and split by the railway running on a There is approximately a one storey east edges. It is approximately north-south axis. Both of the car level change falling south to north. 0.45Ha in size, 118m in length and parks are accessed from Bowes It is approximately 0.68Ha in size, 46m at its widest. Road to the south. The site has a 200m at its longest and 40m at its Public Transport Access Level (PTAL) ranging between 4 and 6b. Both Site NextA and Site B Stepsare currently an NCP car parks.

Enfield Council is now consulting the local community on the proposals for the development before it goes to a future Planning Committee. The planning application boundary You can see all of the documents submitted to Enfield Council on the planning includes: section of their website, with the planning reference number being: 20/01049/FUL - The Connected Living London Site: the four buildings, access way, car If you have any additional questions then please contact the project team at parking and associated landscape freephone 0800 669 6319 or visit the scheme website www.givemyview.com/arnosgrove works. - Highway improvements and works to realign the existing access onto Bowes Road, including reconfiguration of the bus interchange, kerb line and resurfacing of the highway to support the proposed development.

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Aerial image showing where the proposed development will be

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