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POWDERHALL Place Brief | Why and What? POWDERHALL_Place Brief | Why and What? Why are we consulting? Typically, engagement activity is focused on managing expectations and 0 3 ensuring development proposals secure consent, rather than including | S I T E H communities to deliver better planning outcomes from the beginning. S C P R E C A E I F S I E C R There are however, a large number of stakeholders, most importantly R | E B CE RI A LA E the local community, who have an interest in, and a contribution to make F G S P N O I N towards shaping developments in their local area, and in particular the D S N A site at Powderhall. | Y T 0 I T S N 2 I S R S C N 0 | E 0 S E R 4 U T B 1 PAN D C E With regards to the Powderhall site, early discussions with the client T | E N A N | O R S E P S U STATUTORY R T P and planners identified an opportunity, and responsibility to realise O R I P N R M P G O P O E L G R P this significant city centre site with a genuinely collaborative approach, N J CONSULTATION R C I A E A I O I U S C E C U C encompassing other stakeholders and the public. This consultation is N D T A T T Q U S E O D I E T E S C R R I R E E A part of a programme of consultation which goes beyond the statutory E D L C A R L R D S | O N N M B A A I N requirements. T D LIGA IONS E A E T | A D N T SI A S Y R D RE Y N H IV IN T IT O T O N S A E G IN U A P N | VOLVE COMM E | R R M What is the outcome? A ES IC E W E IF | AR EC G A CH E SP N This early engagement process will inform the Place Brief, which is a RE | SIT I N 03 ND ES TA set of high level principles which will shape the future development of the S A RS ND DE Powderhall site. It allows for a full range of client partners, public officers, INT C UN ERGRITY | INTRINSI local stakeholders and, significantly, an extensive number of the local community to become involved. As a spine of activity, the engagement The above diagram explains the drivers of the engagement for the process enabled an understanding of the site to unfold, followed by ideas project, moving concentrically outwards from statutory processes, expanding through other rationales and reasoning for extensive and and opinions about what would contribute to a mixed use community at expanding engagement. Powderhall. The questions we asked and the results are displayed on the following boards. What is a Place Brief? As mentioned, the Place Brief, which is a set of high level principles which will inform the future development of the Powderhall site, and is being prepared in tandem with the consultation process. The format of the brief specifically addresses the six place-making criteria which underpin the Scottish Government’s policy documents; Designing Places, Creating Places and Designing Streets. The six criteria are: • Distinctive • Safe and pleasant • Easy to move around • Welcoming • Adaptable • Resource efficient The consultation process helps to identify these design and place-making principles for the site, whilst taking into account neighbouring sites and the regeneration/place-making objectives of the wider Powderhall area, and it will capture current community opportunities, constraints and aspirations. Once the process is complete the brief will then be written by a Planning Officer around the six criteria above. The Place Brief is then submitted to the planning committee for approval. Although non-statutory the Place Brief will enable community views to be reflected in development proposals as these unfold. Photographs taken during the initial consultation POWDERHALL_Who Did We Consult? A suite of engagement methods were utilised and adapted to each stage of the process, and employed various venues around Powderhall. The number of engagement events, and their distribution from June to October allowed for these to be modified to suit the needs of each event. Initial public events had a gathering agenda, focusing on a qualitative assessment of the Powderhall locality. These moved onto focused discussions about Powderhall has a mixed use community, and introduced 21st Century Homes as the client and developer, who is focused on providing affordable, energy efficient homes for social and mid-market rent. The Place Brief was also introduced as a method for ensuring the community’s views and opinions are carried forward. Stakeholder engagement included Public Officers, local Community Councillors, and representatives from local organisations. Due to the stage of the project, this was limited to mostly advise and best practice guidance, whilst also indicating a positive attitude to the project. The information collated will feed into design proposals after the Place Brief has been considered. Below is a full list of stakeholders who were involved: - City of Edinburgh Council Transport Environmental Protection Planning Waste Solutions Economic Development Active Travel Parks and Greenspaces Archaeology Localities, North East Edinburgh - NHS Lothian - Edinburgh Access Panel - Lothian Buses - Living Streets Edinburgh - Sport Scotland - Water of Leith Conservation Trust CONSULTATION CALENDAR - New Town and Broughton Community Council - Leith Central Community Council TELL US ABOUT POWDERHALL 01 26 | 27 JUNE This final event is to provided feedback on the insights gathered and STAKEHOLDER SURGERY 01 24 JULY outline next steps for the project. A time-table of all the consultation events is listed opposite. STAKEHOLDER SURGERY 02 08 AUGUST NEW TOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL 13 AUGUST PRESENTATION TELL US ABOUT POWDERHALL 02 27 | 28 AUGUST STAKEHOLDER SURGERY 03 13 SEPTEMBER LEITH CENTRAL COMMUNITY 15 OCTOBER COUNCIL PRESENTATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION 03 24 OCTOBER BROUGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL TBC WORKSHOP POWDERHALL_What We Asked You. Consultation 01 H E L P P L A N A N D S H A P E T H E F U T U R E O F Place Standard Tool G Facilities & Amenities: POWDERHALL Do facilities and amenities meet my The Place Standard is a tool that is used to assess the quality of a place. What is your experience of living in the Powderhall Area? needs? (shops, schools, places to eat etc) A: Name ......................................................................... It can assess places that are well established, undergoing change, or still Postcode ......................................................................... Work & Local Economy: Age 0-19 20-40 41-60 60+ A H Is there an active local economy and the N opportunity to access good quality work? being planned. It is used to maximise the potential of the physical and B A: Moving Around: A Can I easily walk and cycle around using social environment to support health, well-being and a high quality of life. good quality routes? M C Housing & Community: A: I Does housing support the needs of the community and contribute to a positive environment? Public Transport: A: B Does public transport meet my needs? During the initial consultations the Place Standard was used to A: D J Social Interaction: L Is there a range of spaces and opportuni- identify the needs and assets of Powderhall, and provide a sense of Traffic & Parking: ties to meet people? C Do traffic and parking arrangements allow A: people to move around safely and meet empowerment to the local community, allowing for everyone’s views and the community’s needs? A: Identity & Belonging: K Does this place have a positive identity and opinions to be considered. K E do I feel I belong? D Streets & spaces: A: Do buildings, streets and public spaces Each participant was asked to consider the 14 criteria in relation to create an attractive place that is easy to get around? L Feeling safe: Do I feel safe? Powderhall, and then answer each question by providing a rating for each A: J F A: E Natural spaces: of these on a scale of 1-7. Scores were then plotted on the compass Can I regularly experience good quality Care & Maintenance: natural space? M Are buildings and spaces well cared for? A: I G A: diagram, and a line drawn between each point. H F Play & Recreation: Influence & Sense of Control: Do I have access to a range of space and N Do I feel able to participate in decisions and opportunities for play and recreation? 1 - Very Poor 2 - Poor 3 - Fair 4 - Acceptable 5 - Good 6 - Very good 7 - Excellent help change things for better? A: A: 56 completed Place Standard Tools were received and their scores combined to provide an average result for each event, these then fed into Collective Architecture comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. If you have any questions or concerns about your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us. an overall score for Powderhall. Place Standard Tool Questionnaire 01 H E L P P L A N A N D S H A P E T H E F U T U R E O F Name ............................................................................................. In addition to the Place Standard Tool, respondents to the consultation POWDERHALL Postcode ............................................................................................. Tell us your thoughts and ideas......... Age 0-19 20-40 41-60 60+ event were asked a series of questions to gather further insight and Before our team considers any new proposals or puts ‘pen to paper’ please share your thoughts and ideas about Powderhall.
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