Bancroft TMO & Wickford Street Development Proposals
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1 / Introduction Bancroft TMO & Wickford Street Development Proposals We Need to Build More Genuinely Affordable Rented Homes The Mayor’s ambition is to deliver 1,000 council homes for local people. • Private sector rents are beyond the reach of families on low incomes, around 3 times as much as social rents and too high to qualify for Housing Benefit. “We face considerable challenges in delivering really affordable homes for local people. These include the very high local cost of housing, a chronic shortage of stock and a • Nearly 2,000 households have been placed in temporary accommodation, growing population. We welcome the significant regeneration taking place in the borough waiting for a permanent home. and the role this plays in transforming Tower Hamlets. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that for increasing numbers of people who grew up in the borough, the possibility • According to the national homelessness charity, Shelter, 60% of residents in of renting or buying a local home has been very difficult.” Tower Hamlets struggle to meet their housing costs. Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs The Council is committed to increasing the supply of affordable homes. To contribute towards this, the council has embarked on a new build programme that aims to The London-wide housing crisis is acute in Tower Hamlets: deliver 1,000 new council homes for local people. One of the ways the Council are doing this is to build new homes on land that it owns. • The Council has more than 18,000 people on its housing register with nearly 10,000 of those in acute housing need. Only 1,800 homes become available to let each year, which During the design process the council will consult with local residents to ensure means people wait a long time before they can bid successfully for a rented home. Families the new developments take into account he needs of the community. The public with a need for a 2 bedroom home can wait up to 12 years. consultations will engage with residents and include, where possible, their views and ideas in shaping the developments. FBM Architects FBM Architects is an award winning practice working for councils, housing associations and private developers on a variety of exciting projects. Formed in 1991, we have developed a reputation for delivering successful results with limited resources through intelligent design solutions. We are not ‘paper’ architects – we are committed to ensuring that the ideas that underpin the design concept for each project follow through to the detailed design – combining the very best that modern materials and technology have to offer, with fine craftsmanship. We have experience in delivering residential schemes in complex town centre sites. Recent projects include the regeneration of Pembury Estate in Hackney, providing new homes (50% affordable housing) and a community centre for Peabody. We are respected by our partners for our proactive ethos and hands-on approach and our reputation for on-site delivery. We value everyone’s opinion so please make sure you approach us with any suggestions or questions you might have. We’re here to listen. FBM Architects, Pembury Circus, Hackney Farrer Huxley Associates - Landscape Architects Farrer Huxley Associates (FHA) is a practice of landscape architects and community engagement experts established in 1995. Our work is founded upon the belief that landscape makes an essential contribution to sociable and sustainable communities. The practice is unrivalled in its approach to consultancy, offering critical appraisals far beyond the scope of landscape. Central to our success is collaboration: by placing local communities at the centre of our design process FHA has built a strong reputation for engaging and enabling. Our places are successful because they integrate individual and community needs with environmental and social constraints. This creates usable, attractive landscapes, which will serve communities for years to come. As a team we have a diverse range of skills; from planting design through to environmental expertise and placemaking. Whilst everyone on the team has their individual strengths, what unites us is an absolute commitment to people-centred design. We pride ourselves on creating and curating holistic, lasting landscapes, which are loved by the people who use them. Farrer Huxley Associates, Maritime Streets Project, Barrow-in-Furness FBMArchitects Public Consultation / October 2017 2 / The Site Bancroft TMO & Wickford Street Development Proposals Please Tell us more about your local area 6. Local communal open green space 2. Bancroft TMO offices 4. Bethnal Green Gardens 7. Communal play 3. New Three Colt Lane Development 1. Car parking and garages on 5. Baitul Aman Mosque space, games courts Wickford Street (under construction) and allotments 3 4 5 2 14 12 1 6 10 13 8 7 9 11 13. Malcolm Road 9. Gouldman House 11. John Scurr Primary School 8. Cambridge Heath Road 10. Globe Town 12. Retail corridor and Dobson Square by 14. Bancroft Estate by towards Whitechapel Sculpture Cambridge Heath Road Malcolm Road FBMArchitects Public Consultation / October 2017 3 / Your Experience Bancroft TMO & Wickford Street Development Proposals Globe Rd Globe Rd Globe Rd Bethnal Green Hadleigh St Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Garden Garden Hadleigh St Garden Hadleigh St Malcolm Pl Malcolm Pl Malcolm Pl Three Colts Ln Three Colts Ln Three Colts Ln Lang St Lang St Lang St Malcolm Rd Malcolm Rd Malcolm Rd Wickford St Wickford St Wickford St Colebert Ave Colebert Ave Colebert Ave Heath Rd Heath Rd Heath Rd Cambridge Cambridge Cambridge Coventry Rd Coventry Rd Coventry Rd Cephas Ave Cephas Ave Cephas Ave Buckhurst St Buckhurst St Buckhurst St Edwin St Edwin St Edwin St St. Bartholmew St. Bartholmew St. Bartholmew Gardens Gardens Gardens Cephas St Cephas St Cephas St Nicholas Rd Nicholas Rd Nicholas Rd Cleveland Way Cleveland Way Cleveland Way KEY: KEY: Residential Food & Drink Office Hotels Education Cultural KEY: 11+ 9-10 7-8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Manufacture / Student 11+ 9-10 7-8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Retail Religion Other Industry Residential Building Uses Building Heights Tell us what works well in your local area: Tell us what could be improved in your local area: FBMArchitects Public Consultation / October 2017 4 / Your Experience Bancroft TMO & Wickford Street Development Proposals Middleton KEY: Warner Green CAMBRIDGE V & A Museum Green HEATH of Childhood Museum Gardens Meath Gardens Roman Rd Pollard Parks and gardens Square Bethnal Green Bethnal Green Rd GLOBE Local green and TOWN 600 m open space 10 minutes’ walk Coreld Publicly accessible Street Park open space (square) Bethnal Green Garden Mile End 300 m Hospital Weavers Fields 5 minutes’ walk BETHNAL GREEN Carlton Square Bethnal Green 100 m Globe Rd and Gardens Queen Mary Cephas St University of St. Bartholomew London Gardens Stepney Green Cambridge Heath Rd Mile End Rd Stepney Green Middleton Gardens KEY: Warner Green CAMBRIDGE V & A Museum Wallance Green Gardens HEATH of Childhood Museum Trafalgar Whitechapel Middleton Stepney Green Gardens Meath Gardens KEY: Warner Green CAMBRIDGEGardens V & A MuseumGardens Court Green HEATH of Childhood Roman Rd Middleton Pollard Museum Warner Parks and gardens VSquare & A Museum Bethnal Green KEY: Green CAMBRIDGE Gardens Meath Gardens WhitechapelGreen Rd The Royal of Childhood HEATH Stepney Green Bethnal Green Rd GLOBE London Museum Roman Rd Local green and Park 600 m Pollard Gardens TOWN Parks andHospital gardens Squareopen space Bethnal Green Meath Gardens 10 minutes’ walk Roman Rd Bethnal Green Rd Coreld GLOBE The East London PollardLocal green and Publicly accessible Bethnal Green Street 600 m Parks and gardens Square Park TOWN Mosque open space open space (square) Bethnal Green 10 minutes’ walk Bethnal Green Rd STEPNEY GLOBE Garden Mile End Local green and Coreld 600 m 300 m Hospital Publicly accessible Street TOWN open space Park Weavers Fields 10 minutes’ walk 5 minutes’ walk open space (square) Bethnal Green Coreld BETHNAL Garden Mile End Publicly accessible Street 300 m Hospital Park GREEN Globe Rd open space (square) Weavers Fields Bethnal BethnalGreen Green 5 minutes’ walk Carlton Square Garden BethnalHadleigh St Green 100 m Globe Rd Where do you go? Garden Mile End and Gardens BETHNAL 300 m Hospital Weavers FieldsGREEN 5 minutes’ walk Queen Mary Take a sticky dot and show us which areas you Carlton Square Bethnal Green 100 m Globe Rd Cephas St and Gardens University of BETHNAL Malcolm Pl use & map your journeys with a pen. St. Bartholomew London GREEN Three Colts Ln Gardens Carlton Square Queen Mary Bethnal Green 100 m Globe Rd and Gardens Lang St Cephas St University of Malcolm Rd St. Bartholomew London Stepney Green Wickford St Gardens Queen Mary Colebert Ave Cephas St University of Heath Rd St. Bartholomew Cambridge London Coventry Rd Gardens Cambridge Heath Rd Stepney Green Cephas Ave Buckhurst St Edwin St Stepney Green Mile End Rd Stepney Green St. Bartholmew Gardens Cambridge Heath Rd Gardens Cephas St Wallance Nicholas Rd Gardens Cleveland Way Mile End Rd Stepney Green Cambridge Heath Rd Whitechapel Stepney Green Trafalgar Gardens Gardens Gardens Court Wallance Gardens Mile End Rd Stepney Green Gardens Whitechapel Stepney Green Trafalgar Wallance Whitechapel Rd The Royal Gardens Gardens Court Gardens Stepney Green Public ConsultationLondon / October 2017 FBMArchitects Whitechapel Stepney Green Trafalgar Park Hospital Gardens Gardens Court Whitechapel Rd The Royal London Stepney Green The East London Park Whitechapel Rd Mosque Hospital The Royal STEPNEY London Stepney Green Park The East LondonHospital Mosque STEPNEY The East London Mosque STEPNEY 5 / Site Constraints & Opportunities Bancroft TMO & Wickford Street Development Proposals J D B G A L M B K I C A D F E A H L STRATEGIC CONSTRAINTS STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES A Poor passive surveillance due to inactive frontage or flank wall. H Prominent corner location. B Proximity to neighbouring buildings.