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PUBLIC 215 Balham High Road, London, SW17 | IPSUS CONSULTATION on proposals for the proposed redevelopment of: BEDFORD HOUSE 215 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 Established in 2004, Ipsus is a property developer represented heavily throughout South West London. Developments successfully undertaken vary in size and scale across all market sectors, from one-bedroom apartments in Wandsworth to four- bedroom family homes in Battersea. HARDWICKS SQUARE, WANDSWORTH, SW18 » High quality mixed use development of 138 residential apartments plus 12000 sqft of commercial floorspace » Located adjacent to a locally listed memorial hall and partially in the Wandsworth Town Centre Conservation Area. » Generously proportioned apartments. » Valuable retail and commercial space. » Creation of a new public piazza. BALHAM HILL, CLAPHAM, SW12 » 62 high quality apartments and duplexes » Private gardens and communal amenity spaces. » Valuable history preserved. » Great architecture, high quality homes » Award winning CABUL ROAD, BATTERSEA, SW11 » A new build development of 14 houses and apartments » Innovative approach to maximise available natural light. » ‘Upside-down’ living, with bedrooms located on the ground floor and open- plan living areas upstairs. UPPER RICHMOND ROAD, PUTNEY, SW15 » 68 residential apartments and 30,000 sqft of commercial floorspace » Wandsworth Council granted planning permission for an imaginative scheme » Private one, two and three bedroom apartments and duplexes all enjoy unrivalled views across the capital. CLAPHAM ROAD, CLAPHAM, SW19 » Planning permission grated for 79 residential apartments and 35,000 sqft of Offices, Cafés and Retail. » A mixture of both private and affordable 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments and private townhouses. » Both private gardens and communal landscaped amenity spaces. Ipsus Developments Limited 8 Spice Court Plantation Wharf London SW11 3UE [email protected] +44 (0) 207 7738 9191 PUBLIC 215 Balham High Road, London, SW17 | IPSUS CONSULTATION on proposals for the proposed redevelopment of: BEDFORD HOUSE 215 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 INTRODUCTION The site: Bedford house 215 Balham High Road - highlighted in red. WELCOME The site context varies from the nine storey Du Cane Court on the western side of Balham High Ipsus Developments Limited have been selected Road, to the more modest three storey Victorian by Wandsworth Council as their preferred houses to the rear of the site. purchaser for this site via a competitive tender process. They have given their chosen architects, There is a petrol filling station to the south of the Harper Downie, a brief to design an exemplar site, with another one opposite. development for this site that must; The surrounding area has undergone considerable » Provide a positive and active open public change with the several new housing frontage developments such as Lumiere Court and » Sit comfortably within the existing street scene Cherwell House all having been carried out in the » Create both private and affordable homes. recent past. Our proposals for the site acknowledge the Building heights in the area range from four to aspirations set out in the London Housing Design nine storeys, while adjacent to the site are five Guide and Wandsworth Borough Council’s and six storey buildings. Supplementary Planning Guidance. The site has frontage onto Balham High Road THE SITE only, where an existing loading bay and disabled parking bay are located. Currently occupied by a vacant office building that was formerly occupied by Wandsworth Council, the site is approximately 0.11 hectares. Located between the Balham Territorial Army Centre and Rutherford House School (under construction) the site has approximately 23m of frontage onto Balham High Road. Bedford house - view from north on Balham High Road. Bedford house - view from south on Balham High Road. Bedford house - view from west on Balham High Road. Ipsus Developments Limited 8 Spice Court Plantation Wharf London SW11 3UE [email protected] +44 (0) 207 7738 9191 PUBLIC 215 Balham High Road, London, SW17 | IPSUS CONSULTATION on proposals for the proposed redevelopment of: BEDFORD HOUSE 215 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 OUR PROPOSALS OUR VISION » Regeneration of a currently underutilised site with a contemporary architectural response to context. » Provide the borough with much needed high quality housing, including a proportion of affordable housing. Sketch view of Bedford House from south on Balham High Road. OUR PROPOSAL ACCOMMODATION » 52 new homes The design of the proposed scheme has been developed to take into account the architectural All units within the proposed development will precedent of the area. In this regard, a palette of be designed to ensure compliance or achieve the sympathetic materials including brick and stone following: have been chosen. » Lifetime homes » Code for Sustainable Homes level 4 The scheme consists of 52 new homes, situated » A minimum of 10% of the apartments will be over 9 levels, each with their own private wheel chair adaptable external space in the form of balconies, terraces » All apartment sizes and room sizes will meet or private gardens. the minimum standards set out in the London Housing Design Guide and Wandsworth The proposal incorporates a mix of 1, 2 and Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance. 3-bedroom apartments, which are provided as private, shared ownership and social rented All units will have access to high quality external accommodation. amenity space in the form of balconies, terraces or private gardens. In addition a communal In total, the number of affordable housing units courtyard to the rear of the site, developed by represent 21% of the overall development total. award-winning landscape architects Gillespies, will provide high quality outdoor and interactive The two tenures will have separate: play areas. » Entrance lobbies » Cores » Bins » Bicycle storage facility PT Stairs 23.500 PT ENTRANCE 25.000 Ramp Down 24.500 Ramp Down 8 Riser Gas Meter Bulky waste item space Bedroom 2 Riser 6 Bedroom 2 Store PT Lift Bathroom PT Bins 5 Riser 7 Bathroom Kitchen Bathroom 0.04_PT - 2B PT Lift Riser 73 sqm ROAD AR Stairs 0.06_PT - 2B 26.500 73 sqm HIGH Riser Riser Riser 0.03_PT - 2B Store Kitchen 2 3 4 73 sqm Kitchen En-suite Living 26.500 BALHAM En-suite Store Store Kitchen PT Bikes New Substation En-suite 0.05_PT - 1B Bathroom 52 sqm Incoming BT Master Bedroom Bedroom 2 Living AR Lift PT Stairs Master Bedroom Living 25.000 Riser 1 Living Bathroom Balcony Master Bedroom Master Bedroom AR ENTRANCE AR Bikes Bedroom 1 Balcony AR Bins Kitchen Balcony F Garden Balcony 0.02_SO - 2B 87 sqm Bedroom 2 Living Bin building 23.500 of Store WC Store Line above Store Bedroom 2 B A Y SO ENTRANCE 0.01_SO - 2B Bedroom 1 75 sqm WC 25.000 O A D I N G L Line of Existing Building Kitchen Bathroom Living Garden F Bin Existing Brick Boundary Wall B A Y D E L B A S Revisions I Project Status Drawn Checked Gate House D D1 16.12.13 Issued as Draft 1 St John's Square Bedford House, 215 Balham High Road Draft ZC RE London EC1M 4DH Drawing Title Scale Date 1:100 @ A2 Nov 2013 0 1 2 3 4 5 Proposed Ground Floor Revision T +44 20 7490 7674 Drwg. No. Proposed Ground floor plan. [email protected] General Arrangement 661_GA_00 D1 www.harperdownie.com Copyright HDDA Ltd . Do not scale from this drawing. Issued for purposes indicated only . All dimensions to be checked on site. Ipsus Developments Limited 8 Spice Court Plantation Wharf London SW11 3UE [email protected] +44 (0) 207 7738 9191 PUBLIC 215 Balham High Road, London, SW17 | IPSUS CONSULTATION on proposals for the proposed redevelopment of: BEDFORD HOUSE 215 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 OUR PROPOSALS RF 07 Profile of Rutherford House School Profile of existing building 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 LG 1950 2900 5050 2975 3375 2975 2975 3375 2975 2975 3375 3375 Revisions Project Status Drawn Checked Gate House 1 St John's Square Bedford House, 215 Balham High Road Sketch for Comments ZC RE London EC1M 4DH Drawing Title Scale Date 1:100 @ A2 Nov 2013 Sectional elevation showing courtyard landscaping. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Proposed A-A Section Revision T +44 20 7490 7674 Drwg. No. [email protected] 661_GS_01 - www.harperdownie.com Copyright HDDA Ltd . Do not scale from this drawing. Issued for purposes indicated only . All dimensions to be checked on site. SUSTAINABLE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY » Low energy design principles to be utilised where possible on the development. » The proposed new residential units will be designed to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes, level 4. » Low U-Values for walls, floors, roofs. » Green roof » Micro CHP for heating and hot water » Permeable paving in landscaped areas for Sustainable Urban Drainage. VEHICLE STRATEGY » A 100% car free scheme » Residential occupiers will not receive parking permits for surrounding roads. » All servicing and waste collection will take place from the existing loading bay on Balham High Road. SAFETY AND SECURITY » The proposed scheme will look to improve on the existing site security arrangement. » The scheme will be designed to meet the objectives of Secure By Design. Sketch view of courtyard from south Approach to site from north on Balham High Road. Approach to site from south on Balham High Road. Ipsus Developments Limited 8 Spice Court Plantation Wharf London SW11 3UE [email protected] +44 (0) 207 7738 9191 PUBLIC 215 Balham High Road, London, SW17 | IPSUS CONSULTATION on proposals for the proposed redevelopment of: BEDFORD HOUSE 215 BALHAM HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SW17 OUR PROPOSALS The scheme complements the scale and materials of the area, and is recognisably residential. The scheme uses an appropriate palette of materials: reconstituted stone, glass, brick and metal cladding. It is intended that the selection sits comfortably in the context of the neighbouring properties and does not compete for attention or become overly dominant.