Plumstead and West Thamesmead History of the Area Who We Are and What We Are Consulting on Today
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1 Welcome Who we are and what we are consulting on today Peabody: What are we consulting you on? Peabody is one of the oldest and largest housing associations We wish to submit a planning application for the Peabody wants local people to be at the heart of the in London where we have been building homes and development of three sites located to the north of Plumstead regeneration of Thamesmead and we know that it is essential communities for over 153 years. We were already over 100 station. These sites are in Peabody ownership and form a that we work with the community when developing plans for years old when the first residents moved into Thamesmead key part of the Abbey Wood, Thamesmead and Plumstead the area. in 1968. Nearly 50 years later, Thamesmead is one of Housing Zone. We are working in partnership with the Royal Peabody’s top priorities. Borough of Greenwich to bring forward new housing and facilities on various sites within the Zone. Today, we own and manage more than 28,000 homes across the capital, housing around 80,000 residents and are committed to making London a city of opportunity for all. This is your opportunity to: • find out more about our proposals; • ask any questions that you have; • feedback and help shape the future of your community. HMP Belmarsh Western Way Landscape buer to western way Pettman Crescent Landscape buer to prison Stagecoach New Public Play-street Square Community 16 mins to Woolwich Arsenal PlasRecycle train station, National Rail, DLR Garden and Crossrail from 2018 Nathan Way 5 mins Ridgeway Plumstead High St Plumstead Station Bird’s eye view of proposals Our proposal would provide: • Around 930 new homes - A range of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes, with a mix of flats and houses - A range of affordable and market sale/rent homes • A new food store and a mix of retail and commercial uses • New offices and workspace • Possible new buildings for community use • New public open spaces • Our proposals would also increase employment opportunities in the area History of the Area Woolwich Arsenal - 1931 OS map showing part of the main Woolwich Arsenal site, including parts of Plumstead and West Thamesmead Woolwich Arsenal - 1818 Woolwich Arsenal (now Arsenal FC) playing at the Manor Ground Introduction & Context Plumstead and West Thamesmead Consultation events - Summer 2016 www.peabody.org.uk/Thamesmead 2 The Sites The development sites: River Thames Griffin Manor Way and Pettman Crescent Gallions Park Working with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Abbey Wood, Thamesmead and Plumstead Housing Zone is one of two to be delivered in Woolwich Thamesmead. The other is in partnership with the Crown Court London Borough of Bexley. Both will be delivered by Peabody and supported by investment from the Greater London Authority. The three sites belong to Peabody and are located in West Thamesmead and Plumstead in the Royal HMP Belmarsh Borough of Greenwich, at the heart of the Abbey Wood, Thamesmead and Plumstead Housing Zone. These three sites have the potential to deliver Western Way HMP Belmarsh around 930 new homes, as well as new shops, Broadwater Green community facilities and improved public spaces. Site 2 - Grin Manor Way Highways Land (0.6 hectares) • Site 1 - Griffin Manor Way (3.65 Pettman Crescent hectares) Site 3 - Pettman Crescent Site PlasRecycle (0.61 hectares) Site 1 - Grin Manor Way • Site 2 - Griffin Manor Way Stagecoach (3.65 hectares) Plumstead Rd A206 Ridgeway Highways Land (0.6 hectares) Nathan Way • Site 3 - Pettman Crescent Site (0.61 hectares) Plumstead Station Plumstead High St N The Local Context Gyratory link Plumstead station - 2015 Gyratory Approach HMP Belmarsh Emblem Site 1 - Grin Manor Way Plumstead High Street Tower near Plumstead station View to existing site from Ridgeway External processing plant for PlasRecycle PHASE 1 - DETAILED APPLICATION Building A 278 homes Building B 137 homes Site 1 - Grin Manor Way Site 1 - Grin Manor Way Building C1 C2 C3 142 homes SitePHASE 1 - Grin1 - DETAILED Manor APPLICATION Way PHASE 1 - DETAILED APPLICATION Building D 66 homes PHASE 1 - DETAILED APPLICATION Building A 278 homes Building E 70 homes Building A 278 homes Building B 137 homes Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land BuildingBuilding AB 278137 homeshomes Building C1 C2 C3 142 homes BuildingBuilding C1B C2 C3 137142 homeshomes Building D 66 homes BuildingBuilding C1 D C2 C3 142 66 homeshomes Building E 70 homes Site 1 - Grin Manor Way BuildingBuilding DE 6670 homeshomes retail GEA 3,983 sqm Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land Building E 70 homes F Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land Site 1 - Grin Manor Way Site 1 - Grin Manor Way retail GEA 3,983 sqm retail GEA 3,983 sqm F Site 1 - Grin Manor Way Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land F retail GEA 3,983 sqm Site 3 - Pettman Crescent F PHASE 2 - OUTLINE APPLICATION Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land Site 3 - Pettman Crescent Site 2 - Grin Manor Way - Highway Land Site 3 - Pettman Crescent SitePHASE 2 - 2Grin - OUTLINE Manor APPLICATION Way - Highway Land A Building F 0 homes Site 3 - Pettman Crescent PHASE 2 - OUTLINE APPLICATION PHASE 2 - OUTLINE APPLICATION Building H 33 homes B A Building F 0 homes H A Building F 0 homes Building H 33 homes A BuildingBuilding FH 033 homes homes H B H B Building H 33 homes H B G new community building GEA 1,220 sqm G new community G newbuilding community GEA 1,220 sqm commercial 806 sqm G newbuilding community GEA 1,220 sqm commercial 806 sqm buildingcommercial GEA 1,220 806 sqmsqm commercial 806 sqm C1 C1 C1 C1 C3 Site 3 - Pettman Crescent C2 C3 Site 3 - Pettman Crescent C2 C2 C3 Site 3 - Pettman Crescent C3 SitePHASE 3 -2 Pettman- OUTLINE APPLICATION Crescent PHASE 2 - OUTLINE APPLICATION C2 PHASE 2 - OUTLINE APPLICATION E PHASE 2 - OUTLINE APPLICATION E E D Building G 204 homes Building G 204 homes E D Building G 204 homes D D Building G 204 homes retail 974 sqm N retail 974 sqm retail 974 sqm retail 974 sqm Phasing Plan Introduction & Context Plumstead and West Thamesmead Consultation events - Summer 2016 www.peabody.org.uk/Thamesmead 3 What our proposals could look like 3 5 6 2 4 Key 1 1 South East View 2 Residential Square 3 Play Street 4 Residential Square 5 Public Square 6 Street section Vision and Proposals Plumstead and West Thamesmead Consultation events - Summer 2016 www.peabody.org.uk/Thamesmead 4 What our proposals could look like 8 5 7 Key 7 Public square Broadwater Broadwater Green Green Hadden Road Hadden Road Western Way Western Way Residential Square Griffin Manor Way Griffin Manor Way Play Street Urban Square Pettman Crescent Pettman Crescent Residential Garden Square Nathan Way Nathan Way Ground floor uses First floor uses Key 1 bedroom / 2 people 3 bedrooms / 6 people Retail unit 2 bedrooms / 3 people 4 bedrooms / 6 people Core and circulation 2 bedrooms / 4 people 4 bedrooms / 8 people Plant and storage 3 bedrooms / 5 people Car parking 8 Courtyard View Vision and Proposals Plumstead and West Thamesmead Consultation events - Summer 2016 www.peabody.org.uk/Thamesmead 5 Public Spaces Public spaces As well as encouraging walking and cycling, we want to promote healthy and sustainable communities by: • Making sure that new, high-quality, open spaces are at the very heart of Shared surfaces our development, including a new public square • Providing new areas of greenery and planting throughout How open spaces could be used • Introducing new play streets and play Seating integrated within the landscape equipment to encourage children and young people to be healthy, active and sociable 5 4 Walkways integrated with parkways 1 New public Square 3 2 Residential Garden Square 3 Play Street 4 Landscaped facing Western Way 1 6 5 Landscaped buffer to prison 9 King’s Cross - Granary Square 7 6 Temporary nursery garden 2 7 Green planting 9 8 Planting in front of homes 9 Accessible parking spaces 8 8 New Trees Landscaping Ideas Precedents We will be creating a new public square – tell us what you would like to see: Outdoor performances? Community events? Trees, plants and benches? Neighbourhood café? What would you like to see here? Please add your vote or comment Shops and services? Play equipment? Table tennis? Public artwork? Vision and Proposals Plumstead and West Thamesmead Consultation events - Summer 2016 www.peabody.org.uk/Thamesmead 6 Creating Sustainable Communities Key: site extents public transport bus stops direction of travel walking routes and times railway station Crossrail station potential ‘Connected Crescent’ Woolwich Arsenal Crossrail station 16 mins 3 mins Plumstead Station N Access to Public Transport Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Broadwater Green Masterplan: Plumstead North - RBG members briefing 1 Transport & Movement Parking Strategy The sites have excellent access to public transport links. • Bus routes with stops close to the site provide links to places including Thamesmead Town Centre, Crystal Palace, Lewisham, Peckham, Woolwich, North Greenwich, Thamesmead town centre, Bexleyheath and Bluewater. • The sites are within 5 minutes walking time to Plumstead station, and 16 minutes to Woolwich Arsenal Station, which features National Rail and DLR services with Crossrail opening in 2018. • We will work with Royal Borough of Greenwich to develop an action plan to manage the impact that the proposals may have on transport infrastructure and road capacity. • The travel plan will seek to improve health and wellbeing and make a positive contribution to the community and the environment by encouraging walking and cycling. We want to improve existing and establish key pedestrian and cycle routes and connections between the sites and the wider area providing a strong link across the area.