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Hadley Station-Road Slides Dev15.Pdf Welcome Thank you for visiting our online consultation for the redevelopment of 42 Station Road, in Colliers Wood. Please take a look through our proposals on the following slides and Have Your Say via our online polls. We will also be available on email, phone and text message to receive your feedback. Introduction These virtual exhibition boards, and our HAVE YOUR SAY digital platform, are here to open a dialogue between us to discuss this exciting opportunity for a high-quality mixed-use development on the banks of the Wandle. They are also for you, as local residents and stakeholders, to tell us what you think are the most important points to consider. This is an opportunity to: - Become acquainted with our project team - Understand our vision and aspirations for the site - See how the proposals have evolved in recent months - Share your views on our updated proposals Who is Hadley Property Group? Hadley Property Group specialises in the delivery of sustainable, progressive and inclusive housing-led development. We work in collaboration with industry- leading design teams across London and in other major UK cities. Our company was founded in 2003 and is one of only a handful of private developers to be selected for LDP2, the Mayor of London’s framework for the delivery of new homes on publicly owned land in London. In recent years, Hadley has also formed strategic alliances with a number of Housing Associations and Local Authorities. These partnerships have enabled us to provide high levels of affordable homes in our developments, such as Totterdown Reach in Bristol (100% affordable), South Grove in Walthamstow (55% affordable) and at Greenwich Square (48% affordable). A Selection of Our Previous Projects South Grove Totterdown Reach Greenwich Square Waltham Forest Bristol Royal Borough of Greenwich 518 Homes 55% Affordable 161 Homes 100% Affordable 666 Homes 55% Affordable Our Team We have assembled an experienced and award-winning project team to help us deliver our vision. Gort Scott, our lead designers, have helped to realise our ambitions for this project, drawing inspiration from the rich history and heritage of our surroundings. They have previously worked alongside BOCCA London Borough of Merton and TfL to enhance the public CONSULTING realm of Colliers Wood Town Centre to help rebalance road use in favour of pedestrians and cyclists. Landscape architects, Fabrik, have been selected to ensure high quality public realm improvements. Household names such as Buro Happold and Waterman add further assurances of quality as our planners and engineers, and additional specialist consultants have been appointed to ensure that the river is treated with sensitivity and consideration. The Opportunity The site is located to the west of the local Sainsbury’s supermarket, with Merton Abbey Mills just to the south. The River Wandle flows along the site’s western border with suburban housing beyond. Local Area Located within the South Wimbledon/ Colliers Wood opportunity area, the proposed development site sits within a mixture of residential housing and commercial property. This varied mixture of accommodation types provides excellent opportunity for a modern urban housing development. The rich history of the local area is well symbolised within Merton Council’s logo of a waterwheel, representing the Wandle river and the waterwheel that sits on the river at Merton Abbey Mills. A Rich History Colliers Wood is linked to the charcoal burners of ‘colliers’ of the middle ages, that worked local woodland. The world’s first public railway was the Surrey Iron Railway, which passed through Colliers Wood on its route from Croydon to Wandsworth. The historic Merton Priory educated the likes of Thomas Becket, Nicholas Breakspear, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Adrian IV. Merton Abbey Mills is a former Liberty & Co. dyeworks. It was said to have more mills per mile than any other river in the world - 90 mills on 11 miles of river. The leader of the Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris had a factory nearby, which was adapted for stained-glass production, textile printing and carpet weaving. The work of Morris is referenced within our design strategy, something you will see further on in this exhibition. Site History This site has been utilised for a range of uses over the years. During the 12th century, the site made up parts of the grounds of the Merton Priory. More recently in the mid 1900s, the site was utilised for industrial manufacturing. In more recent years, the location has been used for light industrial operation and most recently was home to a local soft play business. Unfortunately, the eastern banks of this section of the River Wandle has been inaccessible to the public for hundreds of decades. We hope to change this. Constraints Whilst the site is located in an ideal setting for a mixed- use housing development, it does present a range of natural and man-made constraining factors. To the east, the site is bordered by the Wandle. To the west, it is limited by the Sainsbury’s access road and their land holdings. Major services are also present and historical pockets of contamination from previous industrial uses can also be found. To Tooting Broadway Haydons Road Recreation Ground To Wimbledon Site Connectivity Wandle Park 1 Colliers Wood Recreation Ground The area is well connected with excellent access to local stores and the high street. Colliers Wood 8 Station is a short walk along the river, with South Wimbledon, Tooting, Wimbledon and South 2 3 4 Merton stations also close. 5 There are a number of bus routes on Merantun way and additionally 6 from Merton High Street, linking to Clapham Junction and Lavender Park surrounding areas. The site is also services by good pedestrian links to surrounding businesses, along the River Wandle and to Abbey Recreation ndle Ground Wa the wider area. River This strong connectivity and close proximity to shops and businesses presents an ideal location for a residential-led development. Furthermore, it also means that there is no need to increase traffic in the area with the inclusion of private car parking 7 (apart from Blue Badge provision) on site. 1 Colliers Wood Underground Station Morden Hall Park 2 South Wimbledon Underground Station N 3 Sainsbury’s Superstore 4 Site 5 Merton Priory Chapter House 6 Merton Abbey Mills 7 Morden Road tram stop 8 Gort Scott’s Connecting Collier Woods project 7 Vision We realise how fortunate we are to be working in a location so rich in heritage which offers inspiration from such a range of sources. Our ambition is to deliver a beautifully sculpted mixed-use development with an accompanying waterside environment which is opened up for the enjoyment of the public. Our Aspiration Our proposals will provide elegant, modern housing for Colliers Wood which not only meets the current need but also responds to the rich local context. Affordable housing is integral to all Hadley developments, and 40% of the proposed homes will be affordable housing. We hope to complement the range of uses at Merton Abbey Mills with a mixture of flexible workspace specifically tailored at local SMEs and and with the potential inclusion of a riverside café. We aim to provide a development which is considered and responsive to the local context, sensitively integrating much-needed new modern homes into the area’s existing setting - as well as recognising and respecting the site’s relationship with the historic Merton Abbey. Emerging London Plan/ Housing Need London is in the midst of a housing crisis and Merton is responding to this accordingly. London Borough of Merton has been allocated a housing target of 9,000 homes over the next 10 years. The emerging London Plan notes that the Colliers Wood area has high growth potential for residential development and lists it as an Opportunity Area with a target of 5,000 new homes and 6,000 new jobs. As a member of the Mayor of London’s preferred housing delivery framework (LDP2), Hadley places strong emphasis on delivering on the Mayor’s Strategic policy aims. Development Benefits As the proposals continue to develop, we are committed to providing benefits that will benefit local residents and the community of Colliers Wood. - New jobs - New river front public space - Affordable Housing - The Regeneration of derelict land - Local contributions, such as Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 payments Our Emerging Design Our plans have been developing over the past six months and following some initial meetings with the Local Authority’s Planning department, discussions with elected members and through presentations to the Merton Design Review Panel, we are able to share our ideas with you for your consideration and comment. Design Evolution Our current proposals have been through several iterations and are the result of our responding to the constructive comments In on received from the Local Planning Authority, iti iti al i is de cqu as, ’s a its elected members and the highly respected following the site Merton Design Review Panel. e m he sc As you will see from the following slides, the new tt co rt S g Go proposals are more elegant in form, less bulky Our evolvin and provide a considerable improvement to the proposed public realm and riverside frontage which was proposed originally. It er ati on ) No. 020 2 (March – April 2 Design Evolution Initial designs saw proposals for a single elongated building which took up much of the site. Seeing that this approach was too bulky and constraining on the ground level we have now separate the structure into two slender buildings. Whilst improving the visual appeal of the development, this change has also enabled an increase in the amount of public river fronting garden and significantly enhanced the quality of the ground level environment.
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