UCL EAST Stage 3 Consultation Report
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UCL EAST AT QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK Stage 3 Consultation report Soundings September 2016 UCL EAST AT QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY 5 TRACKING CHANGES 57 1.1 Introduction 5 5.1 Overview 57 1.2 Summary of events 6 5.2 Masterplan responses 58 & involvement 1.3 Masterplan themes 8 CHAPTER 6 1.4 Synopsis of responses 10 NEXT STEPS 63 6.1 Overview 63 CHAPTER 2 6.2 Consultation timeline 64 BACKGROUND 17 6.3 Contact us 64 2.1 Cultural & Education District 17 2.2 About UCL East 18 2.3 Who is involved 19 APPENDICES 67 A Publicity & communications 68 CHAPTER 3 B Stakeholder mapping 72 CONSULTATION PROCESS 21 C Context 74 3.1 Overview 21 D Exhibition materials 76 3.2 Consultation diary 22 E Feedback form 86 3.3 Communication & promotion 24 F Outreach notes 88 3.4 Activities & events 26 G Workshop tablesheets 90 3.5 Community involvement 30 H Virtual reality tool 91 CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS 33 4.1 Overview 33 4.2 Events feedback 42 4.3 Workshop feedback 48 3 Main Exhibition, 11/08/2016 UCL EAST AT QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction Cultural and Education District Community consultation UCL (University College London) is in As part of the LDA masterplanning partnership with the London Legacy team, Soundings have been Development Corporation (LLDC) to appointed by LLDC and UCL to establish a new university campus, carry out community consultation UCL East, at Queen Elizabeth to inform development of the Olympic Park. masterplan for UCL East. The aims of this process are to: Together with Stratford Waterfront, UCL East is part of the Cultural and • Raise awareness of the project and Education District (formerly known masterplan development. as Olympicopolis) project. This will • Gather aspirations and understand see a world class education and key issues with regard to the UCL cultural district clustered around the East masterplan - both for the local Stadium, ArcelorMittal Orbit and the community and the UCL student London Aquatics Centre (see page 17 and staff community. for more details). • Be inclusive, accessible, This forms part of the legacy transparent and engaging. transformation of Queen Elizabeth • Facilitate a variety of different Olympic Park into a new, diverse ways for people to get involved. and vibrant part of London. • Clearly communicate the feedback The development of masterplans for from the community to UCL, LLDC both sites commenced in 2015. This and the masterplanning team. will be followed by more detailed • Inform the masterplan design into 2016 and 2017. Planning development. applications for the Cultural and Education District are anticipated for This report documents the late 2016. activities, findings and outcomes from the third stage of the consultation process and will inform the Statement of Community Involvement to be submitted as part of the future Cultural and Education District planning applications. 5 UCL EAST Chapter 1 | Summary STAGE 3 CONSULTATION REPORT 1.2 Summary of events & involvement 1.2 Summary of events & Consultation timeline Feeding into the masterplan involvement ASPIRATIONS & MASTERPLAN Findings from the consultation have been regularly discussed with UCL, The third round of public PRINCIPLES LLDC and the LDA masterplanning consultation activities took place JUNE - AUGUST 2015 team to help inform the thinking between July and August 2016, and masterplan development. presenting how the masterplanning Raising awareness about the Below is an overview: team have been developing the project. Understanding key plans further following the previous issues & opportunities and • Members of the project team stage of consultation including a discussing masterplan principles attended all consultation events number of important changes that to inform the masterplan development. to discuss the project and hear have been made for feedback. feedback first-hand. The first stage of consultation • Initial findings from events are in summer 2015 sought to raise EMERGING MASTERPLAN also fed-back to the wider team awareness of the project as well FEBRUARY 2016 shortly after. as gain an understanding of both • Dedicated sessions with the UCL and local community issues Presenting the masterplan and project team to present and and aspirations. The second round how this has responded to discuss consultation findings. of events (November 2015 - consultation. February 2016) aimed to provide Setting out next steps. • This report is a record of the further background, feedback process which, along with the on the findings from Stage 1 and Stage 1 and 2 Consultation gather feedback on the emerging Reports, will ultimately inform proposals. the Statement of Community Involvement which will be part of Findings from this stage of MASTERPLAN the planning application. engagement have been used to JULY - AUGUST 2016 inform the final stage of masterplan Responding to the previous Over the course of the consultation development before the planning consultation and presenting the project team have listened to submission in winter 2016. updates to the masterplan. and wherever possible responded to the views expressed through Continuing to discuss ongoing The exhibition took place for this consultation, alongside those opportunities. nine days between July and of key stakeholders and Statutory August 2016; in total over 2,700 Consultees (such as Transport for people attended these events. London). 184 individual feedback forms, 400+ comments and suggestions PRE-SUBMISSION As the masterplan has developed (including feedback form CONSULTATION we have been tracking how comments), and workshop sheets NOVEMBER 2016 community feedback has influenced from two group sessions were the masterplan (see Chapter 5 for Information sharing session to received and recorded. more details). present the final masterplan. Event information was circulated to over 21,000 local residents, businesses and contacts from Stage 1 and 2 events, alongside information available on the project web pages. OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION & STATUTORY Thank you CONSULTATION We would like to thank all who have WINTER 2016 participated in the consultation Cultural and Education District process to date and given their Planning Application(s) valuable input, ideas and time. submitted to the Local Planning Authority (LLDC). 6 UCL EAST Chapter 1 | Summary STAGE 3 CONSULTATION REPORT 1.2 Summary of events & involvement people attended 2729 the 9-day exhibition 184 completed feedback forms comments and suggestions received (including feedback 400+ form comments) comments left on the 29 noticeboard 21,000 event flyers delivered locally 4100+ people engaged in total from stages 1, 2 and 3 Main exhibitions, 30 July - 13 August 2016 7 UCL EAST Chapter 1 | Summary STAGE 3 CONSULTATION REPORT 1.3 Masterplan themes 1.3 Masterplan themes The masterplan has been presented under three key themes that relate to the planning process and the strategic objectives of LLDC and UCL. They also reflect the issues raised by the community in the previous stages of consultation. Access & inclusion: Form & identity: Sustainability: movement & connectivity layout, scale & form environment & ecology Considers connections to, Looks at what goes where How the site relates to from and within the site, and how to arrange the the surrounding natural pedestrian movement site so that it is inviting environment, what efforts patterns and arrival and intuitive. Covers will be made to reduce the points and gateways. Also building heights, the carbon footprint and how considers disabled access, general shape and size the design of the campus wayfinding and servicing. of buildings and density. supports healthy lifestyles. Considers views and Promotes long-lasting and 'human scale' design. adaptable spaces. Access & inclusion: Form & identity: Sustainability: public space & activities character, look & feel social & economic Relates to how public ID What sense of place the Explores the impact of space—both inside and campus has. Not only the development for outside—and a diverse related to the physical local communities and programme of events treatment of public spaces economies. Looks at and activities can make and façades but also how how the campus will the campus open and the use of the site can contribute to social equity inclusive. Interlinked contribute to a distinctive and promote community with the other themes identity. involvement. on delivering successful public spaces. Masterplan in section, July 2016 8 UCL EAST Chapter 1 | Summary STAGE 3 CONSULTATION REPORT 1.3 Masterplan themes Carpenters Road WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY STRATFORD WATERFRONT STRATFORD STATION d a a o e Carpenters Road R L t e r City Mill River h e c v fi River Lee Navigation Lee River i LONDON t R n Waterworks River AQUATICS o d l M O CENTRE Pool Street UCL EAST | POOL STREET EAST LONDON ARCELORMITTAL STADIUM ORBIT UCL EAST | POOL STREET WEST Thornton Street Carpenters Road UCL EAST | MARSHGATE Warton Road Greenway Sidings Street Stratford High Street PUDDING MILL N LANE STATION Wick Lane 9 UCL EAST Chapter 1 | Summary STAGE 3 CONSULTATION REPORT 1.4 Synopsis of responses 1.4 Synopsis of responses SUMMARY RESPONSES The response to the final draft masterplan has been very well received with high levels of Movement & connectivity: Movement and connectivity has been support across all aspects and 84% a recurring topic across all stages of the consultation to date. The of feedback form respondents majority of comments have centred on ease of access. Other issues excited