Crystal Palace Park Regeneration Plan
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CRYSTAL PALACE PARK REGENERATION PLAN Prepared for London Borough of Bromley Prepared by AECOM MAY 2017 PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK PROJECT INFORMATION AECOM PROJECT NUMBER: 60489040 AECOM DOCUMENT ID: 60489040-REP-PM-004 QUALITY INFORMATION PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY: APPROVED BY: Gemma Woodfall Kathryn Whitmore Senior Landscape Architect Associate Director Kathryn Whitmore Eddie Hall Simon Dowse Associate Director Associate Director Technical Director REVISION HISTORY REVISION REVISION DATE DETAILS AUTHORISED NAME POSITION 1 02/12/16 Chapters 7, 8 &9 Kathryn Associate Director updated Whitmore 2 07/12/16 Incorporated LBB Kathryn Associate Director comments Whitmore 3 31/05/17 Changed from Kathryn Associate Director Options Appraisal to Whitmore Regeneration Plan Report DISTRIBUTION LIST # HARD COPIES PDF REQUIRED ASSOCIATION / COMPANY NAME # pdf Lydia Lee / London Borough of Bromley # THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK MAY2017 REGENERATION PLAN Prepared for London Borough of Bromley PREPARED FOR LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY PREPARED BY AECOM INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT UK LIMITED MIDPOINT ALENÇON LINK BASINGSTOKE HAMPSHIRE RG21 7PP UK T: +44 (0) 1256 310 200 WWW.AECOM.COM Limitations AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) has prepared this Report for the sole use of London Borough of Bromley (“Client”) in accordance with the Agreement under which our services were performed. 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MAY 2017 REGENERATION PLAN Prepared for: London Borough of Bromley TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 INTRODUCTION 02 THE PARK 03 DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGENERATION PLAN 04 CURRENT SITUATION 05 CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT 06 CRYSTAL PALACE PARK VISION AND REGENERATION PRIORITIES 07 REGENERATION PROPOSALS 08 REGENERATION PLAN - OPTIONS APPRAISAL 09 2017 REGENERATION PLAN TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 2-1 Location Plan 2-1 Figure 2-2 Park Zones 2-2 Figure 2-3 Topography and Drainage 2-3 Figure 2-4 Access and Cirulation 2-4 Figure 2-5 Vegetation 2-5 Figure 2-6 Land Use and Facilities Location Plan 2-7 Figure 2-7 Ownership and Leases 2-12 Figure 2-8 Historic Designations 2-19 Figure 3-1 2007 Masterplan 3-3 Figure 3-2 2013 Withdrawn HLF Project 3-5 Figure 3-3 2015 Improvement Works 3-8 Figure 8-1 Regeneration Plan Option 1 - Activities 8-2 Figure 8-2 Option 1 8-4 Figure 8-3 Regeneration Plan Option 2 - Activities 8-5 Figure 8-4 Option 2 8-7 Figure 8-5 Regeneration Plan Option 3 - Activities 8-8 Figure 8-6 Option 3 8-10 Figure 8-7 Regeneration Plan Option 4 - Activities 8-11 Figure 8-8 Option 4 8-13 Figure 8-9 Regeneration Plan Option 5 - Activities 8-14 Figure 8-10 Option 5 8-16 Figure 8-11 Regeneration Plan Option 6 - Activities 8-17 Figure 8-12 Option 6 8-19 Figure 9-1 2017 Regeneration Plan 9-2 TABLES Table 2-1 Crystal Palace Park Brief Chronology 2-8 Table 2-2 Crystal Palace Park Leases 2-13 Table 2-3 Summary of Relevant Planning Policies and Designations 2-15 Table 2-4 Listed Buildings and Structures 2-20 Table 4-1 Summary of Historic England’s heritage at risk register 4-2 Table 8-1 Options Appraisal RAG Summary 8-20 MAY 2017 REGENERATION PLAN Prepared for London Borough of Bromley APPENDICES Volume 1 Survey and Anaylsis Appendix A Baseline Transport Study Appendix B Landscape Condition Survey Appendix C Conservation Architecture Review Appendix D Outline Management and Maintenance Plan Volume 2 Engagement, Funding and Income Generation Appendix E Statement of Community Involvement Appendix F Summary of Design Workshops Appendix G Funding and Income Generation Report Volume 3 Options Appraisal Appendix H Caravan and Camping Site Options Appraisal Appendix I Regeneration Plan Options – Strengths and Weaknesses Appendix J Town Planning Review of Regeneration Plan Options Appendix K Options Appraisal Feedback Volume 4 Implementation Appendix L Review of 2010 Outline Planning Permission with 2017 Regeneration Plan Appendix M Cost Plan Appendix N Implementation Plan LIST OF ACRONYMS AOD Above Ordnance Datum CPP Crystal Palace Park FoCPP Friends of Crystal Palace Park GLA Greater London Authority HLF Heritage Lottery Fund LBB London Borough of Bromley LCC London County Council LDA London Development Agency MMP Management and Maintenance Plan MoLAS Museum of London Archaeology Service NSC National Sports Centre REFERENCES OS Data licenced through London Borough of Bromley © Crown copyright and database rights 2017. Ordnance Survey 100017661. MAY 2017 PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 01 INTRODUCTION PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK REGENERATION PLAN Prepared for London Borough of Bromley 01. Introduction Crystal Palace Park Crystal Palace Park (CPP) is an iconic Victorian the process by which they have been developed Park, one of the largest in London. Created to from the principles set out in the 2007 house Crystal Palace, relocated from the 1851 masterplan and 2010 outline planning Great Exhibition, its design was internationally permission. It appraises options and debates the recognised and celebrated. With the loss of the implications of various factors including palace in 1936 to fire, development pressure and community benefit, financial viability, and lack of investment, the park today does not live heritage conservation. Finally a recommended up to its iconic status. Regeneration Plan is identified with capital cost for implementation of the regeneration In recent years, a number of proposals have proposals. been implemented to regenerate the park. This has included the successful Heritage Lottery The Regeneration Plan report is supported by, Fund (HLF) application in 1999 to renovate 30% and draws upon, Baseline Transport Study, Site of the park and more recently the 2015 Condition Reviews, Statement of Community improvement works focused on five specific Involvement and Funding and Income Generation areas of the park. In 2007, a comprehensive Report. These are appendices to the masterplan for the whole park was produced Regeneration Plan. and to date this has formed the framework for A Business Plan 2 for the park has also being on-going renovation. prepared by Fourth Street. Relevant information The London Borough of Bromley (LBB) has has been incorporated into the Funding and appointed an AECOM led multi-disciplinary team Income Generation Report (Appendix G). to build on the improvement works and take In addition to the reports being developed as part account of the 2007 masterplan1 to produce an of the Regeneration Plan project, this report also achievable plan to continue the regeneration of draws upon previous reports, most notably those CPP, and then oversee taking this plan forward prepared for the 2007 masterplan and options for to implementation. The production of a the future of the National Sports Centre (NSC). Regeneration Plan is the first stage of this project and it seeks to identify proposals that Structure of the Report can be delivered within the resources a vailable The structure of the Regeneration Plan is as under a new governance model. Through this follows: process CPP is rejuvenated and the park vision is delivered. The Regeneration Plan is • Chapter 2: The Park – sets out the context to accompanied by a step-by-step action plan, the CPP including a brief synopsis of its history; Implementation Plan, Appendix N which details • Chapter 3: Development of the Regeneration the strategy to deliver the Regeneration Plan. Plan – details the process by which the Regeneration Plan has developed including a Purpose and Scope of the review of recent projects and the principles Regeneration Plan report established; • Chapter 4: Current Situation – discusses the The Regeneration Plan report discusses the current condition of the park and its emerging regeneration proposals for the park management; and options for the Regeneration Plan layout.