Gillette South

Welcome

Thank you very much for attending The site is owned by Access Self Storage, one The purpose of today is to provide this public presentation of the of the country’s largest and fastest growing information on the submitted planning submitted plans for the regeneration self-storage companies with twenty years’ application which will be the subject of public experience and over 50 locations. consultation by Hounslow Council. Access of the Gillette Corner South site. has held three previous pre-application events A vacant, brownfield site at present, a good to gather feedback on emerging proposals opportunity exists to create a gateway for the site and the results of previous building to mark the ‘’, offering community consultation were taken on board a mix of uses which includes a self-storage in developing the submission proposals. facility, affordable workspace and new homes. Members of the team would be pleased to answer any questions.

View along the A4

View from the junction

Site Photograph View of Adini building along the A4

View from Syon Lane

View along Northumberland Avenue

SYON LANE STATION

3D view showing site location View of site Gillette South

The Proposals

The key elements of the finalised • Approximately 731 sq. m. of workspace on • Provision of family-sized units and proposals are: the ground level of the proposed building affordable discounted rents subject to and providing active frontages along Great a viability assessment; Self-storage facility and West Road and Syon Lane; • 42 car parking spaces for residents lexible/affordable workspace • 9 covered car parking spaces. underground and 2 for visitors plus 1 for • Reception area and offices for the self- a car club at ground floor level. storage facility; Residential • Enclosed loading bay and parking; • 102 apartments including 37 duplexes, Public realm • Underground storage space within three all for rent; • New active frontages on Great West Road, basement levels of approximately 7,401 sq. m. • A mix of Studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroomed units Syon Lane and Northumberland Avenue • Workspace targeted at small and start up to ensure variety and choice; and widened footpaths; businesses and providing space for about • A landscaped podium garden and terraces for • Defined cycle lane; 75 new jobs; residents’ use of approximately 1,150 sq. m; • Landscaping at street level.

The proposed height on the corner of the site works with the towers of the Gillette and Homebase developments to frame and define the junction.

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Gillette corner View of Street Activation Along the Great West Road View of Street Activation Along Northumberland Avenue

View Along the Great West Road Gillette South

Responses to feedback received during consultation

The development team carefully Key responses to consultation analysed all feedback received and • Height – the proposals were reduced in • Revised elevational treatment; responses are detailed in a Statement height from 14 to 11 storeys as a result of • Traffic and parking – parking provided on previous consultation. The tallest element site as a minimum to limit the amount of of Community Involvement of 11 storeys is along the frontage of the development-related traffic. Technical work which forms part of the planning Great West Road and reflects the prominent to demonstrate that the additional traffic application. landmark location of the site. To the south will not change the nature of the operation and the west of the site, the proposed of the local road network. No ability of new There was support for the regeneration of the buildings are stepped down in height to 4/5 residents to apply for parking permits in the site with the mix of uses proposed and the storeys and also further broken up along Controlled Parking Zones. Introduction of design quality of the proposals put forward. Northumberland Avenue to respond to the yellow hatching of Northumberland Avenue/ domestic streetscape; Syon Lane junction and provision of Road Key issues raised related to traffic generation, • Amenity space – increased through the Safety Audit to demonstrate safe operation traffic management and parking and whether introduction of two new terraces; of access arrangements. the height of the building was appropriate at • Increase in cycle parking provision and the this location. inclusion of a cycle lift to the basement;

Massing and Overlooking The main massing of the scheme has been pushed to the edges with the least impact on the residential neighbours .

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Section through the scheme and the Gillette Tower Plan diagram

Sketch View Along Syon Lane

View 1 - Along the Great West Road looking West View 2- Along the Great West Road looking East View 3- Along Syon Lane looking South Gillette South

Residential Uses

The site lends itself well to residential The main residential entrance will be on occupiers. Flexible lease terms will be offered development and the aim is to Northumberland Avenue. and tailored to the individual’s requirements. provide a fully rented scheme which The objective is to make the whole rental The Build to Rent and Private Rented Sector process quick, easy and hassle free. will be professionally managed to (PRS) model proposed for the site is a tenure a high standard by Access as an type recognised by the London Mayor and local As well as providing a dedicated on-site extension of their existing business authorities that can help alleviate the capital’s management team available 24 hours a day, which includes hotels and storage ever growing housing crisis. The objective is to Access developments will include a range of facilities in the UK, and residential provide high quality accommodation to those private and public amenities and services such as: accommodation in North America. choosing to rent, and particularly to rent for a long period. The company has extensive • Outdoor terraces, gardens and play areas All accommodation will be high quality and experience of developing and managing • Onsite storage rooms provided to a single standard. Duplexes operations based on rental space. • Parking spaces and car club services are provided along the Great North Road • Delivery areas for food, parcels and post providing views both to the north towards the The apartments will be available fully- • Wi-Fi within rooms. Gillette Factory and to the south looking into furnished and offer a mixture of sizes the proposed podium amenity space. ensuring provision for a wide range of

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Residential building along 2 1 Great West Road / Syon Lane F Main Residential Entrance – Residential building along 1 Northumberland Avenue 2 Northumberland Avenue F

2 Secondary Residential Entrance – 3 Private Landscaped Podium Garden Great West Road 1 F 1 Private Road F Flat

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Ground floor plan Podium floor plan

NOTES Rev Notes Date By Auth ColladoCollinsArchitects Access Self Storage ‐ DoBase_ not scale from this FLdrawing.‐01 Copy 1 ‐ Check all dimensions on site. N Gillette Corner 1 ‐ Site1 levels: 250 to be read in conjunction with topographical survey. ‐ Subject to site inspection. 0m 2m 4m 6m 8m 10m ‐ This drawing is to be read in conjunction with all other Unnamed contract/tender documentation (as applicable) and & all 17‐19 Foley Street Date: 10/13/16 documents prepared by other consultants. London W1W 6DW Drawn By: Author ‐ In accordance with third party agreements VISUAL SCALE 1:100 @ A1 Checked by: Checker AREAS Scale @ A1: 1 : 250 ‐ Refer to area schedule T 020 7580 3490 CONSTRUCTION [email protected] Scale @ A3: © Copyright Reserved. ColladoCollins Partners LLP www.colladocollins.com CAD File No: 09028 DAS ‐ Podium Revision plan

Office and PRS residential scheme – Raynes Park

Access Self Storage, office and PRS residential scheme – Streatham High road Office and PRS residential scheme – Raynes Park Gillette South

Storage Facility and Flexible Office Uses

Access Self Storage has developed The proposed storage facility consists of a In addition, a key part of the proposal is to an expertise over many years in central reception, enclosed loading bays provide flexible and affordable office space managing secure storage facilities. and associated offices. It will serve both which will activate the ground floor of the commercial and domestic users. Great West Road frontage. Access has run similar offices at a number of their sites across London and these have been very popular with new and growing small businesses.

Commercial spaces at ground floor Access Commercial Case Studies

Bee Good was founded in 2008 to create a “Quite simply, Bee brand of beeswax-based skincare range. Good would never They located their business at the Access Self Storage have got this far, this facility in Basingstoke. The flexibility in storage space quick without Access and the potential to expand or reduce the amount storage and the guys of space that they needed to run their business has at the Basingstoke helped them keep costs under control. The facilities premises.” that they were able to enjoy on site allowed them to accommodate the shipping companies used by their Simon Cavill, supermarket clients. Co-founder of Bee Good They are now an award-winning national brand which is stocked in over 100 Waitrose and Fenwick stores.

Sous Chef was founded in 2012 to “As we have got larger, provide specialist ingredients to home the team at Access Self chefs and adventurous foodies through Storage Hornsey has their website. delivered all the resources we needed to grow. All They have used the flexible storage pace and without the headache office space at the Access facility in Hornsey to of long-term contracts grow the business. and unforeseen expenses The company now has over 50,000 customers that go with traditional including Michelin starred restaurants in Europe commercial premises.” and the website the company operates is widely recognised by food writers as the ‘go-to’ shop for Nick Carter, all cooking needs. Co-founder of Sous Chef Gillette South

Site Access and Transportation

The site is highly accessible by The proposal envisages a single site access car lifts. 2 additional car parking spaces for public transport within easy walking and egress via Northumberland Avenue with visitors will be provided at ground floor level distance of Syon Lane railway no direct access onto the Great West Road. along with a space for a car club vehicle. 9 A controlled gate will ensure that there is no parking spaces will also be provided for the station. Equally, there are a number unauthorised access. In addition, new yellow commercial uses. of nearby bus stops and the London hatched markings will be introduced at the Underground Stations of Northumberland Avenue/Syon Lane junction 196 cycle parking spaces will be provided for and Manor are just over a mile to discourage queueing traffic blocking the residents at basement level, which will be away. Great West Road also benefits junction. accessed via a dedicated lift in addition to the from a dedicated cycle route. car lifts. 4 further cycle parking spaces are Internally within the site, there will be an provided at the main residential access point The proposal seeks to introduce active entrance into a ground floor covered loading off Northumberland Avenue. frontages around the site and enhance the bay and parking for the self-storage facility. street-level environment with wider footpaths New residents will not be able to apply for and planted borders. Provision for an off-road Within a proposed first level basement, some parking permits in the existing and extended cycle route is proposed, linking up with the 40 car parking spaces will be provided for use Car Parking Zones (CPZ’s) in the area. existing route on the Great West Road. by residents. These will be reached by two

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Direction to Boston Gillette Factory Manor Tube Station

GILLETTE SOUTH Petrol SITE Station Direction to Homebase

Syon Lane

Transport location plan

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1 Vehicular – 1 Site Entrance 5 2 Car Club and Visitor Parking 4

3 Gate / Secure Line 3 2 Controlled Parking Zone plan Car Lifts down to Basement 4 Residential Parking 5 Private Road

6 Covered Loading Bay 1 1 Pedestrian Residential Entrance

2 Pedestrian Office Entrance

3 Pedestrian Storage Entrance

Street level plan Gillette South

Landscaping and Amenity Space

The building has been set back from Wider footpaths creating much more The large podium courtyard garden will the site boundaries to address the spacious and safer pedestrian routes will be provide excellent communal amenity space surrounding street edges and to allow provided around the boundary of the site. that will be screened from the Great West Road and protected from its noise and the creation of an access road. At Overall, the public realm works will deliver pollution. This will maximise the southerly street level, the set back enhances the a major improvement to the appearance of aspect and the buildings will be designed to public realm around the site through the site and the wider area. allow high levels of sunlight into this space. the introduction of street trees, hedges and raised planting beds. Private amenity space is provided to Additional communal terraces at 5th and all apartments in the form of balconies 7th floor levels have been introduced and and terraces except a number facing children’s playspace is provided within the Syon Lane where extra internal space is courtyard garden and the terraces, exceeding provided instead. Authority Standards.

1 – Private Amenity 2 – Internal Amenity 3 – Podium Garden 4 – Terraces 5 – Street Level Amenity

Amenity Provision Landscape Masterplan - Podium Level

Visual Looking Down at Podium Garden Visual of Terrace at Fourth Floor Gillette South

Summary and Next Steps

Thank you very much for attending The proposals for Gillette Corner South have • Managed residential apartments for rent this exhibition. been conceived to deliver the following benefits: offering an excellent alternative to home ownership without the need for a large The next stage will be the statutory • Regeneration of a prominent vacant deposit or mortgage qualification; consultation by Hounslow Council on the brownfield site; • An estimated annual resident spending planning application, which will take place • The creation of around 62 full time power of £1.5 million; once the application has been registered. equivalent jobs associated with the • Location of buildings to maximise separation All of the application documentation will be construction; distances from nearby properties; made available on the Council’s website and • Activation of the street level frontage along • Large proportion of new homes with adjacent neighbours will be notified by letter. Great West Road and Syon Lane; southern aspect; • Creation of a landmark building; • Self-storage facility contained within the • Use of high quality materials and excellence internal fabric of the building; in design; • Podium garden shielded from busy local • Improved and widened public realm; road network and terraces giving excellent • Flexible offices targeted at small businesses amenity space; creating and providing around 75 new local • Buffer to noise created by heavy traffic; jobs leading to around £129,000 in annual • Greening of the streetscene; spending in the local area; • Entire site managed by owner. • Affordable homes and family–sized accommodation meeting local needs;

Outline timetable Community Consultation Planning Submission Planning Decision Construction of Start Completion

Design Development Planning Process Detailed Design Construction 2017 2017 Now 2016 2018 Spring 2015 & Winter/

Sketch View Along the Great West Road