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Who We Are and What We Do 1 Who we are and what we do The Reach 1 Peabody is one of the oldest and largest housing associations in London where we have been building homes and communities for over 153 years. Today, we own and manage more than 28,000 homes across the capital, housing around 80,000 residents. We want to make London a city of opportunity for all by ensuring as many people as possible have: A good home A real sense of purpose A strong feeling of belonging Founded in 2002, Pitman Tozer has established a reputation for working closely with clients to design and deliver elegant, imaginative and practical houses on complicated, heavily constrained sites. Previous work with Peabody includes the award winning Mint Street development in Bethnal Green. Peabody Avenue A Peabody development in Pimlico, consisting of 5 storeys and providing 55 new flats. Designed by Haworth Tompkins architects, the development was completed in 2012 and has won several awards for design. Peabody Avenue by Haworth Tompkins Mint Street Commissioned by Peabody and designed by Pitman Tozer, this award-winning development provides 67 new, peaceful flats on a noisy site next to a railway in East London. The block includes a mixture of tenures and was completed in 2014. Mint Street by Pitman Tozer Landscape Landscape architects Turkington Martin are working with us to help design the outside spaces and public realm. Shown here are some examples of similar landscapes. Tesco Woolwich Roof Gardens by Hackney Shared Surface Charlotte Garden, Copenhagen Turkington Martin Peabody, Thamesmead & Plumstead The Reach 2 Background N Peabody has been building homes and communities in London for over 153 years. We were already over 100 years old when the first residents moved into Thamesmead in 1968. Nearly 50 years later, Thamesmead is one of Peabody’s top priorities. We are passionate about the people, the place and its potential and want to make Thamesmead an area that people THAMESMEAD choose to live, work and visit. Housing Zones Peabody has worked in partnership with Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley to successfully secure over £70m government investment through two Housing Zones in Thamesmead. The Reach is part of the Abbey Wood, Thamesmead and Plumstead Housing Zone, which covers the area north of The Reach Site Plumstead Station up to the riverside by Gallions Park. Working with Royal Borough of Greenwich we aim to build over 1,500 new homes in the area over the next 15 years, as well as new shops, community facilities and improved public spaces. KEY ABBEY WOOD The Reach development site Other Peabody development sites Abbey Wood station Rail station Railway line Plumstead station PLUMSTEAD Town centre ‘Connected Crescent’ Aerial view outlining both Housing Zone areas in Thamesmead Our Wider Plans For N Plumstead and West Thamesmead As well as The Reach, we will also be working to transform the vacant former industrial sites to the north of Plumstead station, providing new homes, shops, hotel and a public square. In the longer term we are investigating the potential for bringing forward housing on the area of land known as Broadwater Dock, which lies adjacent to Gallions Park, as well as making long- term improvements to Broadwater Green and Plumstead Gallions Park. station We will be consulting with the community on our wider plans for Plumstead and West Thamesmead in Spring 2016. Aerial view of Plumstead The Reach site viewed from Thames Reach off Western Way Community consultation carried out by Peabody Community play area Proposals for The Reach The Reach 3 Existing Site The Reach site Battery Road 1 The Reach Site 1 View of site from the carpark at Thames Reach 2 Western Way The Reach site Existing site plan N KEY The Reach development site 2 View of site from Western Way 66 new homes, new community space, public realm improvements This plan shows the proposed layout of the site. N The new community space is at ground floor level and faces the existing local centre. There are eleven three-bedroom maisonettes at ground floor level on the western and eastern sides, each with small, private front gardens. These maisonettes have larger, private gardens to Existing the rear, overlooking the communal garden. residential Loading car park The large communal garden sits at the centre of bay the development and will not be accessible to the Battery Road public. This will be a dedicated outside area for the community facility. Charlesmere Gardens Vehicular access to the site is provided via the existing residential car park and 36 new car parking spaces will be provided. Loading Bay Flats on the first floor and above will be accessed Existing at points A and B as shown on the proposed commercial layout plan. car park Proposed car The existing car park, and access to the shops park and pub, will not be affected by these proposals. B 36 Spaces KEY Thames Reach Community 3-bed maisonette Space Community space Bin storage / mechanical plant Existing pub A Residential / core entrance car park Community space entrance Site boundary Communal Circulation core A garden East wing - 4 Stories Communal garden Princess Alice Public House Community use at ground floor Bikes West wing - 6 Stories Western Way Aerial layout view Proposed layout plan Proposals for The Reach The Reach 4 View from Battery Road This image shows the entrance to the community space at ground floor level and new car park from the existing residential car park. We are proposing less floors to the left of the image which takes into consideration the homes that already exist next to the site. 1 1 View from Battery Road looking over the existing residential carpark to the proposed building. Charlesmere Gardens is on the right. View from Princess Alice This sketch shows the proposed building in relation to the existing Charlesmere Gardens. The proposals mirror the crescent form of the existing building to create an edge to the local centre. 2 2 View from the Princess Alice car park towards the proposed building. Charlesmere Gardens is on the left. Proposals for The Reach The Reach 5 View from Western Way This image shows our proposals when approaching from Plumstead, along Western Way. It shows the balconies overlooking the central communal garden. 3 3 View of the proposed building from Western Way. The Princess Allice pub is on the left, and Charlesmere Gardens is in the distance beyond. View from the new car park This sketch shows one of the residential entrances into the communal courtyard when standing in the proposed residential car park. The two storey maisonettes are on the left. 4 4 View of the proposed residential entrance from the new car park. Appearance & Materials The Reach 6 What the building could look like Silchester Estate by Haworth Tompkins for Silchester Estate by Haworth Tompkins for Peabody Mint Street by Pitman Tozer Architects for Peabody Peabody Amba Hotel on Oxford Street by Tait & Lorne Architects, 1934 Amba Hotel on Oxford Street by Tait & Lorne Adelaide Wharf by AHMM for Peabody Mint Street by Pitman Tozer Architects for Peabody Architects, 1934 Timetable March 2016 Spring 2016 Autumn 2016 Autumn 2017 Spring 2019 Peabody Public Planning Application Planning Decision Construction Construction Consultation Submitted Works Start Works Complete How to get in touch We would love to know what you think of our plans for The Reach. You can tell us by: 1. Filling out a questionnaire 2. Logging on: www.peabody.org.uk/thamesmead 3. Emailing us at: [email protected] .
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