A report for Keepmoat Partnerships by URBED Part 3: illustRative MASTERPLAN Page Anfield and Breckfield Design Statement and Statement of Community Involvement 19. A Vision for Anfield and Breckfield In which we describe the development of the masterplan based on the historical value of the site and its potential to fulfil the vision as set out by the partners in the introduction As we described in the earlier part of this spaces and a mix of houses, shops and a loss of housing. However we document, Anfield was one of a band of local facilities. This vision can be broken have sought to maintain reasonable terraced neighbourhoods built around down into the following elements:- densities to ensure that the area Liverpool as a reaction to the slums of remains active and there is enough previous generations. The area has been A range of housing: A diversifica- people to support local shops and a lively, successful urban neighbourhood tion of residential accommodation services. The scheme therefore for over 00 years and retains today a to broaden the housing choices in replaces the proposed ,800 demo- strong and coherent community. the area. This includes larger family litions with ,00 new homes. However change is required to homes, semi detached properties address the housing market weakness and apartments alongside the ter- A comprehensive green space that has developed in the area with the races in the area. strategy: It is clear that the lack of poor housing conditions and the lack of amenity space is one of the issues amentity space. This change is required Retail consolidation: The contrac- that most concerns local people, over large parts of inner Liverpool and tion of retailing units on Walton yet there is also fear that open HMR is an important opportunity to Breck Road and Oakfield Road by spaces attract young people and reshape these areas and in doing so to replacing outdated retail units with anti-social behaviour. At the heart of reshape the city of Liverpool. new mixed use facilities. the plan is therefore a open space In the last 0 years new housing network based on sinuous spaces, development in Liverpool has done lit- Community involvement: As overlooked by adjacent housing tle to grasp this opportunity. Too often described in the previous section, to give the neighbourhood a green urban housing has been replaced with the vision is a redevelopment for character of secure public realm cul-de-sacs and houses that turn their the existing community and de- backs on the streets. This may produce signed with their full involvement to This vision will see Anfield and Breck- desirable housing but it undermines the encourage the future growth of the field emerge as an attractive residential quality and diversity of the urban fabric area for current and new members location in Liverpool. Together with the creating streets and spaces that are not of the community. other HMR areas it will provide a model overlooked and so become a target for for the future redevelopment of the city, anti-social behaviour. Futureproofing: A masterplan that to improve housing conditions while The vision for Anfield and Breck- takes account of adjacent regen- maintaining the best of urban Liverpool. field is to create housing as attractive as eration schemes and development These new neighbourhoods will have recent suburban schemes in a layout that proposals (such as the football diverse housing and tenures to cater for builds on the best urban characteristics ground plans) but is not dependant people at different stages of life alongside of the area. A layout with a clear defini- on their delivery. a combination of local amenities and tion between public space at the front larger shopping facilities nearby. of houses and private space at the rear A critical mass of activity: Inevita- with attractive streets and generous open bly the redevelopment will involve Page A report for KeepmoatLiverpool Council Partnerships and Keepmoat by URBED Partnerships by URBED 20. The Illustrative Masterplan In which we visually depict the principles that underpin the masterplan As described in Part of the report, exhibition. Common themes emerged the Masterplan was developed as an from the event and the final plan shown iterative community-led process where on this page is a combination of op- key community members were actively tions from the workshop that have involved in the evolution and problem been designed indicatively by URBED. solving process that occurs as part of This plan is discussed and described masterplanning. An initial workshop in more detail on the following pages. created ideas that were then tested This plan is not to scale. on the wider community through the Page Anfield and Breckfield Design Statement and Statement of Community Involvement 21. Development Parameters Plan In which we highlight the key areas and impacts on the site The plan to the right is called a devel- opment parameters plan, it broadly highlights key features, uses and their distribution within the proposed scheme. The key is at the bottom of the page with the plan to the right. The plan is not to scale. Page 4 A report for Keepmoat Partnerships by URBED 22. The Numbered Block Plan In which we assign blocks in the masterplan a number sequence for ease of description in later sections The plan to the left is identical to the Development Parameters plan but has each urban block numbered so that particular issues pertinent to individual blocks or sections of the masterplan can be highlighted and discussed clearly and accurately in the following chapters. The plan is not to scale. Page 5 Anfield and Breckfield Design Statement and Statement of Community Involvement 23. Figure Ground Plan In which we analyse the built form of the proposed masterplan The illustrative masterplan has certain adjacent to the Granton area of the key features that can be unpacked and scheme. The masterplan also seeks to explained through urban design analy- retain a degree of legibility by echoing sis. the continous frontage form that is dis- tinctive to this richly historic Victorian Figure Ground Plan: On the left is area or - in the case of Robson Street the figure ground plan, a plan which - a result of proposed redevelopment highlights the built form of the area. in the area. Thus the major routes of The illustrative masterplanned area Oakfield Road and Walton Breck Road (signified in red) stands out from the and Robson Street have strong urban surrounding context since it maximises forms. The hatched areas are the Arena the amount of private space available Elderly Village, the existing Primary inside the urban blocks. This contrasts School and its site and the proposed against the tight terraced form that Red Cafe building, schemes that sit dominates the surrounding Big Trian- within the masterplan but are being led gle and Rockfield areas and the more by other key stakeholders in the area. suburban forms of the Grizedale estate Blocks maximising internal space (left) and tight terraces that dominate Anfield and Breckfield (right) Page 6 A report for Keepmoat Partnerships by URBED 24. Road Heirarchy In which we discuss the heirarchy of the proposed masterplan The street hierarchy that we have the green spines that Granton Street developed as part of the masterplan is intersects. based upon three types of streets: Tertiary Street (green): The remainder High streets (red): The most impor- of the streets will be designed with tant of these is Walton Breck/Oakfield home zone principles (except for the Road. This route has a large range of roads that run each side of the green facilities, is the natural neighbourhood spines which will be one way) where centre and has public transport links pedestrians have priority. These will to city centre and other areas. This, be narrower still (m) and will be and the other high streets, take most intimate spaces with possible traffic of the through traffic for the neigh- treatments of shared surfaces, (rather bourhood. These streets are prone than pavements and kerbs) some street to congestion however and there are trees and on street parking. They will rat running problems that have led be used primarily for local access. to many amendments being made to Home zone principles are discussed in road access in the area. Future plans greater detail in a later section. should seek to keep traffic using these main thoroughfares and not encourage Parking strategy: The level of parking over use of the new housing environ- proposed as part of the masterplan ments as potential journey shortening seeks to strike a balance between the cut throughs. The design and width excesses of matchday with the needs of the high streets should also ensure for permeability. Residential parking is that traffic does not adversely affect provided at 00% across the scheme. adjacent buildings but allows ample This includes a combination of in-curti- opportunity for passing trade from lage parking within the ground floor motor bound traffic as well as local of town houses, on street and within pedestrian traffic. courtyards. Secondary streets (yellow): The Elderly Village Access: The masterp- routes shown on the plan will carry lan indicates intended routes through traffic into each part of the site. These the scheme; a vehicular and pedestrian will therefore be designed as roads ca- route between Maritime lodge and the pable of accommodating a reasonable Arena scheme and an unbroken pedes- amount of traffic but will be narrower trian access route between Bob Paisley (5m) than the high streets. Consider- Court and the Elderly Village. ing the proximity to a large football stadium and future complex this road will have to be calmed accordingly along its length and specifically around Page 7 Anfield and Breckfield Design Statement and Statement of Community Involvement 25.