Jan Kattein Tooting Bec & Broadway Neighbourhood Architects Characterisation Study Phase 1 Part 1 2019 CONTENT Introduction 04 1 Streetscape 09 1.01 Character 09 1.02 People 14 1.03 Statistics 15 2 Well-being 16 2.01 Character 16 2.02 People 21 2.03 Statistics 23 3 Retail 26 3.01 Character 26 3.02 People 33 3.03 Statistics 35 4 Housing 36 4.01 Character 36 4.02 People 45 4.03 Statistics 47 5 Circulation 48 5.01 Character 48 5.02 People 54 5.03 Statistics 55 6 Community 58 6.01 Character 58 6.02 People 62 6.03 Statistics 63 Summary 65 INTRODUCTION Tooting is a successful with making their policy suggestions. Neighbourhood neighbourhood which could be Plans must not conflict with the National Planning described as thriving ‘in spite of Policy Framework and usually address issues missing its’ environment’. from existing Local Plans. 41,660 The Tooting Bec & Broadway Neighbourhood Forum This characterisation study tells the story of Tooting 320 hectares (TBBNF) have commissioned Jan Kattein Architects, to through both quantitative and qualitative evidence. people research and produce this characterisation study on Tooting is examined through the lens of six key themes their designated study area (TBBNA). The aim of this provided by the Forum: Streetscape, Well-Being, Retail, report is to create an evidence base to support a future Housing, Circulation and Community. Neighbourhood Plan proposal by the Forum. This Part 1 report will examine the area’s existing conditions, Each theme has been studied to identify its £ % helping the Forum to decide on priority area’s of focus typical character(s), with a written description, and for Part 2, where a design code will be proposed. It is photographed examples. The existing conditions are also an opportunity to pro-actively build relationships then analysed through mappings, and some statistical with Tooting’s diverse communities. data. Data can be meaningless on its own, but when £613,978 (avg) £887.16 compared with Wandsworth or London averages, it £1,941 pcm (avg) (top band) Neighbourhood Plans allow those from outside of the sets a useful benchmark. This way, the neighbourhood political structure to have a say in the decision making can measure its’ performance using a number of that affects where they live. They are legally recognised ‘health check’ indicators. As people are at the heart documents, so have real, enforceable power. As part of of the Forum, we have also conducted interviews with the stages towards influencing policy making, an area a diverse spectrum of participants. Alongside portrait boundary is defined to focus the study, and an evidence photographs of interviewees, this provides a personal base is gathered to illustrate the neighbourhood’s insight into life in Tooting, and shows the range of understanding of Tooting’s current issues and successes. opinions on issues raised. ^ Introductory statistics of the TBBNA social-economic profile - population, size of designated area, house pricing and council tax (population This can then be referred to when the Forum proceeds calculated from collating together Tooting, Graveney, 1/2Bedford and 1/5Nightingale 2011 census data, sales/rental prices from Zoopla 2019) The first step in the process of Consultation was then undertaken for a 6 week Neighbourhood Planning is to period to bring it to the attention of people who determine the area boundary. live, work or have businesses in the area. Effort was made to reach the maximum number or locals possible, through various methods including press A neighbourhood area can be proposed by a group notices, online posts, database letters, laminated within the area’s community which has the capacity street notices and a hard copy in the Tooting Library. to become the designated neighbourhood forum for By the end of the consultation period, a wide range the area they are proposing. of respondents had been reached from individual residents, to statutory/regulatory bodies like Historic On the 7th September 2016 Wandsworth England and local groups such as The Wandsworth Council received applications to establish both a Environmental Forum. Responses left by contributors Neighbourhood Area to be known as: “Tooting Bec fell into 3 categories: support, seeking further and Broadway Neighbourhood Area” [TBBNA] and information, or no comments or objection. The were to set-up a Neighbourhood Forum, to be known zero objections and the majority of responses were as “Tooting Bec and Broadway Neighbourhood supportive or sought more information which was Forum” [TBBNF]. The area boundary was carefully assisted by the Council. considered as this determines the limits of the resulting Neighbourhood Plan. After substantial consultation, this boundary (see page 6) was decided On the 4th April 2017 the Council awarded (for the on. In contrast to the Wandsworth ward boundaries, purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act which are determined by an average electorate of 1990) the designation proposed as appropriate and approximately 5,500 people, and so see Tooting split in accordance with relevant legislation and national into 5 wards, the TBBNF area was determined by the Planning Practice Guidance. area locals felt to part of Tooting in lived experience. ^ Boundary consultation - intuitive resident sketches to defining the Neighbourhood Boundary, 2015 TBBNA Map Nightingale Ward Key: Wandsworth Common Ward TTBNA Boundary Wansdworth Borough Boundary Bedford Ward Earlsfield Ward Census Ward Area Boundaries Tooting Ward Key Map of London Borough Boundaries Graveney Ward Key Map of Wandsworth Ward Boundaries London Borough of Wandsworth After substantial consultation, this boundary was decided on as the TBBNA. In contrast to the Wandsworth London Borough of Merton ward boundaries, which are determined by an average N electorate of approximately 5,500 people, the TBBNF area was determined by the area locals felt to part of Tooting in lived experience. 0 0.5 1 Kilometers Neighbourhood Forum Category 1: What do you love about Tooting? Survey Consultation - 2016- Category 2: What would you like to preserve about Tooting? 2018 This category by far inspired the most responses at 1173 showing that respondents have a positive outlook on the area. 641 responses were given to this category. Investigating public opinion is a logical starting point. 1 2 The TBBNF have carried out many consultations, What do you love about Tooting? What would you like to preserve in including this survey which asked 4 simple questions: Tooting? diversity 1. What do you love about Tooting? restaurants/food markets 2. What would you like to preserve in Tooting? community green spaces 3. What do we not have that we need in Tooting? Shops - variety architecture 4. What do we need to change in Tooting? markets diversity green spaces community This consultation lasted from February 2016 to character Shops - variety December 2018 and was carried out through 18 face- amenity - health amenity - culture to-face events and 1 online survey. The main aim of transport links Shops - type this consultation was to observe patterns and make Shops - type amenity - health suggestions for second phase consultations, and amenity - children/youth character ultimately to develop and investigate areas for the Vibrancy Amenity - general Neighbourhood Plan to focus on. A report prepared by Richard Couldrey for the TBBNF in 12th December What do you love about Tooting? What would you like to preserve in 2018 describes the results and assembles the data into charts, summarised here. Tooting? 250 Richard Couldrey notes: “These four questions were 200 80 70 designed to be divergent, encouraging a wide array 150 60 of responses and to be inclusive and accessible for 50 100 40 as many people as possible. The purpose behind 30 asking these questions was for the TBBNF to observe 50 20 10 MP and listen to a representative and diverse range of MP 0 pubs pubs Safety 0 Safety markets business responses. From these responses, we analysed trends diversity Vibrancy activities markets character diversity Vibrancy character walkability community walkability Shops - type architecture community green spaces public spaces Shops - type from which we could design a second phase of deeper architecture green spaces miscellaneous public spaces unused space transport links Shops - variety miscellaneous transport links Shops - variety amenity - health litter/flytipping amenity - culture amenity - health restaurants/food Amenity - general consultations on key areas. Therefore, it didn’t matter amenity - culture restaurants/food affordable housing Amenity - general amenity - children/ affordable housing that a comment like “parking” could be interpreted as The graphs above show the same data in different ways. being either “we need more parking” or “parking is a amenity - children/youth problem that exacerbates the dominance of the car”. The point is that the topic of “parking” is an important The graphs above show the same data in different ways. area to understand more and in need of further ^> Online consultation results tabularised by TBBNF 4 6 Category 3: What do we not have that we need in Tooting? Category 4: What do we need to Change in Tooting? There were 611 responses to this category. 601 responses. 3 What do we not have that we need in 4 What do we need to change in Tooting? Tooting? amenity - culture litter/flytipping green spaces traffic - congestion Shops - type consultation as the Community cares about it.” He also walkability amenity - children/ notes that “we accepted