tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 1 Olympic Delivery Authority P D T Planning Decisions Team Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications Main Report - Appendices 14 AUGUST 2007 tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 2 tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 3 CONTENTS Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications Report to ODA Planning Committee 14 August 2007 Main Report Appendices 1 Consultation Responses Summary Tables • Statutory Consultees • Planning Authorities • Non-Statutory Organisations and Other Groups • Individuals 2 Greater London Authority Response to PDT Olympic Application Consultation 3 List of Drawings for Approval - Site Preparation Planning Application 4 List of Drawings for Approval - Olympic Facilities and Legacy Transformation Planning Application 5 Regulation 19 Letter dated 4th April 2007 6 Site Preparation Planning Application Description of Development 7 Olympic Facilities and Legacy Transformation Planning Application Description of Development 8 Olympic Park Code of Construction Practice (CoCP) (Draft) 9 Background Papers Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications 3 tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 4 4 Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 5 Olympic Delivery Authority P D T 1 Planning Decisions Team Consultation Responses Summary Tables Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 6 1 1A Statutory Consultees Summary Tables Ref Organisation Name Position Position Round Round 1 Round 2 Consultation Responses British Transport Police Conditional 1 Support 1 An operational policing facility to accommodate 50 staff should form a key component of the Stratford station complex. 2 Request that a contribution from the Olympic related planning applications through an S106 agreement. Request discussion of this. 3 Design: There should be liaison with the Police at an early stage; appropriate CCTV systems and Automatic Number Plate Recognition Systems should be used; Park boundary fencing should be a high security specification and agreed with Police and Counter Terrorism Security Adviser; Airwave emergency services communications coverage should be guaranteed for gateway stations. 4 Construction phase: A safe and secure environment should be maintained in terms of street furniture, construction hoarding, lighting etc; railway operators should be consulted regarding network capacity in view of construction worker demand. 5 Games mode: Railway infrastructure capacity should be adequate; crowd management on site should be addressed; no litter bins to be provided to gateway stations and bus interchanges and highways immediately outside these stations. 6 Legacy: Explaining requirement for a new permanent BTP police office at Stratford to meet policing requirements of regeneration projects in area. The level of 2012 development will have a significant impact on the level of policing required. This can be required via a legal agreement. British Transport Police Conditional 2 Support 1 All bridges should be designed to reduce the potential of trespass and vandalism. BTP should be consulted on design. Under rail bridges should be designed to provide natural lines of site and prevent vehicles from parking under key infrastructure. Rail over road bridges should be designed to avoid bridge strikes. Road over rail bridges should comply with Government recommendations. 2 Olympic and Village fence lines must be high security specification where close or adjacent to railway infrastructure. BTP should be consulted on design. Construction must not compromise existing railway safety and security. 3 State requirement for BTP facility of 850sqm at Stratford Station, should be secured through S106 agreement. 6 Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 7 1A Ref Organisation Name Position Position Round Round 1 Round 2 British Waterways London Conditional 1 – Part 1 Summary Tables Support Consultation Responses 1 Global remediation strategy: Further information required on foul and surface water drainage. Benefits of construction of Prescott Lock should be included. Boat traffic advantageous rather than an adverse impact. 2 Ecology: Temporary and permanent lighting should be low level without spillage over waterways to allow for bats to forage. 3 Landscaping: Navigation should not be inhibited. Access to banks and channels must be maintained. Potential for greater use of waterways for example transport/leisure should not be sterilised. 4 City Mill River: Potential for new moorings should be investigated; opportunities to widen towpaths, improve landscaping and access to the waterside- waterside access could include trip boats/water taxis. New moorings could create revenue for future Park maintenance. Back of House for stadium adjacent to the river would be ideal location for marina/basin in Olympic phase. Disappointing that scheme as a whole has not included marina sites in accordance with London Plan and LLV OAPF and 2004 permission. 5 Waterworks River: should incorporate paths and link to existing /proposed routes; opportunity for improved public access to waterside and for navigation. 6 Treatment of riverbanks should take account of navigation safety in consultation with BW. 7 Design and Access statement: i). Must recognise multi-functional value of active waterways and their primary purpose as navigable rivers. Support remodelling of waterways with re- used structures/materials where appropriate. 8 Design and Access statement: ii) Where loop road runs parallel to towpath in Legacy this will have negative impact on the perception and role of the canal in this location. 9 Design and Access statement: iii) Carpenters Road Lock: retention welcomed. Design of bridge over should be complementary. 10 Flood Risk/Hydrology: Channel works should take account of fixed water level following new water control structures in Prescott Channel (notionally fixed water level of 2.3m AOD. 11 Walking and Cycling: i) Towpaths in and around Olympic Park will see significant increase in use - demand, capacity and safety modelling should be done. Support western access point and provision of wide towpaths. Should be well designed shared use paths along all waterways in Bow Back Rivers network. Lee Navigation path requires significant upgrading. 12 Walking and Cycling: ii) A number of detailed points made in respect of ensuring safe access on/off boats from the waterside and the benefits of taking advantage of appropriate locations for water taxi/trip boat landing points. 13 Security: believe the waterways should remain open and in use during the Games in a managed way. Olympic, Paralympic & Legacy Transformation Planning Applications 7 tp150_Appendices2 29/7/07 00:18 Page 8 1A Ref Organisation Name Position Position Round Round 1 Round 2 Summary Tables British Waterways London 1 – Part 2 Consultation Responses 1 Sets out the strategic policy context relevant to waterways. The London Plan Blue Ribbon Network policy recognise the strategic importance of the network and encourages its use for passenger transport, freight, sport and leisure requires high quality of design and deals with impact of new structures. 2 The Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework envisages the area as a vibrant, sustainable mixed use city district set in high quality parkland and waterways. The ‘Water City’ concept includes ecological enhancement and re-naturalisation of sections of waterways, maintaining and extending the use of waterways for living, transport and recreation and ensuring flood risk is appropriately managed. 3 Global Remediation Strategy (GRS): Further information required on urban drainage system. 4 British Waterways (BW) is disappointed that the GRS is critical of the perceived loss of tidal mudflats resulting from the Prescott Lock scheme. The positive benefits of the water control scheme should be included. 5 More balanced approach to the effects of boat traffic which should be seen as advantageous rather than having an adverse impact. 6 Ecology: critical references to the new water control structure should be removed as there is no evidence to support this. 7 It is critical to avoid adverse impact on bats by ensuring that all lighting is low level, does not spill over waterways and kept to a minimum at the waters edge. 8 Landscaping: key issues are: remove proposals which inhibit navigation, maintain access to the waters edge, proposals should not sterilise opportunities for greater use of waterways, access for maintenance must be considered, location of utilities must be considered. 9 Detailed comments to improve landscaping are provided for the different waterways as follow: 10 River Lea: vertical separation of paths using battered naturalised rock features, create wider paths, gated access to floating pontoons and residential moorings, different level paths to separate users e.g. cyclists and anglers, more formalised landscaping on Stadium side, development opportunities exist beneath concourse levels of Stadium. Opportunity above Carpenters Road lock to create turning head and activity at waters edge; Carpenters Road lock is a listable 1930s structure which could become important defining feature and destination; retained building adjacent to Carpenters Road lock needs careful consideration. 11 City Mill River: new habitat may be difficult to create, access should be provided at lower level