NORTHFIELDS Design and Access Statement Volume 1 - Outline application Produced by: Terence O’Rourke January 2018 St George Developments Limited St George House 16 The Boulevard Imperial Wharf Fulham SW6 2UB © Terence O’Rourke Ltd 2018. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. All figures (unless otherwise stated) © Terence O’Rourke Ltd 2018. Based upon the 2017 Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright Terence O’Rourke Ltd Licence number 100019980. NORTHFIELDS Design and Access Statement Volume 1 - Outline application Produced by: Terence O’Rourke January 2018 St George Developments Limited St George House 16 The Boulevard Imperial Wharf Fulham SW6 2UB © Terence O’Rourke Ltd 2018. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. All figures (unless otherwise stated) © Terence O’Rourke Ltd 2018. Based upon the 2017 Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Ordnance Survey on behalf of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright Terence O’Rourke Ltd Licence number 100019980. 1 NORTHFIELDS THE VISION The vision for Northfields is to open and transform the site, reconnecting the local area with the Grand Union Canal and River Brent, creating and improving routes to Stonebridge Park station and providing new homes, new employment space, public open spaces and local amenities, including a community centre. These features will ensure Northfields complements the rest of Alperton, providing residents and the wider local community with a new place to live, work, relax and enjoy. 2,900 NEW HOMES INCLUDING OVER 1,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES APPROXIMATELY 650 JOBS IN THE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT AROUND 19,000 SQM OF WORKSPACE HALF THE SITE, 4.6 HECTARES, OPEN SPACE UP TO 2,300 SQM OF SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND 500 SQM COMMUNITY CENTRE APPROXIMATELY 500 JOBS A YEAR DURING CONSTRUCTION £60 MILLION CIL CONTRIBUTION AND £16 MILLION NEW HOMES BONUS 3 Four and a half hectares of high quality public realm, over half the area of the site, will be delivered in early phases of the masterplan, transforming the neighbourhood and including the 0.60 hectare Central Gardens and 0.83 hectare Riverside Meadows (including Riverside Walk). Northfields will contain local amenities and facilities such as shops, cafés and restaurants, and a circa 500 sq m community centre to complement the wider area. Celebrations such as the Alperton Summer Festival will be held in the new Central Gardens involving the wider community and bringing people together. NORTHFIELDS A place to enjoy 5 KEY FEATURES NORTHFIELDS 1 Canal-side The interface between the new development and the existing community adjacent to Beresford Avenue – a vibrant space with south west facing bars, restaurant and cafés and home to the new community centre. Situated on the bend of the canal, this new public space becomes a focus along the towpath from both the A place to live Alperton and central London directions. 2 Community centre A new circa 500 sq m multi-functional facility, designed by the community, positioned to provide a focus and work to the canalside space and connect with the existing community. A new flexible main community hall that can be divided into three separate areas is supplemented by additional meeting spaces, nursery and a community kitchen. 3 Green avenue The main new east-west green pedestrian and cycle spine that opens up connectivity towards Stonebridge Park station, the canal and Alperton itself. Punctuated by the Central Gardens and Riverside Meadows, the route becomes a safe and varied artery that opens up the site to the surrounding community. 4 Central Gardens The central focus area at the heart of the site – a new 21st century London garden space with a meandering water feature that links the canal and river. The curving form recalls the former bends within the River Brent. 5 Riverside Meadows A natural parkland edge that reinstates a soft and green character to this stretch of the River Brent. Trim trails, places to relax and educational information are incorporated in this distinctive and relaxed landscape. 6 The Generator Designed by leading industrial architects Michael Sparks Associates, The Generator will be an innovative bespoke multi-storey industrial building, the first of its kind in the UK. It will provide a hub of 13,100 sq m light industrial workspace providing space for a variety of B1c and B8 uses. 7 Employment space Provision of high quality affordable workspace comprising 5,000 sq m of ground floor units, with residential above. These units will be flexible in size, from ‘seed bed’ units to larger units for more established businesses. 8 Entrance marker building An entrance marker building creates a gateway to the site and Alperton from the North Circular Road. The structure, and the existing 21 storey Wembley Point building, sit either side of the imposing railway arches acting as ‘bookends’ marking Stonebridge Park station. 9 Central Gardens marker building A marker building articulates the western corner of Central Gardens creating a clear focal point leading visitors towards the canal along the green avenue. 10 Townhouses Three storey townhouses are introduced along Beresford Avenue to create a variety of building typologies. 11 Mews streets Mews streets link Beresford Avenue with the canal. 6 8 10 10 7 2 11 11 5 1 4 9 6 3 The Illustrative Masterplan has been developed in collaboration with the community, London Borough of Brent, Greater London Authority, Transport for London and other statutory consultees. All images are for illustrative purposes only 7 BERKELEY GROUP OUR VISION BERKELEY GROUP OUR VISION OUR VISION OUR VISION To be a modern, world-class business generating long-term value by creating successful, sustainable places where people aspire to live. THE BERKELEY GROUP OURFIVE VISION FOCUS AREAS INITIATIVE BERKELEY ASPIRES TO BE A MODERN, WORLD-CLASS BUSINESS. THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR VISION WE ARTICULATE OUR STRATEGY ACROSS OUR FIVE AREAS OF STRATEGIC FOCUS: CUSTOMERS; HOMES; PLACES; OPERATIONS; AND OUR PEOPLE. CUSTOMERS HOMES By focusing on these areas, we ensure This report provides an overview of the EMBEDDING COMMITMENTS that we continue to provide customers Our Vision strategy and summarises INTO OUR BUSINESS with an exceptional service, whilst Theperformance Berkeley during Group the period is 1made May 2016 up of six autonomous companies: delivering high quality homes and places to 30 April 2017. It is an extract from the where communities can thrive. 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