PARK DESIGN GUIDE 2018 Drafts 1 and 2 prepared by Draft 3 and 4 prepared by November 2017 January 2018 Draft Originated Checked Reviewed Authorised Date 1 for client review GW/RW/LD JR/GW NH HS 22/09/17 2 for final submission (for GW RW SJ HS 10/11/17 internal LLDC use) 3 for consultation AM/RH RH 24/11/17 4 final draft AM/RH RH LG 24/09/18 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 USER GUIDE 6 STREET FURNITURE STRATEGIC GUIDANCE STREET FURNITURE OVERVIEW 54 SEATING 55 PLAY FURNITURE 64 VISION 8 BOUNDARY TREATMENTS 66 INCLUSIVE DESIGN 9 PLANTERS 69 RELEVANT POLICIES AND GUIDANCE 10 BOLLARDS 70 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND BIODIVERSITY 12 LIGHTING 72 HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION 14 PUBLIC ART 74 VENUE MANAGEMENT 15 REFUSE AND RECYCLING FACILITIES 75 SAFETY AND SECURITY 16 WAYFINDING 76 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 17 CYCLE PARKING 80 TEMPORARY AND MOVEABLE FURNITURE 82 CHARACTER AREA DESIGN PRINCIPLES OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE 84 QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK 22 LANDSCAPE AND PLANTING NORTH PARK 23 SOUTH PARK 24 LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES 88 CANAL PARK 25 NORTH PARK 90 KEY DESIGN PRINCIPLES 26 SOUTH PARK 95 TREES 108 SURFACE MATERIALS SOIL AND EARTHWORKS 113 SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS (SUDS) 116 STANDARD MATERIALS PALETTE 30 WATERWAYS 120 PLAY SPACES 31 FOOTPATHS 34 CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT FOOTWAYS 38 CARRIAGEWAYS 40 PARK OPERATIONS AND DESIGN MANAGEMENT 126 KERBS AND EDGING 42 RISK MANAGEMENT 127 SLOPES, RAMPS AND STEPS 45 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND MITIGATION 128 DRAINAGE 47 ASSET MANAGEMENT 129 PARKING AND LOADING 49 A PARK FOR THE FUTURE 130 UTILITIES 51 SURFACE MATERIALS MAINTENANCE 52 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GLOSSARY REFERENCES QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK DESIGN GUIDE INTRODUCTION CONTEXT Occupying more than 100ha, Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Estate is made Olympic Park lies across the border of four up of development plots which are defined East London boroughs: Hackney, Newham, by Legacy Communities Scheme (LCS). Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, and is The LLDC’s priority theme of ‘High Quality one of the largest regeneration projects in Design,’ is to be applied to these plots and London’s history. Queen Elizabeth Olympic the remaining parkland areas, to maintain the Park won the Rosa Barba International design excellence seen through Games time, Landscape Prize 2016. The Park will forever and provide a consistency of high quality, be synonymous with the London 2012 accessible public realm, biodiversity and play Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is now as a lasting legacy. at a crucial development stage in becoming Stratford an integrated part of the wider urban grain of The neighbourhood and development plots International Bromley London. include: by Bow - Chobham Manor Attracting over six million visitors every year, - East Village Stratford the Park is already a huge draw for families, - East Bank sports enthusiasts and a growing population - East Wick and Sweetwater of local residents and businesses, as a large - Hackney Wick Metropolitan park of national significance. - Bromley By Bow - Pudding Mill Lane The London Legacy Development Corporation - Rick Roberts Way (LLDC) is the Planning Authority responsible Pudding for preserving the landscape quality of This guidance sets out the expected standards Mill Lane Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Estate, whilst for ensuring that good design and biodiversity managing and maintaining the Park. is sustained across the open spaces of the Estate, whilst integrating place making principles as part of the ongoing management of the Park. Venues Pudding Mill Lane East Wick and Sweetwater Chobham Manor East Bank Rick Roberts Way Bromley LLDC Planning Authority Motorway by Bow Borough boundaries Transport Links 4 QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK DESIGN GUIDE PURPOSE The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Design Guide is primarily designed to provide third party designers, developers and land managers with: ■ details on existing standards for the Park ■ documentation of the existing qualities of as a whole. the Park and existing planning permissions, such as the Legacy Communities Scheme ■ the overarching design principles shown as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park expected by the LLDC for developing plans Estate on the adjacent plan. associated with proposed neighbourhoods and landscape improvements. ■ provision of supplementary design considerations for existing planning ■ how to incorporate standards for new applications (to complement existing Stratford open space proposals within developments International design codes). Bromley on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Estate. by Bow ■ how design needs to fit with overall long ■ guidance on how the interface between term stewardship objectives of the Park Stratford new developments and parkland should be designed and managed. The Park Design Guide should be read in ■ design parameters for selecting materials conjunction with other relevant planning and products. permissions e.g. Legacy Communities Scheme ■ high level guidance on implementation (LCS), planning conditions and the Park standards. Management Plan. Pudding ■ sign posting to relevant policy and Mill Lane The map opposite highlights how this Guide standards. relates to the LLDC’s planning boundary. AREAS OF INFLUENCE PARK DESIGN GUIDE APPLICATION LLDC zone of influence Recommended for guiding wider neighbourhood public (Planning Authority) realm schemes Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Essential for informing open space design standards across Bromley by Bow Estate the LCS neighbourhoods Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Estate Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Essential for designing changes to the core parkland and for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Parkland Parkland outside LLDC parkland informing ongoing maintenance LLDC Planning Authority Motorway Borough boundaries Transport Links Parkland outside LLDC Recommended for guiding public realm design management improvements in these areas QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK DESIGN GUIDE 5 USER GUIDE OVERVIEW GENERAL APPLICATION PROCESS The Guide, alongside the Park Management 1. Designers and project managers are to DESIGNER / LLDC QUALITY REVIEW PANEL Plan, should be used to inform design review the Park Design Guidance materials APPLICANT PROCESS decisions on the Park, Estate and wider areas palette to justify the use of materials being Comprising a range of built environment This guidance (current planning area). In some cases other considered. experts, the panel has been set up to supports the process guides may be applicable such as the Canal support the Planning Authority with external for submitting and Park or Lea River Park Design Manual. professional input to ensure high quality design reviewing design throughout the design process. 2. A discussion with an LLDC Design Advisor applications through Designers are expected to utilise the should be organised, which could form part the planning system guidance set out in this document to justify Any project can be brought forward by LLDC of a pre-planning application with an LLDC Design the decision making process and the selected for review and it is recommended that this Advisor, depending material palette. Where alternative design occurs at an early stage of design to ensure on the nature of the approaches are suggested by a third party recommended changes can be incorporated proposal. designer, reasons for deviating from the effectively. 3. An application is submitted. standards set out in this guidance should be Specific products agreed with LLDC. At an early stage (RIBA 1/2), the panel meets may be agreed for for a design workshop focusing on strategic implementation on Depending on area of application, decisions and initial design matters including 4. Applicants may be required to attend a trial basis to test recommendations should not be seen as a accessibility requirements. and/or present at an LLDC Quality Review the suitability of the prescriptive set of rules, but rather as best Panel meeting where the proposal will be product before Park- practice design parameters that still allow for From RIBA Stage 3, a formal Design Review further assessed. wide roll-out. some flexibility and individuality in designs process is undertaken to provide technical coming forward. These parameters are advice to the client and concentrate on issues For projects on the needed to ensure a lasting coherence for the that do not meet an acceptable standard. A 5. Applicants will be informed of the Park the process design aesthetic of the area as a whole. Quality Review Panel meeting may take place outcome of their proposal within should begin with a at application stage to ensure that suitable appropriate timescale of the review review of the long The document is intended to be a live report changes have been made to a proposal. meeting. term sustainability and will need periodic review. and management It is recommended that panel members objectives. The document should also be read are briefed with this design guide, before alongside LLDC’s Inclusive Design Standards 6. Implementation of proposals. participating on the panel. Stakeholder which focuses on recommendations to and community create genuinely inclusive and accessible OTHER PANELS engagement should be environments for all Park users. embedded within the ■ Built Environment and Access Panel (BEAP) 7. Monitoring and post-installation process. It must be recognised that the guidance set inspection. ■ Legacy Youth Voice out in this document cannot replace the expert advice of LLDC professionals. ■ Park Panel 6 QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK DESIGN GUIDE