2 2 - 3 2 C A N T E R B U R Y S T R E E T - G I L L I N G H A M - M E 7 5 T X DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT MARCH 2021 Contents & The Team .2 e Developer c 01 Preface Selby Capital a 02 Site Analysis f e 03 Key Project Drivers Architect Brouard Architects r 04 Design Evolution P 05 Final Scheme Planning Consultant Planning & Regeneration 06 Visualisation Highways Consultant Fairhurst Noise Assessment DDA Group Daylight & Sunlight Analysis Herrington Consulting Air Quality Assessment Surface 01 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Gillingham .3 Gillingham s i Gillingham is a large town in the county of Kent in South-East England, situated 35 miles from central s London, on the North Kent coastline. Together with Chatham, Rainham, Rochester and Strood it is part of y the Medway conurbation. l It was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. a Gillingham has easy access from London and the Kent coast on the M2/A2 and M20 motorways, linking with n the M25. There are direct links from A2/M2 to Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham via the A289/Medway Tunnel. It is 40 miles from the Channel ports and the Eurotunnel. It has frequent rail services from London A Victoria and Charing Cross. High speed trains also link Medway to London's St. Pancras International in just 35 minutes. e t i S 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Site Location .4 The site is located between the A2 and the Southern s bank of the River Medway, within the town centre of i Gillingham in a mixed retail and residential area. It can be reached via the A2 from the South or the s A231 from the North. It is within walking distance from the River Medway, y the historic Chatham Maritime, the campus of the Universities at Medway and The Dockside Outlet l Shopping Centre and other large format stores. a St Mary's Island n A e y a t w d e i M r e Chatham v i R Maritime S Universities at Medway Gillingham Town Centre 1500m 1000m 500m SITE Chatham Town Centre and Waterfront 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Wider Context .5 The site is within a 5 minutes’ walk from Gillingham s Railway Station, the High Street and the town centre. i The site is also served by various bus routes running along Canterbury Street. s y l a n A e H t i g i h S t S r e e t H i g h S t r e e SITE t Railway Station Town Centre 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Aerial View from the South-West .6 Intermediate surrounding - Canterbury Street The Site s The site stretches between the Eastern side of Canterbury Street and Theodore Place. The footprint of the existing warehouse-looking building almost completely occupies the 0.074 Ha site, i The East side of Canterbury Street is formed by a row of 2-3 storey terraced buildings with retail units which is 20 m wide and 35 m deep approximately. The existing front façade is 6.7 – 9.3m high if we on the ground floor. include the ornaments. Behind the stucco façade lie two large industrial naves with perpendicular pitched s Canterbury Street gently slopes down towards North, the High Street and the River Medway. roofs. The highest ridge point is some 10 m from the ground. y St Mark's On the Western side of Canterbury Street, opposite the site the typical terrace is suspended, l emphasising St Mark’s Church and the small square in front of the Southern façade of the Church. a n A e t i S 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Aerial View from the South-East .7 Intermediate surrounding - Theodore Place As stated in the Gillingham Town Centre Development Framework 2007 document, the townscape here s The Western side of Theodore Place is formed by tall boundary walls and gates providing access to the is fragmented with service yards, building flanks blank edges and small gaps and marks the area as i rear of the adjacent properties, used usually as service yards or for car parking. “unfriendly backlands”. The terraces to the East of Theodore Place are 17 m from the rear facade of the existing building. The same document designates the application site as Key building / space. s y l a n A e t i S 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 N Site Context .8 Pedestrian Winter Summer Traffic route Bus route Potential Blank, unbuilt edge, s Key building* zone & links sun path sun path Noise pollution Bus stops overlooking unfriendly backyards i 5 5 6 6 o o 9 9 H H t t 6 6 3 3 R R 1 1 I I 3 3 7 7 G G s 7 7 6 6 H E T H E T N E N E 1 1 5 5 S S N E N E 7 7 T I T I R R R R K K E T E T y E S E S T S T S l 82 82 82a 82a 82 82 a b b b b 84 4 84 4 8 86 8 86 37.3m 37.3m n a a 2 2 n n d d t t H H o o IG IG H H 4 4 7 7 S S 7 7 4 4 T T a a c c R R 7 7 E E 7 7 ET ET 9 Bank 9 Bank 7 7 a a 9 9 o o 2 St Mark's 2 St Mark's t t 7 7 1 1 8 8 a a A 7 7 3 3 7 7 8 Church 8 Church a a 3 3 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 e 8 8 Bank Bank t i 1 1 4 4 S T T E E 2 2 0 E 0 E 1 R 1 R T T S S Y 38.7m Y 38.7m 1 1 2 R 2 R 3 3 U U E E B B C C 5 R 5 R A A E E L L T T P P N N E E 3 A 3 A 4 C 4 R C R O O D D O O 3 3 3 3 6 6 8 1 8 E 1 E H H T T 9 9 1 1 4 5 4 5 6 2 6 2 o o 1 t 1 t 1 1 2 2 3 3 7 7 G G 7 illing 7 illing 2 Bap ham 2 Bap ham 4 4 tist tist 8 8 C C hur hur 6 ch 6 ch *As designated in the Gillingham Town Centre Development Framework Document 2007 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Site History .9 Site History and Heritage s The building functioned as The Pavillion Ballroom from the 1950’s until being transformed into a i nightclub which has run under various names over the past few decades. The nightclub is not currently operational and the building is in poor condition. s y l a The Existing Building n The current structure occupies most of the site, with the exception of small external areas/walkways to the north and south of the building. The structure comprises three adjoined sections: two in the west of the site adjacent to Canterbury Street, presumably former shop buildings, and a larger commercial-type structure in the central and eastern areas of the site. A The two western sections of the building are two-storey and appear to be of traditional brick construction, with a slate-clad roof, possibly Victorian in age. A later frontage across the entire western elevation facing Canterbury Street gives the appearance of a single structure. The eastern area appears to e comprise a later steel framed structure, with block cladding and corrugated metal roofing, possibly dating to the 1920s or 1930s, likely contemporary to the eastern facade. A recent metal mezzanine structure t and stairs are present in the east of the building. i S 02 22-32 Canterbury Street | Gillingham | Design & Access Statement | Full Planning Application | March 2021 Key Project Drivers, Design Response and Precedents .10 Catalyst Precedents s To create a building that will encourage the future growth of the area. To create the Eastern boundary of the square in front St Mark’s Church. r Use Due to the reduced demand for the nightclub use in this location, the global pandemic that e prompted social distancing, the closeness to the town centre and the excellent public transport it was felt that retail use on the ground floor with residential above are the sustainable and v neighbour-friendly uses for this site. i Height r A careful three-dimensional analysis of Gillingham’s town centre was carried out as part of the design process. This showed that while the majority of the buildings here are 2-3 storey high, there is a significant number of buildings – especially in key locations – that are 4 storey high. Set back top floor to provide smooth transition with surroundings.