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Melton Hill, Woodbridge Community Planning Weekend Report Back Presentation 19 April 2016 Woodbridge Primary School Click to edit Master title style Melton Hill INTRODUCTION Woodbridge PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT Report Back COMMUNITY PLANNING
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Melton Hill, Woodbridge Community Planning Weekend Report Back Presentation 19 April 2016 Woodbridge Primary School
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation
INTRODUCTION
PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND KEY THEMES SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS DESIGN PRINCIPLES VISION NEXT STEPS
THE PROPOSED PROJECT
Council moving offices in Spring 2017
to be redeveloped into residential-led development
RIVER DEBEN THE TEAM
RIVER DEBENJTP
urbanists
planning Active Urban Property Group (AUPG)
preferred developer Hoopers
project architects
ANTICIPATED TIMELINE
RIVER DEBEN Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION
PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND KEY THEMES SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS DESIGN PRINCIPLES VISION NEXT STEPS
LAUNCH EVENT
COMMUNITY ANIMATION
EVENT FLYER
PRESS
East Anglian Daily Times, 14 April
COMMUNITY ANIMATION Meetings with:
and Jan Ballard of Bridge Marketing)
Vaughan)
Quay residents (Peppy Barlow, Jane Healey, Claire Calder, Barry Zins)
COMMUNITY ANIMATION Informal conversations at:
butchery, Melton
site
Personal contact made with:
company
Ipswich Weekenders/ Noise of Art
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND
KEY THEMES SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS DESIGN PRINCIPLES VISION NEXT STEPS
COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND
TEAM TOUR
TEAM BRIEFING
EVENT SETUP
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
EXHIBITION
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS GETTING ABOUT
ENVIRONMENT
IMPACT ON NEIGHBOURS
etc)
parking spaces, loss of privacy, reduction of gardens, etc ISSUES
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS HOUSING
JOBS AND SKILLS
young people VISITOR ECONOMY
ISSUES
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS ‘LOOK AND FEEL’ IDEAS
BUILDING DESIGN
building styles
HOUSING
balanced, multi-generational, residential community
OPPORTUNITIES / ACTIONS
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS LANDSCAPE
wildlife friendly, orchards
EXISTING BUILDINGS
apartments, studios, work / community space GETTING ABOUT
town
COMMUNITY
facility
OPPORTUNITIES / ACTIONS
HANDS-ON PLANNING
COMMUNITY & CULTURE
COMMUNITY & CULTURE
COMMUNITY & CULTURE
Key Points Strong sense of civic pride Additional community activities on the site apart from residential. Include:
Access for all Slow movement – Incredible Edible Site to act as magnet for whole town – not just residents of development Community to be engaged in the project
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Permeable paving throughout Attenuation ponds & rainwater capture Flooding meadows Visible from Sutton Hoo Play streets between buildings Open access: not gated Use south-facing
Potential cycle & footpath link from Malt Yard to Deben Road Innovative design using modern materials
2 3 4 4 3 2 1 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
DREAMTOPIA
DREAMTOPIA
Students at Woodbridge Primary School’s After School Club Key route from Melton Hill to the river which was landscaped and had an adventure playground A zipline from the bottom of the site over the river Deben Two buildings at the front kept as an art gallery and museum with a water slide from the museum to a swimming pool More trees for better air and to feel like you’re in nature New shops and facilities including a café, Pizza hut, Crispy Creme donuts. All 4 designed their houses in a range of styles from a treehouse to a courtyard house using modern materials
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 GETTING ABOUT (OR NOT)
GETTING ABOUT (OR NOT)
GETTING ABOUT (OR NOT)
Possible pedestrian connection to Maltings Yard Pedestrian connection to Deben Rd on eastern edge Difficulty in turning to right out of site due to traffic flows Narrow pavements and on-street parking along The Thoroughfare make pedestrian travel difficult Remove traffic lights to polluted Lime Kiln Quay junction, and add pedestrian crossings to improve traffic flow Improve / add pedestrian crossings
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 NEIGHBOURS
NEIGHBOURS
NEIGHBOURS
Impact on Kingsway residents - Noise, loss of privacy / quality of life Strip of land has never been public footpath (previously allotments, now gardens) Ensure no vehicular access (now or in future - covenant / planning condition required) Retain existing hedges and trees for wildlife and residents’ privacy Pedestrian route from Old Maltings Approach to river / town via new development Ensure windows do not
DRUMMER BOY VIEW
DRUMMER BOY VIEW
DRUMMER BOY VIEW
Reverse direction of traffic on Western part of Thoroughfare and St John’s Street New pedestrian crossing over railway, leading across boardwalk to riverside walk Central axis and view to River Deben Traffic calmed square in front of site Mixed uses on site with arts theme with exhibition space
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 SATURDAY WELCOME
SATURDAY WELCOME
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
sewers)
DEVELOPMENT MIX
for first time buyers DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
privacy)
blind corner, potential loss of parking spaces ISSUES
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS GETTING ABOUT
Approach (due to parked cars) DELIVERY
constraint on what will be delivered?
authority on a site they own? ISSUES
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS
OPPORTUNITIES / ACTIONS
commercial and creative
wildlife, pedestrians access
– integration is crucial
Hill entrance
and art / skills facilities
bollards if cycle path)
children
PROBLEMS • DREAMS • SOLUTIONS
OPPORTUNITIES / ACTIONS
make parking worse
(energy self sufficiency)
providers to meet the needs of local people
support
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT
MOVING AROUND THE SITE / WALKABOUT
1 Woodbridge – Jewel in the Crown and biggest economic driver of Suffolk Coastal 2 Existing pedestrian route 3 Proposed new route avoiding Thoroughfare 4 Need for safe access to Primary school 5 Possible treatment of Melton Hill/Pytches Rd junction:
6 People come through town centre when A12 route is congested 7 Melton Hill houses opposite site have garages to rear 8 Thoroughfare; on street parking causes congestion
MOVING AROUND THE SITE / WALKABOUT
9 Railway crossings
10 Problem junction1 - Thoroughfare – new pedestrian route helps avoid it
11 Problem junction 2 - Lime Kiln Quay Rd – improvements funded through CIL?
RIVER VIEW
RIVER VIEW
RIVER VIEW
Green walkway through site providing views towards the river Retain two existing buildings on site and use them for mixed uses Public green space at bottom of site Access to site remains in existing positions Landscape screening around site boundary Introduce safe-crossing point across Melton Hill Potential extension of existing footpath for access to the town centre Potential pedestrian link to the Maltings site Buildings separated by and oriented towards green space Pedestrian and cycle link to town centre Children’s slide into green open space at river’s edge Enhance usage of existing footpath along river
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 BOARDWALKS & VIEWS
BOARDWALKS & VIEWS
BOARDWALKS & VIEWS
1Create a central boulevard from the Drummer Boys statue Taller buildings to be located at the top
Provide back gardens on to the Deben Rad back gardens Create a new green frontage along The Thoroughfare Provide shared surfaces to locations along The Thoroughfare to create a safer walking environment, reduce traffic speeds and pollution. Swales and SuDS to be implemented Ecology park with boardwalks Viewing platform at bottom of park Buildings on stilts? Combination of terraces and blocks of flats? Connect Maltings Yard to the proposed lower footpaths
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 THE WAY FORWARD
THE WAY FORWARD
WAY FORWARD
Key Points Community ambitious for future of this development Also very keen to be involved in the future as this site can offer
ways of living Potential space for range
Home occupancy – range of models could be discussed: shared equity / co-operative / land trust / Woodbridge Model plot-by-plot / self-build – as well as default position (33% affordable – rest for sale)
TEAM WORKING
PRESS
East Anglian Daily Times, 18 April
JUST 42 WORKSHOP
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND
KEY THEMES
SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS DESIGN PRINCIPLES VISION NEXT STEPS
KEY THEMES
A UNIQUE LOCATION
The Melton Hill site sits on the brow of a hill, with great views over the River Deben to Sutton Hoo. Participants saw the potential of this unique site to deliver an exceptional residential development, integrated into Woodbridge and with scope to explore the potential for mixed uses on the site to encourage social integration and community benefit. There was no support for any kind of gated housing estate.
We need to make something exceptional here – it should be a living community, not just housing. Everyone knows that the Council car park has the best views in Woodbridge.
KEY THEMES
CREATING A PLACE
Participants expect a high quality scheme - the crucial aspect is to create a ‘place’, not just a housing estate. It was felt that intimate streets with a sense
but that contemporary design should be introduced rather than pastiche. Using the site's slope for underground parking would create a largely car free environment to the benefit of the development.
We need housing which feels part of the town centre, not an estate on its own. I would like to see a site with imaginative, modern, low-carbon buildings of distinctive and attractive design, i.e. not ‘clone town’ designs.
KEY THEMES
A WELCOMING ENTRANCE
There was a desire to create a public space on Melton Hill with open views from Melton Hill to the river. Traffic calming measures should be explored to reduce traffic speeds at the junction with Pytches Road and improve the quality of the environment. This in turn could persuade more people to walk rather than drive into town and improve safety for local children walking to Woodbridge Primary School.
Open up a view through the site to the river. We need a safer junction at Pytches Road, especially for children walking to Woodbridge Primary School.
KEY THEMES
STAY OR GO
The Drummer Boys statue is a significant landmark and participants felt that the possibility of it remaining in its existing location should be explored. Similarly whilst some people saw the potential to retain and convert the existing buildings fronting Melton Hill others felt they were of little significance and could be replaced by new buildings of high quality. The Drummer Boys statue comes from a Kipling short story: they refused to retreat. If you leave it where it is, that would be lovely. The buildings are not listed - they are not particularly special! What about an art gallery and café in the old Police station, with a really wide window that has a view to the river?
KEY THEMES
LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT
The provision of hard and soft public spaces within the site, should include inspirational play areas, encourage social interaction and help integrate the site with the rest of Woodbridge. The flood plain area can provide space for imaginative natural meadow with boardwalks.
We must have somewhere that children can play safely, with no cars – what about trees to climb! More growing space and room for nature would end up with a happier community with less stress.
KEY THEMES
INTEGRATION & MIXED USE
It was felt that the new residents should be integrated with existing parts of Woodbridge, not just physically but socially. Most participants wanted the site to provide a mix of housing with a focus on affordability. A development that includes a mix of uses and incorporates some space for art, meetings and/or youth activities would be welcome. The development will provide contributions to local infrastructure as part of the planning agreement.
Young people grow up here and want to stay in their home town - we need somewhere for them. There’s up to 50 groups who all tend to do their
multi-generation, to bring people together.
KEY THEMES
NEW LINKS
A new pedestrian and cycle link close to the railway could be created to Deben Road and The Maltings. This would provide neighbours with an alternative route to the riverside, the town centre and the new meadow at the bottom of the site. The new link must be sensitively designed to protect the residential amenity of those who live in immediate proximity.
We want people to get out of their cars and
Our dream is for a way through – only walking
to town along the main road.
KEY THEMES
RESPECT FOR NEIGHBOURS
Respect for all neighbours is a key consideration, in terms of ensuring privacy through natural screening, and mitigating noise and disruption during the construction phase.
Keep the trees – they’re full of wild plums and it’s a natural barrier.
KEY THEMES
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING UNIQUE
There is a strong creative community within Woodbridge. Participants suggested a new neighbourhood that is innovative and with benefits to the town, which could include exploring other options of affordable living, such as live/work and self-build and providing training and employment
I’m very keen that builders should not put up same old buildings – use our young people to learn new building technologies.
KEY THEMES
CONTINUING THE PARTICIPATION PROCESS
A large number of people participated positively in the process, contributing many ideas and suggestions for the future of the site. It is important to continue the process and a future meeting would be welcome. In addition, the setting up of a new website could provide information and updates on a regular basis.
What happens on this site could influence the rest of Woodbridge. We need to keep this group going!
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND KEY THEMES
SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS
DESIGN PRINCIPLES VISION NEXT STEPS
LOCAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS Urban grain – streets oriented perpendicular to river
1.
LOCAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS Streets open up to reveal pocket spaces
2.
LOCAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS Varied building frontages
3.
LOCAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS Defined view corridors
4.
OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS
DRUMMER BOY(S)
NEIGHBOURS
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND KEY THEMES SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
VISION NEXT STEPS
KEY PRINCIPLES Provide landscape buffer for neighbouring properties
1.
KEY PRINCIPLES Create a sense of arrival on Melton Hill frontage. Incorporate mixed uses at ground floor level.
2.
KEY PRINCIPLES Utilise existing vehicular access points into the site – enhance as necessary. Parking area below buildings.
3.
KEY PRINCIPLES Define a view & journey through the site with a focus at both ends.
4.
KEY PRINCIPLES Create a series of hard & soft spaces that respect the site’s topography and step down the site.
5.
KEY PRINCIPLES Allow for pedestrian connections through to Maltings Yard and Deben Road. Create new wetlands area.
6.
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND KEY THEMES SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS
VISION
NEXT STEPS
NARRATIVE Define frontage and setting to listed building.
1.
1 NARRATIVE Create new mixed use public square.
2.
2 NARRATIVE Form arrival space as main entrance, drop off for deliveries.
3.
3 NARRATIVE Accommodate cars within decked car park under apartments.
4.
4 NARRATIVE Respect neighbours on Deben Road & Maltings Yard by creating landscaped edges
5.
5 NARRATIVE Provide high quality public realm – series of linked cascading landscaped spaces creating an interesting journey.
6.
6 ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
Drummer Boys statue set within enhanced hard landscaped setting Vista through to river Deben and Sutton Hoo New square with street trees forming sense of arrival Semi-formal garden incorporating active water features Natural garden meadow leading towards wetland area and viewing tower Private gardens Semi private courtyard gardens with raised 'edible garden' planters Garden square creating setting to adjacent Listed building Vegetation along boundaries to be retained where possible and supplemented where appropriate to create privacy, security and setting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 8 9 4 7 7 6 5 6 9 9 ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
Mixed use areas at ground floor front onto Formal square Concierge and flexible business space Cafe fronting onto The Thoroughfare with outdoor space for seating Creative and flexible community space at ground floor level Arrival space provides drop off and access for deliveries
10 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
Wider paved frontage providing inviting setting to site and easier access New pedestrian crossings allow easier navigation and traffic calming Ramped approach to undercroft parking at lower level Emergency access only to the south Potential footpath connection to Maltings Yard New footpath connection east-west through the site Pedestrian / cycle link from Deben Road to Maltings Yard via new Boardwalk and wetland area
15 16 17 18 19 16 20 21 16 16 15 17 19 20 20 21 21 ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
Pavilion buildings fronting onto The Thoroughfare repair street frontage and continue grain as per opposite side of street Focal building on axis with Pytches Road Courtyard buildings with semi private gardens Pivotal building at heart of the scheme Townhouses to northern boundary Potential Self-build duplexes with verandas overlooking wetland meadow Warehouse style building to replicate scale of built form with Maltings Yard development Smaller scale of buildings adjacent to Listed building Viewing tower
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 29 30 24 22 25 29 26 28 28 28 26 27 27 30 DRUMMER BOYS VIEW
DRUMMER BOYS VIEW
VIEW STEPPING DOWN TO RIVER
VIEW STEPPING DOWN TO RIVER
ENTRANCE TO NEW WETLAND AREA WITH BOARDWALK
ENTRANCE TO NEW WETLAND AREA WITH BOARDWALK
LOOKING WEST FROM NEW VIEWING TOWER
LOOKING WEST FROM NEW VIEWING TOWER
LANDSCAPE PLAN
PROPOSED SAFE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
Melton Hill Woodbridge Report Back Presentation INTRODUCTION PRE-EVENT ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING WEEKEND KEY THEMES SITE AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS VISION
NEXT STEPS
NEXT STEPS
Next steps:
(date and venue TBC)
Summer
NEXT STEPS www.jtp.co.uk
THANK YOU!
Thank you!