St. Andrew’s 25 June 2012 FUTURE OF LONDON - SITE VISIT
Allies and Morrison Maccreanor Lavington Glenn Howells Hardhat Townshend Landscape Architects
London Borough of Tower Hamlets Central London
Bromley-by-Bow Ward
Aerial site photograph showing St Andrew’s Hospital
Former St Andrew’s Hospital
KEY STAKEHOLDERS Developer and Contractor
Barratt East London
Land owner
London Development Agency
Design Review Design Review Design Review
Design for London CABE London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
Planning Authority Planning Authority
LB Tower Hamlets Greater London Authority
Housing Association Islamic Housing Association Housing Association Funding
Circle Anglia LABO
Health Authority
Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust
Housing Corporation
TIMELINE Background •
Former Victorian hospital
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Acquired by the London Development Agency in 2004
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LDA conducted a developer selection campaign
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Barratt selected as preferred developer in November 2006
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Development Agreement exchanged June 2007
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Barratt London in partnership with the LDA, Homes and Communities Agency and Circle Anglia with extensive input from Design for London
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Outline Planning Application in February 2008
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Start on Site in January 2009
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First occupation in March 2010
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651 units completed in first three phases (January 2009 – October 2011)
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Phase 4 on site (24 residential floors) (July 2011 – May 2013)
Landscape Masterplan
SUSTAINABILITY •
Gas and Biomass fired CHP plant in basement of Phase One
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20% of energy demand is met by biomass on-site generation
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Hot water cylinder in each flat
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Bio-divers green roofs
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Grey water recycling for in 5 Bedroom houses
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Rainwater harvesting for garden irrigation
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Bat and Swift boxes integrated into the brickwork
KEY DATA •
7 acre site (3.01 hectare)
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A third of the site is public open space (1 hectare)
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964 residential units across 5 phases
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320 units/hectare
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963 habitable rooms/hectare
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50% affordable by habitable rooms (410 units)
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30% family housing (3 bed flats to 5 bed duplexes)
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10% accessible housing
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100% lifetime home
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CFH level 3 (860 cycle spaces)
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Tower Hamlets PCT health centre facility delivered in first phase (2,000 sqm)
April 2007
February 2012
April 2012
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Throughout the masterplanning of the site, community engagement was prioritised to ensure the development partners were responding to the views of the community. • Local Service Providers Group • Key stakeholder engagement • Wider community involvement • Construction Working Group • Public Art Strategy
WIDER COMMUNICATIONS We are committed to engaging with the community throughout the planning of the future development and the build process.
• Quarterly newsletters • Website • Planning consultation • Community events
AWARDS •
Four Housing Design Awards, Best Completed Scheme Award – Block A and B (2011) Community Consultation Award – Masterplan (2011) Graham Pye Award (Scheme best suitable for family housing) – Materplan, Blocks A and B (2011) Housing Design Award – Block C (2012)
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Building for Life Award (CABE, HBF, Design for Homes)
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Brick Design Award 2010 – Block A Brick Design Award 2011 – Block B
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Building design Awards 2012 – highly commended