Garden Cities of Tomorrow - Lanark 2.0

Lanark 2.0 A new way for a new Scotland A cohesive garden city of diversity and opportunity ready to embrace the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.

Why Lanark?

Lanark 2.0 Requirements

Small existing population: 8,253

Infrastructure

Prestigious heritage of forward thinking development • Robert Owen’s New Lanark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Located between Scotland’s two major job markets • Glasgow 41minutes by car and Edinburgh 1hour 7minutes • Existing train line can be amended to suit new settlement • Close to the M74 Motorway Underdeveloped area of the central belt

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Needs more diverse employment opportunities, current reliance on construction and manufacturing • Lack of business parks around Lanark • Most journeys to work are commuter car based Existing infrastructure allows phasing of development

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Strategically placed market town Land available around the existing settlement gives it space to expand • Relatively inexpensive agricultural land South Lanarkshire has a shortfall of 32900 houses of all tenures • Address the problem of an ageing population • Low migration into the area

Community Companies

3 Neighbourhood Centres 10,000 mixed tenure houses Direct train line to Edinburgh Circular Bus Route Cycle network Environmentally Friendly Transport Hub 10 Primary Schools 2 High Schools 1 Large Hospital with A&E 3 Small Neighbourhood Leisure Centres 3 Libraries Tourist and cultural centre Town wide high speed broadband 4g connectivity Urban Farming Institute Organic Food Centre Biomass Centre (out with the town) Wind Farms (out with the town)

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Building Company Transport Infrastructure Green Transport Provider Renewable Energy Organic Food Company Broadband Provider

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4g Provider

Access to renewable resources such as wind and biomass

Lanark Old Town

Existing Infrastructure

Extents of the Proposed Town

New Connections

Creating Neighbourhoods

New Zones

Urban Green Space

Key

Existing Town Centre

Existing Boundary

Proposed Neighbourhood

Proposed Boundary

Neighbourhood Centre Zones

Roads

Medium Density Zones

Rail Links

Lower Density Zones

Proposed Transport

Parkland & Urban Farms

Proposed Greenways

Enterprise Zones

Lanark 2.0 Our Goals Principles

Creating Healthy Places Coping with Demographic Change and migration

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Lanark 2.0 Engaging with economic, technological and industrial transformation

Ensuring social justice Social education programme for all residents to shape the future of the town

Strong vision with leadership and community engagement

Settlement is sustainable due to strong support form local authority and new community participation structures

Community wide aspiration to explore on-going ways to mitigate climate change

Strong leadership backed by a strong community vision will help attract inward investment and companies to relocate to the area

Community based ownership ensures that all residents have the opportunity for equal representation and benefit All homes have access to free broadband enabling everyone to participate in online discussion and voting relating to the towns future development and management

Community ownership of land and long-term stewardship of assets

People are more likely to care for and maintain assets they have a stake in

Community agreed principles for building standards

Land value capture for the benefit of the community

Surplus generated by land value capture helps fund development of a healthy and sustainable settlement

Surplus generated helps fund development of environmentally friendly settlement

Having a community based ownership helps to create an entrepreneurial attitude which will over time foster further economic expansion through business start ups and innovation

Surplus provides an incentive for business to locate within the area

All residents are stakeholders and share holders of community owned assets. Profits and dividends used for community infrastructure projects.

Creates the uplift in value which will enable subsidy for affordable homes and transport infrastructure Mixed development no enclaves of social classes

Mixed-tenure homes that are affordable for ordinary people

A strong local jobs offer in the Garden City itself, with a variety of employment opportunities within easy commuting distance of homes

Range of finance options offered

Create a mixed community by providing homes for all ages

Active transport routes will be available for all jobs within the town Varying range of jobs will be available

The mix of tenure will provide a pool worker skills and classes

Anchor company aimed at the renewable energy industry Nearby sites suitable for the use of a wind energy farm

Initial residents may have commuting based employment, as the service sector grows more jobs will be available, the town will then become more attractive for inward investment Enhance the tourism industry based upon the New Lanark Historic Site Renewables sector to provide longer term employment

Scheme design is based on minimising tensions between tenure At least 25% will be offered as affordable homes as per Scottish Government policy

Creation of a range of jobs in different sectors All local firms to create an apprentice/mentoring scheme for young people Part time jobs and training will always be available in the local community farms

Create a centre of excellence for urban farming

Designed and aligned for maximum solar gain

High-quality imaginative design (including homes with gardens), combining the very best of town and country living to create healthy homes in vibrant communities

All homes to have easy access to private or public gardens Adapt the colony housing design to create mixed use neighbourhoods and foster community cohesion, where grandparents can live close by to family members

District heating system based upon ground heating systems and burning of biomass Applying low energy technologies to building standards

Master plan allows space for business growth as the settlement develops

Range of housing options and financing options including integrated self build plots

Attractive environment for labour and business

Minimum garden sizes for houses and alternate parkland/green space available for apartment accommodation

Incorporating sustainable urban drainage systems Utilise energy from nearby wind farm All homes will take the zero carbon approach A maximum one car per household principle will be incorporated in house design

Generous green space linked to the wider natural environment, including a mix of public and private networks of well managed, high-quality gardens, treelined streets and open spaces Opportunities for residents to grow their own food, including generous allotments

Access to strong local cultural, recreational and shopping facilities in walkable neighbourhoods Integrated and accessible transport systems – with a series of settlements linked by rapid transport providing a full range of employment opportunities Connectivity, the site will have access to high speed broadband and 4g networks

Settlement will include a variety of green spaces to promote biodiversity Dedicated green space as policy Creating a mixed range of green space with outdoor gyms, walking/cycle routes, access to parkland

Relatively low densities ensure proper drainage and flood prevention

Everyone has access to clean air and open space

Living roofs to retain heat in buildings and water run off into drainage systems

Use community allotments to incorporate healthy eating education to schools

Remove the reliance on commuting to access supermarkets

Provides healthy produce for local community

Reduce shipping transport required

Developments are permeable and easy to get around on foot or on bicycle Settlement scale ensures that all destinations are walkable

Create a community company called Lanark Organic. This will provide organic produce on a commercial basis to the wider Glasgow region Creation of the UK’s first “Urban Farming” college which will also attract students from a wider area

Design ensures less reliance on the car as the principle form of transport

Provision of free to use bicycle s at strategic locations around the town

City car club featuring a fleet of electric vehicles Introduce a 400m bus stop principle to discourage car use

Scheme where schools and older people are provided with an organic food box. This will also help create social capital and strong community spirit

All spaces and places to be designed with accessibility for all in mind

Provision of a circular bus route calling at the community hubs utilising an electric bus fleet Prioritisation of walking and cycling particularly in the new town

Everyone has access to cheap food

Prioritised housing for the elderly near bus routes

Compulsory purchase of farmland to the north east to create a direct train line to Edinburgh job market

Circular bus service to community hubs to ensure viable walking distances to town extents Free electric buggies at shopping hubs to encourage access for the elderly and people with young families

A joint venture with a car manufacturer to subsidise the purchase of electric cars for residents Limit but do not exclude parking as there is a need to maintain the viability of retail areas Supports local services by keeping people in the town

Encourages home working therefore lets people work at times which suit them

Shall reduce the number of people needing to commute to and from the town.

Creates opportunities for entrepreneurial connections amongst home workers and potential new business start-ups

Community owned enterprise means that every home is connected to online opportunities

Lanark Garden District Extension Spatial Vision Project Assessment 2 Group: Trevor Moffat, Roland Laposi, Alex Alepochoritis, Geoffrey Eto, Martin Lacey th

Friday 5 April 2013

Our Vision:

A cohesive garden city of diversity and opportunity ready to embrace the st

challenges of the 21 Century and beyond.

What we plan to create Our plan is to create a major urban extension of the market town of Lanark. We propose developing 10,000 new mixed tenure homes and associated supporting infrastructure/ facilities. This development would be designed and developed along garden city principles and incorporate zero carbon and zero waste standards. We intend to initially utilise and enhance the existing infrastructure of the old town enabling us to sustainably phase in the development of the planned urban extension over a 15 year period. This development will be unique in Scotland. It will be an exemplar for how an existing settlement can be developed sensitively and in collaboration with an existing community whilst delivering the homes and jobs that people in the area need in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way.

Why Lanark Lanark is a market town of approximately 8,000 people located in semi-rural South Lanarkshire. We chose this location as the town is sited on the fringes of the Central Belt of Scotland and therefore is accessible to many of the country’s major conurbations, yet it retains a rural character offering great scope for development upon garden city principles. Currently the area is underdeveloped and could, with relatively minor transport infrastructure improvements, become a very attractive destination for both those who still need to access the major employment centres of Edinburgh and Glasgow and inward commercial investment. The regional strategic plan has identified that the South Lanarkshire area has a significant shortfall of all types of housing tenure and in particular affordable housing. The area is also lacking a major employment base meaning almost 70% of people travel to work by car.

By delivering this plan we can remake and reinvigorate Lanark, reinstating its stature as a strategic market town where people live, work and play, not just stay.

How we tackled the four main challenges Creating healthy places while accommodating demographic change and migration We interpreted ‘healthy places’ as places which were sustainable over time and also as places which provided the environmental conditions which enabled people to be physically healthy. Therefore, our development has been designed with an ageing population in mind.

Facilities and amenities will be easily walkable and accessible or served by excellent local transport.

Housing will be designed to accommodate mixed communities where all ages live, interact and cooperate together helping to ease the burdens of modern life and avoiding demographic and economic enclaves. New jobs and affordable family housing will be created to attract the young families required to balance the demographic composition of the area

Climate change mitigation and adaptation This settlement will be very ‘green’ both physically, with lots of open space, and technologically with the latest developments in carbon reduction being applied to ensure a clean, safe environment. Our development will be guided by sustainable building principles. Housing will be aligned for maximum solar gain, energy will be derived from renewable sources, green space will be plentiful and used effectively to produce food for the local community and on a commercial basis to the wider region.

Cars will be restricted, but not banished altogether, although electric transport will be heavily promoted. Community groups will be funded to research, experiment and trial new technologies and methods in carbon reduction, water and waste management and organic urban farming methods.

Engaging with economic, technological and industrial transformation Thanks to rapid advances in ICT there is currently an upward trend in the number of people working remotely from home. We believe this trend will continue and our development will be a very attractive destination for mobile labour and capital. The town will enjoy high speed broadband and 4G connectivity enabling residents to optimise their working time in the town without having to commute elsewhere. We will also create attractive environments and facilities where this connected community can physically meet up. Over time this will generate an agglomeration of entrepreneurial and innovative output resulting in new business ventures and jobs. We will also set up a number of community owned enterprises which will create jobs and dividends for the community.

Ensuring social justice Our development will be founded on the principles of equal opportunities for all and that equal societies are more cohesive and perform better. A number of revenue streams from community owned assets and land capture value will enable any barriers to equality to be addressed. Therefore we propose revenues go towards a subsidy of affordable housing, broadband access and transport within the town. Jobs will be created by community owned companies and over time by business start-ups and inward investment. Also the future development and management of the town will be informed by high levels of community input. Deployment of both physical and online engagement methods will ensure that everyone has a say and a stake in how the town is run going forward.