2012 Summer Olympic Games London England commitment to sustainable regeneration

VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION OLYMPIC, PARALYMPIC & LEGACY TRANSFORMATION PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR THE OLYMPIC PARK FEBRUARY 2007 CO-AUTHORED BY THE OLYMPIC DELIVERY AUTHORITY & THE LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OLY/GLB/ACC/DOC/CSR/01 ‘OLYMPIC, PARALYMPIC AND LEGACY TRANSFORMATION PLANNING APPLICATIONS’ – FOR THE OLYMPIC PARK IN HACKNEY, NEWHAM, TOWER HAMLETS AND WALTHAM FOREST 2 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION FOREWORD THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES AND PARALYMPIC GAMES WILL BE A TREMENDOUS FESTIVAL OF SPORT AND CULTURE, INSPIRING PEOPLE UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE WORLD. BUT THE SUCCESS OF THE GAMES IN THE LOWER LEA VALLEY WILL ALSO BE MEASURED BY THE STRENGTH OF THE REGENERATION LEGACY. The London 2012 Games provide us with a once in a lifetime opportunity to regenerate the Lower Lea Valley providing new homes, work space, schools, health and other community facilities - and of course world class sporting facilities. We want the Olympic Park to provide the benchmark for the regeneration of the Lea Valley with high quality, well-planned and comprehensive development. The London Development Agency and the Olympic Delivery Authority are fully committed to this vision. This document, outlines our Commitment to Sustainable Regeneration and sets out a framework for how we can deliver this vision for the David Higgins Chief Executive Olympic Delivery Authority Manny Lewis London Development Agency 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 1. INTRODUCTION PURPOSE This document sets out the continuing commitment of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and London Development Agency (LDA) to achieving long term sustainable regeneration. It has been jointly written by the ODA and LDA. The document sets out how proposals for the development (post 2013) of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games site in Stratford will be progressed over the forthcoming years in terms of content for developing and agreeing longer term development proposals with a wide range of stakeholders and local communities. The ODA and LDA will meet the commitments set out in Chapter 4 and will jointly lead the masterplan process outlined in this document. The backbone of this process will be the preparation of the Legacy Masterplan Framework for the Olympic Park. This will form the basis of subsequent legacy informing emerging and future planning policy. PLANNING STATUS OF THE COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION The Commitment to Sustainable Regeneration is an accompanying document to the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications for the Olympic Park. Although this is not a statutory document, this document is submitted to demonstrate ongoing ODA and LDA commitment to apply sustainable development principles to emerging proposals for the regeneration of the area and its communities. The sustainable regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley has been a fundamental consideration in the preparation of the plans for hosting the 2012 Games in the Lower Lea Valley. The principles that underpin the Commitment to Sustainable Regeneration build on those that Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications, including: 4 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 5 land, ensuring that well considered, sustainable and comprehensive proposals evolve to deliver physical, economic and social change; platforms to create the backbone for future legacy communities; sector investment into an area that would otherwise be overlooked; diverse job opportunities and commercial activity to be created in an area that suffers from high unemployment and economic disadvantage; of area to enable it to become a location where people will want to live, work and spend their leisure time; bringing people together and building civic pride through celebrating socio-economic, cultural and ethnic diversity; and thereby appropriate provision of community and social infrastructure. DELIVERING THE COMMITMENTS The London Development Agency (LDA) has relation to the Olympic Park. The ODA will deliver the Olympic and Paralympic venues and infrastructure and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be responsible for organising, publicising and staging the 2012 Games. The ODA owns the Stratford lands. Land within LDA ownership will pass temporarily to the ODA to allow the development, operation and decommissioning of London 2012 Games facilities. The LDA and ODA acting together will be able to grant any property rights needed for legacy development and users. The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games Act 2006 established the ODA. The Act requires the ODA in exercising have regard to the desirability of maximising 6 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT Olympics from things done in preparation for them, and contribute to achieving Furthermore in discharging its planning functions to the desirability of making proper preparation for the London Olympics, and the desirability the London Olympics from things done in In meeting these requirements the ODA has worked with the LDA to ensure that the scheme proposals set out in the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications will create the serviced site platforms required to facilitate longer term development and regeneration objectives. The remediation measures, infrastructure proposals and service elements of these proposals have been deliberately scaled to facilitate such future development. Once the London 2012 GamesGames are over the ODA is responsible for removing temporary buildings and infrastructure, converting permanent buildings and remodelling the Olympic Park to its legacy form. The land will then be returned to the LDA. Working with its public and private sector partners the LDA will have responsibility for delivering the long term development that will create new mixed use neighbourhoods and spearhead the regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley. The document has four main parts: Chapter 2 outlines the regeneration challenges faced by the area. It highlights appropriate best practice responses and includes the background and policy context to current proposals. It also sets out the broad timetable for changes that will occur as a result of the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning permissions for the Olympic Park. preparation of a Legacy Masterplan Framework. It describes the role of the Framework and its relationship to the London 2012 Olympic Games masterplan. It also describes the sustainable development principles that will underpin future development proposals, referring Policy Statement 1. legacy communities development and a set of commitments which will guide the future preparation of the Legacy Masterplan Framework. for the development of the Legacy Masterplan Framework. 7 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 2. REGENERATION CHALLENGES EXISTING ISSUES IN THE LOWER LEA VALLEY Regeneration efforts in the Lower Lea Valley are aimed at addressing a complex mix of environmental degradation, high levels of social and economic deprivation and a long history of physical dereliction and neglect. In summary: around the Lower Lea Valley experience from high levels of poverty, deprivation and socioeconomic disadvantage. The area is home to some of the most deprived communities in the UK, displaying some of the worst public health records. Unemployment is high, running at 11.48% compared with the national average of 5%, and skills levels are low. The area has one of the highest levels of black and ethnic minority populations in the capital. dominated by the manufacturing sector, with limited opportunities for higher wage employment. This over dominance of one sector can lead to instability in employment markets and limited opportunity for skill development and career progression; large areas of derelict industrial land as well as poor housing. Much of the land is fragmented and divided by waterways, sewers, overhead pylons, roads, the London Underground Network and heavy rail lines. Connectivity across the Valley and into central London is poor. Many parts of the area suffer from ground contamination, issues of water quality and inadequate sewage provision; Historically, the apparent physical neglect of the area has had a negative impact on inward investment, leading to an over dominance of residential and mixed use investment. A disparate and complex patchwork of property ownerships coupled with costly infrastructure challenges has meant piecemeal investment and development has not been able to deliver the scale of change needed to achieve economic restructuring and physical regeneration. 8 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION BEST PRACTICE RESPONSES Lea Valley, Olympic and Legacy Compulsory Purchase Orders by the Secretary of State in 2006 has established the opportunity for comprehensive public sector led regeneration in the Lower Lea Valley. The ODA, LDA and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation will spearhead the regeneration activity that follows. These organisations, working with the GLA, local Boroughs and other stakeholders, structure to deliver the economic, social, physical and environmental step change to deliver a package of comprehensive sustainable regeneration measures throughout the Valley, including the renewal and improvement of existing residential and employment areas. Regeneration proposals will build on three core development projects which will be delivered over the next six years: in the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications for the Olympic Park. The facilities left after the London 2012 Games will form the focal points for the development of new mixed use neighbourhoods, including around 90 hectares of new public parkland, 25,000 seat Stadium, Velopark, Tennis and Hockey Centre, 1 million sqft of Business Space and an Aquatics Centre. Construction will begin in 2007. in 2005 this scheme, includes over 5,000 new homes (including those built for the Olympic Village) a new mixed use retail and commercial centre. Together with the emerging proposals for the refurbishment and redevelopment of the existing Stratford Shopping Centre this scheme will help to enhance the local economy introducing diverse new employment, housing and leisure opportunities. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2008, with completion of Zone 1 (retail and residential) in 2011. 9 enhancement of Stratford Regional station, including increased station capacity, improved platform connections and increased services together with the opening of Stratford International Station with associated improvements to Stratford Regional station, the opening of Stratford International Station in 2007, and DLR improvements. Both projects will dramatically enhance the transport links to and within the Lower Lea Valley and reduce travel times to Central London to 7 minutes (Stratford International to Kings Cross Javelin Service). The engagement of local people and wider stakeholders is an essential part of the regeneration process. The ODA and LDA will develop a scheme for engagement and align this with the proposed process for the Legacy Masterplan Framework. This inclusive approach needs to be complemented by high quality design of the public realm and buildings with the sustainable use of resources at the core of the proposals. The remainder of the Commitment to Sustainable Regeneration outlines how the best practices in sustainable urban regeneration are being, or will be brought to bear, in the preparation and implementation of the Legacy Masterplan Framework. Starting with the proactive and comprehensive spatial planning policy position which has been established to guide development throughout the Valley. 10 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT The Regeneration Agencies will progress and deliver development proposals within the context and framework set by local and strategic planning policy. Strategy (the London Plan) was published in February 2004. It sets the strategic policy framework for London and forms part of the development plan. Further detail is provided on a sub-regional basis, with the relevant framework being the East London SubRegional Development Framework. The a number of Opportunity Areas as locations to accommodate substantial economic, residential and community growth. Both the Lower Lea Valley and Stratford Rail lands London Plan as Opportunity Areas. Taken as a combined element they have the capacity to deliver a minimum of 38,500 new jobs and 10,500 new homes to 2016. The 2004 Olympic and Legacy Planning and approval of a Lower Lea Valley Regeneration Strategy to demonstrate how the implementation of the Games could act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the wider Lower Lea Valley before development for the Games could commence, including any site remediation and enabling works. This Regeneration Strategy was commissioned by the LDA to cover the whole of the Lower Lea Valley around and beyond the Olympic Park, running from the A12 Eastway Crossing at Hackney Marshes to the River Thames at Lea Mouth. The Strategy was published and endorsed by stakeholders in January 2007 and comprises two core documents: The Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework and the Lower Lea Valley Vision. The Regeneration Strategy has established the context for the delivery of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a regeneration catalyst, as well as the potential quantum, shape and form of future development across the Lower Lea Valley. Following public consultation, the Mayor of London published the Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework in January 2007. It is proposed to form part of the London Thames Gateway Development is a material planning consideration for Local Planning Authorities (including the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and the ODA). The Opportunity Area Planning Framework will also provide a context and evidence base for respective Local Development Documents Y LOWER LEA VALLE FRAMEWORK Y AREA PLANNING OPPORTUNIT January 2007 11 (LDDs) produced by Local Boroughs. Covering an area of nearly 1,500 hectares, it presents a vision of comprehensive social, economic and environmental change in the Valley for all who live, work and visit there now and in the future. potential to accommodate up to 40,000 new homes (net) and provide 50,000 new jobs (net). The OAPF incorporates the level of legacy development anticipated across the Olympic Park by the 2004 permission and the various transport, utility and environmental on a climate change supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1 propose making the Code for Sustainable Homes mandatory for all new publicly funded homes from April 2008. The Code features overall proposals for new than current building regulations from 2010, 44% from 2013 and zero carbon development from 2016. In developing long term regeneration proposals the ODA and LDA and their partners will be forward thinking and innovative to keep proposals relevant relevant to the future needs and demands of local communities. The ODA will consider the impact of changes in sustainability standards and targets on the Olympic Village and legacy communities, and will meet new standards where practicable. plans for legacy communities in the Park are for the Lower Lea Valley. The policy context for the Lower Lea Valley has changed rapidly over the last three years and with emerging priorities in Climate Change and sustainability this pace of change is likely to continue. Since the adoption of the London Plan, relevant changes in policy include the London Plan Alterations, and the essential and preferred standards set out within the on sustainable design and construction (SDC SPG). Additionally, Government consultation 12 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION TIMETABLE FOR CHANGE With construction of the site beginning in 2007 and Stratford City Zone 1 opening in 2011 the Valley will experience rapid physical change over the next six years. The combined catalytic effect of these parallel developments is likely to stimulate wider investment across the Valley. Following the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 the Legacy Transformation of the Olympic Park including the venues park edges and alterations to the transport Statement for the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications) will begin and continue throughout 2013. This will form the starting point of the longer term development proposals to be set out in the Legacy Masterplan Framework. The experience of Barcelona and Sydney suggests that it is important to ensure that the momentum of investment established in the build up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games is maintained immediately following the event. Both cities experienced lulls in investment as the spotlight moved away from the Games. The ODA and LDA are keen to avoid this in London and are committed to beginning the longer term development process immediately post games. To achieve this development proposals, planning permission and development agreements will need to be in place in advance of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. New development will be informed by a masterplan framework to be developed between 2007 and 2008. This timeline shows the different types of work that will be going on over the next six years and beyond. Along the way there will be many opportunities for you to have your say about different aspects of the plan, from venues to the overall design of the Park. Due to the nature and scale of this complex project, this timeline is not set in stone. We will keep you up to date through london2012.com and local press. 13 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 3. DELIVERING A SUSTAINABLE LEGACY COMMUNITY THE LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK The Legacy Masterplan Framework will be an integrated spatial masterplan addressing the key physical, economic, social and environmental drivers of change jointly owned by the ODA and LDA. The successful delivery of sustainable legacy communities is the core principle that will underpin the Legacy Masterplan Framework. Planning Policy Statement 1: delivering sustainable development (PPS1), 2005 establishes an appropriate starting point for Legacy Masterplan Framework. The aims of sustainable development set out in Protection and Enhancement of Environment: to protect and enhance the quality, character and amenity value of the area as a whole by maintaining and improving the local environment and help to mitigate the effects of declining environmental quality through positive policies on issues such as design, conservation and the provision of public space; Prudent Use of Natural Resources: to enable more sustainable consumption, production and use of non-renewable resources in ways that do not endanger the resource or cause serious pollution damage; Sustainable Economic Development: to promote a strong, stable and productive economy with the aim of bringing work and prosperity for all; and, Integrating Sustainable Development in Development Plans: to ensure that sustainable development is treated in an integrated way through careful consideration of the interrelationship development and sustainable communities, and in summary are for: Through the process of evolving the Legacy Masterplan Framework, the following guiding principles from PPS1 will be drawn upon: Social Cohesion and Inclusion: to develop strong, vibrant and sustainable communities and promote community cohesion by meeting the diverse needs of all people in existing and future communities, promoting personal well-being, social cohesion and inclusion and create equal opportunity for all citizens; 14 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION LEGEND PLANNING APPLICATION SITE BOUNDARY PLANNING DELIVERY ZONE BOUNDARIES FIELD OF PLAY ATHLETES AREAS PARKING BROADCAST AREA SPECTATORS AREAS OPERATIONS AREAS ACCREDITATION CHECKING UTILITIES This map is based upon Ordnance Survey Material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. All rights reserved. License No. ODA 100046062 15 Design and masterplanning will form an essential part of the Legacy Masterplan Framework process (refer to Chapter 5), transforming the vision and development strategy into real places, buildings and spaces. PPS1 states that good design is a key element in ensuring attractive, usable, durable and adaptable places can be achieved. It states that good design should: and places by considering the needs of people to access jobs and key services; the natural and built environments; ensuring successful, safe and inclusive villages, towns and cities; THE LEGACY Following the end of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the area will undergo development. The permanent venues, the Olympic Park and the loop road, will be converted to their approved legacy uses, while temporary venues and the other temporary and re-locatable structures will be dismantled and reused elsewhere, where practicable. Meanwhile, developments at Stratford City, of opportunities available to members of society; and, the natural environment. Whilst aesthetic considerations will be fundamental to the design and planning process, good design will need to go further in ensuring a holistic approach to the delivery of sustainable development for all who live, work and visit the area now and in the future. In preparing the spatial plan the Legacy Masterplan Framework process will: Olympic and Paralympic Games delivers; of development, with clear objectives for achieving that vision and strategies for delivery and implementation; and, Consider the needs and issues of the existing communities, and how these will be addressed through the development of new communities. the new Stratford International CTRL station, improved pedestrian links to Stratford Regional Station, and highway links off-site, will have begun to demonstrate the regeneration potential that is envisaged in the vacant areas left following the transformation of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The legacy inherited from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be crucial to the successful regeneration of the Olympic Park and the wider Lower Lea Valley. A key objective to date has been to ensure that much of the investment for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will go on to assist in the delivery of the legacy This transformation of the Games to legacy (set out in detail in the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation application documentation) will provide a range of opportunities for the legacy communities stemming directly from the Legacy, including: 16 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION LEGEND PLANNING APPLICATION SITE BOUNDARY PLANNING DELIVERY ZONE BOUNDARIES FIELD OF PLAY ATHLETES AREAS PARKING BROADCAST AREA SPECTATORS AREAS OPERATIONS AREAS ACCREDITATION CHECKING UTILITIES This map is based upon Ordnance Survey Material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. All rights reserved. License No. ODA 100046062 17 LEGEND PLANNING APPLICATION SITE BOUNDARY PLANNING DELIVERY ZONE BOUNDARIES INDICATIVE LEGACY ROAD CORRIDORS - DESIGN / DETAIL TO BE DETERMINED INDICATIVE ROAD JUNCTION LAYOUTS - DESIGN / DETAIL TO BE DETERMINED REMEDIATED & SERVICED FUTURE DEVELOPMENT LAND PLAYING FIELD LAWN / SOFT LANDSCAPE WOODLAND RIVER / CANAL REEDBED ALLOTMENTS BUILT FORM PARKING HARD PAVING This map is based upon Ordnance Survey Material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. All rights reserved. License No. ODA 100046062 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION PARK-WIDE INFRASTRUCTURE in the Games Phase will be retained in legacy and as a result have been sized according to an anticipated legacy capacity. help connect the previously disconnected neighbourhoods with the Legacy Park, its waterways, Stratford City and beyond. be utilised in legacy, providing access to the legacy facilities and the future legacy communities and connections to the surrounding network of streets. LEGACY PARK main character areas; north and south, will play a large part in determining the character and distinctiveness of both the urban form and open space delivered as part of the legacy communities. new green infrastructure provision, that will be delivered as part of the new accommodation for events, sports and leisure, recreation and relaxation, for all ages, cultures and levels of ability. Together with new and enhanced waterways, the network of open spaces will function for education, recreation and aesthetic pleasure, with even the most formal areas providing opportunity for wildlife and habitat creation and integration of ecology and biodiversity provision within an overall education framework. will improve accessibility by delivering improvements to the rail, underground DLR, bus, tram and river services over the next 15 years. remodelling of the site provides both the platform for the London 2012 Games retained and enhanced as part of the Legacy Transformation phases will provide pedestrian cycle and public transport accessibility, for people of all abilities. at Kings Yard to the west of the Park, incorporating a CCHP Plant and Biomass Boilers, and a Wind Turbine constructed at Eton Manor will serve the Games and legacy communities. 19 LEGACY FACILITIES considered the optimal layout required for the operation of the London 2012 Games, the location of the permanent venues was also determined to allow them to best serve their legacy use. The complex of buildings, which comprises spectators around an athletics track and facilities for use by both elite athletes and local schools and community groups. legacy sports, leisure and community and existing neighbourhoods, and the wider London area. Designed by the internationally renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, it will create an imposing and impressive gateway entrance into the Legacy Park. cycle circuit, located in the north of the park, will provide a complex of sports facilities around which the legacy communities will develop. west of the Park will be converted to provide a multi-purpose sports arena, to provide a major sports legacy for use by the local community and elite athletes. opportunities and the associated multi-storey car park will be retained to provide parking for the employment uses and surrounding venues during major events. Stratford City and used as the Olympic Village as part of the London 2012 Games will form the foundation for legacy communities located to the north. Main Stadium will form a focus of activity capable of hosting both sporting, cultural, entertainment and community events of local, national and international 20 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 21 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 4. SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION PRINCIPLES LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK VISION Through the Legacy Masterplan Framework, the ODA and the LDA, in consultation with stakeholders will develop a shared vision and strategy for how a sustainable and lasting Legacy will be delivered. As a starting point for this process, building on the policy context provided in the Opportunity Area Planning Framework, the Legacy Masterplan Framework will seek to create distinctive and vibrant places where people live and work now and in the future, by delivering new homes and jobs of the highest quality that meet the needs of a diverse social and economic mix of people, and provide a range of facilities, services and opportunities quality of life. The legacy communities will be delivered having regard to best practice standards (as they pertain at the time) for emissions, energy and water consumption and production and will consider the potential impacts of climate change. Places will be easy to move through and well connected to the surrounding areas, the Lower Lea Valley and the wider London area. They will be structured to ensure that everyone can access services and facilities on foot, bicycle or public transport by creating safe, attractive and high quality streets as a viable alternative to the private car. The London Plan Alterations and new Supplementary Planning Guidance set challenging performance targets, which development should seek to meet and exceed. Building upon the process through which the ODA has prepared its Sustainable Development Strategy, the Masterplan will investigate and agree principles and enable the delivery of the legacy communities. HARACTER AREA ‘PEN PORTRAITS’ New character areas will be developed through the Legacy Masterplan Framework process to create a series of distinctive, interconnected neighbourhoods that traverse the boundaries of the Legacy Park, waterways, major roads and rail lines. A framework of six distinctive character as a starting point of how the emerging vision could be taken forward through the Legacy Masterplan Framework process. The character areas are: • • • • • • CHANNELSEA VILLAGE HACKNEY WICK OLD FORD CITY MILL PUDDING MILL PARK GATEWAY 22 E EYTON VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION STRATFORD CITY STRATFORD STRATFORD TR TFORD RA R RAT O REG ONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL E NA A LEGEND Proposed New development Existing Residential areas Sports Legacy Legacy Park Legacy Concourse Waterways Legacy Connections Primary Connection Existing Local Centres Existing Regional Centres Potential Neighbourhood Focus Potential Neighbourhood Focus Potential Sports and Leisure Focus WES HAM WE WEST HAM ES A BR BROMLEY Y BY - BOW Y OW W 23 HOCKEY EY TENNIS CENTER TENNIS CENTER TENNIS CENTER NNI NNI N NIS EN NTER PARK ARK ARK ALL LLOT L LOTMENTS HOUSIN SIN SIN N LEARNIN LEARNING LEARNING LEARNING ARN ARNIN EN ENGINEERING F13 F LIVING IV N IVIN V NG STRYTECHNO TR TRYTEC NO RY CHN R CH C NO IBC / MPC IBC MPC B BC N A NI CHANNELSEA NITY C COMMUN T U LI LI IC LISTIC TAINABLE TA TAI A VILL L VILLAGE LAY EN ELL ELL L RANSPORT EXCHANG EXCHANGE XC NGE XCHANGE XCHANGE CH STRATFORD FORD ONTEMPORARY PO Y MOPOL TAN MOPOLITAN MOPOLITAN OPOLITAN OPO TA OL START U ACTIVE VE CITY CIT CIT CIT I IDEAS NG AS NG S PPING PING CULT CULTURE A TEMPORAL MPORA RAL RAL CROW CROWD ROW ROWD ROWD ATER ATE ATE OLD TE T N TAINMENT T RELAX RELAX CITY LA RESTO RE O RESTO RESTO ES ORATIVE ADIUM VE ADIU V ADIS M ORTS TS FORD F FO NTIMAT WATEO INT WATER INTI TE MILL ATER INT ER USINESS USINESS USINESS SIN S SIN SS SINESS SINESS N F06 F06 HACKNEYERS UN UN VE UNIV S VEN VENTI WICK INVENTI W PRIMARY SCHOOL BRIDGE LINK HANDBALL L T08 T08 T08 0 TRA TRAT AT A ATFORD D REG ONAL REGIONA EG ONA N TERNATION TERNATION TERNATIONAL TERNATIONA RN R AT N OFF C OFFICE OFFICE ATION TRANSPORT EXCITMEN EXCITMEN XCIT XCITM XCITM IT F07 F0 F07 07 F08 F08 0 08 RAC RACT RACT ON ACTION C CTIO T10 0 F17 F17 7 EDUCATIO EDUCATION TION ON F11 F11 1 MAIN STAIDIUM N M ELITE E H04 H TITUTE TRANQUILIT Y ANQUILITY ANQUILIT QUILIT ILIT LITY LIT LI L PEACEFUL CEFUL EFUL L M MUSEUM EXT WELL BEING EXT ELL G EXT F14 F14 14 U02 02 U02 BUILDIN BUILDIN BUILDING BUILDINGS UILD NGS TEACHI G A HING ACH H HI S RECYC R YC YC WS S STITUTION STITUT O STITUTIONS T T TUT T12 2 COMM N COMMUN O PUDDING ERI P DD RIVER PUDD G VERINE PUDD NGIVER NE DIN R IT Y MILLOMMUNITYY L INDUSTRY UST T TR TR TRANSPORT RT 24 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION CHANNELSEA VILLAGE At the heart of the aspirations for Channelsea Village is a deep-rooted emphasis on integrated design. Every aspect of life within the neighbourhood, from the design of buildings and spaces, the careful integration of landscape and water to the easy access of recreation and sports opportunity will embrace new thinking in terms of sustainable life styles and well being. To realise the aspirations for this character area, a new residential neighbourhood, comprised of a range of unit types from smaller and mix of tenures, will be complemented by a cluster of local retail, sports, leisure, community, education and health facilities that will form the focus of daily life. HACKNEY WICK The character for this area will build upon the history of invention, learning and making which is intrinsic to the area. A range of work place developments will be developed to the east of the area to complement the existing industrial uses in the west, and include large scale high tech start-up units and artist studios to create a working culture where facilities may be shared and ideas may be exchanged. Areas to the east of the Lea Navigation will the improvements to Hackney Wick Station and enhanced river and canal crossings, generating the potential to deliver a cohesive mixed use neighbourhood. 25 OLD FORD Building upon the existing character of the memory of activities that used to take place at Old Ford revealed in the Lock structures, mooring posts, industrial warehouses and their hoists, new development will focus on providing a genuine mix of residential industrial, commercial, and retail uses. The overall aim will be to create a cohesive and vibrant neighbourhood that embraces the numerous watercourses and encourages the active use of the water frontage by providing safe and attractive connections to the waters edge and towpaths. CITY MILLS The overall aspirations for the areas around the Legacy Main Stadium will be to maximise the potential to accommodate a broad range of sporting activities that will encourage sporting participation from people of all ages, genders, cultures and levels of physical ability and disability. New legacy developments will encircle the southern boundaries of the Stadium building, in an aim to create streets and spaces similar to the setting of the Arsenal and Chelsea Football Stadium. Conversely the northern boundaries of the Stadium will be revealed to the Park to create a similar setting to the Main Stadium in Munich. Development to the south of the Stadium will be structured to take advantage of the aspect provided by the elevated land position. The development will be designed to create areas of local distinctiveness, strengthen a sense of hierarchy of open space, provide a clear sense of orientation and set up visible routes through the urban form to allow long distance views across the Park to the Cityscape beyond. 26 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION PUDDING MILL The character of this area will develop the inherent potential to create a central core of employment, business and training opportunities that the existing surrounding uses present. A range of industrial buildings, workshops a mix of retail and community uses and access to public transport to serve those living in, working in and passing through the area. New and improved walkways along the canals and improvements to the Greenway will help to connect the new legacy communities on either side of the railway, to the existing communities to the south of the Olympic Park PARK GATEWAY Whilst the Aquatic Centre will form the focus of activity in this character area, new residential developments located to the north of the Stratford City bridge will create a distinctive and vibrant threshold to the Legacy Park. The scale and architectural intention of the new development will respond to the Stratford City developments and the Aquatic Centre, creating a dynamic and impressive edge to the Park its waterways and the bridge plaza and a vital completion of the gateway entrance between the Legacy Park and Stratford City. 27 LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK COMMITMENTS The development of the Legacy Masterplan Framework, including a Shared Vision will be to deliver the legacy communities through CREATING NEW NEIGHBOURHOODS At the heart of the Legacy Masterplan Framework will be the aspiration to create distinctive and vibrant places where people live and work now and in the future, by delivering new homes and jobs that meet the needs of a diverse social and economic mix of people, and provide a range of facilities and community conditions applied to the Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications; Policy, pertaining at the time, and detailed design analysis; to prepare the Opportunity Area Planning Framework, including strategic transport scenarios and social infrastructure planning; and, principles to spatial masterplanning. Building upon sustainability principles and objectives drawn from core policy documents, in particular the core themes set out in the OAPF, the commitments have been set out according to six themes to realise the delivery of a sustainable legacy for the Olympic Park as part of the wider Lower Lea Valley area. developed through the Masterplan process: part of the existing urban areas to create a series of interconnecting neighbourhoods and ensure that the existing communities environment, enhanced services and facilities, and access to a range of new employment and housing opportunities. those already provided by the transformed legacy facilities and proximity to the Legacy Park and its waterways and, in particular, complement the type and range of facilities delivered as part of Stratford City developments and the improvements to Stratford Town Centre. 28 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION - Residential building standards new neighbourhood in order to generate a critical mass of people that will both support a range of amenities and services and promote a range of densities, housing types and tenure mix. To plan for a hierachy of neighbourhood and local centres to offer variety, choice and access to a range of community infrastructure and public transport interchanges. distribution of mixed-use development with an aim to promote diversity and choice through a mix of compatible uses that work together to create viable places that respond to local needs, and which create varied environments, opportunities and experiences. lower densities, to create areas of local distinctiveness, strengthen a sense of hierarchy across areas of open space, create points of distinction to provide a clear sense of orientation, set up visible routes through the urban form, and allow long distance views across the Olympic Park to the Cityscape beyond. pertaining at the time, and prevailing social, economic and market factors as a starting point to determine the: - Affordable housing within the Olympic Park - Unit size mix - Housing density - Access for all and inclusive design permission will be taken forward as the baseline to be assessed through the Masterplan process. and other location/environmental factors will be assessed through the Masterplan process in the context of Development Plan Policy, pertaining at the time, and detailed design analysis. accessible housing and to take account of Development Plan Policy, pertaining at the time. EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS AND TRAINING Through the process of delivery of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the site will be assembled and brought into public sector control and existing businesses relocated with assistance from the LDA to local and regional relocation sites. The Masterplan presents a clear opportunity to deliver a new mixture of employment, business and training opportunities following the end of the London 2012 Games, to deliver regeneration opportunities. This will contribute to high and stable levels of economic growth and feed into the prosperity of the surrounding communities. 29 be developed through the Masterplan process: developed through the Masterplan process: context for a wide range of new and diverse employment business and training opportunities; providing opportunities for not only for those moving to the new communities but also for those in the surrounding communities. mix of employment provision to match the provision of new homes. A clear relationship between the type, quantity and location of new homes and corresponding employment provision will be essential. appropriate retail and employment provision and explore ways of linking this to social and community facilities (including education provision). the Local Employment and Training Framework, which was launched by the London Development Agency with the boroughs following the 2004 permission. CONNECTING PEOPLE The Masterplan process will explore the relationship between the location of housing, jobs and services within the Park to a range of transport opportunities. The Masterplan process will seek to actively encourage the use of public transport and walking and cycling. pertaining at the time, as a starting point to determine the: - Cycle parking standards - Parking standards - Sustainable transport commitments for the Park and build on the baseline legacy improvements left by the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation proposals (including the Loop Road arrangement). Legacy Transformation for the Olympic Park regards bridge, public transport, walking and cycling connections. SHAPING PLACES The Masterplan will focus on establishing through the Masterplan process: To determine the identity, character and nature of the legacy communities and establish a set of overarching design principles. legacy communities, the Masterplan will, 30 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION in particular, consider the sporting and cultural legacy of the Olympic facilities and Olympic Park and where suitable recreation, sport, technology, education or environmental themes. determined in a holistic fashion including consideration of land use, design, character of open spaces and the surrounding built context. SOCIAL & COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE Social and community infrastructure encompasses education and learning, health and social care, leisure, recreation and culture, other emergency and community facilities. implementation plans of social infrastructure, sport and cultural facilities, and public open space providers to ensure the timely provision of facilities to serve the legacy communities. To deliver open space and play space provision, subject to Development Plan Policy, pertaining at the time, and detailed design analysis, and promote community access to new indoor and outdoor sports facilities within the Olympic Park and wider area. and programmes implemented in the Park and wider area. SAFEGUARDING FUTURE RESOURCES developed through the Masterplan process: to be developed through the Masterplan process: community, health and education facilities for the legacy communities. infrastructure provision the Masterplan will need to take into account not only the needs of new communities but also those of the existing communities in the surrounding areas as well as cater for different needs across age groups, genders and ethnicities. planning analysis that underpins the Opportunity Area Planning Framework. waste infrastructure in the context of infrastructure in the wider Lower Lea Valley and East London sub-region. the context of Development Plan Policy, pertaining at the time, subject to detailed design, and the development of the code for sustainable homes. 31 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 5. PROCESS AND ENGAGEMENT INTRODUCTION This chapter sets out a route map and timescale for the development of the Legacy Masterplan Framework. The principal aim of the Legacy Masterplan Framework will be to provide the basis development to begin on site in late 2012/2013 immediately following the London 2012 GamesGames. This is likely to mean submission of planning applications between 2008 and 2010. The endorsed Legacy Masterplan Framework that has been subject of stakeholder engagement and public consultation will provide the basis for early planning applications for legacy communities development and be the driving mechanism to inform the evolution of strategic and local planning policy. Engagement in the production of the Legacy Masterplan Framework has already started as part of the process to prepare the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications for the Olympic Park. As part of the pre-application consultation process for the Olympic, Paralympics and Legacy Transformation planning applications, participants were asked about their legacy aspirations. The 2006 Design Workshops included sessions related to the legacy communities to capture early emerging ideas which could process. Matters raised regarding the legacy development and the Legacy Masterplan Framework Masterplan are as follows: Membership of the Group includes and its successor organisation ODAPDT, affordable housing. neighbourhoods through public transport. sports centres and activities to address crime and anti-social behaviour. local organisations to enable better design and a sense of local ownership. enhanced especially during construction. organisations and activities. The ODA, LDA and the London 2012 Organising Committee have also established a series of meetings with Stakeholders, some of which are temporary while others are designed to remain in place over the lifetime of the project. Those that will continue to be directly relevant to the Legacy Masterplan Framework process are as follows: LEADERS AND MAYORS GROUP BRIEFINGS 32 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION the London 2012 Organising Committee, GLA, LDA and the Association of London Government (ALG). OLYMPIC PARK LEGACY GROUP established to identify and communicate stakeholder priorities for the legacy of the Olympic Park, including the venues, the parkland and the development of housing / sustainable communities. The group also reports on progress with emerging park legacy proposals and business plans to Olympic Board Steering Group and / or Olympic Board. Membership of the Group includes representatives of GLA, LDA, ODA, London 2012 Organising Committee, Sport England, DCMS, British Olympic Association, Five Local London Boroughs, Lea Valley Regional Park, Thames Gateway Development Corporation and The Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG). ODA ADVISORY PANELS The ODA is in the process of setting up advisory panels to provide outside input and scrutiny of key elements of the design development process. They are: Olympic Design Review Panel; Access Panels for the Built Environment and Transport; and, a Sustainability Panel. provide advice to the ODA on legacy projects as well as projects that form part of the 2012 Games. Panels to provide technical input into developing the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation proposals in the park and transport proposals. detailed design of the Olympic Park. Prior to commencing the production of the Legacy Masterplan Framework it is intended that a detailed methodology is developed by the ODA and LDA in consultation with the principal stakeholders on how the production of the Legacy Masterplan Framework is managed. The three broad work stages in preparing the Legacy Masterplan Framework are : Stage 1. Stage 2. Character Area Preferred Options Stage 3. Masterplan Framework. The process diagram in Figure 1 sets out the stages of work. It includes possible methods of engagement and the outputs expected. Wherever possible it is envisaged that existing engagement and consultation structures will be used to avoid consultation fatigue. STAGE 1 VISION & OPTIONS DEVELOPMENT Park Legacy Communities, including the overarching policy principles which subsequent detailed character area masterplans will need to follow, and will start to generate initial options for each of the character areas. Inputs to Stage 1 will include consideration of the Legacy Masterplan Framework commitments set out in chapter 4, early consultation responses to the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications, emerging details for the Olympic Park design, the technical analysis underpinning the Opportunity Area Planning Framework and any users established at that time. The output from Stage 1 will comprise: for the Olympic Park; area subdivisions and linkages with key areas outside the Park boundary; and each character area, including the nature LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK DELIVERY AND ENGAGEMENT The process diagram overleaf shows broadly how the Legacy Masterplan Framework will be developed, illustrating a timeline to deliver the inputs from the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications process for the Olympic Park and the 33 Legacy Masterplan Framework Development Process Inputs LMF outputs Legacy Character Areas Emerging Options Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy delivery Stage C Optioneering Concepts CSR commitments Stage1: Options development Transformation consultation outcomes LMF themed analysis OAPF technical analysis Stage D Principles/ Concepts concepts for detailed design Olympic Park Legacy Communities - Stage 2: Character Area Preferred Masterplans Olympic, Paralympic consultation outcomes Legacy Character Areas Preferred Option Stage E Detailed Olympic Park Design Design Competition Design Charlettes CABE / A+UU review Olympic Park Legacy Character Area Masterplans LMF SEA / SA and SFRA (if required) - Vision - Policy Principles Character Area Proposals Implement ation Final LMF 34 Figure 1.0 Legacy Masterplan Framework Development Process Stage 3: Final LMF production Legacy Community Planning Applications Development Delivery Options VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION of the communities, mix of uses, density options, and requirements for supporting infrastructure. These options will be rigorously tested to ensure that they are sustainable, viable and inclusive and positively contribute to the key themes of this document. The end of Stage 1 will coincide with a stakeholder event. STAGE 2 CHARACTER AREA PREFERRED OPTIONS & MASTERPLANS Stage 2 will develop a series of masterplans for the Olympic Park character areas. The masterplans will be guided by the stage 1 STAGE 3 PRODUCING THE FINAL LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK Stage 3 will develop a composite Legacy Masterplan Framework which brings together the stage 1 and stage 2 outputs with supporting information in the form of a Sustainability Appraisal incoporating a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The Sustainability Appraisal/SEA will ensure that the strengths and weaknesses of emerging proposals and decisions are assessed as proposals for the Legacy Masterplan Framework progress. likely to have three key sections: will give information on the baseline review within a policy context of the London Plan, Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework and the sub-regional development framework; will detail how the preferred option is likely to manifest across the Olympic Park character areas; and, will identify the delivery mechanisms that will be used to meet the objectives and aspirations of the Legacy Masterplan Framework and how the principal development projects will be brought forward. Underpinning the delivery and implementation proposals will be a Business Plan which will identify public and private proposals, risks and development timelines. document will then be endorsed by the ODA and LDA committee and board procedures, as appropriate, and subject to extensive external public consultation. Planning applications for Legacy communities development which are brought forward by the LDA, delivery agencies and other partners will be expected to be in general conformity with the Legacy Masterplan Framework, demonstrate how they contribute to meeting and exceeding (where appropriate) the responses to the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation planning applications, detailed design proposals for the Olympic Park, and could include an iterative process competitions, design charettes and Design Panel review, as appropriate. The output from Stage 2 is likely to comprise detailed masterplans for each of the character areas which indicate: the preferred development scenario for each character area (in terms of scale, land use, mix of uses, density, urban morphology); area to other areas both within and outside the Olympic Park; and communities are addressed both within and outside the individual character area. The LMF will inform the development of the character areas, which could be taken forward through competitions or by individual design teams to explore the distinct places that could be created in each character area. The stage 2 detailed masterplans would be to any early planning applications submitted from the third quarter of 2008. 35 Legacy Masterplan Framework Management Structure Working Groups Client Group Reporting Structures ODA Board ODA Design Panels Stage1: Options development LDA Board (ODA, LDA, GLA) Mayors LMF Design Teams Stage 2: Character Area Preferred Masterplans Design Charlettes ODA Board (ODA, LDA, GLA) LDA Board A+UU ODA Design Panels Mayors ODA Board (ODA, LDA, GLA) Stage 3: Final LMF production LDA Board Mayors 36 Figure 2.0 Proposed Legacy Masterplan Framework management and reporting structure VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION Legacy Masterplan Framework sustainability performance measures, and demonstrate that build out of an individual scheme does not preclude delivery of adjacent legacy community development sites and the Legacy Masterplan Framework in general. MANAGING THE LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK PROCESS management of the Legacy Masterplan Framework process will be an important early pre-commencement activity. The ODA and LDA will jointly manage the production of the Legacy Masterplan Framework. The progress and content of the Framework will be regularly reported to the respective ODA, Olympic and LDA Boards as well as other stakeholder bodies. The LDA and ODA will jointly develop a Community Engagement Strategy. This will build on the work undertaken for the Olympic, Paralympic and Legacy Transformation at engaging with a broad spectrum of communities, including Black, Asian and minority ethnic and different faith communities, women, disabled people, younger and older people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. Where possible the Strategy will seek work with existing community networks established by the Boroughs and their partners. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGACY MASTERPLAN FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIC AND LOCAL POLICY The Legacy Masterplan Framework will be prepared in a process similar to that undertaken for the Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework and for Borough Local Development Frameworks, including a proactive process of stakeholder and public consultation. Through this it is intended that the Legacy Masterplan Framework document will be able to contribute to the evolution of strategic and local policy including: Government policy for the Thames Gateway, the London Thames Gateway Regeneration London Plan Alterations and Reviews, and Sub-Regional Development Frameworks, and relevant Borough Local Development Documents/Area Action Plans (AAPs). Depending on the outputs from the Legacy Masterplan Framework process if may be appropriate to update the current Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework, or inform Borough Area Action Plans as part of their Local Development Frameworks, to policy. These could be expected to be in place for late 2012 or early 2013 (to be in conformity with a newly adopted London Plan in 2012). 37 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION CONCLUSIONS The ODA and LDA are committed to achieving long term sustainable regeneration in the Olympic Park, as evidenced by the Commitment to Sustainable Regeneration and the undertaking to prepare a Legacy Masterplan Framework. The Legacy Masterplan Framework will ensure that the legacy communities design process keeps pace with developments in sustainable development policy, Development Plan Policy (pertaining at the time) and, innovative design solutions. The Legacy Masterplan Framework will be capable of being used in a number of ways. First, to support planning applications for legacy community developments, second to provide a steer for future strategic and local planning policy in the Olympic Park and Lower Lea Valley and lastly, as a delivery and investment tool for regeneration agencies. Work on the Legacy Masterplan Framework will begin in 2007 and will use an open, transparent and inclusive process of stakeholder engagement to ensure that those that will live, work and play in Olympic Park and surrounding communities are involved in its development. The ODA and LDA look forward to working on the Legacy Masterplan Framework in partnership with the Government, local authorities, delivery agencies and local communities. 38 VOLUME 3 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION 39 Other languages This publication is available on request in other languages. 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