EVERTON FC

GOODISON PARK
LIVERPOOL

DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT

PREPARED BY - FORMROOM ARCHITECTS

DATE - SEPTEMBER 2010
 CONTENTS.

PART ONE
EXISTING
01 Executive Summary
02 Location
03 Site
04 Site History
05 Existing Plan
06 Existing Elevations
07 Surrounding Area
08 Opportunity and Constraints
09 Urban Analysis
10 Urban Street Views
11 Urban Analysis Diagrams
12 Existing Height Massing
13 Evolution Analysis

PART TWO
PROPOSAL
01 Proposal Brief
02 Form, Character & Materials
03 Building Use and Amount
04 Street Scene Massing
05 Long Distance Massing
06 Layout, Access & Circulation
07 Scale
08 Sunpath Analysis
09 External Precedents
10 Internal Precedents
11 Proposed Plans
12 Proposed Elevations
13 Detailed Design
14 Visual
15 Conclusion
PART THREE
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
01 The Architects
02 Supporting Information
03 Planning Policy Guidance

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PART ONE
EXISTING
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
PART ONE

Formroom Architects have been commissioned by

Everton Football Club to deliver a new landmark building
at their home Goodison Park, to house retail, (of Everton
products) an Everton museum, offices and corporate
hospitality - all under one roof. The proposals will allow
the club to continue to grow and develop sustainably
for the medium term. Everton Football Club has been
looking to expand or re-locate over recent years in order
to accommodate their growing organisation needs.
However it has been decided that a new multi-purpose
building would enable them to fulfil their business
aspirations for expansion, resulting in additional
accommodation within the existing site boundary.

The site is currently occupied by a single storey marquee

structure and car parking which will be removed.
Existing offices within the stadium will be redeveloped
for corporate use. It is currently proposed that ‘Everton
One’, the existing football club shop will be refurbished
for community based health and education use by the
Everton Foundation

This Design and Access statement will be accompanied

by a full set of architectural planning drawings, and
should be read as supporting information for the
application.

The scheme as depicted and hereby submitted for

detailed planning approval is born out of the clients
desire to contribute to the Club and the community as
well as deliver a building of the highest architectural
quality.

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 LOCATION.
PART ONE

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Everton is an inner City District of Liverpool. Everton Football Club within Goodison Park is situated two miles north of Liverpool City Centre, with Vauxhall to the
west, Kirkdale to the North and Anfield to the north east.

Liverpool has good transport links with Lime Street Railway Station being the nearest mainline station. Goodison Park itself is well placed for access via public
transport, be it by bus or train. The nearest Station to the stadium is the Kirkdale railway station which is located just over half a mile away. A number of local
bus services run to Goodison Park from Liverpool as well as Hackney carriage services. There are also on-site parking facilities for supporters travelling by car.
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 SITE.
PART ONE

The Stadium has been home to Everton Football Club

since it was completed in 1892. It is one of the world’s
first purpose built football grounds and was built
within a residential area. Goodison has undergone
many changes over the years and presently has a
total capacity of 40,157 all seated spread among four
separate stands.

The proposed development site sits at a major junction

of Goodison Road, Walton Lane running north to south
and Spellow Lane to the West. It is a clearly visible
location and provides an opportunity to deliver a building
of the highest quality.

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 SITE HISTORY.
PART ONE

Goodison Park as we know it today started to take shape
when Archibald Leach services were enlisted to design
a stadium that was to become famous the world over.
In 1907 the first side to be completed was the Park End
double-decker stand, at a cost of £13,000. Two years
later the large Main Stand on Goodison Road was built
for a cost of £28,000 and housed all the club offices and
player facilities. Around the same time £12,000 was
spent on concreting the terracing and constructing a
new cinder running track.
Goodison Park Facts;
• Was the first league ground visited by Royalty
• Was the first ground in England to have dug-outs.
• Was the first to have double-decker stands on four
sides.
• Was the first to have underground heating.

During the Second World War, Goodison Park suffered • Was the first to have a three tier stand.
quite bad damage due to it’s close proximity to the
docks at Liverpool and the club was awarded £5,000 for • Has staged more top fight games than any other.
repairs from the War Damage Commission. After the
War football enjoyed an era of immense popularity and • Is the only league ground to host a world cup semi
soon after Everton had completed the repairs to the final.
ground they had their highest ever attendance, 78,299 on
18th September 1948 for the Division One game against • It has staged FA Cup Semi Finals and Finals.
Liverpool.
• It has staged numerous England games.
England were awarded the World Cup in 1966 and in
acknowledgement as the prominent league ground, • It is the only football stadium in the World to have a
Goodison Park staged more games than any ground church at one corner, St Luke the Evangelist.
outside of Wembley Stadium. Five games were played
including the epic quarter final between Portugal and
North Korea and the forgettable semi final between West
Germany and Russia. In preparation for the World Cup,
Everton had bought and demolished some of the houses
which stood behind the Park End Stand in order to make
way for a new entrance from Stanley Park.

In 1987 the old pitched roof over the Gwlady’s Street

stand was replaced with an upturned sloping roof which
extended out over terracing below. The new covering
joined the one over Bullen’s Road to form a continuous
roof on two sides of the ground.

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SITE HISTORY.
PART ONE

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EXISTING PLAN.
PART ONE

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 EXISTING ELEVATIONS.
PART ONE

ELEVATION 1 - GOODISON ROAD

ELEVATION 2 - WALTON LANE

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 SURROUNDING AREA.
PART ONE

The site has a varied backdrop on all sides. Predominantly

set against the vast scale of the Park End stand as a back
drop, there is also Stanley Park to the South from where
elements of the Park End stand are visible.

STANLEY PARK EXISTING ‘EVERTON ONE’ STORE ST LUKES CHURCH

ANFIELD CEMETRY & CREMATORIUM GLADYS STREET COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL WALTON LANE

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 OPPORTUNITY AND CONSTRAINTS.
Opportunity
1. Local Opportunity for Business
The site occupied by Everton Football Club is a well
established and thriving football club and business.
Everton Football Club has occupied the site for
numerous years and has naturally outgrown the need for
the space in their current location. The site is in a prime
location to allow for new bespoke scheme. It will create
a new, fresh and exciting building for the local area,
which in turn will continue to bring people to the heart of
Everton and bring business to the community
2. Improved Physical Environment
The existing location currently permits a temporary
marquee and can be seen as far from ideal. The new
addition would resolve the need for a better environment
for the employees of Everton and will bring the
community and businesses alike together. This intern
would make the area a lot more desirable place to work
and live.
3. Community Enhancement
The new proposal with the addition of a cafe, retail unit,
museum, and hospitality suite will improve and enhance
the area of Everton. A successful proposal would
almost guarantee the continued prosperity that the
local economy brings as well as the additional benefits
brought about by the reuse of the existing Everton One
building by use of the Everton Foundation.
4. Site Specific Design
The opportunity to deliver a design that is clearly
of Everton’s progression, rather than the generic
‘anywhere, anyplace’ architecture of the existing
building. The opportunity to create an excellent
development and vibrant, secure mixed use scheme,
with well-planned and orientated office space that
reinforces the local community with passive observation
of Everton.
5. Active Frontage
The opportunity to reinstate Walton Lane, with an active
frontage will complement and reinforce the area giving a
connection back to the streetscape,
PART ONE
6. Continuity
A great opportunity to create a scheme which responds
and reinforces the unique history of Everton football
club.
Constraints aren’t necessarily negative things, but a list
of criteria we must satisfy in order to engineer a robust
design. A detailed site analysis was undertaken as part
of the design development process for the application
and the following constraints and opportunities
identified:
Constraints
1. Open urban site
The site is positioned in such a way that its proportions
are exposed to the elements which result in the
existence of a large open space towards the edge of the
site. A successful proposal will aim to tackle such future
issues and create a more dynamic appeal to the existing
site.
2. Space Restrictions
The corner space and neighbouring streets and existing
car park will have to be acknowledged. Buildings in
similar situations have often been resolved poorly due to
lack of consideration. The new scheme will be sensible
resolved, crating the best possible solution to the
space available with a duty of care to the neighbouring
environment.
3. Potential noise intrusion from Walton Lane
Walton Lane may at times be noisy, especially in rush
hour. We will have to take this into consideration when
regarding the internal locations and material selection
to help reduce the passage of sound.
4. Mixed Use Character
The building truly is mixed use in character with four
different uses occupying a single building. The desires
and motivations of the differing occupants all need to be
considered for access ease of circulation, security and
safety as well as aspirational wishes.
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 URBAN ANALYSIS.
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 URBAN ANALYSIS DIAGRAMS.
PART ONE

STANLEY LAKE PARK EVERTON FC STORE CAR PARK EVERTON FOOTBALL STADIUM CHAPEL HOT WOK

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 EXISTING HEIGHT MASSING.
PART ONE

3 METERS 6METERS 7.5 METERS 9METERS 10.5 METERS 28.9 METERS

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 EVOLUTION ANALYSIS.
PART ONE

Initially our proposals were to meet a brief for a 10,000

sq.ft office building. As our involvement with Everton
Football Club grew and as we looked at more that could
be done with the existing site and more that could be
achieved by stretching our aspirations, so the brief and
ultimately the building changed.

Rather than look to work with an organically developed

building, we constantly looked at a fresh start with a
blank piece of paper to ensure that the building we
designed was as well thought through as possible.

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PART TWO
PROPOSAL
 PROPOSAL BRIEF.
PART TWO

The new development will be a fresh addition to the area

which will in addition illuminate the existing junction and
provide an interesting view for the public. Furthermore it
enables Everton to provide larger more modern facilities
for both the general public and its current staff.

The raking form of the building rises toward the main

corner of the development to create focus not only for
user interaction but to define the confidence of the
buildings presence at a key junction and provide a new
21st century ‘Front Door’ for Everton Football Club.

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FORM, CHARACTER & MATERIALS.
PART TWO

In plan the building is rectangular as has already been

described. The extruded box has then be carved in to and
sculpted to create a shape that draws the eye all around
it from any view creating interest and delight with the
angular roof and cantilevered forms at the corners. The
cantilever creates depth to the elevation while the rising
roof almost creates a fifth elevation to be viewed when
entering or leaving Liverpool City Centre through Walton.
The existing local vernacular shows a mixture of
terraced housing from the last century with, churches
and schools and other pre war predominantly brick
buildings. This does give a background character that is
rich in warm colours and depth of material, if somewhat
run down and in need of restoration in some cases. The
Goodison Park Stadium also has elements of historic
fabric but over the years these have been added to,
adapted and overlaid with late twentieth century metal
and composite cladding panels. These late additions do
create a flat grey background for our new proposals.
The location of our proposals means that we are
effectively creating a new front door to Goodison Park.
This new face should be of quality in terms of material
selection but also address the challenges of stadia
design without being too carnival or brash.
By the very nature of the uses within the development,
glass pays a major role in our material palette. We have
chosen to use this on the three front facing elevations
that face all major highways and long views of the
proposals. Conceived as one skin, the collection of clear,
opaque and fritted glass creates a facade that reflects
and mirrors it surroundings in terms of tonal colour and
also maintains clean and crisp lines out of the sculpted
form of the carved block.
To the rear of the building on the northern elevation is
more of an internal facade that is completely constructed
from black brick with a raked joint. Passing around the
building from the external public roads to the internal
facade of the building that faces the stadium. This
elevation houses different uses to the main three and
can therefore naturally and legitimately be
constructed from a different material.
Visually this variation in material also
creates added interest as uses approach
and circulate the building.
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BUILDING, USE AND AMOUNT.
PART TWO

The site is currently occupied by a marquee building,

used for hospitality and events and a car park for staff
and supporters. The proposal seeks to demolish the
existing marquee building and construct a new four story
multi purpose building on the site while still leaving
space to accommodate car parking.

The ground floor is to be used to accommodate retail

and ticket sales while the first floor will house an
interactive museum and café. The second floor is to
provide a larger open plan office space with some
cellular units, leaving the third floor for a flexible
hospitality suite.

The existing total floor space of the marquee is 518sqm

while the car park amounts to approx 8269sqm.

The proposed development has a footprint of 1287sqm

leaving 6982sqm available for car parking.

Schedule of Accommodation:

• Ground Floor Gross Area - 1287sqm / 13853sqf

• First Floor Gross Area - 1259sqm / 13552sqf
• Second Floor Gross Area - 1361sqm / 14650sqf
• Third Floor Area – 1361sqm / 14650sqf

TOTAL 5268sqm / 56705sqf

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 STREET SCENE MASSING.
PART TWO

The concept sketches illustrate an indication of the

schemes size and massing in comparison to its
environment. The current site has somewhat lost its
sense of place and the new addition to the area would
hugely contribute to the continued restoration of the
area. The scheme has been well considered to bring
life in to the surrounding environment and therefore
the design is looking to secure a place among Everton’s
continuous history.

VIEW FROM WALTON LANE VIEW FROM LANGHAM STREET

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 STREET SCENE MASSING.
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LAYOUT, ACCESS AND CIRCULATION.
PART TWO

Layout
The layout and size of the proposed development has
been influenced by the surrounding area. Firstly the
shape of the building is a basic and efficient rectangle
which is effective in terms of construction and simplicity,
thus creating clean lines and a simple form.
Secondly, the orientation of the building, dictated mainly
by the shape of the existing site, has been sited so
that the southern façade runs parallel to Walton Lane
allowing maximum exposure to the existing landscape
and views of Stanley Park. And thirdly the structure has
been kept to a maximum of four storeys as to not over
shadow or intimidate the existing buildings in the area.
Ground floor is naturally the most sensible place for
retail and is easily linked to the first floor café and
museum space. Hospitality was considered best placed
on the top floor to maximize views of both the park and
the water and hills beyond.
Access
The main access for the retail and museum attraction
into the building is situated on the prominent corner of
Spellow Lane and Walton Lane. This enables an easy
focal point which will draw visitors and supporters in
through a directed route. Visitors entering the building
are immediately positioned within a double height space
within the retail area. Routes up to the museum and café
are easily located and are controlled on match days.
A second more entrance, within the car park and on the
private side of the site will be located to the rear of the
building on the north façade. This is intended to be used
by staff members working in the second floor offices or
visitors to the top floor hospitality.
Circulation
The upper levels of the building are circulated by two
central cores. These cores are the main communal
routes to access all floors whilst also providing safe
fire escape. Lift access is provided to all departments
throughout the scheme.
Throughout the development all areas are designed to
comply with the requirements of the
Building Regulations approved Document
M ‘Access to and use of Buildings’
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 SCALE.
PART TWO

The townscapes importance of this site supports an

approach where additional height is an appropriate
response to improving the sense of place of Everton
A Football Club. The new proposal is therefore deliberately
amongst the taller structures in the local area to reflect
the importance of the scheme and so build community
focus. It sits against the backdrop of the stadium and so
has precedent for a tall building.

Urban design in the planning system: towards better

practice’;

‘The scale, massing and height of proposed development should be

considered in relation to that of adjoining buildings; the topography;
the general pattern of heights in the area; and views, vistas and
landmarks. Relating new development to the general pattern of
building heights should not preclude a degree of variety to reflect
particular circumstances. The character of townscape depends on how
individual buildings contribute to a harmonious whole, through relating
to the scale of their neighbours and creating a continuous urban form.’

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 SCALE.
PART TWO

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 SUNPATH ANALYSIS.
PART TWO

The following sunpath diagrams illustrate a series of

computer modelled shadowing studies illustrating the
extent of shadows cast throughout the year during
the morning, at noon and in the afternoon. These
demonstrate that there will be no loss of residential
amenity due to overshadowing for the occupiers of
adjacent properties.

21ST MARCH 9AM 21ST MARCH 12PM 21ST MARCH 15PM

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 SUNPATH ANALYSIS.
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21ST JUNE 9AM 21ST JUNE 12PM 21ST JUNE 15PM

21ST DECEMBER 9AM 21ST DECEMBER 12PM 21ST DECEMBER 15PM

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EXTERNAL PRECEDENTS.
PART TWO

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INTERNAL PRECEDENTS.
PART TWO

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 PROPOSED PLANS.
PART TWO

LOCATION PLAN

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 PROPOSED PLANS.
PART TWO

APPLICATION BOUNDARY
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 PROPOSED PLANS.
PART TWO

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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 PROPOSED PLANS.
PART TWO

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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 PROPOSED PLANS.
PART TWO

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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 PROPOSED PLANS.
PART TWO

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

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 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.
PART TWO

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.
PART TWO

SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

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DETAILED DESIGN.
PART TWO

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VISUAL.
PART TWO

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 CONCLUSION.
PART TWO

The new proposals at Goodison Park provide a fantastic

opportunity for the Club to continue to prosper from both
a sporting point of view and for commercial viability. The
impact of the proposals will benefit the community and
the wider area through the new uses and attractions
that the building will contain and the knock on effect of
the redevelopment of Everton One for community based
health and education.

Architecturally, the proposals bring a new fresh and

exciting front door to Goodison Park with what is a truly
mixed use building of high quality architectural design.

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 PART THREE
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
 THE ARCHITECTS.
A B PART THREE

The Architects/ Formroom

‘Totally dedicated to the regeneration of the city’

We aim to design architecture that is contemporary

and original but calculated and sensitive to context.
Considerable time is then spent analysing the brief
together with the site to propose a new and innovative
solution, delivering a fresh layer to a dynamic future.
Every line we draw is for a reason, every space we create
is meticulously considered.

We do not believe in rhetorical statements or the

introduction of shapes and materials to disguise what
we propose. Our philosophy is formed from being proud
and confident of what we produce and what we strive to
achieve.

Our aim is to produce architecture that is contemporary

C D and innovative yet tactile and sensitive to its context.
Considerable time is spent analysing the brief together
with the site to propose a new and measured solution.

Our work covers a diverse base, crossing all sectors,

and includes the specialist areas of conservation and
historic redevelopment including listing buildings and
contemporary new build.

A Duke Street_Retail & Residential

B Baguley Street_Residential

C Century House_Office
(Listed Building in Conservation Area)

D Bagot Street_Student Accommodation

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Entrance
Entrance and exit doors and frames to blocks will be of
robust and constructed from a vandal resistant material.
Entrances will be well lit both internally and externally.
All four corners of the building will have CCTV.
The main building entrance doors to the rear of the
building to access the offices and hospitality will include
video access and will slide. Electromagnetic sheer
locks or electrically operated dead bolts are also to be
added. These main entrances will be controlled by a
combination of a Proximity Access Control System and a
door entry phone and video system on external doors.
The lobby area is located immediately inside the
entrance with two lifts and a main stair. There are no
external ramps or steps as access is level for the full
perimeter of the building.
Entrance to the shop is via two sets of doors with a
staircase and lift providing access to the first floor cafe
and museum attraction.
Doors
All doors should be noticeable from their surroundings,
with vision panels. Adequate space should be provided
alongside the leading edge of the door to allow a
wheelchair user to open the door while clear of the
swing.
Lever handles should be provided to all doors to allow
them to be used easily with a closed fist, and at a height
suitable for standing and seated users. The doors will be
able to be opened with a force not exceeding 20N.
Internal Stairs
There will be two stair cores in the building. One forms
part of the lobby, which will be the main stair core, the
other being an emergency stair escape to the rear of the
building. The treads on all the stair cores will be equal,
and will be no less than 250mm deep with the risers not
exceeding 180mm. Nosing will be clearly identifiable and
slip resistant.
Widths and handrails will comply with the current
building regulations with regards to capacity and travel
distances.
Lifts
The access to the passenger lift in the lobby will be
SUPPORTING INFORMATION.
PART THREE
housed near to the entrance and next to the stair programme, and giving particular consideration to
core. This lift will comply with all required regulations planning negotiations and conditions. If an item is
regarding disabled access. considered necessary to the project that has not
previously been considered following review, detailing
Disabled WC (DPT) and approval it will be included within the scope of
Within the scheme there will be disabled wash rooms works document and added to the Design & Access
located on every level. The dimension of this should not statement for consideration in the whole scheme.
be less than 2200x1500mm. The access to the toilet will
be level and sufficient space will be provided to allow General Guidance for Building Users Disability
manoeuvring and opening all doors. Any added door Discrimination Act
controls should be positioned at a suitable height to be This Access Statement should be kept on the premises
accessed by seated users, and additional grab rails to to assist in any check on access provision. It may
be installed will be in accordance with the sizes stated in be particularly useful in relation to any queries by
Part M of the building regulations. individuals as to whether there are aspects of the
building that cause difficulties in relation to the Disability
Lighting Discrimination Act (DDA). The Access Statement refers
The lighting levels are to be calculated by the services to the status of the building in relation to Building
engineer to ensure the levels are sufficient for the Regulations and the British Standard which tend to be
intended use. In communal area lights should be referred to in any question of reasonableness under the
positioned where they do not cause glare, reflection DDA.
or confusing shadows. A sensitive lighting scheme
has been incorporated into the design to enhance the Vehicular
overall aesthetic and provide a safe and easily navigable Visitors using the building and arriving by car will
environment. In any individual areas the lighting should be able to park within the current car park and walk
be adjustable by the user. Fluorescent lighting is to be unaided and without impairment or level change.
installed only where it is unlikely to cause inconvenience
to people with hearing impairments. Cycles
There will be new cycle racks provided on site.
Signage
All signage (including emergency) will be suitable
displayed on the interior and exterior of the building.
This will be easy to read from distance and from nearby.
Building Management
All external routes, are to be kept clean, unobstructed
and free of surface water at all times. All corridors are
to be kept clear to allow wheelchair manoeuvrability,
and are not to be obstructed by deliveries, storage and
furniture.
Appraisal and development
The proposed development is to undergo detailed
scrutiny and appraisal throughout the duration of the
project. Regular client and design team meetings
are scheduled to take place on and offsite to ensure
the clients and publics needs are addressed and
implemented with the scope of works. Every element
of work forming part of this proposal is subject to
the review and comments of the consulting design
team and relevant specialists. The scheme is to
be reviewed in detail at the scheduled meetings in
terms of accessibility, sustainability, availability, cost,
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 PLANNING POLICY GUIDANCE.
PART THREE

This is not designed to be an exhaustive account of • Human Scale – The built and remodelled form is easy
the plans and policies affecting this site, but rather, for the human eye to read and provides a sense of scale
to highlight the key policies that have affected the and perspective that doesn’t overwhelm or intimidate.
design of this development. It is considered that this
proposal accords with all relevant design guidance. This • Security / Surveillance – Creating a place that is
assessment includes local, regional and national design properly overlooked, easily policed (passively and
policy guidance as well as best practice documents. actively) and which feels safe and welcoming to all.
PPS 4 Industrial, commercial development and small • Detailing and Interest – Promoting ornamentation,
firms: Well designed, high quality developments are rhythm, consistent vernacular and intrigue in the built
central to this document and this proposal clearly environment.
demonstrates a commitment to achieving that. It also
suggests that developments should be delivered to • Adaptability and Robustness – The layout and the
enhance economic growth and to deliver a high quality buildings should contribute towards sustainable design,
environment which are to be pursued collectively. adaptation and robustness in the design and materials to
ensure that they withstand the test of time.
The Environment White Paper “This Common
Inheritance” emphasised this relationship when it said
that “Economic growth is not an end in itself. It provides
us with the means to lead better and fuller lives. There
is no contradiction in arguing both for economic growth
and for environmental good sense. The challenge is to
integrate the two.”
This scheme follows advice contained in By Design:
Urban Design and the Planning System (2001), the Urban
Design Compendium (2000) and both the Urban White
Paper and Urban Task Force Report (both 1999). This
approach has been honed over the last decade and is
now standard practice. It is considered that this scheme
accords with the best practice approach outlined in
these documents and are best summarised by eight key
principles:
• Character – Somewhere with local distinctiveness.
• Legibility – Somewhere that is easy to understand and
navigate around.
• Permeability – Creating a form which makes for
efficient movement for all modes.
• An Articulated Townscape – creating an interesting and
contextually responsive townscape using height, scale
and massing.
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