Consultation Report. Neighbourhood Centre and Community Facilities Prepared by Halogen

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1 Consultation Report Neighbourhood Centre and Facilities Prepared by Halogen

2 02 01 Group Survey Feedback Groups Public facilities: Small supermarket Cafe Pharmacy/chemist Newsagent /crèche Restaurant % of respondents voted for each 78% 61% 61% 44% 39% 33% Leaders from these groups responded: Churches Martial Arts Sports Club Badminton Club Dance School Yoga Theatre School Tennis Club Pilates Pub 28% Offices Florist 11% 0% Verbatim Feedback Central park elements: % of respondents voted for each hall should be Play for young children Space for markets and perfromance events Communcal spaces including bbq and picnic benches Fitness/running route 83% 67% 61% 56% A meeting place that can be used for multipurpose events big enough Large with cafe, for a barn selfcatering dance, room facilities and small enough PLENTY of for quiet chats parking Other facilities that are needed include: Tranquil gardens 56% Provision for A Church hall Sports court or Specific, segregated area for dogs 56% youth services such as a big enough to seat 300 people keep fit venue would be SweatBox or for weddings amazing! Toddlers cycle/scooter track 39% village hall and parties Outdoor gym 33% What activites are missing in Wantage? allotments 28% Cinema, skate Need support More places for Covered seated area 22% park & outdoor for family life, youth to gather exercise the ederly, safely and Water feature 22% equipment disabled and scoialise mentally ill Tennis courts 17%

3 02 03 Public consultation Includes results from feedback form, online survey and boards Demographic: I socialise here I shop here 1824 Under I work here I live here 75 and above General feedback: School needs to come in earleir than 350 homes Rent needs to be afforadble for businesses A large hall would stimulate artistic interest All buildings need to be built to high energy efficiency standards The name Kingsgrove will cause confusion Please not Kingsgrove change the name What s wrong with Crab Hill as the name? Kingsgrove is too corny Don t like name: Why not Alfred s Hill? Or King s Down?

4 The Heart of Kingsgrove Summary: Respondents want a traditional, soft development with pockets of green space and areas for social activities. Traditional Old & New Contemporary What should your new community Consider the energy use and put in energy generation e.g. solars on all 42% 23% 35% Soft Mixed Surfaces Hard 71% 25% 4% Pocket Green Spaces Connected Shared Surfaces 30% 6% Functional People Centred Social Activities 3% 45% 52% public buildings How should it feel? How should it work together as a place? The ring road MUST be complete in early stages of development 64% What should it say about your community?

5 A Mix of Uses Summary: The most popular choices were: Restaurant Public square Outdoor sports Local arts Public arts Pub There is also a clear desire for a primary school, a supermarket, doctor s surgery/health centre, a café and a multifaith church No.8 Lister Square Edinburgh Garden 15 Local Arts Office Restaurant Knowle Church / Spiritual Pop Brixton Brixton, London Ruskin School of Art Oxford Wolfson College Academic Wing Oxford Italian Restaurant & Bar Kings Cross, London Belarusian Chapel Woodside Park, London Outdoor Sports Market Public Square Public Art Outdoor Gym Hounslow, London 27 Kingston Market Kingston, London 23 Lewis Cubit Square Kings Cross, London 25 Russell Square Gardens St Pancras, London Arcadia Edinburgh If you feel there is anything else missing from Wantage and Grove, please feel free to use a postit note to record it. Primary School x 32 votes Café x 29 votes Pharmacy/ Chemist Open green areas Kids play areas x 25 votes x 8votes x 3 votes Supermarket Health Centre/ Doctors Surgery x 23 votes x 21 votes Newsagents x 16 votes Shoe shop Cycle paths x 4 votes x 4 votes Police Station x 2 votes Leisure Centre x 2 votes

6 Public Realm / Civic Summary: Respondents want a soft, pedestrian only pubic realm, with mixed landscaping and bordered by the community hall and some food and retail. Soft Mixed Surfaces Hard 27% 0% Mixed Landscaping Functional Hardscape 61% 5% Drop Off Access Pedestrian Only 20% 70% Non 27% 25% Hard or soft surfaces? See Edinburgh tram system for mixed landscape ideas 73% Pocket Green Space How green should it be? 34% Shared Surfaces Is it pedestrian only? Lit footpaths are very important 10% What public uses should border it? 48%

7 building Summary: Respondents want a large, sculptural commuity building with linked sections to reflect its multiuse status. It should be run by a nonprofit community interest group. Pitched Roof Flat Roof Sculptural What should it look 25% 6% 69% Single Storey Two Storey Linked Buildings What scale should it 21% 24% 55% Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Morning Afternoon When would you use Evening Who should run it? What size of facility do you need? Also needs facilities for home workers, e.g. for meetings Not the Town or District Council (General consensus) A community interest group/ nonprofit organisation Large! Bigger than the Beacon with plenty of parking Storage space is of utmost importance A concert hall with good acoustics

8 Central Park Area Summary: Most popular uses of the central park area include tranquil gardens, teenage sports, segregated dog area and play areas for the young. What should be included in the central park area? Meadow / Tranquil Gardens 31 Specific, Segregated Dog Areas Play For The Young 22 Communal Areas For BBQs Teenage Sports 28 Space For Markets Cycle routes x 9 votes 28 Covered Seating Areas 7 Outdoor Gym 6 Fitness / Running Route All weather sports field orchard needs to be bigger and spread throughout park area 12 Toddlers Cycle/Scooter Track 6 17 Tennis Courts 3 17 Water feature 15

9 Image boards Yes Key themes: Green space Play areas Childfriendly Urban sports Public art Outdoor sports Mixed surfaces Maybe Key themes: Public art Trampolining Outdoor exercise Cafes Town market No Key themes: Chains Waitrose/Costa/M&S/Londis Skate park Office buildings Hard surfaces 09 08

10 Design Game Game Set Up The Design Game was set up as a jigsawlike puzzle with all the various parts that make up the Central Park and the Neighbourhood Centre available as cutout pieces which were moved around to visually test different designs. 4x1B 12x2B Preferred Option Design Game Reference Boards Preferred Option 7x1B 9x2B s 6x1B 17x2B 5 Spaces 600m2 Site 0.25ha 6070 bed 3 Storey 32 parking spaces 700m2 Site 0.25ha 2 Storey Public Square 60 parking spaces Pub 700 m2 Site 0.40ha Several presentation boards outlined the neighbourhood centre preferred option for discussion, with arrangements for both the community and central park uses configured to meet local planning standards and section 106 legal agreement. The required components were coded and split into simplified cutout pieces based on specified areas. Consultation board 13 outlined the section 106 and agent requirements for gross floor area and site area alongside VOWH planning policy compliant parking requirements. As with the central park, colour coded component pieces were arranged to correspond with the community design game. Verbatim comments on the preferred option are recorded below. s 2x1B 8x2B Non 54 parking spaces (shared) (77 required if nonshared) Local Park East More nursery parking and pickup spaces would be hall and pub could be combined. 12x1B 8x2B Multistorey car parking in central location? useful. 3 storey Preferred Option Central park play areas located close Is there enough changing facilities Can the pavillion and changing to residential for 60 people at be combined? housing need the central park. What about screening. groundskeeping storage? Public Feedback

11 Design Game 4x1B 12x2B s 6x1B 17x2B Layout Primary School 5 Spaces 600m2 Site 0.25ha 29 Spaces Site 0.25ha 60 parking spaces Pub 700 m2 Site 0.40ha This option locates the care home to the west of the neighbourhood centre, replacing the apartment block adjacent to the primary school. The town square combines residential apartments with nonfood retail at ground level and locates the community hall directly on the public square. Non Site 0.42ha Public Square 3 storey 12x1B 2x2B 700m2 2 Storey Underground car park for more Maintain nursery position next to Pub/Restuarant next to green 6070 bed 3 Storey 28 parking spaces residential parking 34 parking spaces (shared) (52 required if nonshared) parking. primary school. spaces to allow spillout during summer months. Public Feedback Layout Options 3 4 building Layout 3 pushes the food retail and pub uses 4x1B 12x2B and pub should be combined so that there is more space and licenced premise combined Pub 700 m2 Central Park s 6x1B 17x2B North towards the ring road. The public square arrangement is unchanged from option 2. Layout 4 offers a revised public square and nursery location, positioning the care home in its place 7x1B 9x2B s 6x1B 17x2B 70 parking spaces (shared) (117 spaces required if nonshared) 6x1B 17x2B 46 parking spaces 42 Spaces (shared) 52 required if nonshared 60 parking spaces l 5 Spaces 600m2 Site 0.27ha 6070 bed 3 Storey 6x1B 17x2B Primary School 6070 bed 3 Storey Pub 700 m2 Site 0.40ha Non Site 0.42ha Public Square 600m2 700m2 2 Storey Non Public Square 3 storey 12x1B 2x2B 9am and 3pm s 2x1B 8x2B 3 storey 12x1B 2x2B residential parking 34 parking spaces (shared) (52 required if nonshared) 700m2 2 Storey Multistorey car park in centre for all use s 2x1B 8x2B Local Park East s 2x1B 8x2B 40 parking spaces (shared) (57 required if nonshared) 12x1B 8x2B residential parking Local Park East Option 3 Option 4 3 storey 3 storey Public Feedback

12 Design Game 7x1B 9x2B Terraced Pub 3/4 2 of 2 1 of 2 Pub 2/4 Pub / Restaurant Pub 4/4 Apartment Apartment 1 of 2 Terraced Pub / Restaurant Pub 1/4 Pub 2/4 Terraced Terraced Public Square Public Square Terraced Terraced 1 of 2 1 of 2 Non Non 2 of 2 1 of 2 Non Non Consultation outcome Consultation outcome Consultation Outcome 1 Consultation Outcome 2 Uses: Uses: Combined care home and retail functions framing and activating the public square. hall nursery have a positive relationship. Positive relationship of primary school, community hall and nursery uses. No crossing is required adjacent to primary school. Access: Lack of sufficient parking for pub/restuarant. hall in prominent position on public square. separated from primary school by main road. Access: Appropriate levels of parking serving community uses at the public square. : Inclusion of residential within neighbourhood centre. Apartments at this location could be a more appropriate response however.

13 Design Game 7x1B 9x2B 1 of 2 2 of 2 Pub 3/4 Pub / Restaurant Pub 1/4 Pub 2/4 Non Non 1 of 2 2 of 2 Non Public Square Apartment Apartment 1 of 2 Public Square Pub / Restaurant 1 of 2 1 of 2 Non 2 of 2 Pub 1/4 Pub 3/4 Pub 4/4 Pub 2/4 Consultation outcome Consultation outcome Consultation Outcome 3 Consultation Outcome 4 Uses: Uses: Mixed uses framing the public square are welcomed. Pub and community hall will help to activate the public square. The care home presents an awkward relationship to the West end of the public square. The care home benefits from a separate and more private position. Access: Access: Appropriate levels of parking serving all community uses. Large clusters are avoided. Large cluster of parking south of the public square. : : Potential for combined residential and retail uses at the public square. Two levels of residential above ground floor retail. apartment helps to frame the neighbourhood centre to the west of the public square.

14 Design Game 7x1B 9x2B Pub / Restaurant Pub 1/4 2 of 2 1 of 2 Non Pub 3/4 1 of 2 Non Pub 2/4 2 of 2 Pub 3/4 Pub 2/4 Pub 1/4 Pub / Restaurant Non Public Square Non Public Square Pub 4/4 1 of 2 1 of 2 1 of 2 Garden 1 of 2 Consultation outcome Consultation Outcome 5 Uses: Consultation outcome Combined care home and retail uses framing the public square. hall, nursery and primary school are all accessible to each other without road crossings. Potential issues by combining pub and care home? Consultation Outcome 6 Uses: Access: Public uses all accessible without road crossing. Large cluster of parking to serve the pub is located on the main road, creating weak corner/street frontage. Food retail not reinforcing corner. A weak corner is created by the parking located here. Location of public square. Road crossing between care home, retail and community hall. Access: Large cluster of parking between uses.

15 Design Game Consultation Outcome 7 Uses: NEAP Potential for combining nursery, hall and pavillion. Sports Pitch Uses feel remote from the street. Issues with evening and night access due to this. Sports Pitch Sports Pitch Youth Facilities / Skate Park LEAP Sports Pavillion / Changing Sports Pavillion Decreased surveillence and security from locating the community hall away from the neighbourhood centre. Access: Garden Amenity Space / KickAbout Area levels suitable for the central park. Terraced Terraced Non Non Consultation Outcome 8 Uses: Sports Pitch Doesn t meet with current consent mixed use areas are shown where residential is currently planned. Sports Pitch Sports Pitch Garden Sports Pavillion 2 of 2 1 of 2 Changing Sports Pavillion / uses fragmented with no sense of neighbourhood centre is located far from primary school NEAP is a road crossing away from the sports and play areas in the central park. Youth Facilities / Skate Park MUGA LEAP Access: More parking required for the central park. Consultation outcome