The redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed-use development
comprising buildings up to 11 storeys in height and accommodating new
homes (Use Class C3) and commercial floorspace (Use Class B1c), car
parking, cycle parking and associated landscaping.
The Tibbalds study seems to have taken some of its inspiration from the
original Joseph Homes application:
the line from the chimney to the lime kiln shown on the Tibbalds diagram
passes along the edge of the Joseph Homes site and is deployed in that
proposal as a visual and physical link with the park
the development is arranged around three sides of a service courtyard as
also shown on the Tibbalds plan
the Tibblads diagram showing the preferred positions for taller
buildings includes the site of the 11 storey tower block proposed in the
Joseph Homes plan
The main changes to the scheme shown on the latest drawings are: a
reduction in the number of flats from 128 — 109
a reduction in the height of the buildings along Parkhouse Street from
7/9 storeys to 6/7 storeys
a smaller footprint for the 11 storey tower
a reduction in the number of single aspect flats, none of which now face
the yard.
the elevations are more articulated
there is less dark grey brickwork
the children’s’ play-space is all at ground level
Although these changes have made the proposals more in keeping with the
scale of the existing buildings in Parkhouse Street and offer a less
dominating elevation to Burgess Park, they still represent a significant
increase in scale compared with adjacent developments and the 11 storey
tower appears over dominant in relation to St George’s Church viewed
from the Park.
Link to planning application:
20/AP/0858