The Case for the Regeneration Masterplan

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Visioning Workshop
24th April 2008
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Structure

• Approach
• Opportunity and Challenge
• Developing a Vision
• A Spatial Framework
• Early Win Priorities
• Delivering Vision
• Discussion

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Approach
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• Opportunities

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Growth Context

• Greater Nottingham punching above its weight
• GVA growth of 37 last five years, above England
  average (30)
• Productivity (GVA per person) greater than
  England average
• net increase of 16,700 jobs growth of 6 above
  English average
• and driving Population and Household Growth
• Growth Point demand for 38,000 new houses 2006
  2021 across Greater Nottingham

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Investment / Development Potential

• Transformation of educational facilities
• 150m planned investment
• Planned investment in housing stock
• c127m planned investment
• Commitment to improve green spaces
• 1m planned investment in North West area
• Investment in Bulwell Town Centre
• Historic core and commercial hub of North West
  Nottingham
• Significant quantum of available housing sites
• Potential 100ha early-to-medium developable
  land

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• Addressing Challenges

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Addressing Challenges

• Overcoming negative perceptions of place
• Multi-faceted deprivation almost whole area
  falls within bottom 30 and western areas in
  bottom 5
• North West Nottingham accounts for a quarter of
  Nottingham's total crime improvements being
  made
• Isolated housing estates physical / sensory
  gating reinforcing territorialism (in this
  sense not a good thing)
• Need to provide the right housing offer - lack of
  housing choice

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Multiple Deprivation

• Indices of multiple deprivation - 2007

2004 2007 Change
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Lessons from history
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• Developing a Vision

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North West Nottingham Framework Vision

• Reconnecting North West Nottingham and its
  residents to the economic growth of city and
  wider city region by creating safer, more
  sustainable, balanced and attractive
  neighbourhoods, building on the areas natural
  assets and attracting new households into the
  area

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Four Distinct Localities

• natural focal point

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Four Distinct Localities

• ,,,historic grain and linear relationship with
  the city centre

character and identity
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Bulwell and Bulwell Forest

• The Beating Heart of North West Nottingham

• The focal point for North West Nottingham and
  counter-point to the Nottingham city centre
  quality service, retail and leisure mix of
  aspirational housing and ease-of-entry housing a
  fun place to be a destination

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Bulwell and Bulwell Forest

• Nottinghams Green and Healthy Suburbs

• the creation of a new heart within the urban
  area key service centre but which draws upon
  the high quality green character of the open
  accessible countryside and seeks to target
  linkages and investment with the Hospital and
  healthy living programmes

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Bulwell and Bulwell Forest

• North West Nottinghams Growth Corridor A New
  Economic Future Quality Jobs Quality Living

• A new future for an historic place recognising
  that the role and function of the area draws from
  an expanding city centre with new links to
  Bulwell. Repositioning the employment offer to
  become a new corridor of enterprise, creativity
  and innovation enveloped by a high quality
  residential context

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Bulwell and Bulwell Forest

• Nottinghams Connected Neighbourhoods

• Overcoming isolation and connecting Nottinghams
  strong neighbourhoods physical, social,
  cultural with the city centre and North West
  Nottingham. Sustained investment in the
  remodelling of the monolithic housing estates,
  working with the community, to establish a new
  housing offer and destination of choice.
  Transformational actions focussed on educational
  investment Nottinghams Learning Arc

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• Spatial Framework

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Opportunity Sites

• Vacant industrial / retail sites
• Under-utilised green space
• Education sites identified for rationalisation /
  improvement
• Existing masterplans

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New Hearts and links

• Four Hearts
• Creating attractors
• Consolidation of facilities
• Civic hubs
• Linking communities
• Critical mass

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Areas of Change

• Transformational Change A New Approach
• Creating sustainable and balanced communities
  not just housing
• Future of education provision embedded in a
  sustained programme of intervention
• Particular focus in creating attractive public
  realm and green space

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Green Space Networks

• An interconnected green network and defined
  hierarchy
• Important relationship between suburbs and open
  countryside
• Joined-up development and green space
  objectives

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A Concept Plan

• Principles
• Re-connecting neighbourhoods
• Developing strong hearts
• Re-integrating green spaces
• Distinct and legible areas
• Hierarchy of service provision
• Educational facilities as focal points
• Connecting household growth with service
  provision

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Four Spatial Building Blocks
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• Quick Win Projects

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Number of Quick Win Projects Stand Out

• Chingford Playing Fields
• System built stock in Bilborough
• Padstow Sites
• Stanton Tip investigation

important role for the Local Housing Company
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Number of Quick Win Projects Stand Out

• Not just housing interventions
• Harvey Hadden Campus
• Bulwell Town Centre
• Broxtowe Park
• Southglade Park
• Environmental / public realm

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• Delivering Vision

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Large scale estate renewal
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High quality residential development
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Streetscape improvements
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New educational establishments
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New and revitalised centres
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Well connected communities
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Added value projects
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Over to you
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Further Details

• Iain Jenkinson, Director
• 81 Fountain Street
• Manchester
• M2 2EE
• 0161 956 4016
• iain.jenkinson_at_gvagrimley.co.uk

• Antony Pollard, Senior Consultant
• 81 Fountain Street
• Manchester
• M2 2EE
• 0161 956 4255
• anthony.pollard_at_gvagrimley.co.uk