Church Street, Staines-upon-ThamesPublic Consulta�on

8th September 2012

Welcome

Welcome to this display of proposals for redevelopment of a site between Island Close and Church Street by the site’s owners, Universi�es Superannua�on Scheme Ltd (USS).

1. Proposed redevelopment of site between Island Close and Church StreetStaines-upon-Thames

Views

USS would welcome your views on its proposals. Please complete one of the Comments Forms on display and place it in the ballot box.

Map showing the loca�on of the USS site in the context of Staines Village. The base OS map, with the proposed Staines Village boundary, was provided by the Staines Village Commi�ee on behalf of the people of Staines Village.

SITE

CHURCH STREET

ISLAND CLOSE

NORTH

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2. Exis�ng Layout and Uses

NORTH

Plan showing the exis�ng layout of the USS site in the context of the surrounding roads Photographs of the USS site now

Photograph of the high brick walltaken from Island Close, which is very dominant in the views of the local area

Church Street

Island Close

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3. Redevelopment Proposals

• USS is proposing a residen�al development of 51 dwellings (35 apartments and 16 houses)

• The exis�ng office building fron�ng Church Street would be retained

• USS is considering whether to propose, as part of the redevelopment, keeping the exis�ng brick boundary wall at a reduced height

NORTH

Plan showing the layout of the USS site, with proposed residen�al development

The exis�ng office building on Church Street would be retained; this building would not be included in the proposed residen�al development

Legend:

Exis�ng office to be retained

Exis�ng trees to be retained

New trees to be planted

Exis�ng trees to be removed

Exis�ng high brick wall

Island Close

Proposed apartment buildings

Proposed apartment building(affordable housing)

Proposed housing

Church Street

Gatehouse

Pivot House

View 1 & 2

View 5 & 6

View 3 & 4

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4. Redevelopment Proposals

2. View from just inside the site

The tradi�onal pivot house (unit 10) forms a break between the front and rear of the site crea�ng two dis�nct character areas. The front of the site relates in scale and design to the conserva�on area and the building of townscape merit. The rear of the site is more contemporary with a slight step up in scale.

1. View from Church Street

The new gatehouse (unit 1) frames the view into the proposed development. The new house has taller floor to ceilings so that it is closer to the propor�ons of a tradi�onal Georgian house. This helps to provide enough height so that the new building is not too overshadowed by the 3 storey buildings on either side. The gatehouse also serves to provide a sense of enclosure, with glimpsed views of the tradi�onal semi-detached houses and the tradi�onal pivot house beyond.

4. View back toward the entrance

The exis�ng landscape to the rear of the office building provides a mature se�ng at the front of the site. The tradi�onal houses, the rear of the office building and the gatehouse (unit 1) frame this mature and green courtyard. The tradi�onal houses have a variety of bay window treatments so that while there is a strong rhythm it has subtle varia�on.

3. View toward the rear of the site

The more contemporary apartments to the rear of the site are 3 ½ storeys in height, and in this view are framed by the pivot house (unit 10) and the tradi�onal semi-detached houses. The recessed top floor diminishes the overall scale to one of a 3 storey house with a pitched roof. The central green space with a specimen tree provides a focus at the heart of the site.

Views of proposed development

Proposed sec�on AA

Proposed sec�on BB

exis�ng proper�es in Church Street

exis�ng proper�es in Island Close

line of exis�ng buildings

line of exis�ng buildings

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5. Redevelopment ProposalsViews from Island Close and Church Street

2. View from Island Close - brick wall 3m

6. View from Rear Garden (Church Street) - brick wall 3m

4. View from Island Close - brick wall 3m

With Exis�ng Wall Proposed (if 3m of the wall is retained)

1. View from Island Close - exis�ng brick wall 7.8m high

5. View from Rear Garden (Church Street) - exis�ng brick

3. View from Island Close - exis�ng brick wall 7.8m high

wall 7.8m high

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6. Redevelopment Proposals

Proposed Contemporary Terraced Houses

Proposed Gatehouse (unit 1) Proposed Pivot House (unit 10)

Proposed Contemporary Semi Detached Houses

Proposed Tradi�onal Semi Detached Houses

Schedule of Proposed Dwellings

2 x detached 4-bedroom houses• 10 x semi-detached 3-bedroom houses• 4 x 2-bedroom terraced houses•

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Thank You

Thank you for taking the �me to a�end this display of redevelopment proposals by USS, the principal occupa�onal pension scheme for academic and administra�ve staff working in universi�es and other higher educa�on ins�tu�ons.

Comments Forms

USS would welcome your views and will take account of these wherever feasible and prac�cal. Please complete one of the Comments Forms on display and place it in the ballot box.

Further Informa�on

For further informa�on about USS’s redevelopment proposals, please telephone Harriet Kerr on 07758 747 412, or email her at: hkerr@harrietkerr.com

7. Redevelopment ProposalsProposed Apartment Building A

Proposed Apartment Building B

Proposed Apartment Building C

Schedule of Proposed Dwellings

5 x 3-bedroom apartments• 19 x 2-bedroom apartments• 11 x 1 bedroom apartments•