Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
PTAL level 4<br />
The town centre<br />
h s we k ret il<br />
profile nd l cks<br />
pu lic re lm<br />
qu lity.<br />
west norwood, Lambeth<br />
West Norwood is District Centre loc ted in<br />
the south-e stern p rt of the <strong>London</strong> Borough<br />
of L m eth, ounded in the North y Tulse Hill<br />
nd y n industri l re in the south. Alhough<br />
surrounded y well-est lished,<br />
predomin ntly Victori n<br />
su ur n re s, the town<br />
centre’s ret il profile is we k<br />
nd its pu lic re lm l cks<br />
qu lity. Consult tion round the<br />
A New He rt <strong>for</strong> West Norwood<br />
study (c rried out y DTZ on<br />
eh lf of the Council in 2007)<br />
h s seen strong pu lic support<br />
<strong>for</strong> ret il regener tion ut mixed<br />
opinions over whether l rgesc<br />
le superm rket ought to e<br />
its centrepiece. The town centre<br />
is line r, extended long the<br />
usy A215 Norwood Ro d which<br />
<strong>for</strong>ks to ecome Knights Hill<br />
nd Norwood High Street t the<br />
Gr de II* listed St Luke’s church<br />
nd the Gr de II listed West<br />
Norwood Cemetery, oth of which re included<br />
in the West Norwood Conserv tion Are . South of<br />
West Norwood r il st tion, mixed industri l nd<br />
w rehousing est te <strong>for</strong>ms the edge of the town<br />
centre. The Council h s indic ted l tent dem nd<br />
<strong>for</strong> sm ll, f<strong>for</strong>d le worksp ce units s well s<br />
pu lic desire <strong>for</strong> improved pu lic services, such s<br />
leisure centre nd f cilities <strong>for</strong> young people.<br />
There is v ri tion in the qu lity of the uilt<br />
environment. It h s some good ret il f c des from<br />
different periods ut lso m ny single-storey or<br />
otherwise low-v lue uildings. In m ny c ses,<br />
l nd-use could e m de more efficient whilst<br />
cre ting more ttr ctive f c des. Intensific tion<br />
is lre dy h ppening through new developments<br />
such s Housing Associ tion development ne r<br />
Tulse Hill st tion. The scen rios developed <strong>for</strong> this<br />
loc tion investig te wh t scope <strong>for</strong> intensific tion<br />
there would e in ddition to the He rt of West<br />
Norwood study, nd how it could regener te the<br />
town centre eyond its ret il function.<br />
How c n housing intensific tion on the edge of the<br />
town centre complement regener tion in the core<br />
of the town centre?<br />
A215 Norwood Ro d<br />
West Norwood<br />
Tulse Hill<br />
A215 Knights Hill<br />
West Norwood<br />
Cemet ry<br />
500m<br />
housing<br />
soci l infr str.<br />
shops<br />
offices<br />
industri l<br />
2. THE SEVEN TOWN CENTRES 2<br />
LGN WNW<br />
BAL ANH PUR MOR OKR
Change language