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St Mary’s ResidentialElephant & CastleDetailed Planning ApplicationDesign and AccessStatementPrepared for Lend Lease by Squire + Partners

St Mary’s Residential will seta new benchmark in qualitydesign and sustainableinner city living.

St Mary’s ResidentialDetailed Planning ApplicationDesign and Access StatementPrepared for Lend Lease by Squire and PartnersJune 2012

ApplicationDocuments■■Covering Letter, Forms and Certificate■■Planning Application Drawings■■Design and Access Statement■■Landscape Strategy■■Environmental Statement• Main Text and FiguresκκChapter 1 IntroductionκκChapter 2 EIA MethodologyκκChapter 3 Existing Land Uses and ActivitiesκκChapter 4 Alternatives and Design EvolutionκκChapter 5 The Proposed DevelopmentκκChapter 6 Development Programme and ConstructionκκChapter 7 Socio-EconomicsκκChapter 8 Transportation and AccessκκChapter 9 Noise and VibrationκκChapter 10 Air QualityκκChapter 11 Ground Conditions and ContaminationκκChapter 12 Water Resources, Drainage and Flood Risk AssessmentκκChapter 13 EcologyκκChapter 14 ArchaeologyκκChapter 15 WindκκChapter 16 Daylight, Sunlight, Overshadowing and Solar GlareκκChapter 17 Cumulative ImpactsκκChapter 18 Summary of Residual Effects• Townscape, Visual and Built Heritage Assessment• Appendices• Non-Technical Summary■■Planning Statement■■Transport Assessment / Travel Plan■■Housing Statement■■Sustainability Strategy■■Waste Strategy■■Construction Management Plan■■Draft Section 106 Heads of Terms■■Energy Strategy■■Access Statement■■Statement of Community InvolvementSt Mary’s Residential Detailed Planning Application

Contents1 Introduction 52 Context 63 Illustrative Masterplan 224 Design Development 255 Scheme Design 366 Design Summary 517 Access Statement 528 Appendix 53St Mary’s Residential Detailed Planning Application June 20123

St Mary’s Residential Detailed Planning Application June 20124

1 IntroductionThis Design and Access Statement has been prepared by Squire andPartners on behalf of Lend Lease Residential (CG) PLC to support a detailedplanning application for a mixed use development comprising residential,commercial and retail uses.Lend Lease’s ambition for St. Mary’s Residential (the Development) is todeliver a vibrant mixed-use development worthy of this central Elephantand Castle location, which will complement the local environmentincluding the adjacent new leisure centre, improve the quality of life in thearea, and set a new benchmark for urban development in design qualityand sustainability.It will bring life to the street with high quality retail and restaurants,commercial uses, and residential entrances. Excellent homes will beprovided in an exemplar 37 storey Tall Building that is visually recognisableas residential, and a 4 storey Pavilion Building that respects andcomplements the adjacent Grade II listed Metropolitan Tabernacle.The proposals include 284 new homes and 809 sqm (GEA) of retail / café /restaurant (A1 – A3) use and 413 sqm (GEA) of office (B1) use.Pre-application consultations have been conducted with Southwark CouncilPlanning, Design and Highways Officers, officers of the Greater LondonAuthority (GLA), key stakeholders and the public over the last 8 months.During this period the design of this scheme has evolved and improvedto take on board many comments. This Design and Access Statement setsout the constraints and opportunities on this site, the design evolution ofour proposals and the technical considerations that have been taken intoaccount.Fig. 1: Proposed view from Walworth RoadSt Mary’s Residential Detailed Planning Application June 20125