10 DAEDALUS3.0DESIGN EVOLUTIONVISION•To ensure a fully accessible sitePhases of consultationPhase 4 – This phase of consultation relatesintegrated into the existingSEEDA and the project team are committedto the promotion of the emerging Visionarytransport networkto maintaining this high level ofFramework. A second newsletter wasRedevelopment of the Waterfrontengagement with local residents and keydistributed to over 20,000 local residents inpresents an opportunity to embrace the•The retention of buildings ofstakeholders, and will continue to updateNovember 2008.concept of live-work-play, with a varietyhistoric interest and characterand consult as the project progresses.of employment, leisure, commercial andwherever possible with new usesThere have been five specific phases ofA two day exhibition was held on 5 andresidential uses within walking distance ofsought for themconsultation associated with the emerging6 December 2008 at the Lee Methodisteach other.plans for development at <strong>Daedalus</strong>.Church Hall with approximately 750•To maintain access to water via thepeople attending. Attendees had theThe vision for <strong>Daedalus</strong> is to transformslipway for potential recreationalPhase 1 – In spring 2007, the <strong>Daedalus</strong>opportunity to speak to members of thethis previously gated military facilityuses, marine industries and to thewebsite www. daedalus-seeda.co.uk – andProject Team as well as complete Commentinto a thriving location for the benefitpotential marinaan e-alert system was launched. ThisForms.of the whole region as well as the localresource provides regularly updatedcommunity, creating economic growth,•To ensure the long-term future ofinformation about the project and theFor those unable to attend the exhibition,a variety of employment and trainingthe airfield through the co-locationemerging development proposals.the boards were available to view on theopportunities and additional local servicesof a range of aviation-relatedwebsite as well as a summary board beingand facilities. Redevelopment will bring ancompaniesIn May 2007, a baseline survey comprisingdisplayed in four local libraries and bothunder-used and partly derelict site back intoa short questionnaire was sent to 20,000council offices until the end of Januaryproductive use whilst being sensitive to its•To meet the highest standardslocal households. This was supported by a2009. Full details on the feedback andhistoric land use, the Listed Buildings andof sustainable construction andnumber of street and door-to-door surveysconclusions are detailed in Phase 4the designated Conservation Area.designas well as being available for people toReport (Groundwork <strong>Solent</strong>, 2009).complete on the website.Full details about all events and theTo ensure the delivery of a comprehensive•To create a permeable and legibleconclusions from each phase are availabledevelopment that is robustly tested indevelopment with clear routes intoPhase 2 – Five key themes emerged fromon the <strong>Daedalus</strong> website.terms of transport and environmentaland through the sitethe first phase – employment; heritageimpacts, it is necessary to consider the siteand building design; leisure, tourismTo date, the local community andas a whole, rather than GBC and FBC’s areas•To provide a mixed-useand community facilities; green spacesstakeholders have shown a keen interestindependently. As such, a <strong>masterplan</strong> hasdevelopment which creates aand the environment; and transport andin future plans for the site with significantbeen developed for the whole of <strong>Daedalus</strong>.vibrant and busy place in which toaccess. A number of residents and strategicnumbers participating in the variouswork, live and spend leisure timestakeholders were invited to attendevents. A variety of views regarding howKEY PRINCIPLES•To enhance the setting of theworkshops on each of these themes. Thiswas followed at the end of July 2007 bythe site should be developed have beenexpressed with the following consistentListed Buildings (The Wardroom,a Drop-In Event which some 500 peoplethemes:Westcliffe House, Dining roomsattended.•To create a vibrant place with a mixand Cookhouse) on site.•Provision of employmentof uses that is integrated with Lee-Phase 3 – In November 2007, Issue 1 of theopportunities for local peopleon-the-<strong>Solent</strong> and complementsand supports the regeneration ofCONSULTATION<strong>Daedalus</strong> newsletter was distributed to over20,000 residents. Approximately 900 people•Improvements to be made to thelocal highway networkthe existing local centreviewed and commented on five master•Provision made for green, openplan concepts which were displayed overspace•To ensure that any newA Consultation Strategy was producedtwo days at the Exhibition in December•Preservation of the heritage of thedevelopment enables the site toin March 2007, which outlined SEEDA’s2007. For those unable to attend, the panelssite.benefit from its direct links to thestrategy to ensure that all stakeholderswere available to view on the website and awater and the slipwayare engaged with and consulted aboutsummary displayed at the libraries in Lee-Phase 5 - The process of finalising theemerging proposals as the projecton-the-<strong>Solent</strong>, Stubbington, Fareham and<strong>masterplan</strong> taken a collaborative approach,•A new through-route providingprogresses. This document identified howGosport.with monthly workshops held betweenaccess to the site from the eastthree key groups (strategic stakeholders,the project team, GBC, FBC and othervia Broom Way and the west viabusinesses and community) would bestakeholders such as Hampshire CountyMarine Paradetargeted.Council as appropriate.
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