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Welcome to our second drop in event to discussproposals for the development of new homes inyour neighbourhood.

Croydon Council and their development companyBrick by Brick are seeking to build 1,000 newaffordable and private sale homes for localpeople on Council owned sites across theborough by 2019.

We met some of you on Tuesday 28 June andhave listened to your comments. You have alsosent us your initial responses.

Today you will see some of the feedback andsome changes we have made to our initialproposals in response to your comments, andthose from Croydon Council’s planning team.

Please talk to our team and let us have further comments and suggestions.

WELCOME!

WHERE DO YOU

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Use the stickers to show us where you live

• Finding out your views about your estate as it is now

• Developed design proposals for new homes and landscape improvements

• Discussing how landscaped and play spaces can be improved

• No existing homes will be demolished

• Please complete a feedback form

• Timeline for next steps

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MEET THE TEAM

Brick by Brick

Brick by Brick is a private, independent company, set up by the Council as its own development company. The aim is to achieve 1,000 new homes in Croydon by 2019.

HTA Design

HTA Design are the Architects and Landscape Architects for the project, and are specialists that design housing and regenerate neighbourhoods working closely with local communities.

Newman Francis

Community engagement specialists, managing the programme of engagement on the sites. They will be gathering feedback, organising events, working with stakeholders and answering webform and telephone enquiries.

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YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

LOCAL HISTORYDid you know that...?The Harvester on the junction between Beulah Hill and Spa Hill was once the Beulah Spa, with a mineral water spring in the centre!

Do you have any stories andmemories of your neighbourhood you would like to share with us today to help us understand the place you live in?

• Where do you go to shop?

• Do you use the bus? • Where do you go to

church?• Do you use the parks? How do you use them?• Are your kids in school

nearby?• Have you heard

about the ‘Spa Hill Allotments?’ Do you have one?

• Have you ever been to the Harvester? Do you remember what was there before?

1896 1953 1991Entrance lodge of The Beulah Spa

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• Do you use the footpath between Ravensdale Gardens and Rushden Close?

• Is it safe at night?

• Do you feel safe in your neighbourhood?

• When was the former play area removed? Do you know why?

• Do your children use the areas in the pictures to play?

• Do you have a car?

• Where do you park? - In your driveway? - On the street? - Do you have a garage?

SAFETY & SECURITY

PLAY & SPACES

CAR PARKING

We are looking at the spaces around Ravensdale Gardens and Rushden Close, and would like to know how you use these spaces, where you park your car, and if you experience any difficulties getting about, or from anti-social behaviour.

Talk to our team, fill in post notes, or complete a feedback form with your comments.

YOUR ESTATE AS IT IS NOW

REFUSE

Ravensdale Gardens Garages

On Street Parking

• How far you need to take your bin for collection?

• Are the current refuse arrangements satisfactory?

• What can be improved?

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Site boundary

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• 28 new mixed tenure homes (15 family sized houses, and 13 one and two bedroom flats)

• New central landscaped space with playable landscape for 0 - 5 year olds at the heart of the neighbourhood

• New car and cycle parking for existing neighbourhood and for the new development

• Improved footpaths

• Improved accessibility

• Better overlooked footpaths

• New Planting and increased biodiversity

WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?

3D Sketch of what Rushden Close could look like:

• Two 2 storey houses• Eliminating opportunities for anti-social

behaviour within garage areas• Better overlooking• New parking

3D Sketch of what Harold Road Corner could look like:

• 4 and 5 storey building containing 13 one and two bedroom flats

• Keeping the taller building on the street corner, to retain character of Ravensdale Gardens

• Clear entrance to flat block from Harold Road• Integrated Refuse and Bike Stores, keeping

unsightly bins off the street, and ensuring the security of residents bicycles

3D Sketch of what Ravensdale Gardens could look like:

• 13 two and three storey houses, to tie in to the established character of Ravensdale Gardens

• Improved accessibility across estate• New and relocated landscaped Space including

playable landscape for 0-5 year olds• Improved overlooking and lighting to pedestrian

routes to make Ravensdale Gardens an even safer place to live

• Greener footpaths with a diverse range of planting

Improved footpaths and new plantingNew Public Green space

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This is the currently anticipated timeline for the project.

We welcome your feedback as we develop designs for new homes and improvements across your neighbourhood. Construction is currently scheduled to start in Spring / Summer 2017 and finish in late 2019. We will keep residents updated throughout the process.

There will be further consultation before a planning application is submitted and more design information for you to give your feedback on.

WHAT’S NEXT?

June 2016Initial Consultation Event 1

August 2016Further Consultation Event 2 / Your chance to give feedback

Autumn 2016Submit planning application

Winter 2016/17Croydon Planning Committee / decision

Spring / Summer 2017Commence work on site

Late 2019Approximate completion date

MORE INFORMATIONCroydon Council has more information about its programme of building new and affordable homes, and frequently asked questions at:

www.croydon.gov.uk/newhomes

Your Feedback:Today: Fill in a feedback form and hand it in to a member of the team.

Online: Visit www.croydon.gov.uk/newhomes go to ‘Send us your questions on the new homes programme’ and you can complete a web form for your neighbourhood.

GET IN TOUCHContact the team with any further comments or questions that you might have:

Croydon Council Telephone:020 8726 6100 (option 6) Newman Francis Freephone (from a landline): 0800 644 6040

Telephone: 020 8536 1436

Email: croydon@newmanfrancis.org

Web Enquiry Form: www.newmanfrancis.org/projects