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Seaward WayMinehead

LIDL

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS

Design and Access StatementDecember 2014

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Lapworth Architects1.2 Purpose and Scope1.3 Lidl UK

2.0 Site Assessment

2.1 Site Location2.2 Site Area2.3 Site Access2.4 Topography2.5 Planning Context

3.0 The Design

3.1 Scale and Massing3.2 Site layout3.3 Building design3.4 Appearance

4.0 Movement To, From And Within The Site

4.1 Pedestrian Access4.2 Vehicular Access

5.0 Community Safety

6.0 Environmental Sustainability

7.0 Summary

LIDLSeaward Way, MineheadDesign and Access Statement

Contents LAPWORTHARCHITECTS

LIDL

Lapworth Architects

The Lapworth Partnership - now Lapworth Architects Ltd was founded in 1989 and is an architectural and interior design practice based in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

The practice has a wide client base involved in housing, education, retail, commercial and industrial buildings. We also work on many period buildings including carrying out grant aided work for Birmingham City Council and English Heritage. Listed building projects range from the restoration of the Grade I Listed Rotunda and Red Wing at Croome Court in Worcestershire to numerous Grade II and Grade II* buildings utilised for all kinds of uses including retail, restaurants, hotels, day nurseries, office and residential accommodation.

We have completed a number of successful and award winning schemes in the region in recent years and elsewhere.

We have won a number of design awards and indeed a project by this practice has now been included in Government’s By Design (CABE) document as an example of good design. The design awards include best 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses and executive home and special category design in the Birmingham Post Housing Awards. We have also won the Regional and National Green Tree Award for Sensitive Building in the Environment.

Recently it has been confirmed that the practice has been awarded the CABE, ‘Building for life gold award’, for a project completed in the World Heritage site in Broadway, Worcestershire.

Lidl have commissioned Lapworth Architects to design a new Store at Seaward Way, Minehead.

Seaward Way, MineheadDesign and Access Statement

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS1.0 Introduction1.1

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01 Lidl, Sutton Coldfield02 Lidl Dagenham03 Lidl, Gipsey lane, Leicester04 Lidl, Melksham05 Lidl, Worle, Bristol06 Lidl, Halesowen

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Purpose and scope

This Design and Access Statement has been prepared on behalf of Lidl to support a new detailed planning application for the proposed new store at Seaward Way, Minehead. The proposed new store will comprise the construction of a new neighbourhood food retail store, with associated access alterations, car parking and service area.

The purpose of this Design and Access Statement is to explain the approach which we have adopted in the current planning application.

The Design and Access Statement forms an integral part of the application submission and should be read in conjunction with other supporting documentation, and Architectural Drawing Package.

The Design and Access Statement provides important and detailed information about the scheme and has been written for a wide target audience, including the Local Planning Authority, Local Residents, Statutory and Non-Statutory Consultees and Elected Members.

The document takes the reader through the various design stages of the scheme and specifically, provides information relating to the following elements:

• The existing site and context

• Statutory and Community Involvement

• Building Layout and Design

• Movement to, from and within the site

• Community Safety

• Environmental Sustainability

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS1.0 Introduction


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Site location

Lidl

Lidl is a European convenience food retailer operating in over 10,000 neighbourhood food stores in 26 European countries. The first store opened in Germany in 1973.

In 1994 Lidl entered the UK market with an ambitious expansion strategy. 20 years later Lidl has successfully opened over 600 stores throughout the UK. Lidl’s continued expansion programme is as a direct result of the enthusiasm from the UK consumer to improve the accessibility of discount food retailers and in particular Lidl stores.

Lidl has added much needed diversity to the UK food retail market and has been defined by the IGD and The Competition Commission as a Limited Assortment Discounter (LAD). Put simply ‘Lidl provides a materially different retail offering to the main food retailers’ (Planning Inspector report – New Addington Appeal Decision APP/L5240/A/07/2052053).

Lidl achieves this by offering a limited range of goods that are primarily ‘own label’ brands which are considered equal if not superior to comparable brands.

Lidl has simple distinctive operating procedures throughout all aspects of its business. From the construction of stores to the selling of goods it is essential that efficiency and productivity targets are met to ensure the viability of the business.

Trading from a simple internal layout and with very similar merchandising formats in every store, Lidl guarantees continuity for customers nationwide. They can generally expect to find the same products in the same places in each and every store. The ‘no frills’ policy means that products are often displayed in their original packaging, transferring direct from suppliers to Distribution Centres and into stores. This minimalist approach increases productivity with the savings being passed on to the customer.

These distinctive operating procedures help ensure that Lidl’s efficient operating procedures can be implemented and that each new store can function productively.

Lidl’s key design objectives are to:-

• Make best use of the existing site

• Ensure that store designs take account of the wider built environment and their setting

• Ensure that proposed stores are sympathetic in scale and massing of local built form

LIDL Seaward Way, MineheadDesign and Access Statement

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Site Location

The application site is a cleared vacant site towards the edge of Minehead and is located near Butlins.

The proposed A1 retail development will provide a local neighbourhood food store in Minehead and within walking distance of many dwellings. The new store will complement existing uses within the area and will provide the community with much needed low cost food products. This should allow local people to carry out more than one activity in the area, which is important given the polycentric nature of urban communities.

Site Area

The site extends approximately 0.76 hectares, with a principal frontage to Seaward Way

The site is well located to provide safe, direct and convenient pedestrian access.

Access

Vehicular access to the site is proposed from Seaward Way. There are good existing public transport links to the site with bus stops in close proximity to the site.

Topography

The site is relatively level but the new store floor level will be raised as required to meet flood risk requirements. A small retaining structure will be included on the Seaward Way site boundary to help achieve this requirement and maintain a maximum gradient across the site of 2%. This will help to create an inclusive shopping experience for all customers.

The Planning Context

The site is a cleared vacant site which has been purchased (subject to contract) by Lidl.


LAPWORTHARCHITECTS2.0 Site Assessment2.1

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View looking North along Seaward Way

View looking north on Seaward way showing the existing site access

View looking south from the traffic Island at the junction of Vulcan Road and Seaward Way

View looking north from within the site

View looking south from the traffic Island at the junction of Vulcan Road and Seaward Way

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LAPWORTHARCHITECTS3.0 The DesignScale and Massing

The proposed development compromises the construction of a new Lidl neighbourhood food store plus associated works which include:

• Customer car parking

• Service area for delivery of goods to the store

• Associated landscaping works

Lidl acknowledges that the store format and design are important in terms of the wider built environment and the setting of the site in a broader context. The design and scale is therefore sympathetic to the existing built environment.

Site layout

The application design seeks to erect a new Lidl Store to serve Minehead and the surrounding local area The store is located to the south western edge of the site and a total of 100 car parking spaces are provided to serve the development.

The main entrance to the store is in the north east corner of the building with a glazed facade to Vulcan Road creating an active frontage which then wraps around the corner of the eastern elevation facing Seaward Way.

The service access is on the southern side of the building, adjacent to industrial and other commercial uses.

The car parking spaces are arranged in a manner so that it is safe and easy for customers to manoeuvre around the car park when looking for somewhere to park, whilst there are pedestrian links through the car park to the store entrance and trolley storage area.


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Lidl Site Plan as proposed

Lidl foodstore

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Trolley store

Brereton Road

Lidl foodstore

70 spaces

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Car Park

Building Design

The proposed building is single storey, rectangular in shape with a mono-pitched roof. The glazed shop front to the sales area can be clearly seen from Vulcan Road, creating an active frontage, wrapping around the elevation to the main entrance accessed from the car park.

Inside the store, products and merchandise are set out in straight runs which extend the full length of the unit. The storage and service areas are located to the side and rear of the store, with the external service area set 1.250m below the finished floor to assist with deliveries which are via a dedicated loading bay.

The welfare area is located at the end of the storage area, accessed from the sales area, and compromises a Manager’s Office, Staff room and toilet facilities for both staff and customers.

Appearance

The store design includes a monopitch roof with the highest face facing the parking area and the lowest adjacent to the western site boundary.

The majority of the northern shop front is glazed and the glazing returns on the north eastern corner. The store entrance is on the north east corner of the building and is marked by a projecting canopy feature with Lidl signage to this prominent corner.

The site is most visible from the traffic island at the junction of Seaward Way and Vulcan Road. From this point the store entrance and frontage across the car park is what is seen when approaching the site from the north with the entrance canopy being a strong feature adjacent to the road.

The building is clad with Alucobond aluminium cladding arranged in bays over the glazing line with rendered walls below which include a grey rendered plinth.

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS3.0 The Design


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3.4.1Proposed Lidl Plan

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The delivery section of the building is along the southern boundary away from any real public view.

The car park has been re-profiled to achieve a gradient of no more than 2% which helps to make the shopping experience more inclusive and allows for shoppers to easily navigate the car park with trolleys.

The choice of materials for the proposed building adopts a contemporary approach to appearance and detailing.

The introduction of lightweight cladding materials will help to break down the mass of the proposed building into smaller elements which blend more readily into the existing surrounds.

The external walls consist of all-through colour render with contrasting coloured plinth. Below eaves level, the external cladding changes to silver grey Alucobond panels, laid horizontally. This achieves cleaner construction detailing at the roof / wall / fascia interface.

Larger areas of glazing have been provided around the entrance to enhance the overall contemporary feel of the development and provide a light, more airy environment for customers, which is conducive to an enhanced shopping experience. The glazing frames and entrance screens will be finished in grey colour coated aluminium with external doors finished in grey.

Design features employed to reduce apparent volume of the building are:

• Change of material and a low angle monopitch roof line at higher levels to moderate the apparent mass of the building and to reduce the visual impact of the roof.

• Higher level of detailing such as render / Alucobond cladding at eaves level

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS3.0 The Design


Elevations as proposed

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Front Elevation

Rear Elevation

Side Elevation

Side Elevation

Sketch perspective

Pedestrian Access

Pedestrian access to the site is provided via a footpath directly off Seaward Way or from a dedicated footpath with crossings through the car park to the other shopping areas.

The store is designed to be inclusive and to accommodate all possible users of all ages, genders, race and disability.

The development will achieve a less than 1 in 50 gradient (2%)across the site. This will pose no difficulty to those with mobility impairments.

The glazed entrance and exit doors are fully automatic with appropriate manifestation to glazing to provide access for all customers including wheel chair users.

The store will be built to comply with current Building Regulation including Part M which covers the statutory requirements for disabled users.

Vehicular Access

Vehicular access to the site is proposed from Seaward Way. A total of 100 car parking spaces are provided including 6 designated disabled and 4 parent and child spaces.

Access for delivery vehicles is via the same access road as customers - a dedicated loading bay is provided on the northern side of the store and the car parking has been arranged to ensure that the delivery vehicles can manoeuvre into the delivery bay without crossing car parking spaces.

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS4.0 Movement To, From And Within The Site


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The proposed site layout has adopted the following ‘Core Principles’ of designing for community safety which are intended to improve the design and management of the physical environment and to promote community cohesion.

1. Integrated Approach

Preliminary scheme proposals have been discussed with the Planning Authority as part of a consultation process.

2. Environmental quality and sense of ownership

The proposed building has been positioned towards the western boundary. The glazed façade to the front of the store will provide views into the sales area for both vehicles and pedestrians along Vulcan Road providing an active façade and sense of ownership.

The building will combine with others and contribute positively

3. Natural Surveillance

The position of the retail store means that the car park areas are in full view from most directions, providing natural surveillance. Internally, the checkouts overlook the customer entrance/exit with the manager’s office overlooking the checkouts; an arrangement which allows the retail operator visual control over the key areas of the store from a security stand point.

4. Access and footpaths

The proposed development provides a pedestrian footpath from Seaward Way leading directly to the stores entrance and therefore provides a safe access route for customers. The revised vehicular access point into the site is proposed to be used for customers using motor vehicles.

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS5.0 Community Safety


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Lidl adopt a positive approach to environmental and sustainable issues in the design of their store buildings.

This can be seen by the energy efficiency controls incorporated in the stores and the very stringent polices on waste management currently employed on stores across the UK and as proposed in the current application.

Energy Efficiency

Overall Lidl Food Stores’ environmental policy represents a conscious effort to reduce carbon emissionsthrough responsible and considerate operating procedures.

Key features of this policy are listed below:-

• For energy conservation reasons, Lidl’s chosen store heating systems are highly efficient condensing boilers which recover waste heat from the combustion process. All heating is regulated by sensors; Lidl aim forcheckout areas to be heated to 21°C, sales area to 19°C, and welfare to 21°C and the storage area to 13°C.

• The average gas consumption is approximately 100,000 kWh per annum.

• The lighting in the storage and welfare areas is controlled by movement sensors, which means that lights are not left on unnecessarily. The sales area uses full lighting during trading hours and cuts back to one third lighting before and after trading hours to allow for the stocking of the store. Both internal and external lighting incorporates highly efficienty LED’s. A PIR lighting system is employed in the back of house areas.

• Water consumption is carefully monitored and on average is limited to 13 cubic metres per month, and therefore approximately 156 cubic metres per year. Water efficient fittings such as mixer and sensor taps and dual flush WC’s ae employed.

• A Building Management System and LUX sensors control the external lighting. This means that lights are only on during hours of darkness and ensures that lights do not remain on later

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS6.0 Environmental Sustainability

LIDL Seaward Way, MineheadDesign and Access Statement

than 1 hour after the store closes.

• Quiet, manually operated bridging plates and a dock shelter are used in conjunction with Lidl’s sloped loading ramp to minimise the impact on store deliveries on the local area.

Waste Management Policy

Lidl UK adopt environmentally sound waste removal policies through the compacting or bailing of waste card and packaging materials.

• All waste is recycled where possible. The small amount of non-recyclable waste generated by a Lidl Food Store is disposed of in an environmentally responsible way.

• Waste card is either collected on return deliveries to the Regional Distribution Centre where it is accumulated for recycling.

• Efficient removal of waste from Lidl Food Stores reduces the number of wagons on the road at any one time helping to reduce noise pollution and congestion.

• Lidl Food Stores only generate low levels of wet waste (vegetable matter) which is returned daily to the Regional Distribution Centre for recycling.

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6.4 2012/2013 Statistics

Over 44,000 tonnes of cardboard and paper recycled;

Over 22,000 tonnes of plastic recycled;

Over 1,000 tonnes of metal recycled;

Over 125 tonnes of electrical items recycled or returned to suppliers;

Over 100 tonnes of textiles recycled;

In addition, wood, ceramics, and glass were also recycled;

Company target for 2014 is 93%.

LAPWORTHARCHITECTS7.0 Summary


In summary the scheme provides:

• A Lidl neighbourhood foodstore with parking for 100 cars.

• Improved access arrangements, both pedestrain and vehicular.

This proposal for a new Food Retail Store will:

• Provide a modern resource that will benefit the whole economy;

• The proposed store will provide an essential service to the local community and will make it more sustainable;

• The store would help retain expenditure in the area and would increase viability of local businesses and;

• The application design seeks to add a new high quality designed Lidl Store within Minehead.

For all of the reasons discussed above we would ask the Council to grant consent for the new Store as soon as possible.

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