DRET London Free School - Secondary Planning Application - Design & Access Statement

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1 DRET London Free School - Secondary Planning Application - Design & Access Statement February 2016

3 Contents Preface 1 Introduction Brief & Background 1.2 Project mission 1.3 Project team 1.4 Key Project Information 2 Site and Context Location and context 2.2 Development context 2.3 Routes to school 2.4 Existing land use 2.5 Site constraints and opportunities 2.6 Boundary lines 2.7 Photos of surrounding area 2.8 Photos of site 2.9 Planning statement 3 Consultation Summary of process 3.2 Client engagement meetings 3.3 Pre-app meetings 3.4 Quality Review Panel 3.5 Planning committee 3.6 Park panel 3.7 Built Environment Access Panel 3.8 Stadium operator 3.9 Neighbouring boroughs Tower Hamlets, Newham 3.10 Utilities Cofele, Thames Water 3.11 Secure by Design 3.12 Public consultation 3.13 Hackney Wick Cultural Interest Group 3.14 Youth Panel 5 Access and Movement Legislation 5.2 Key issues and constraints 5.3 Consultation and feedback 5.4 Inclusive design provision 5.5 Routes to the MUGA pitch 5.6 Pedestrian access 5.7 Cycles access and storage 5.8 Vehicular access 5.9 Emergency service access 5.10 Waste strategy 5.11 Security strategy 5.12 Plant strategy 5.13 External lighting and CCTV strategy 6 Appendices 57 Appendix A - Area Schedule Appendix B - Comparison with other schools Appendix C - Planning drawings 4 Proposals Design respose 4.2 Site strategy 4.3 Building organisation 4.4 Circulation 4.5 Response to pedagogy 4.6 Internal spaces 4.7 Community access 4.8 Adaptability 4.9 Appearance/materials 4.10 Green roof provision 4.11 Shadow studies Penoyre & Prasad Banner Street London EC1Y 8QE Penoyre & Prasad Architects 3

4 View looking south down River Street

Preface This Design and Access Statement has been prepared by Penoyre & Prasad Architects as part of the Planning Application to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Planning Policy

The school will operate as an all-through school across two sites.

The Design and Access Statement is to be read alongside the following documents: Application form Planning statement Existing and proposed drawings Landscape strategy Sustainability statement Energy

5 Preface This Design and Access Statement has been prepared by Penoyre & Prasad Architects as part of the Planning Application to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Planning Policy Decision s Team (PPDT). The application is for a new 6 Form Entry secondary school for the David Ross Educational Trust as part of their London Free School development on within the Olympic Park. The school will operate as an all-through school across two sites. The primary school is the subject of a separate Reserved Matters application and will be delivered under the LCS planning permission (ref: 11/90621/ OUTODA as amended by 14/00036/VAR). The Design and Access Statement is to be read alongside the following documents: Application form Planning statement Existing and proposed drawings Landscape strategy Sustainability statement Energy statement Ecology report Flood risk assessment Transport assessment Acoustic assessment Remediation statement Air Quality assessment Microclimate (wind) assessment Daylight and sunlight assessment Archaeology report Statement of community involvement DRET London Free School - Secondary Planning Application - Design & Access Statement February

6 View from the running track

01 Introduction This Design and Access Statement supports an application of a new 6FE secondary school on Stadium Island just to the south of the Olympic Stadium.

7 01 Introduction This Design and Access Statement supports an application of a new 6FE secondary school on Stadium Island just to the south of the Olympic Stadium. The Secondary school forms part of the David Ross Education Trust London Free School, split over the three sites. The primary school site and adjacent MUGA and changing rooms, is subject of a separate planning application, located an 8 minute walk to the northwest of the Stadium. Both schools were granted outline permission under the LCS with the primary school to be delivered within PDZ4. The secondary school was envisioned to be located in PDC12 but due to the continued presence of the gas holders, an alternative site in PDZ3 was identified and approved through an approval process in the LCS S106 Agreement. The need for a new school within the Olympic Park is borne out by the current and future development of new residential units both within the Olympic Park itself and in the wider area. The school s unique location affords it a fantastic opportunity to capitalise on the park itself and its world-class sporting facilities and planned cultural resources. It will also be located in close proximity to the residential community it is intended to serve. The proposal for the secondary school is for a new educational environment that is inspiring and uplifting, that takes its cues from the Olympic Park and its unique architecture and facilities, and provides high quality facilities for both the school s pupils as well as the wider community. 1.1 Brief & Background The brief for the building is to develop a 6 Form Entry secondary school as part of the David Ross Educational Trust London Free School. This has been developed along the lines of the EFA Building Bulletin 103 area guidelines, amended and fine tuned to reflect the particularly educational vision of the Trust. The school will have science and sports specialism capitalising on the fantastic sporting opportunities afforded by the Park. 1.2 Project mission The mission of the David Ross Education Trust is to raise the aspirations and achievements of children and young people by making them aware of the wealth of opportunities available to them, encouraging and supporting their ambition and providing them with an outstanding, well-rounded education that will be a foundation for life. It is the Trust s belief that every child can do something well. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has fantastic potential to deliver a lasting sporting legacy to the new districts created by the Games. With wideopen spaces, access to world-class facilities such as the velodrome, aquatics centre and the hockey turf, and an on-going programme of local events and international fixtures, the school s students will have a wealth of opportunity available to them. The school s vision is to operate a school in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that will successfully leverage these assets, deliver enviable sporting experiences to its students, and ensure those with talent have the opportunity to progress. The DRET London Free School will be an all-through community school that will raise aspirations ensuring better outcomes and attainment for the pupils and students of the local area. It will be at the heart of the established and emerging communities and will build on the diverse background of every child and young person and member of the community. The school community is a vital foundation for all its pupils and students to enable them to develop the skills they need for life. 1.3 Project team Architectural Design Landscape Design Structural/Civil engineering M&E/Environmental engineering Road layout Fire Strategy Acoustics Design CDM Coordinator Project Manager Planning Consultant Contractor Penoyre & Prasad Architects Fabrik Terrell Group MZA Consulting Engineers Momentum Tenos HRS Services PFB consulting MACE Savills Balfour Beatty DRET London Free School - Secondary Planning Application - Design & Access Statement February

8 View from the Greenway

9 1.4 Key Project Information Use Six Form Entry secondary school for year olds. Educational building (use Class D1 non-residential institutions) Amount 9461m2 gross internal area over a six storey building. Layout Scale A linear block with central corridor and projecting sports hall and assembly hall to the rear. Site area: 3860m2m2 Gross external area: 10,045m2 Number of storeys: 6 Height: 22.7 above ground level, 28.8 AOD Appearance The building is on a prominent corner at the junction of Loop Road and River Street to the southeast of the Olympic Stadium. It proudly takes its place amongst the nearby iconic structures of the Olympic Park - the Stadium, Orbit and Aquatics centre. Assuming a sculptural quality, its six storey form responds to the different aspects of the site. The front addresses the Olympic Park and presents a tall, civic frontage in front of a public street. The rear is more articulated, with projecting forms of the sports hall and assembly hall at first floor level. The building appearance is primarily that of a two-tone brickwork. The front of the building is in a light brick while the rear is in a dark brick with the projecting form of the sports hall in the light brick. The two colours come together at the top storey which forms a vertical stripe where there building meets the sky. The brickwork is arranged in a basket weave pattern with a variety of matt and semi-glazed finishes to provide interest and reinforce the linearity of the building. Set within this pattern are the aluminium windows in aluminium surrounds. The front elevation is characterised by a cut-out at ground floor level that creates a colonnade leading to the three-storey entrance, wrapped with a brightly coloured aluminium trim. Landscaping A new public space is created in the front of the building in the form of a shared pedestrian-priority surface lined with trees. This landscaped street reinforces the civic nature of the building, provides a place to gather before students, staff and visitors enter the school and creates a connection between the school, the City Mill River and the park beyond. Within the school grounds, the amount of external ground floor play space has been optimised with covered areas, open run around spaces and covered outdoor dining areas. A series of south facing roof terraces rise up the building and provide additional external social, recreational and teaching space. The boundary takes the form of a linear planted strip that broadens out to create pockets of planting and seating and creates a green edge to an otherwise tough urban boundary condition. Trailing climbers will help soften the fence and retaining wall along Loop Road. Extensive sports facilities will be available beyond the boundaries of the site, including the adjacent community running track and athletics facilities, the MUGA to the north of the primary school, and the Olympic legacy facilities within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Energy The school will be highly sustainable. It is aiming to achieve Excellent rating for BREEAM UK new construction Renewable technologies include photovoltaic panels on the roof to provide energy reduction and generate on-site electricity. Energy efficient lighting is used throughout as well as low-flow water systems. The building will be connected to the Park-wide district heating system. DRET London Free School - Secondary Planning Application - Design & Access Statement February

SUB AREA 3 CENTRAL STRATFORD AND SOUTHERN QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK

191 ADOPTED LOCAL PLAN: THE SUB AREAS SUB AREA 3 CENTRAL STRATFORD AND SOUTHERN QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK SECTION 12 Vision VISION Central Stratford and Southern Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will become