Introduction. Homefield House. Homefield House

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Introduction Croydon Council is committed to making best use of publicly owned land within its control and ensuring where feasible, that appropriate land holdings can help deliver new housing.

1 Introduction Croydon Council is committed to making best use of publicly owned land within its control and ensuring where feasible, that appropriate land holdings can help deliver new housing. Brick x Brick is a separate commercial development company set up to build new homes on underutilised publicly owned land. Brick x Brick is committed to providing excellent architectural quality schemes that continue to raise the standard across the borough. Brick x Brick have appointed Pitman Tozer Architects to create proposals for development on 8 sites across the borough. SMALLER SITES Founded in 2002, Pitman PROGRAMME Tozer has established aew reputation for working closely is a vacant care home Croydon Build Housing with clients to design and deliver elegant,. imaginative and practical houses on Initial Project April 2016 complicated, heavilybrief constrained sites. Issued revision: - in Old Coulsdon, South Croydon, which is currently used for police dog training. Brick by Brick would like to bring the site into better use, providing high quality residential accommodation which is sensitive to its context and responsive to the surrounding landscape.

2 The Site 1 View of site entrance showing mature trees along Road 2 View to the rear of site showing overgrown garden View of existing building in poor state of repair with evidence of squatters and fly-tipping 4 View of existing building showing boarded up openings creating an eyesore for neighbors

3 Constraints 5 Road and have rooms facing onto the northern parts of the site 1.5 storey 2.5 storey Metropolitan Open Land Main access is from the narrow lane leading to which is unsuitable for increased vehicular movement 5 Road Drop-off 1 storey Parking storey 2 storey school car park Academy School 2.5 storey 4 storey There are a number of mature trees within the site boundary and there is a Tree Protection Order attached to the site

Opportunities overlooks existing properties and sits only 11m away from them 11m 11m Metropolitan Open Land The rear of the site is large and open, and borders Metropolitan Open Land. 2.

4 Opportunities overlooks existing properties and sits only 11m away from them 11m 11m Metropolitan Open Land The rear of the site is large and open, and borders Metropolitan Open Land. 2.5 storey The existing building is in a state of disrepair, with evidence of fly-tipping and squatting. ew development and landscaping could provide a great improvement 1.5 storey 5 Road 1 storey storey 2 storey school car park The 4 storey academy school suggests there could be a 4 storey building with less of an impact on located to the rear of the site Existing horseshoe entrance allows for potential new vehicular access to the south screened by trees Academy School 2.5 storey 4 storey The large quantity of mature trees create a screen around the site, reducing the impact of any built development

Access Options 5 5 Road Road Academy School Academy School 1 - Shared Access 2 - Front Access - Preferred 7 7 7 Established access to rear of site Car park directly in front of Lane too narrow

5 Access Options 5 5 Road Road Academy School Academy School 1 - Shared Access 2 - Front Access - Preferred Established access to rear of site Car park directly in front of Lane too narrow leading to congestion Removal of existing trees for car parking/roadways Amended access off Road using existing horseshoe entrance Dual entrances means less stress on lane and wider roads for maneuvering Softer landscaped edge to

Building Options 4 4 4 1 - Increasing Height to Rear 2 - Increasing Height on Entrance 1 Homes, off-street parking for every home Building steps up in height from a storey corner block to a 4 storey

6 Building Options Increasing Height to Rear 2 - Increasing Height on Entrance 1 Homes, off-street parking for every home Building steps up in height from a storey corner block to a 4 storey block at the rear of the site The corner block sits further from than the existing building 0 Homes, off-street parking for every home Building steps up to 4 storeys to mark the site entrance, with a storey block at the rear The corner block sits further from than the existing building

Appearance & Materials Precedents Pitched

Bradley, Accordia Cambridge Contemporary

7 Appearance & Materials Precedents Pitched Roofs in Landscaped Setting Proctor and Matthews at Great Kneighton Storey Housing Screened by Trees Feilden Clegg Bradley, Accordia Cambridge Contemporary Brick Buildings with Pitched Roofs AHMM, Anne Mews

8 How to get in touch Timetable June 2016 BxB Public Consultation Autumn 2016 Planning Application Submitted Winter 2016 Planning Decision Spring 2017 Construction Works Start Spring 2018 Construction Works Complete We would love to know what you think of our plans for. You can tell us by: 1. Filling out a questionnaire 2. Logging on: ing us at: administrator@newmanfrancis.org

This image is an illustration of a similar scale scheme on a different site by Stitch

Stitch design approach Site 74 - MALTON HOUS This image is an illustration of a similar scale scheme on a different site by Stitch Stitch has been appointed as architect for six sites across the northern