This Preliminary Design Study is submitted as part of an introductory con- sultation with Gravesham Borough Council for the Regeneration of the area South of the Albion Quayside and the Canal Basin [north-east Gravesham].
The Document sets out the present day context, site constraints, the applicant’s brief for the proposal site and explains the design and access principles on which the scheme is based. It also takes references from previous schemes (both on and in near proximity) and Design Review comments to illustrate a positive insert into the existing anatomy.
We believe this approach of offering a preliminary site study and layout has been designed to generate a high quality living and is acceptable to the Gravesham Borough Council in terms of function, form, engagement and interactions with site specific and site surrounding elements, planning and policy precedents, detail and design.
The proposal is designed to adapt to the existing surrounding Use-Class (Part Industrial, part residential) as well as work with the 2011 approved outline planning application (Ref: 20110713 dated July 2011).
Proposals from early 2002 till the recently reviewed scheme by Langleys’ in 2016 have been carefully studied with a layer of history and the current day site context enhancing our design decisions.
Our approach is to adapt to the existing elements on site whilst inserting meaningful architecture that focuses on retain- ing and respecting the essence of the site, redesigning elements in need of improvement and proposing a regeneration strategy, albeit in early stages, to strengthen the Riverside Ward.
The proposed number of units achieved are 218 with requisite parking and other associated services.
The inherent need for quality living and the Borough’s persistent need for housing and mixed-use developments have been provided for within the scheme. The proposal is thus put forward to initiate constructive discussions with the Gravesham Borough Council. It is duly requested that the Case Officer upholds this Preliminary Design Study and offers a response, subject to such conditions as he or she may consider reasonable.