07 Vauxhall Square, item 6. PDF 626 KB - Lambeth Council
07 Vauxhall Square, item 6. PDF 626 KB - Lambeth Council 07 Vauxhall Square, item 6. PDF 626 KB - Lambeth Council
7.53 Policy 50 of the Saved UDP seeks to protect open spaces in the borough. Policy 50(c) states that the creation of new open spaces, urban “greening” initiatives and the linking and improvement of open spaces will be supported, especially in areas deficient in these features. 7.54 Vauxhall Square North In the residential towers, the majority of the units would have an enclosed private balcony with a minimum 5sqm in accordance with Lambeth’s design guidance. There are four penthouses in each tower which have a total of 235sqm of private roof terrace. There would be multi-functional community rooms within Vauxhall Square North (326sqm) and Vauxhall Square South (450sqm), that would provide meeting spaces for residents to use. Where the units do not have immediate private amenity space, this has been balanced with the maximum 10sqm of shared amenity space for these units. These are provided within the shared community rooms/ amenity space. 7.55 From assessing the Amenity and Play Space Strategy, Vauxhall Square North would be mostly policy compliant, in that the total private amenity space provided in Vauxhall Square North is 1,244sqm against a policy requirement 1,253sqm. The slight shortfall has occurred due to there being no requirement within the London Design Guidance to provide private amenity space for the studio units. Officers acknowledge this and consider the scheme to be compliant in the spirit of the policy. 7.56 Vauxhall Square South A total of 211 units would be created within this tower. Again a total area of 235sqm would be created for the four penthouse apartments which would be situated at the upper levels. This tower would provide private amenity space for all the units (accept studios) within this tower, equating to 1227sqm, this is against a policy requirement of 1237sqm. The slight shortfall here is due to no amenity space being provided for the studio flats. Once again where the slight shortfall has occurred, there would be a shared amenity area equating to 450sqm, which would be accessible to all users within the south tower. 7.57 Wendle Court Wendle Court provides housing units and a 40 bedroom replacement hostel within the Vauxhall Square scheme. Wendle Court would both meet and exceed the private amenity space requirement set out by Lambeth and the GLA. Overall, there has been an extra 102sqm of private amenity space provided in Wendle Court. It should be noted here that both the two and three bed units exceed the private amenity space requirements. 7.58 Residents in Wendle Court would have access to a number of semi-private shared spaces. This would include 330sqm roof terrace and 33sqm enclosed amenity space that can be used by all residents. A further area of amenity space would be provided at the 5 th floor level which would equate to 218sqm, which would provide formal play space for children aged 0-4 years living within
Wendle Court. 7.59 Overall amenity provision In total the Vauxhall Square development would prove 6,991sqm of publicly accessible open space. In the centre of the development the new public square would be 4,190sqm. This central square would provide a large high quality, safe and accessible area of public realm within Vauxhall and has been carefully designed to fit within the wider public realm strategy, and provide flexibility to compatible and complimentary to any public realm options. It should be noted here as the site falls within the VNEBOA, one of the key features of the opportunity area would be a new Linear Park, a green link that will run from Battersea Park to Lambeth Palace. The scheme proposal in terms of the central square would offer a natural gateway between the Linear Park into Vauxhall strengthening the public realm and amenity space in the area. 7.60 The Councils SPD Guidance requires the scheme to provide 10sqm per unit of private and shared amenity space plus 50sqm for the scheme as a whole. The scheme should therefore provide 5,250sqm of private and shared amenity space. The proposal includes 3,234sqm of private amenity space in the form of winter gardens and roof terraces. Therefore, there is shortfall of 2,016sqm against the policy requirement. However, the scheme provides a considerable amount of public space all of which would be accessible by occupiers of the development in the addition to the general public. At the centre of the development the new Vauxhall Square would provide 4,190sqm of public space. This together with the other public spaces within the development are considered to provide a significant amenity for future residents of the scheme and as such the shortfall against the Councils standard for private and communal amenity space, is considered to be acceptable. In this respect no objection is raised by officers in relation to the proposed development. 7.61 Public Realm There has been some concern relating to the environmental quality of the square, especially whether it would be ‘windswept’ or adversely affected by shadows from the surrounding buildings, which would reduce the likelihood that people would linger in this space. 7.62 A number of shadow diagrams have been created to show the areas which utilise the natural sunlight. The assessment highlighted the western space of the square which would receive morning sun and provide a vibrant breakfast area, with the northern half of the square creating a perfect lunchtime space whilst the sun continues around the southern tower to provide a warm west facing area in the evenings where the café of the hotel is located. This has been used to delineate the area of informal recreation such as the grass areas and the more formal wall edges for seating. 7.63 The landscaping strategy includes a comprehensive planting strategy, including trees and planting beds. The trees and planters would offer protection from wind for pedestrians wishing to stop within the square. Final details of the planting strategy for the public realm would be determined by condition.
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7.53 Policy 50 of the Saved UDP seeks to protect open spaces in the borough.<br />
Policy 50(c) states that the creation of new open spaces, urban “greening”<br />
initiatives and the linking and improvement of open spaces will be supported,<br />
especially in areas deficient in these features.<br />
7.54 <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> North<br />
In the residential towers, the majority of the units would have an enclosed<br />
private balcony with a minimum 5sqm in accordance with <strong>Lambeth</strong>’s design<br />
guidance. There are four penthouses in each tower which have a total of<br />
235sqm of private roof terrace. There would be multi-functional community<br />
rooms within <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> North (326sqm) and <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> South<br />
(450sqm), that would provide meeting spaces for residents to use. Where the<br />
units do not have immediate private amenity space, this has been balanced with<br />
the maximum 10sqm of shared amenity space for these units. These are<br />
provided within the shared community rooms/ amenity space.<br />
7.55 From assessing the Amenity and Play Space Strategy, <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> North<br />
would be mostly policy compliant, in that the total private amenity space<br />
provided in <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> North is 1,244sqm against a policy requirement<br />
1,253sqm. The slight shortfall has occurred due to there being no requirement<br />
within the London Design Guidance to provide private amenity space for the<br />
studio units. Officers acknowledge this and consider the scheme to be<br />
compliant in the spirit of the policy.<br />
7.56 <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> South<br />
A total of 211 units would be created within this tower. Again a total area of<br />
235sqm would be created for the four penthouse apartments which would be<br />
situated at the upper levels. This tower would provide private amenity space for<br />
all the units (accept studios) within this tower, equating to 1227sqm, this is<br />
against a policy requirement of 1237sqm. The slight shortfall here is due to no<br />
amenity space being provided for the studio flats. Once again where the slight<br />
shortfall has occurred, there would be a shared amenity area equating to<br />
450sqm, which would be accessible to all users within the south tower.<br />
7.57 Wendle Court<br />
Wendle Court provides housing units and a 40 bedroom replacement hostel<br />
within the <strong>Vauxhall</strong> <strong>Square</strong> scheme. Wendle Court would both meet and<br />
exceed the private amenity space requirement set out by <strong>Lambeth</strong> and the GLA.<br />
Overall, there has been an extra 102sqm of private amenity space provided in<br />
Wendle Court. It should be noted here that both the two and three bed units<br />
exceed the private amenity space requirements.<br />
7.58 Residents in Wendle Court would have access to a number of semi-private<br />
shared spaces. This would include 330sqm roof terrace and 33sqm enclosed<br />
amenity space that can be used by all residents. A further area of amenity<br />
space would be provided at the 5 th floor level which would equate to 218sqm,<br />
which would provide formal play space for children aged 0-4 years living within
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