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GVA has extensive experience of advising clients in both the public and private sectors on housing estate renewal across the UK. Our expertise lies in the definition and delivery of schemes.

Our offer blends the skills of planners, regeneration specialists, development surveyors, financial consultants, affordable housing experts and compulsory purchase specialists.

We are able to project manage the entire process from preparing strategy through to implementation.

We often lead multidisciplinary teams of architects, landscape architects, environmental specialists, engineers and cost consultants. We can also manage the process of engaging with residents and other stakeholders.

Our capability includes:

• Setting the strategy for renewal (masterplanning)

• Advising on delivery, including setting up appropriate delivery structures

• Creating the required funding mechanisms

• Town planning

• Developer procurement

• Compulsory purchase and expert witness

The following examples illustrate our capability and expertise.

Our expertise

Housing estate renewal

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Winstanley and York Road EstatesLondon Borough of WandsworthGVA is retained by the London Borough of Wandsworth to advise on the renewal of the Winstanley and York Road Estates adjacent to Clapham Junction station. These two estates, located side by side comprise a total of approximately 2,000 residential units.

Our role is to lead a team comprising architects, urban designers and engineers to establish a renewal strategy that addresses the physical, social and economic failings of the estates and to capture the full development potential of this highly accessible location.

The first step has been to work with the key council departments and the local residential community to evolve an agreed masterplan scheme for the estate which combines, refurbishment, redevelopment and environmental improvement proposals.

The preferred scheme envisages redevelopment of about 50% of the existing units and the provision of about a net additional 1,500 residential units. This will be a combination of social, affordable rent, private rent and owner occupation.

The scheme will also provide a new concourse for Clapham Junction on the north side, a new leisure centre and replacement schools and shopping facilities.

GVA is also advising on the viability, funding, land assembly (compulsory purchase) and wider delivery aspects. We will also manage the planning process and an OJEU compliant procurement process to engage the private sector in delivery. This is likely to take the form of a public/private joint venture structure.

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Perimeter blocks, proposed at 5 storey heights - with 7-8 storey markers at key points, will help to animate and contain the streets and spaces Active ground floor frontages, generous footpaths and on street parking with tree lined edges provide a legible network of streets

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Alton EstateLondon Borough of WandsworthGVA is retained by the London Borough of Wandsworth to advise on the renewal of the Alton Estate which comprises a total 1,883 residential units adjacent to Richmond Park. This is a high viability estate with a significant role in the UK social housing history. It is a conservation area and comprises a number of listed buildings.

Our role is to lead a team comprising architects, urban designers and engineers to establish a renewal strategy that addresses the physical, social and economic failings of the estates and to capture the full development potential of this highly accessible location.

The first step has been to work with the key council departments and the local residential community to evolve an agreed masterplan scheme for the estate which combines, refurbishment, redevelopment and environmental improvement proposals.

The preferred scheme envisages redevelopment of approximately 300 of the existing units and the provision of about a net additional 500 residential units. This will be a combination of social, affordable rent, private rent and owner occupation.

The scheme will also deliver a revitalised town centre at Danebury Avenue through the provision of a more diverse retail offer, flexible workspaces, and high density residential units, as well as new community facilities at Portswood Place. A significant student housing component is included.

GVA is also advising on the viability, funding, land assembly (compulsory purchase) and wider delivery aspects. We will also managing the planning process and defining an OJEU compliant procurement process to engage the private sector in delivery. This is likely to take the form of a public/ private joint venture structure.


Abbey Road London Borough of CamdenGVA was instructed by the London Borough of Camden to prepare a vision, strategy, detailed masterplan and planning applications for the regeneration of the Abbey Road Area in South Hampstead. GVA led the project providing strategic advice, planning, financial analysis and viability testing.

The estates, built in the 1970s are seen as distinct areas with limited connections to the adjoining neighbourhood as the original Victorian street pattern was disrupted by the later developments. The three main estates are home to more than 2,000 households set within a series of high rise towers and lower rise, but high density blocks within formal public open space. The estates also include a community centre, nursery, health centre and retail facilities, together with a high level of existing undercroft and multi-storey car parking that is underused. The estates

straddle the west coast main line and the proposed route for the HS2 rail link.

A major part of the study area is designated as a Conservation Area, focused on the iconic Grade II* listed Alexandra Road Estate constructed in 1972/3 and separately based on the Victorian streets adjoining the Abbey Road estate to the north.

The project team created, tested, validated and agreed the overarching masterplan following extensive engagement for the area overall identifying a sequence of investment and change that would resolve key issues and provide detailed design approaches to individual component areas of the estates.

The main development site will provide over 250 new homes (half of which will be affordable), as well as new shops, a community centre and health centre. A critical aspect of the masterplan is the extensive landscape and public realm proposals. These have been designed

to transform the character of a major road junction, introducing a pedestrian square, and creating a new focus for the neighbourhood.

The scheme was granted planning permission by London Borough of Camden and by the Greater London Authority in June 2012 and London Borough of Camden have taken the project forward.


West Hendon EstateLondon Borough of BarnetGVA is advising on the regeneration of the West Hendon Estate in the London Borough of Barnet. The existing buildings were constructed in the late 1960s using large panel methods, which are now life expired. The estate covers approximately 12.76 hectares, bordered by the Welsh Harp Reservoir and related Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is only a short walk from Hendon Station, although makes poor use of the available rail links.

The redevelopment of the estate will provide 2,065 residential units, 8,100 sq m commercial/retail floor space, 2,937 sq m community/leisure floor space and 1,740 sq m of Primary Care medical facilities.

The new development will link into the local environment through better designed open space, improved off site infrastructure and the redevelopment of the Victorian frontage facing West Hendon Broadway.

On behalf of the development partner, BMLLP, GVA has provided strategic site assembly, compulsory purchase and compensation advice over the last five years. This includes providing input to the masterplan, development of an overall site assembly and compulsory purchase strategy, preparing estimates of the cost of site assembly, and guiding the process of making the first Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO).

The strategy is to deliver the scheme through four CPOs over a period of c.18 years. GVA has worked with the client to develop a phased ‘decant’ and acquisition strategy to ensure vacant land interests are delivered on time, on budget and without delay to the construction programme.

Construction of the first phase is now complete with the site successfully assembled without recourse to a CPO. The CPO for the second stage will be made later in 2014.


Hattersley, Manchester The Homes & Communities Agency and Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilThe Homes and Communities Agency commissioned GVA to prepare a development and delivery strategy for the large Manchester overspill housing estate at Hattersley on the outskirts of Manchester. The area has seen significant decline over recent years and dramatic reductions in population levels as properties continue to be demolished.

The strategy for the regeneration of the area provides a framework for the proposed development of 28 sites for housing, retail, community facilities and employment. In tandem, the strategy identifies phasing which secures the funds to significantly modernise the existing housing stock and improve the quality of the public realm.

GVA assisted in the procurement of residential and commercial development partners via the restricted procedure. Barratt Homes was appointed as residential development partner and CTP/Morgan Sindall for the development of the ‘District Centre’.

Barratt Homes has delivered 200 of the 850 new homes, many of which have been sold under the Government’s FirstBuy initiative.

The District Centre now has an 8,350 sq m Tesco store and a new community hub which includes a police post, library, community centre and housing office. The development was completed in late 2012 and has created around 450 jobs.

Hattersley has been hailed by former Government Minister Ruth Kelly as an ‘’exemplar’’ and ‘’an excellent example of the Government’s agenda in transforming mono tenure, polarized council estates into successful mixed communities’’.

It has achieved full policy and community support, achieving new build and repair from a standing start within five years. GVA has been retained to build upon the initial success and later phases are now being delivered. It represents a true ‘holistic’ approach which is not wholly focused on housing.


Salford Neighbourhood Planning Salix Homes, Salford Council and Salford URCGVA was appointed to produce a Neighbourhood Plan for the Islington Estate in Salford. Working for Salix Homes, Salford City Council, Central Salford URC and The Islington Estate Tenants and Residents Association (TIETARA), the process of producing the Neighbourhood Plan involved extensive consultation with local residents and key stakeholders.

Extensive consultation on physical regeneration options for the estate concluded that more than 60% of residents on the estate had been engaged either in their home, at a drop in session or had responded online providing a wide range of responses and helping to shape the production of a preferred option for the estate.

The scheme is in the process of delivery.


Brinnington Estate, Stockport Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Countryside PropertiesGVA was appointed to produce a masterplan for the Brinnington Estate in Stockport in 2009 on behalf of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC).

Located 1 mile north-east of Stockport Town Centre, Brinnington is a post war, predominately social rented estate, cut off from the rest of Stockport by the M60 and Reddish Vale Country Park, an area of high quality countryside, but with relatively poor links to Brinnington itself. Brinnington was identified in the top 5% of the most deprived areas in the UK in both the 2007 and 2010 IMD.

The majority of the estate is owned by the council and is managed by Stockport Homes, an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO). The masterplanning project was overseen by a mutli-agency steering group including representatives from Stockport’s different directorates, Stockport Homes and the HCA.

The masterplan addressed the complex issues prevalent on the estate, and recommended a number of actions to assist in the creation of a mixed, sustainable community. A housing-led approach was used to provide a greater mix of tenures, changes to the public realm and a number of non-physical recommendations to enhance the sense of community in the area.

The masterplan was adopted by the Council in 2011, followed by the appointment of Countryside Properties as preferred residential developer for Brinnington.

GVA was subsequently appointed by Countryside Properties to take forward the preparation and submission of planning applications for four residential sites to deliver over 250 new homes. Alongside this project, GVA has been appointed by Stockport MBC to submit a planning application for re-establishment of the bowling green and a new leisure centre, to replace the existing centre in a more accessible and suitable location. As the majority of the proposed development is within the Green Belt, ensuring these applications are linked back to the original masterplan and regeneration case will be critical.

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Brinnington Regeneration - The Next StageBrinnington Leisure Centre

Why Brinnington Park?

The preferred location for the new leisure centre is in Brinnington Park. This would involve constructing the new sports centre on the left hand side of the park, where there is now a bowling green and a small football pitch. This site is more central and easier for people to get to, it is also hoped that users of the leisure centre may make ‘linked trips’ and spend money at the shops in the centre of Brinnington. Other sites were looked at, but none gave the size or location needed for the new leisure centre.

Why a new Leisure Centre?

From ongoing consultation with the users of the current centre & local residents it is acknowledged that the existing facilities are inadequate. In addition the Lapwing centre is in a building not built for leisure use. Building surveys of the current leisure centre found it to be tired and in need of significant capital investment just to sustain the current facilities - approximately £1.33 million over the next 10 years. This was almost half a million pound more than any other centre in the Borough.

The current facilities are not considered to be in an accessible location for the following reasons:

• It is located on the edge of Brinnington, away from main roads;

• It has no direct public transport links (closest bus stop is 250 metres away);

• Most users of the leisure centre travel from across Brinnington with a small minority living in the immediate area of the Lapwing Centre;

• There is limited car and cycle parking facilities at the site, with poor access and manoeuvring space.

Furthermore in the current location the centre contributes little to the vibrancy and sustainability of Brinnington. Reddish Vale

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Brinnington Regeneration - The Next StageBrinnington Leisure Centre

Why Brinnington Park?

The preferred location for the new leisure centre is in Brinnington Park. This would involve constructing the new sports centre on the left hand side of the park, where there is now a bowling green and a small football pitch. This site is more central and easier for people to get to, it is also hoped that users of the leisure centre may make ‘linked trips’ and spend money at the shops in the centre of Brinnington. Other sites were looked at, but none gave the size or location needed for the new leisure centre.

Why a new Leisure Centre?

From ongoing consultation with the users of the current centre & local residents it is acknowledged that the existing facilities are inadequate. In addition the Lapwing centre is in a building not built for leisure use. Building surveys of the current leisure centre found it to be tired and in need of significant capital investment just to sustain the current facilities - approximately £1.33 million over the next 10 years. This was almost half a million pound more than any other centre in the Borough.

The current facilities are not considered to be in an accessible location for the following reasons:

• It is located on the edge of Brinnington, away from main roads;

• It has no direct public transport links (closest bus stop is 250 metres away);

• Most users of the leisure centre travel from across Brinnington with a small minority living in the immediate area of the Lapwing Centre;

• There is limited car and cycle parking facilities at the site, with poor access and manoeuvring space.

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Robin Hood Gardens, Blackwall Reach Development London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Homes & Communities Agency GVA advised the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) on the regeneration of the 500 unit high density post war estate and a wider 20 acre redevelopment site in conjunction with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH). GVA coordinated the joint HCA / LBTH design team in preparing a masterplan framework and design code.

This framework was produced following extensive technical analysis of options and community consultation. The framework is backed by a financial model that helped in defining the preferred scheme testing the viability of different redevelopment land use and tenure mixes. This model was used to determine the impact of planning requirements on viability and to assess and support the procurement of a development partner.

GVA subsequently led and coordinated a development partner procurement process for the HCA, preparing bid documentation and leading financial evaluation of proposals.

GVA then led the preparation of the Outline Planning Application for 1,600 homes across a mix of tenures and a new retail and community core around a new central park, based on the masterplan which was refined in discussions with the preferred development partner.

Swan Housing and Countryside have now been selected as the preferred development partner and the early phases of the scheme are being implemented.

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Gerry Hughes

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020 7911 [email protected]

Image credits

Page 2 – Winstanley and York Road Estates – images courtesy of Levitt Bernstein

Page 3 – Alton Estate – images courtesy of Studio Egret West

Page 5 – West Hendon Estate – images courtesy of Barratt Homes

Page 9 – Robinhood Gardens, Blackwall Reach Development – images courtesy

of Aedas / Horden Cherry Lee

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