New Homes Delivery Programme - Cheyne Nursery and Children’s Centre with Housing

For your views on initial proposals.

The key themes emerging from resident feedback were:

• Strong support for the Nursery and Children’s Centre but objection to the housing and/or height
• Height should be lower to reflect the surrounding properties
• Concerns regarding the impact on Westfield Park, particularly the playground
• Concerns about the impact from construction
• Concerns about living next to the new proposals
• We have taken on board your comments and feedback where possible to shape the evolving design of the proposals.

The scheme

• The impact of this scheme on Westfield Park is concerning, particularly the playground.
• Strong support for nursery but objection to the housing and/or height.
• Concerns on the construction and environmental impact (noise, air quality, transport etc.)

Height of the building

The proposed height of the new building is too tall and will:

• Be taller than buildings in the surrounding area.
• Reduce sun/daylight reaching surrounding buildings and over Westfield Park.
• The traffic and density will increase as the proposal will bring too many new residents, adding strain to local infrastructure and resources.

We will:

The scheme

• Reassure you that all proposals are within the existing footprint of Cheyne Nursery and don’t have any impact on Westfield Park. We are committed to retaining the existing playground and propose to improve the pathway to the park.
• Continue to work with the architects to ensure concerns about light and access to the park remain a consideration throughout the planning process.
• Ensure good construction practice will be used, taking into consideration noise, air quality, transport, adequate parking and will work to continually update residents and relevant communities on phases of construction.

Height of the building

• Change the proposal to reflect the surroundings heights. We are now proposing four storeys which should reduce potential daylight and sunlight impacts on neighbouring properties.
• We will continue to provide 100 per cent social housing on this site, but the number of homes will be reduced to nine in-line with proposed height reductions.
• Make sure that the development will be ‘car free’ with no car parking spaces allocated to the new homes.