The underlying purpose of the new high quality development is to rejuvenate the site, maximising its best potential use for the benefit of the local community. On the ground floor there will be improved flexible commercial space. On the floors above will be about 80-90 new homes, these will include 1, 2 and 3 bedroom family sized apartments. The local neighbourhood will gain from an improvement in ecology and biodiversity delivered through new soft landscaping and tree planting at street level as well as the introduction of terraces, podium and roof top gardens.
The new apartments are being carefully designed to be spacious with cross ventilation. The pictures are representative of their appearance. They will be quality homes meeting the needs of modern living.
Cross Ventilation
Private Amenity
Flexibility
Space and storage
Typical Home Layouts
1 Bedroom Layout
2 Bedroom Layout
3 Bedroom Layout
The flexible commercial space on the ground floor of the building will provide active frontages opening out onto a more biodiverse friendly Hickman Avenue. The increase in footfall will improve the safety of the area.
Our ideas have been reviewed by a commercial agent, who concluded that the flexible layout proposed would be attractive to the market, because it will be high quality space opening out onto the district centre.
The open layout presents the opportunity to sub-divide, which is likely to be more attractive to potential tenants.
The design has been created to make the space suitable for a wide range of businesses such as media space, recording studios, offices, co-working hubs, start-ups, research and development, gyms, pharmacy, design studios, makers space.
