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Elba Park
New Lambton
The former Lambton Cokeworks site lies approximately six miles southeast of Sunderland, and covers 65 hectares between Shiney Row, Fencehouses and Bournmoor. The site was derelict and severely contaminated following the closure of the Cokeworks. The site formed part of English Partnership's National Coalfield Regeneration Programme and as such English Partnerships commissioned an extensive programme of reclamation and landscaping works, together with an initial Masterplan for a 60-hectare country park and 12-hectare residential development. Outline Planning Approval was granted in June 2006. English Partnerships invited tenders from developers to carry out the regeneration of the site in accordance with the Masterplan, and Barratt Developments PLC was awarded the tender in 2008. IDPartnership had worked on the tender submission, and were subsequently appointed as Architects to take the scheme forward. The Housing and Communities Agency (HCA) worked closely with the developer, the design team, and the Local Planning Authority during the development of the design proposals.
Planning permission to build 359 dwellings within the context of the Country Park was granted in 2010. David Wilson Homes NE started work on site in 2011, the development of the Country Park already being well advanced at this point.
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10. Car parking
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SWOT Analysis
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Site Location Plan
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Aerial View showing Site Location
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Access Diagram
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Aerial view showing surrounding land uses
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Illustrative Plan showing proposed Country Park adjacent to site
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Illustrative Layout Plan
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Entrance to Elba Park development
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Entrance to Country Park
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2. Facilities and services
Plan showing local facilities and walking distances
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Map showing pedestrian routes around site and into Shiney Row to north
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Bus services, destinations, location of bus stops and walking distances to nearest existing bus stops
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3. Public transport
Placemaking Strategy
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4. Meeting local housing requirements
Plan showing Affordable Housing Provision in Phase 2
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Plan showing Storey Heights for Phase 2
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Plan showing Sequences of Space for Phase 2
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Character Areas for Overall Development
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Analysis of Surrounding Urban Fabric
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Place-making Strategy
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Hard Materials
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Landscape Strategy for Phase 2 (2 of 2)
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Landscape Strategy for Phase 2 (1 of 2)
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Curtilage Treatments for Phase 2 (1 of 2)
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Curtilage Treatments for Phase 2 (2 of 2)
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6. Working with the site and context
View to Penshaw Monument from the northern part of the site
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7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Road Hierarchy Diagram for Phase 2
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7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Visualisation showing example of corner-turner housetypes within the streetscene
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8. Easy to find your way around
Spatial Syntax Diagram for Phase 2
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8. Easy to find your way around
Plan showing Significant Buildings and Vista Stops across the whole development
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9. Streets for all
Design of Spine Road includes raised tables at junctions
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9. Streets for all
Plan showing details of Homezone Street design
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9. Streets for all
Details of design for primary, secondary and tertiary routes
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9. Streets for all
Illustrations of Typical Streetscenes
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10. Car parking
Examples of garages and drive-through ginnels
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10. Car parking
Examples of on-plot parking
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11. Public and private spaces
Plan of Victory Gardens
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Visualisation of Lambton Square
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Plan of Lambton Square
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Visualisation of Victory Gardens
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Key Plan showing Boundary Treatments in Phase 2
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Details of Boundary Treatments (1 of 2)
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Details of Boundary Treatments (2 of 2)
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12. External storage and amenity space
All refuse bins are located in rear gardens and are pulled to an adoptable highway upon the day of collection.
All refuse bins are located in rear gardens and are pulled to an adoptable highway upon the day of collection.
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Shed Specification
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