Queensbury Car Park

Background

Queensbury Car Park is a collaboration project, whereby we have partnered with an experienced Builder BuildVantage to gain experience of working on large scale projects. The site is an existing car park, owned by TfL (Transport for London) and is currently operated by NCP as a Station Car Park.

Project Objective

Redevelopment of the site to provide residential and employment floorspace in a new building extending to six storeys, with associated infrastructure works including private and communal space, blue badge car parking and cycle storage, and public realm improvements.

Scope of work involved:
  • Multiple Pre-application consultations with LPA as well as TfL Planners.
  • Design workshop and reviews with independent Design experts discussions.
  • Conducting Public Consultation and follow through.
  • Commissioning technical studies and review design based on report outcome.
  • Planning permission submission (ongoing)

Challenges of the site:

  • Station parade next to boundary limits the height achievable on East side of the site.
  • TfL signalling equipment, need maintenance access 24x7.
  • North part of the site susceptible to surface water flooding.
  • Retained car park on eastern side needs access as well as design should not preclude future development potential.

Proposal Highlights

28

dwellings, contained within a six-storey building.

36%

family sized dwellings
(3 bedrooms  or more).

10%

wheelchair accessible housing.

50%

Social Housing

Improving the site’s relationship with Turner Road and the wider context of Queensbury Station Parade.

Constructing a robust and truly sustainable building in all aspects of its material quality, durability and operations.

Crafting an elegant yet reserved building that is sensitive to its context and that contributes to improve the street outlook.

Sustainable Housing.

  • In line with LLP EQ1 & EQ2 and the Council’s draft Climate Emergency Action Plan, the proposed scheme is to be zero-carbon.
  • Owing to a combination of PVs, an air-source heat pump and over-specified thermal elements, the scheme achieves over a 100% reduction in carbon emissions according to the Part L 2013 Standard.
  • The scheme is solely dependent on electricity – no gas is required.
  • The proposal meets all criteria of the London Plan Hierarchy of ‘Be Lean, Be Clean, Be Green’.