Big planning Liz Wrigley Town Planner coreconnections Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… Liz Wrigley Town Planner coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006

Big planning The site exists in its context Holistic planning Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… The site exists in its context Holistic planning Working with the community coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006

The site exists in its context Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006

The site exists in its context Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… take a flexible view on the site and its options for uses and connect it back into its surroundings and neighbours Site advantages River, Station, Historic Building as a landmark, route of rail link coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006

Holistic planning Regeneration is: a social activity, and an economic activity and an environmental activity It needs a team to reflect this scope Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… Create special hub for new enterprise: creative activity; smalll entrepreneurs; media and music; artists studios etc. Create a social hub on the site for businesses to meet each other. Create a learning hub for training and exchange of ideas. coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006

Enterprise and local skills Start-up enterprise centre Seminars and exhibitions for businesses Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… Woolwich Arsenal similar buildings modified to provide a central service with café and business centre Local labour agreements coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006

Working with the community Working at the core of your projects Making the right connections… Working with the community: flexible, evolving plans will bring the site longer lasting community benefits Leicester example disused bus depot offices used for new small businesses. Artists businesses used new cladding on outside of building to show their skills. Small new building extensions change image of site. Live-work units created from site buildings in London very similar in scale and design. coreconnections Liz Wrigley January 2006