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• This document sets out the information presented during the daytime sessions in p g yRaunds.

• Note: All background information has been removed from this document and presented pseparately to avoid duplication between the daytime and evening presentation slidesdaytime and evening presentation slides.

Day One:

Creating theCreating the masterplan objectivesobjectives

Tuesday 5th

October, A.M.

Who we are?Who we are?

• AECOM – planning, design and development consultants– Sandra Roebuck

– Alexandra Steed

– Tom Bridgman

– Gorana Vucic‐Shepherd

– Richard Jones

A strong history of regenerationA strong history of regenerationOur town/city centre plans include:Our town/city centre plans include:

• Corby

• Manchester

• Sheffield

• Dunstable (Bedfordshire)

• Streatham (London)

• Hounslow (London)

• Bromley (L d /K t)• Streatham (London)

• Norwood (London)• Bromley (London/Kent)• Chatham (Kent)

What is Enquiry By Design?What is Enquiry By Design?• Brings together key stakeholdersBrings together key stakeholders 

• Devised & promoted by The Prince’s Foundation

• Identifies & assesses complex design issuesIdentifies & assesses complex design issues

• Tests the issues through collaborative design

• Lots of discussion and drawing!!• Lots of discussion and drawing!!

• Hard work, but hopefully fun…..

By it’s nature, every Enquiry by Design is unique, developing a response appropriate to the specific site and issues raised. 

What do we want to achieve?What do we want to achieve?

By the end of this week –• Consider & discuss the town’s future, leading to:, g

– Design principles to inform the town’s masterplan

By the end of the project (Jan 2011)• A masterplan to inform future planning documents• A masterplan to inform future planning documents

What is a masterplan?What is a masterplan?

k h d l h l h l l• Looks at how to develop the town as a whole

• Responds to local economic & 

• Involves the local community to help build consensus about the futurep

social change that fits well into the existing community

• Helps identify how separate sites

• Define proposals to deliver high quality, sustainable buildings and public spaces• Helps identify how separate sites 

within & around the town can be best used

public spaces

• Helps co‐ordinate education, health, leisure and other services

• Makes better use of under‐developed land

• Makes the most of natural assets such as the landscape, topography and ecologyp g p y gy

What are the aims for each day?What are the aims for each day?• Day 1 (Today)• Day 1 (Today)

– Focus on issues & opportunities 

Output: masterplan objectives– Output: masterplan objectives

– Inform this evening’s public meeting

• Day 2 (Wednesday)

– Starts to look at potential scenarios through design

– Output: Range of potential scenarios to be refined in Day 3

What are the aims for each day?What are the aims for each day?• Day 3 (Thursday)• Day 3 (Thursday)

– Smaller thematic sub‐groups to assess scenarios emerging from Day 2from Day 2

– Output: Draft ‘design principles’ that will form the basis of masterplanp

– Inform that evening’s public meeting

( id )• Day 4 (Friday)

– Consider design principles & how they could work in Raunds

– Output: Agreed design principles that clearly respond to the        

Day 1 objectives

The Raunds History Society

The current planning policy position

T W t (ENC)Trevor Watson (ENC)

Group wide discussionGroup wide discussion..

Question: What makes a good town?

• Economic factors?Economic factors?

• Social factors?

• Environmental factors?

Today we need to help define the future role of Raunds…

• Economic

– What type of jobs?

– What kind of shops?p

• Social

– What sort of community facilities?at so t o co u ty ac t es

– What kind of community?

– What kind of housing?What kind of housing?

• Environmental

– What sort of parks squares & open spaces?What sort of parks, squares & open spaces?

– What role in terms of environmental sustainability?

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Breakout task 1Breakout task 1

• If we did nothing, what would Raunds be like in 2026?

• Things to think about…J b h l it f iliti d– Jobs, shops, people, community facilities and spaces, the environment, anything else?

• 20 minutes discussion

Breakout task 2Breakout task 2

• Based on today’s discussion in terms of 

– Housing & design

– Environmental issues & opportunities,

• Set out what sort of sustainability

– Transportplace you want Raunds to be in 15 years?

Transport 

– Retail & shopping 

The econom• Agree a set of masterplan objectives 

– The economy

– Community facilities p jfor: – Anything else?

Some promptsSome prompts…• Housing & design • Transport 

– Should we have growth?

– If so, what should it be like?

– How should Raunds connect internally & externally

• Environmental sustainability

• Retail & shopping – What should the local centre 

do?– How to adapt & mitigate climate 

change?

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do?

– Have we got the right shops?

• Community facilities• The economy– What should new jobs be             

like?

• Community facilities– What type of facilities & 

open spaces are needed?like?

Findings from Manor SchoolFindings from Manor School

• A half‐day session with representation from pall academic years

• A wide‐ranging debate about Raunds today &about Raunds today & in the future

Group 1: Major change to edgeGroup 1: Major change to edge• Out of town shoppingOut of town shopping 

west of Raunds– Powered by renewable 

energy

• Youth facilitiesskate park & centre– skate park & centre

• Enhanced cycle paths

• New farmNew farm

• Houses to South

• Enhanced cycle pathsEnhanced cycle paths

Group 2: Change by diversificationGroup 2: Change by diversification• Town centre jobs &Town centre jobs & 

shops where possible

• Additional larger footprint uses towards NW Raunds as appropriateappropriate

• Could include a hotel

• Local parks & leisure• Local parks & leisure boost needed.

Group 3: Integrated changeGroup 3: Integrated change• Relocate some centralRelocate some central 

car parks to S Raunds

• Revive empty shops

• Capture trade back from nearby towns

• RPC site ‐ leisure centre

• Improve healthcare

• Out of town wind‐farm

• Brownfield housing

Group 4: High Street focussed changeGroup 4: High Street focussed change• Improved signageImproved signage 

throughout the town

• Higher quality public realm in the town centre, e.g. flowers

h f• Shopfront improvements

• Youth & leisure• Youth & leisure facilities to the south & west of Raunds

Group 5: Retail led changeGroup 5: Retail‐led change• Diversify High StreetDiversify High Street

• Supermarket at RPC Containers as High Street anchor

• New leisure & skate k d kpark towards Stanwick 

• Improve green spaces, such as Bassford Recsuch as Bassford Rec.

• Improved cycling links

Day Two:

Creating theCreating the potential scenariosscenarios

Wednesday 6th

October, A.M.

Recap of day oneThe masterplan objectives

Creating spatial scenariosCreating spatial scenariosPointers 

• Transport 

• Social infrastructure 

• Shopping & the retail offer

• The economy• The economy

• Environmental  Sustainability 

• Housing & design 

Breakout taskBreakout task

• What should Raunds be like in 2026?

• Discuss & develop a scenario based on 3Discuss & develop a scenario based on 3 scenarios

H i th b l 500 h ( t d– Housing growth below 500 homes (as suggested by you yesterday)

– Housing growth of 200 homes

– Housing growth of 800 homes or more

Day Three:

Refining theRefining the potential scenariosscenarios

Thursday 7th

October, A.M.

Land owner meetingsLand owner meetings

• Met with 6 land owners and their representatives

• Provide high level feedback today

• Each scheme is at different levels of development 

• Today is not about making a decision on the• Today is not about making a decision on the applications

• Rather ens ring a areness of the schemes• Rather ensuring awareness of the schemes

• Consultation on individual schemes through the planning process

Thematic sessionsThematic sessions

• 3 groups to look at each option

• All groups to consider housing

– Economy with Retail and Shopping

– Transport & Community Facilities

– Environmental sustainability 

• 1 hour (20 minutes per options)

• 30 minute feedback

• Test each option against the objectives – please use flip chart paper to set out findings (so we have a record)

Testing the objectivesTesting the objectives

• Check which objectives each option meets, does not meet, or is not yet cleary

• Respond to the key questions posed by the consultant team (to follow)consultant team (to follow)

• Identify whether the option and/or the objective needs to change, or stay the same

HousingHousing

• Are we happy that these options will meet housing need?g

Community facilitiesCommunity facilities

• Do the options provide adequate access to community facilities and public services?y p

Retail and ShoppingRetail and Shopping

• How do the options increase footfall through the town?

The economyThe economy

• Are we providing enough space for employment?p y

Environmental sustainabilityEnvironmental sustainability

• Are we doing enough?

TransportTransport

• Access routes to car parks?

• Walking routes to schools – desire lines /Walking routes to schools  desire lines / treatment of routes / safety schemes?

B i i i l• Bus provision – express services to larger centres / local hopper services / dial a ride?

• Bus infrastructure – bus stops in the right places / standard of facilities?places / standard of facilities?

Day Four:

DesignDesign principles

thFriday 8th

October, A.M.

Understanding the feedback from last night

• Take the first 15 minutes to read feedback from last night’s public meetingg p g

• Followed by discussion about comments

D d k h h• Do we need to make any changes to the plans? 

Is there a do nothing option?Is there a do nothing option?

• Last night people wanted consideration of a do nothing option?g p

• Can a masterplan for Raunds be developed on this basis?this basis?– If we want regeneration, how will it work?

– Will it be viable?

– Things are changing (e.g. RPC & Warth Park)g g g ( g )

Establishing ‘Design Principles’Establishing  Design Principles

• Should respond to the objectives and their headingsg

• Need to separate out principles for town centre regeneration and housing (like thecentre regeneration and housing (like the public did last night)

• Should be Raunds specific, but flexible to respond to changing circumstancesrespond to changing circumstances

Some promptsp p• Do we need to set out a 

statement on housing need?

• What do we mean by improving the High Street and statement on housing need?

• Can we make an agreed statement on housing (either 

what is the rationale for it?

• Can we strike a balance 

growth or distribution of it)?

• Where are there areas of 

between retaining open space and infill development?

• Have we resolved improvingagreement on transport (walking, cycling, bus and car routes)?

• Have we resolved improving places for community to meet?routes)?

• Can we make an agreed statement on jobs (either type, growth or distribution of it)?

Final thoughtsFinal thoughts

• Has the process be valuable?