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Existing Aerial Image

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Principles Following the approval of a new ASDA store and B1 development at Middleton, Leeds (application reference 09/02589/FU), a revised scheme has been drawn up in response to ASDA’s updated store requirements, the opportunity to reduce the construction time period and to respond to Leeds City Council highways requirements. The store layout has also been revised to improve servicing, increase efficiency within the store and to provide a solution to the need for cut and fill within the site. The proposed amendments have been discussed with Planning officers and Middleton Ward Members and developed in line with the comments received. The proposed amendments, as shown in this explanatory note, allows the store to be as closely modelled to the Planning Approved scheme as possible, whilst responding to updated requirements. The corner features and multiple active facades are retained and the store continues to retain the approved linkages with the District Centre and also the proposed car park situated to the South of the store and associated public realm. Access to the site remains unchanged. However access into the car park has changed, with an extra turning lane added to prevent potential vehicle stacking. The road into the service yard has been updated in line with its new position.

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Principles The aspect of the store (facing the existing District Centre) has not been altered from previously approved. However, the position of the store on the Site has altered slightly with the store being located closer to the northern boundary. This has led to the requirement for the service yard to be positioned along the Eastern edge of the building as opposed to on the Northern boundary, to allow ease of servicing for the store. This has meant that disabled parking originally positioned here has been moved in front of the store to achieve the required numbers, but the area of public realm in front of the store has not been affected due to the increase in space from the stores repositioning further North. As the store design has been updated, this has required a change to the building layout. The store design has been updated to the latest ASDA Model Principles to produce a more efficient store. This includes a lowered roof height, which will help reduce the impact of the buildings mass on its surroundings and will also be more energy efficient as there is less space to heat and consequentially reduces power demand. Plant has been relocated to the roof, which has a raised parapet to help hide the plant from street view. The plant is closer to the fixtures in the sales floor allowing the store to run more efficiently. The roof has been lowered but the entrance pod has kept the original height, allowing it to stand out across the car park.

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Revisions

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• Repositioning of the Store closer to the northern boundary; • Relocation of the plant to the roof; • Reduction in building height through the removal of the first floor storage area; • Introduction of a larger canopy to the marshalling area with revised service yard arrangements; • Removal of part of the canopy from the front of the store; • Omission of a scissor lift; • Relocation of the colleagues entrance; • Reduction in retaining walls; • Changes in locations for the glazing to the colleagues area; • Reworking of the internal layout; • Provision of a new double fire exit to the west elevation; • Revised Petrol Filling Station layout; • Omission of covered walkway; • Omission of a fire exit as facilitated by an alteration to the Store's internal configuration; • Reconfigured car park and inclusion of electronic car charging

points; • Amendments to the elevations in line with height reduction; and • Reconfigured road alignment relating to the main highway • roundabout.

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DISTRICT CENTRE

INDUSTRY

COMMUNITY CENTRE SCHOOL

PLAYING FIELDS

NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE

BRANDON MEDICAL

SERVICE YARD

NEW ASDA STORE

PUBLIC REALM

SHOPPERS CAR PARK

PETROL FILLING STATION

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Layout – Section 73 Site Plan

DISTRICT CENTRE

INDUSTRY

COMMUNITY CENTRE

SCHOOL PLAYING FIELDS

NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE

BRANDON MEDICAL

SERVICE YARD

NEW ASDA STORE

PUBLIC REALM

SHOPPERS CAR PARK

PETROL FILLING STATION

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Approved Site Elevations

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Section 73 Proposed Elevations

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Layout

Cycle route up St Georges Road

Pedestrian link to District Centre

Bus Stops

Cycle parking

Cycle parking

Main Entrance

Taxis

Colleagues Entrance

Disabled parking

Parent and Child parking

Disabled parking

Main Entrance

Planning Approved Site Plan

• The store has been located adjacent to St. George’s Road with new bus stops giving direct access to public realm and store entrances.

• Level access is provided to both entrances with 21 disabled parking spaces adjacent to the entrances and 20 parent and child spaces. The plan also includes 6 motor cycle bays close to the building’s entrance off the car park

• A lay-by has been provided adjacent to one of the entrances for taxi drop-off /pick-up.

• Level access has also been provided to the colleagues entrance.

• Generous covered cycle parking has been provided for colleagues and customers with internal changing and shower facilities for colleagues.

• The B1 Development is provided with level access to the main entrance and two disabled parking bays.

Cycle route up St Georges Road

Pedestrian link to District Centre

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Cycle route up St Georges Road

Pedestrian link to District Centre

Bus Stops

Cycle parking

Taxis

Colleagues Entrance

Parent and Child parking

Main Entrance

Proposed Section 73 Site Plan

• The store is still located adjacent to St. George’s Road but has been pulled further North on the site

• Level access is provided to both entrances with 22 disabled parking spaces adjacent to the front entrances and 22 parent and child spaces. The plan also includes 6 motorcycle bays close to the building’s entrance next to the disabled spaces. 4 ECP spaces will now also be provided.

• A lay-by has been provided adjacent to one of the entrances for taxi drop-off /pick-up similar to the approved scheme.

• Level access to the colleagues entrance is retained along the West edge of the building.

• Sheltered Cycle parking has been amended to suit the new layout in similar positions to the approved scheme

• The B1 Development is provided with level access to the main entrance and two disabled parking bays. Car parking has been slightly amended to allow ease of vehicular ingress and egress to the area.

Cycle route up St Georges Road

Pedestrian link to District Centre

Cycle parking

Main Entrance

Cycle parking

ECP parking

Layout

Disabled parking

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Design The store design incorporates an attractive modern frontage facing South with large expanses of glazing, a covered walkway to the front of the store and areas of feature cladding. The entrance pod now stands clear of the store, providing a visual destination point.

The store will still have two main entrances facing the public realm and car park. The large entrance features give the store presence and legibility addressing these important aspects.

The store has been designed in an attractive and modern style using exposed steel structure, large areas of glazing and sustainable timber cladding, brick elements and copper like cladding to the primary elevations and high quality smooth white cladding to the rear elevations. The building is similar in scale to the existing buildings on the site and utilises sensitive design to critical boundaries to provide a successful transition to the residential areas to the South. The roof of the building has been lowered to further reduce the store’s impact on the district centre to the West of the site. The sales floor area remains as approved.

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Approach to the store via the Middleton Ring Road

Approach to the store via the Middleton Ring Road

View of the store

View of the store entrance pod from the car park

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Aerial view facing South East from the Leeds Middleton Ring Road

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Aerial view facing North West across site

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View facing North West across car park towards store entrance pod

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View facing North West across car park towards store entrance pod

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View facing North East towards store’s entrance from St. George’s Road

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Conclusion The revised scheme creates an improved scheme for both ASDA and its customers. The amendments to the highways will improve ease of access, and the raised entrance pod provides a key destination point across the car park. Amendments to the internal layout to create a more efficient space for customers, and the revised service yard layout allows ASDA to better service the building. Revisions to the car parking provide additional Electric Charging point spaces, and the disabled spaces are now all positioned close to the two entrances along the pedestrian walkway.

The design team have taken the opportunity to revisit the approved scheme in response to ASDA’s updated store requirements. The amendments as proposed will act in particular, to reduce the construction time period and will respond to Leeds City Council highway’s requirements with regards to the provision of a more appropriately designed access arrangement. The proposed amendments will allow ASDA to deliver on their intention to commence the development of the new store in 2012 and the opening of the store in late 2013. The development proposals represent new and significant investment into Middleton.