New Arisdale Design Brief - work underway
20 November 2009
Work is under way on the New Arisdale Design Brief
A joint development by Bellway Homes and the Estuary Housing
Association is underway in Arisdale Avenue, South Ockendon. The
scheme, comprising 80 new homes incorporates a mix of family houses
and apartments and is the first to be constructed in the area
covered by the New Arisdale Design Brief that was approved by the
Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation last
month.
The scheme has been designed by award winning architects ‘Stock
Woolstencroft’ and is a mix of private dwellings and affordable
homes for sale and rent. The scheme replaces a disused factory and
completion is expected in Summer 2010.
‘New Arisdale’ covers approximately 17 hectares of brownfield
land on the western and eastern sides of Arisdale Avenue to the
north of South Ockendon. The area is allocated for housing and is
the focus for the sustainable provision of services, open space as
well as new homes.
The Design Brief supplements the Aveley and South Ockendon
Master Plan and provides guidance to co-ordinate proposals for new
development at New Arisdale. The Design Brief promotes creativity
and encourages high quality development with the objectives of;
- Sustainable development, built to last, with low environmental
impact.
- Walkable place with excellent public spaces that are safe,
accessible, comfortable and memorable.
- Positive extension of an existing residential neighbourhood,
widening the housing mix, with good access to facilities
reinforcing a sense of community.
- Use of bold modern architecture that builds on the positive
characteristics of South Ockendon.
A spokesperson from the Development Corporation said: “New
Arisdale will be a well-planned, memorable place, built to last. It
will be a distinctive neighbourhood that is part of the wider,
existing community.
We are pleased that work has started and look forward to seeing
other developments follow in due course.”
-ENDS-
If you would like to receive a copy of the Design Brief please
visit our website www.thurrocktgdc.org.uk or
contact Lawrence Luketa on 01708 899389
Please contact Lawrence Luketa on 01708 899389 or Lawrence.luketa@thurrocktgdc.org.uk
for any additional information.
