1. GVA has extensive
experience of advising
clients in both the public
and private sectors on
housing estate renewal
across the UK. Our expertise
lies in the definition and
delivery of schemes.
Our offer blends the skills of planners,
regeneration specialists, development
surveyors, financial consultants, affordable
housing experts and compulsory
purchase specialists.
We are able to project manage the entire
process from preparing strategy through to
implementation.
We often lead multidisciplinary teams
of architects, landscape architects,
environmental specialists, engineers and
cost consultants. We can also manage the
process of engaging with residents and
other stakeholders.
Our capability includes:
• Setting the strategy for renewal
(masterplanning)
• Advising on delivery, including setting up
appropriate delivery structures
• Creating the required funding
mechanisms
• Town planning
• Developer procurement
• Compulsory purchase and expert witness
The following examples illustrate our
capability and expertise.
Our expertise
Housing
estate
renewal
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2. Housing estate renewal
Winstanley and York
Road Estates
London Borough
of Wandsworth
GVA is retained by the London Borough
of Wandsworth to advise on the renewal
of the Winstanley and York Road Estates
adjacent to Clapham Junction station.
These two estates, located side by side
comprise a total of approximately 2,000
residential units.
Our role is to lead a team comprising
architects, urban designers and engineers
to establish a renewal strategy that
addresses the physical, social and
economic failings of the estates and to
capture the full development potential of
this highly accessible location.
The first step has been to work with the
key council departments and the local
residential community to evolve an
agreed masterplan scheme for the
estate which combines, refurbishment,
redevelopment and environmental
improvement proposals.
The preferred scheme envisages
redevelopment of about 50% of the
existing units and the provision of about a
net additional 1,500 residential units. This
will be a combination of social, affordable
rent, private rent and owner occupation.
The scheme will also provide a new
concourse for Clapham Junction on
the north side, a new leisure centre and
replacement schools and shopping
facilities.
GVA is also advising on the viability,
funding, land assembly (compulsory
purchase) and wider delivery aspects.
We will also manage the planning process
and an OJEU compliant procurement
process to engage the private sector in
delivery. This is likely to take the form of a
public/private joint venture structure.
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As the preferred option through the series of
workshops in October and November 2013, we
started to develop Option 3 as a spatial framework
- looking at an improved grid of streets and spaces,
that link directly into an active green heart of the
community York Gardens picks up the strong desire
lines that link into Winstanley Road and Ingrave
Road
Perimeter blocks, proposed at 5 storey heights -
with 7-8 storey markers at key points, will help to
animate and contain the streets and spaces Active
ground floor frontages, generous footpaths and on
street parking with tree lined edges provide a legible
network of streets
In this section, we have explained the various layers
that were considered at this stage of the design and
development process
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3. Housing estate renewal
Alton Estate
London Borough of
Wandsworth
GVA is retained by the London
Borough of Wandsworth to advise on
the renewal of the Alton Estate which
comprises a total 1,883 residential units
adjacent to Richmond Park. This is a
high viability estate with a significant
role in the UK social housing history. It is
a conservation area and comprises a
number of listed buildings.
Our role is to lead a team comprising
architects, urban designers and engineers
to establish a renewal strategy that
addresses the physical, social and
economic failings of the estates and to
capture the full development potential of
this highly accessible location.
The first step has been to work with the
key council departments and the local
residential community to evolve an
agreed masterplan scheme for the
estate which combines, refurbishment,
redevelopment and environmental
improvement proposals.
The preferred scheme envisages
redevelopment of approximately 300 of
the existing units and the provision of about
a net additional 500 residential units. This
will be a combination of social, affordable
rent, private rent and owner occupation.
The scheme will also deliver a revitalised
town centre at Danebury Avenue through
the provision of a more diverse retail offer,
flexible workspaces, and high density
residential units, as well as new community
facilities at Portswood Place. A significant
student housing component is included.
GVA is also advising on the viability,
funding, land assembly (compulsory
purchase) and wider delivery aspects.
We will also managing the planning
process and defining an OJEU compliant
procurement process to engage the
private sector in delivery. This is likely to
take the form of a public/ private joint
venture structure.

4. Housing estate renewal
Abbey Road
London Borough of Camden
GVA was instructed by the London Borough
of Camden to prepare a vision, strategy,
detailed masterplan and planning
applications for the regeneration of the
Abbey Road Area in South Hampstead.
GVA led the project providing strategic
advice, planning, financial analysis and
viability testing.
The estates, built in the 1970s are seen
as distinct areas with limited connections
to the adjoining neighbourhood as
the original Victorian street pattern was
disrupted by the later developments. The
three main estates are home to more than
2,000 households set within a series of high
rise towers and lower rise, but high density
blocks within formal public open space.
The estates also include a community
centre, nursery, health centre and retail
facilities, together with a high level of
existing undercroft and multi-storey car
parking that is underused. The estates
straddle the west coast main line and the
proposed route for the HS2 rail link.
A major part of the study area is
designated as a Conservation Area,
focused on the iconic Grade II* listed
Alexandra Road Estate constructed in
1972/3 and separately based on the
Victorian streets adjoining the Abbey
Road estate to the north.
The project team created, tested,
validated and agreed the overarching
masterplan following extensive
engagement for the area overall
identifying a sequence of investment and
change that would resolve key issues and
provide detailed design approaches to
individual component areas of the estates.
The main development site will provide
over 250 new homes (half of which will
be affordable), as well as new shops, a
community centre and health centre. A
critical aspect of the masterplan is the
extensive landscape and public realm
proposals. These have been designed
to transform the character of a major
road junction, introducing a pedestrian
square, and creating a new focus for the
neighbourhood.
The scheme was granted planning
permission by London Borough of Camden
and by the Greater London Authority
in June 2012 and London Borough of
Camden have taken the project forward.

5. Housing estate renewal
West Hendon Estate
London Borough of Barnet
GVA is advising on the regeneration of
the West Hendon Estate in the London
Borough of Barnet. The existing buildings
were constructed in the late 1960s using
large panel methods, which are now life
expired. The estate covers approximately
12.76 hectares, bordered by the Welsh
Harp Reservoir and related Site of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is only a short walk
from Hendon Station, although makes
poor use of the available rail links.
The redevelopment of the estate will
provide 2,065 residential units, 8,100 sq m
commercial/retail floor space, 2,937 sq m
community/leisure floor space and 1,740
sq m of Primary Care medical facilities.
The new development will link into
the local environment through better
designed open space, improved off site
infrastructure and the redevelopment of
the Victorian frontage facing West Hendon
Broadway.
On behalf of the development partner,
BMLLP, GVA has provided strategic site
assembly, compulsory purchase and
compensation advice over the last five
years. This includes providing input to the
masterplan, development of an overall
site assembly and compulsory purchase
strategy, preparing estimates of the cost
of site assembly, and guiding the process
of making the first Compulsory Purchase
Order (CPO).
The strategy is to deliver the scheme
through four CPOs over a period of c.18
years. GVA has worked with the client
to develop a phased ‘decant’ and
acquisition strategy to ensure vacant land
interests are delivered on time, on budget
and without delay to the construction
programme.
Construction of the first phase is now
complete with the site successfully
assembled without recourse to a CPO.
The CPO for the second stage will be
made later in 2014.

6. Housing estate renewal
Hattersley, Manchester
The Homes Communities
Agency and Tameside
Metropolitan Borough Council
The Homes and Communities Agency
commissioned GVA to prepare a
development and delivery strategy for the
large Manchester overspill housing estate
at Hattersley on the outskirts of Manchester.
The area has seen significant decline over
recent years and dramatic reductions in
population levels as properties continue to
be demolished.
The strategy for the regeneration of the area
provides a framework for the proposed
development of 28 sites for housing, retail,
community facilities and employment. In
tandem, the strategy identifies phasing
which secures the funds to significantly
modernise the existing housing stock and
improve the quality of the public realm.
GVA assisted in the procurement of
residential and commercial development
partners via the restricted procedure.
Barratt Homes was appointed as residential
development partner and CTP/Morgan
Sindall for the development of the ‘District
Centre’.
Barratt Homes has delivered 200 of the 850
new homes, many of which have been sold
under the Government’s FirstBuy initiative.
The District Centre now has an 8,350 sq
m Tesco store and a new community
hub which includes a police post, library,
community centre and housing office. The
development was completed in late 2012
and has created around 450 jobs.
Hattersley has been hailed by former
Government Minister Ruth Kelly as an
‘’exemplar’’ and ‘’an excellent example of
the Government’s agenda in transforming
mono tenure, polarized council estates into
successful mixed communities’’.
It has achieved full policy and
community support, achieving new
build and repair from a standing start
within five years. GVA has been retained
to build upon the initial success and
later phases are now being delivered.
It represents a true ‘holistic’ approach
which is not wholly focused on housing.

7. Housing estate renewal
Salford Neighbourhood
Planning
Salix Homes, Salford Council
and Salford URC
GVA was appointed to produce a
Neighbourhood Plan for the Islington
Estate in Salford. Working for Salix Homes,
Salford City Council, Central Salford URC
and The Islington Estate Tenants and
Residents Association (TIETARA), the process
of producing the Neighbourhood Plan
involved extensive consultation with local
residents and key stakeholders.
Extensive consultation on physical
regeneration options for the estate
concluded that more than 60% of
residents on the estate had been
engaged either in their home, at a drop
in session or had responded online
providing a wide range of responses and
helping to shape the production of a
preferred option for the estate.
The scheme is in the process of delivery.

8. Housing estate renewal
Brinnington Estate,
Stockport
Stockport Metropolitan
Borough Council and
Countryside Properties
GVA was appointed to produce a
masterplan for the Brinnington Estate in
Stockport in 2009 on behalf of the Homes
and Communities Agency (HCA) and
Stockport Metropolitan Borough
Council (MBC).
Located 1 mile north-east of Stockport
Town Centre, Brinnington is a post war,
predominately social rented estate, cut
off from the rest of Stockport by the M60
and Reddish Vale Country Park, an area of
high quality countryside, but with relatively
poor links to Brinnington itself. Brinnington
was identified in the top 5% of the most
deprived areas in the UK in both the 2007
and 2010 IMD.
The majority of the estate is owned by the
council and is managed by Stockport
Homes, an Arms Length Management
Organisation (ALMO). The masterplanning
project was overseen by a mutli-agency
steering group including representatives
from Stockport’s different directorates,
Stockport Homes and the HCA.
The masterplan addressed the complex
issues prevalent on the estate, and
recommended a number of actions
to assist in the creation of a mixed,
sustainable community. A housing-led
approach was used to provide a greater
mix of tenures, changes to the public
realm and a number of non-physical
recommendations to enhance the
sense of community in the area.
The masterplan was adopted by
the Council in 2011, followed by the
appointment of Countryside Properties
as preferred residential developer
for Brinnington.
GVA was subsequently appointed by
Countryside Properties to take forward the
preparation and submission of planning
applications for four residential sites to
deliver over 250 new homes. Alongside
this project, GVA has been appointed
by Stockport MBC to submit a planning
application for re-establishment of the
bowling green and a new leisure centre,
to replace the existing centre in a more
accessible and suitable location. As the
majority of the proposed development
is within the Green Belt, ensuring these
applications are linked back to the original
masterplan and regeneration case will
be critical.
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Figure 8.1: A Preferred Approach - Masterplan
rinnington Regeneration - The Next Stage
Brinnington Leisure Centre
Why Brinnington Park?
The preferred location for the new leisure centre is in
Brinnington Park. This would involve constructing the new
sports centre on the left hand side of the park, where the
is now a bowling green and a small football pitch. This si
more central and easier for people to get to, it is also ho
that users of the leisure centre may make ‘linked trips’ an
spend money at the shops in the centre of Brinnington.
Other sites were looked at, but none gave the size or loc
needed for the new leisure centre.
Why a new Leisure Centre?
From ongoing consultation with the users of the current
centre local residents it is acknowledged that the
existing facilities are inadequate. In addition the Lapwing
centre is in a building not built for leisure use. Building
surveys of the current leisure centre found it to be tired
and in need of significant capital investment just to
sustain the current facilities - approximately £1.33 million
over the next 10 years. This was almost half a million
pound more than any other centre in the Borough.
The current facilities are not considered to be in an
accessible location for the following reasons:
• It is located on the edge of Brinnington, away from
main roads;
• It has no direct public transport links (closest bus stop
is 250 metres away);
• Most users of the leisure centre travel from across
Brinnington with a small minority living in the
immediate area of the Lapwing Centre;
• There is limited car and cycle parking facilities at the
site, with poor access and manoeuvring space.
Furthermore in the current location the centre
contributes little to the vibrancy and sustainability of
Brinnington. Reddish Vale
Country Park
Redd
Coun
nnington Regeneration - The Next Stage
innington Leisure Centre
Why Brinnington Park?
The preferred location for the new leisure centre is in
Brinnington Park. This would involve constructing the new
sports centre on the left hand side of the park, where there
is now a bowling green and a small football pitch. This site
more central and easier for people to get to, it is also hope
that users of the leisure centre may make ‘linked trips’ and
spend money at the shops in the centre of Brinnington.
Other sites were looked at, but none gave the size or locati
needed for the new leisure centre.
Why a new Leisure Centre?
om ongoing consultation with the users of the current
ntre local residents it is acknowledged that the
isting facilities are inadequate. In addition the Lapwing
ntre is in a building not built for leisure use. Building
rveys of the current leisure centre found it to be tired
nd in need of significant capital investment just to
stain the current facilities - approximately £1.33 million
er the next 10 years. This was almost half a million
ound more than any other centre in the Borough.
e current facilities are not considered to be in an
ccessible location for the following reasons:
It is located on the edge of Brinnington, away from
main roads;
It has no direct public transport links (closest bus stop
is 250 metres away);
Most users of the leisure centre travel from across
Brinnington with a small minority living in the
immediate area of the Lapwing Centre;
There is limited car and cycle parking facilities at the
site, with poor access and manoeuvring space.
rthermore in the current location the centre
ntributes little to the vibrancy and sustainability of
nnington. Reddish Vale
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9. Housing estate renewal
Robin Hood Gardens,
Blackwall Reach
Development
London Borough of Tower
Hamlets and the Homes
Communities Agency
GVA advised the Homes and Communities
Agency (HCA) on the regeneration of the
500 unit high density post war estate and
a wider 20 acre redevelopment site in
conjunction with the London Borough of
Tower Hamlets (LBTH). GVA coordinated the
joint HCA / LBTH design team in preparing a
masterplan framework and design code.
This framework was produced following
extensive technical analysis of options and
community consultation. The framework is
backed by a financial model that helped
in defining the preferred scheme testing
the viability of different redevelopment
land use and tenure mixes. This model
was used to determine the impact of
planning requirements on viability and to
assess and support the procurement of a
development partner.
GVA subsequently led and coordinated
a development partner procurement
process for the HCA, preparing bid
documentation and leading financial
evaluation of proposals.
GVA then led the preparation of the
Outline Planning Application for 1,600
homes across a mix of tenures and a new
retail and community core around a new
central park, based on the masterplan
which was refined in discussions with the
preferred development partner.
Swan Housing and Countryside have
now been selected as the preferred
development partner and the early
phases of the scheme are being
implemented.

10. 09697For further information
please contact:
Gerry Hughes
Head of Planning, Development
and Regeneration
020 7911 2653
gerry.hughes@gva.co.uk
Image credits
Page 2 – Winstanley and York Road Estates –
images courtesy of Levitt Bernstein
Page 3 – Alton Estate – images courtesy
of Studio Egret West
Page 5 – West Hendon Estate – images
courtesy of Barratt Homes
Page 9 – Robinhood Gardens, Blackwall
Reach Development – images courtesy
of Aedas / Horden Cherry Lee
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