Lisson Arches
Number/street name:
Lisson Grove
Address line 2:
City:
London
Postcode:
NW8 8AX
Architect:
Mae Architects
Architect contact number:
Developer:
City West Homes.
Contractor:
NULL
Planning Authority:
Westminster City Council
Planning consultant:
NULL
Planning Reference:
Date of Completion:
Schedule of Accommodation:
14 x private 1 bed apartment, 45 x 1 bed HAPPI apartment
Tenure Mix:
77% target rent, 13% private rent
Total number of homes:
Site size (hectares):
0.4
Net Density (homes per hectare):
145
Size of principal unit (sq m):
55
Smallest Unit (sq m):
48
Largest unit (sq m):
58
No of parking spaces:
0
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Planning History
September 2012 - Mae selected by residents committee
October 2012 - Consultation commences
August - September 2013 - Planning pre-application reports submitted
November 2013 - WCC pre-application response received
December 2013 - Planning application submitted
November 2014 - GLA Planning approval received
The Design Process
Having been competitively selected through interview by a resident
panel we subsequently developed designs, the resident’s vote was
unanimous. The residents group continued to work with us in shaping
the plans and commenting on layouts.
Presentations of materials and designs for the building and amenity
spaces were welcomed. Ideas emerged through consultation such as
preferences for internal layouts or landscape treatment with practical
inputs on the design of the outdoor spaces
We managed a visit with the group to a similar HAPPI housing project
which was welcomed, allowing the residents to be able to see first hand
the HAPPI housing principals that we designed to. Having developed
the design with the specific residents, we then engaged in wider
consultation with the neighbours of the new building.
A public exhibition of the designs and models was held in advance of the
planning application gaining support and overcoming neighbours fears
of negative impacts on their properties. We have continued to meet the
resident group post planning to run through detailed specifications of
fixtures and fittings.
In addition to working with residents we met regularly with the Futures
Steering Group which culminated in a successful public vote in favour of
the proposals.
