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HOLMEWOOD HOME ZONE
Participation Project Programme update October 20,
2000
Planet Earth Chartered Landscape Architects are
co-ordinating the public participation programme for the Holmewood home zone
project.
The programme comprises a series of workshops,
events exhibitions and research with the aim of engaging local residents and
user groups of all ages into the process.
The aim of the workshops is to use the distinctive
insight of local residents to firstly gather information about their environment,
and secondly define the nature of the proposed Home Zone. We have already
undergone the following events:
INTRODUCTORY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING
Meeting of wednesay 1st may
An introductory presentation to the Holmewood
Neighbourhood Association by Matt Davies, Planet Earth. An Open Space Forum
Exercise was conducted to find out:
Wishes
Concerns
Issues
Hopes
Fears
Criticisms
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
Artist lead workshop involving young children that
attend local nurseries and primary schools, and use Holmewood Gardens for play.
Tuesday 11th July 2000 -Workshop at
Holmewood Gardens Nursery School
Wednesday 12th July & Thursday 13th
July -Three workshops at Christ Church Primary School
Monday 17th July -Two workshops at
Richard Atkins Primary School.
YOUTH PROGRAMME
Making of a video by young
people in the neighbourhood.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
EVENTS
The focus of the events
has been the topic group action.
TOPIC GROUP ACTION
Planet Earth firstly asked
the residents to list the main areas for discussion, e.g. traffic & car
parking, security & the environment, children. These areas were identified
from the hopes and fears listed at the introductory meeting. We then nominated
topic group leaders to generate discussions about these areas within the
meetings and to continue the discussions outside the meetings before reporting
to us the project co-ordinators.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
MEETING
meeting of monday 14
august
The second meeting of Home
Zone Public participation was held at the Friends Meeting House on 14th August
2000, with the aim of starting the process of identifying the most popular and
appropriate combination of measures to improve Holmewood neighbourhood.
There were four general
topics of discussion:
1 Traffic
Analysis
2
Environmental analysis
3 Children's
play and routes to school
4 Pedestrians
and cyclists
To aid communication we produced 4 analysis drawings
Traffic Analysis Dwg. No.
0111.2.1
Children and Routes to
School Dwg. No. 0111.2.2
Environmental Analysis
Dwg. No. 0111.2.3
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Dwg. No. 0111.24
A hand out entitled 'Home Zone Public Participation
-options for consideration' was given to the residents. This enlarged upon
differing areas for discussion, which were identified from the 'brainstorm'
list of 'hopes and fears' generated at the first introductory meeting.
TOPIC
GROUP LEADERS MEETING
m
e e t i n g o f t u e s d a y 5th s e p t e m b e r
An interim meeting was held in
The Friends Meeting House between Planet Earth and The Topic Group Leaders. The
topic group leaders were responsible for taking minutes at the previous meeting
and noting any follow up discussions from residents, which they had collected
together in a report. A copy of these have been sent to the residents.
meeting of wednesday 20
september
The third meeting of Home Zone
Public Participation was he(d at The Friends Meeting House 20th September 2000.
For this meeting we produced a document entitled 'Some initial concept
sketches.' to give the residents ideas for design solutions based on issues
raised at the previous meeting, through the schools programme and the video
project.
HOlMEWOOD HOME ZONE DIARY
We have been producing a progressive visual diary of
the events. which is posted on the Holmewood Home Zone website. A
Summary of the issues and possible solutions from the last meeting has
been sent to all the residents.
Within the topic groups, residents have described
the issues that concern them, the principles upon which they wish the Home Zone
to develop and the solutions that will define the design of their Home Zone.
The process has enabled Planet Earth, project co- ordinators to produce design
proposals that are truly in response to the findings of the residents themselves.
RESEARCH
During the course of the
project, our research areas have included;
Traffic reduction, Traffic
Calming, Transport Solutions, Local traffic Surveys, Roads and Footpaths,
Reclaiming Streetspace, Woonerf- Homezones in Holland, Children’s Play, Cycle
Networks, Waterloo Millennium Green Trust and Waterloo Community Charity.
Local Research
Local residents have
highlighted local schemes around London, Traffic solutions, Planting,
Streetscape, Children's Play which they like, which we are in the process of
visiting.
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questionnaires.
Kristin Stott carried out
a small questionnaire over the course of several days at various times of the
day. The aim of the questionnaire was to find out parents, children,
grandparents, and carer's views on the play area in Holmewood gardens. We analysed
the results and a summary has been sent to all the residents.
COMMUNICATION WITH LAMBETH
COUNCIL
We have been in constant communication with Lambeth
Council to answer questions, queries arising from The Public Participation
Meetings. A report is available on request.
WHAT NEXT?
Two meetings will be held at the Friends Meeting
House On 15th November 2000 at 10.00am and 7.00pm. We are hoping
that these times may suit a wider section of the community.
PLANNING FOR REAL EVENT
In the next few weeks we
will be developing a variety of proposals for the Home Zone in the lead up to
the 'Have Your Say Weekend'. This is an open day event in which we give all
residents a last opportunity to have their say before we must reach a consensus
on the design options to be prioritised. All the documentation and drawings we
have produced will be available for reference, along with the work produced
from the other programmes within the participation process.
GREEN PRINT
Once a consensus is
reached, A Greenprint will be developed for Exhibition and Feedback before
planning approvals are sought for design proposals. Work may begin on gaining
approvals for funding and the progression of the proposals to the detail design
stage.
PLANET EARTH CHARTERED
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS. 135 -139 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3BX.
20-10-2000