UK COAL

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UK COAL Prince of Wales Colliery
Design Workshop Feedback Session Tuesday 19th
February, 6pmPontefract Town Hall
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Vision Statement
To promote the early delivery of the Park Road
Prince of Wales site as the premier landmark,
urban extension site within the Five Towns
Regeneration Area, with high quality, mixed-use
development set within an attractive, landscaped
environment.
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Five Towns
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Aerial Photograph
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Wider Context
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Masterplan
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• Purpose of today
• To feedback and update on the developments that
  have taken place since the last design workshop
• Questions and comments raised from the previous
  design workshop
• Comments raised on the interactive walk with
  local residents
• Proposed Northern Road design options
• Phasing drawings for the construction of the
  scheme
• Concept masterplan including public open space

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Summary of comments made at the last meeting
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• Street Furniture
• Vandal proof street furniture
• Picnic area
• Community seating areas
• Water feature similar to Edinburgh Museum
  see Joe Swift (BBC Gardener)
• Public Art this would work particularly well
  at the main entrance to the site near to the
  railway lines
• Postboxes to be included in the plan
• Design code should include high quality street
  furniture/railings no galvanized steel benches.
• Public Transport
• Bus stop scheme for children aged 10-16 years as
  set up in Sheffield and Barnsley Hopper-bus
  connections to town
• Heritage
• Memorials

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• Services and Amenities
• Fire station
• Police station
• Youth clubs
• Venue for Scouts, Brownies, Guides etc
• Community centre
• Hairdressers
• Newsagents
• Materials
• No galvanized steel benches
• Tarmac is unattractive and should not be used
• Housing
• Housing should incorporate affordable housing,
  housing for elderly people, sheltered housing
• Will there be an area dedicated to elderly
  people?
• Regarding details of new courtyards allocated
  to households or individuals will they be
  gated?

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• Commercial/Employment
• Consider individual lets for small businesses
• Some of the small office areas could be rented
  out to people who want an in-between work and
  home office?
• Public Squares
• Play spaces should be within these spaces
• Play Spaces
• Sanded areas
• Skate Park
• BMX track
• Play area should be in main squares

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• Sports and Recreation
• Nature trail
• Create a new football stadium within the
  development site so that all of the community can
  benefit
• Signage and Lighting
• All areas should be well lit
• Street furniture should be replicated throughout
  the scheme to ensure continuity.
• Instead of street lighting, could lighting be
  placed in shrubbery/ upon buildings etc nicer
  appearance
• Safety and security
• CCTV and security are issues
• Will the site be policed?

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Interactive walkabout with local residents

• Main Concerns with the proposed Northern Road
• Traffic from the proposed Northern Road may use
  Ladybalk Lane and Monkhill Avenue as short cuts
  or rat runs
• The safety of pedestrians when crossing Ladybalk
  Lane close to junction with Skinner Lane - if
  there is additional traffic.
• The close proximity of the proposed roundabout
  between Northern Road and Skinner Lane to the
  level crossing.
• When the barriers are down at the level
  crossing, traffic will cut through the
  Monkhill/Ladybalk Estate to avoid queuing
• Traffic calming may reduce traffic speeds, but
  it may not stop traffic using the roads in the
  Monkhill/Ladybalk Estate.
• The impact of the additional traffic on the
  bungalows on Ladybalk Lane.
• Ladybalk Lane is already busy without the
  additional traffic that the proposed Northern
  Road will create
• Monkhill Avenue and Monkhill Drive do not have
  the ability to accommodate an increase in traffic
  flows.

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Proposed Northern Road Option 1
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Proposed Northern Road Option 2
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Proposed Northern Road Option 3
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Phasing drawings 1 22 weeks
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Phasing drawings 0 6 months
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Phasing drawings 7 18 months
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Phasing drawings 19 24 months
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Phasing drawings 25 30 months
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Phasing drawings 31 36 months
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Phasing drawings 37 42 months
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Phasing drawings 43 54 months
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Phasing drawings 55 66 months
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Phasing drawings 67 78 months
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Phasing drawings 79 90 months
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Phasing drawings 91 102 months
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Phasing drawings 103 114 months
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Concept Masterplan