Queens Park, Millom, UK

Project type:	Estate & Housing Renewal
Client:	Home Group
Stage:	Detailed Planning Consent
Programme:	2017-ongoing

Sensitively shaping an outdated estate into a fit-for-puropse, sustainable community

Currently under development by Home Group, Queens Park in Millom was a housing estate of predominantly concrete, flat-roofed properties built in the 1940s, comprising 66 homes.

Severely outdated in their design, the properties are now in poor condition and require major investment to tackle poor thermal performance, poorly designed public spaces and limited links through to the wider area. Additionally, the mix of larger and smaller properties is not suited to the current demand in the area.

Rather than trying to extend the life of these residences, Home Group commissioned JTP to develop a regeneration strategy which provides new, low maintenance, energy efficient, affordable rented homes and new private dwellings.

Through five key design principles, including – green infrastructure; improving connections; creating a series of interconnected spaces; designing accent properties; and clustering homes to create courts and mews – our aim is to create a distinctive place to live.

Pedestrians are prioritised, new landscape connections are made, along with homes in a range of sizes and tenures.

Project Delivery

– 66 dwellings of mixed accommodation, including 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses, and 2 and 3 bedroom bungalows. A tenure split of 21%/79% is proposed with 52 private and 14 affordable units.

– Key buildings marking the entrance, creating a gateway to the community.

– A new public square with landscaping as well as pocket gardens and play areas which contribute to the creation of a sustainable scheme whilst encouraging healthy, active living for residents.

– Courtyard bungalows, for elderly residents, facing a shared green space or streets with landscaping, encouraging interaction.

– Traffic calmed areas.

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The vision for the scheme is to solve the problems that these older homes have created over their lifetime, by building new homes that are fit-for-purpose and will stand the test of time.

Brian Patterson, Development Manager at the Home Group