Issue details
St. Paul's Church Pocket Park, Shadwell
To approve the match funding for the Pocket park at St. Paul’s Church, Shadwell.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Shadwell;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/06/2015
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The St Paul’s Church pocket park project secured funding from the GLA under the GLA Pocket Parks Initiative. This GLA initiative was launched in November 2012 to deliver improvements to London’s outdoor spaces and to improve streets, squares, parks, canal and riverside spaces across the capital.Funding was prioritised by the Council due to the St Paul’s Church project being awarded match funding from the GLA Pocket Parks initiative. The project has been completed and it is therefore urgent that this be considered by the Commissioners, to enable a decision to be made and funds to be transferred to the Church as soon as possible.
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: Not before 13th Jul 15 by Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting
Lead member: Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Air Quality
Lead director: Aman Dalvi
Department: Development and Renewal
Contact: Manmohan Dayal, Planning Officer- Plan Delivery Team Email: Manmohan.Dayal@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
St Paul’s Shadwell (“SPS”) gardens are now one of very few gardens and Open spaces in Shadwell, that have enhanced the Green Grid and contributed towards publicly accessible open space within the borough.
The aim of the project was to improve the church gardens in order to create a more inviting publicly accessible open space for local people to enjoy. The space is now fully accessible between dawn and dusk and open to all. The improvements include improved landscaping, children’s play facilities, seated areas and stations to encourage people to carry out exercise. Signage reminding people of the history of the church and its connection to the local docks would has also been included.
The space has been delivered in partnership with GLA, the Council and the Church. There were extensive consultations with GLA and Ground Work (the Delivery Arm of GLA). Subsequently, there were consultations with the Green Grid Steering Group where it was agreed to support the project.
Further, the project was presented before The Planning Contributions Overview Panel (PCOP). Following legal review, the Project Initiation Document (PID) of the project was approved in July 2014. It agreed to provide funding on condition that the recipient would provide 100% match funding. The Council agreed to support the project as it aligned with the objectives of the Council’s Local Plan related Green Grid Strategy to create more publicly accessible open space within the borough. Subsequently, extensive public consultations were conducted with the local community. Based on that, a preliminary design prepared which was later developed by the Landscape Architects.
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: No
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: St. Paul's Church Pocket Park Appendix 1-4
Agenda items
- 29/07/2015 - Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting St. Paul's Church Pocket Park, Shadwell 29/07/2015