The current layout - the removed Soundshell in the foreground
Quintain have replied this afternoon to my request for information regarding the future of the Samovar Space at the foot of the Wembley Stadium steps. Apparently my earier communication to them went astray.
Over the last couple of weeks we have been in contact with Brent Councillors, Planning team, Landsby Residents and our Resident's Team at Quintain Living relating to Plot NW04 and the existing meanwhile uses of Market Square and Samovar Space clarifying the following:To the Landsby Resident's Team:
Together with Brent Council we have a vision for the transformation of Wembley Park that will be delivered in phases. The later plots to be developed have been enlivened in the interim as 'meanwhile uses' with Brent Council's full support. The Samovar Space is a brilliant example of this. Designed with input from local young people and enjoyed by many.The removal of the soundshell does not signify the closure of any part of Market Square or Samovar Space that will remain for at least the next 12 months. The Soundshell was moved to due to the need to undergo significant repairs and to allow space for upcoming Coldplay concert activations.The 'NW04' site next to Landsby was granted outline planning approval in 2011 and was revised in 2018, and has formed one of our meanwhile plots for development later in the masterplan.To Brent Council:
Samovar Space and Market Square form part of plot NW04 in the Wembley Masterplan. They are both meantime (temporary) uses of the plot until the building development is brought forward. Market Square and “Wembley Splay” were primarily built to facilitate a more direct pedestrian connection between Olympic Way and Wembley Park Boulevard around the old Pedway. Samovar Space was part of a project co-curated with young people in Brent.NW04 has outline planning approval for either a Hotel or Office use and the form and position of the building on the site were approved in 2018*.Designs are currently being prepared by Quintain for a Hotel on the site and it is intended that the Reserved Matters Application (RMA) will be submitted in early 2026. Engagement with residents and other stakeholders will take place as part of the process before the application is submitted.Recent “construction” activity on site has been related to the various site surveys – topographical, ground investigation etc – that are necessary to inform the design.There have also been quite a few event activities on the site, sometimes related to the various concerts and other events happening in the stadium this summer.It is important to note that The Soundshell, which formed an integral part of Samovar Space, was removed due to the need to undergo significant repairs and to allow space for the upcoming Coldplay concert activations. The removal of the soundshell does not signify the closure of any part of Market Square or Samovar Space which will remain for at least the next calendar year.The approved parameter plans for the NW04 site allow for the creation of two new public spaces. A combined space that fulfils the functions of Market Square and Samovar Space is created – effectively rotating the space through 90 degrees to sit along the Engineers Way frontage, linking Olympic Way to the Civic Centre and Wembley Park Boulevard. A second space is created as a “pocket space” that will sit as a terraced area roughly where Wembley Splay is located at present.The Cherry Trees in the southern part of Market Square will be retained and reconfigured as part of the design. The various elements within Samovar Space were designed to be relocated and we will be reusing the structures where possible or donating them to local community groups, charities etc where this isn't feasible?The overall construction process will be described in the construction method statement. There will be further liaison over the construction arrangements as has been the case for all of the plots constructed at Wembley Park.
*Planning reference 2018/0968 LINK
Former Palace of Arts and Industry, Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 Proposal Minor Material Amendment to vary Condition 4 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission reference 14/3054 (dated 21 October 2014) for an outline application for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide up to 160,000sqm of mixed use floorspace. (See previous application record for full description of development).
The minor material changes sought are to create a new south facing public square fronting Engineers Way, to increase the height of the previously approved main building from 88.5m to 100m AOD, the reduction of the length of the previously approved block plan, changes to the massing of the previously approved building form, the creation of a collonaded single storey pavillion building along Olympic Way, increased basement level, and the provision of pedestrian and public realm improvements, and a bridge link to Brent Civic Centre.Status Approved.
Images from that application:
Absolutely shocking… Just when I thought Quintain actually cared about the community. We don’t need a hotel to be crammed into that space, we need our community spaces!
ReplyDeleteI recently moved into the Landsby building next to this space and to say we as residents were consulted is a blatant lie. When we signed our rental contract there was no mention of these plans and there have been no messages from the resident team apart from telling us the sound shell was being removed. They ignored my reply asking why it was being taken away. Disgusting, how dare they keep us in the dark about this and then claim to have consulted us!!!
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