Queens Park Neighbourhood Forum 18 th May 2019 1 Neighbourhood - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Queen’s Park 
 Neighbourhood Forum 
 
 
 18th May 2019

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https://mycommunity.org.uk/take-action/neighbourhood-planning/

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Neighbourhood Planning

www.neighbourhoodplanning.org

Queen’s Park Neighbourhood Forum

www.queenspark.org.uk www.facebook.com/queensparkforum

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Heritage Housing Park & Amenities Charminster Rd

Four Working Groups Supporting a Steering Group

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Aims & Objectives

Neighbourhood Forum allocated to each Working Group

Heritage

• Identify and protect all heritage assets and

properties, support their retention and re-use, especially those in public ownership or which provide facilities that serve the local community

• Sustain the character and appearance of the

neighbourhood by retaining as many properties as

• possible. Any new dwellings shall be sympathetic

conversions

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Quick Quiz…

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Output of BA (Hons) History Graduate Project

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‘Memories of Charminster’ Walking Tour

By Kathleen, Louie, Lucy, and Richie

Heritage

Why is it important? Why a walking tour? How did we find heritage? Helps us to understand and appreciate the development of the area and places of significance over time.

A w a l k i n g t o u r a l l o w s participants to openly visit the heritage of Queen’s Park and Charminster, completely free of cost and free of planning. It is uploaded online, and created in a leaflet format, becoming easily accessible for all age ranges.

Interviews Ordnance surveys Newspaper Archives Building documents Blue Plaques

December 2018 -February 2019

Research and interview process

April 2019 October-November 2018

Ideas about how to present the history

• f Charminster

May 31, 2019

Completion of the walking tour Developing the walking tour and choosing the domain for it Completion of interviews University Promotion: Nerve Radio

March 2019 May 2019

Progress

On our walking tour there are clips from the interviews which each student has done. The interviews have been clipped and the names of the interviewees have been kept anonymous - the full versions will be deposited to the Dorchester Archives. The cuttings are used throughout the tour at certain points to share knowledge from residents of the area but also to break up the information from just text which might bore some users. We have interviewed many residents from the area and some people from outside the ward who have seen the area develop around them. We have also interviewed Councillor Mark Anderson.

Interviews

For the Neighbourhood Area walking tour, we chose to use PocketSights. This is a platform that allows the user to both walk the tour and view the tour from the comfort of their home. You can access to walking tour on their webpage but also from downloading it from the app store on your phone for easier use. This website also allows you to edit the walking tour at anytime.

PocketSights

The virtual tour aspect of our walking tour is an automatic ‘tour guide’ that takes you along the route. This allows you to do the complete tour, without being anywhere near Charminster or Queen’s Park. This is great for people that want to learn about the heritage, who might know little or nothing about the area, or even where it is.

PocketSights - Virtual Tour

Two options: standard Follow me: takes the location and uses you GPS to show where you are and how close you are to the point. A R: uses your camera to show you real life view and how far away the point is from where you are.

PocketSights – Standard / Free Roam Mode Tour

The ability to free roam around the tour is an amazing and useful aspect. The tour may become too long for some, the free roam aspect allows people to see the direction in which they need to travel to, with some points of interest being more appealing to each person.

We have tried to make our walking tour as accessible for everyone as possible, which is why we chose PocketSights. This app has allowed us to set out the most efficient route possible for the tour, as well as being able to use it in browser and app form. On top of this, our leaflet also advertises the walking tour, which will be available to those who do not have access to a smartphone, tablet or the internet. We understand that some people may not be able to walk all around the area for the tour, so therefore we feel the ‘free roam’ version of the tour gives those the freedom to view their most appealing points of interest.

Accessibility

When clicking on the walking tour the user will see the detailed description of what the walking tour is about: Heritage. The different types of sources found are:

• Photos
• Information
• Interview clips

Tour Information

Front of Leaflet:

• Historical
• information
• Map
• Information on

how to access walking tour

• nline

This leaflet was created as a way to have a summarised historical leaflet to leave in public to catch the eyes of the locals and visitors curious to learn the heritage of the area and / or join the forum. Contact details/ website and Facebook page Step by step instructions on how to access the walking tour online Where to access the walking tour

• n phones for

the app but also link to access online

• n a web

page Information on the forum:

• Goal
• What is a forum
• Joining

Leaflet

A summarised historical background of the Charminster area in general for the readers to understand how long the area has been around A reminder that they can find more information on the online walking tour Information on the Malmesbury estate wall. The red line marks where the wall once resided. The information on the leaflet was chosen as a peak in interest technique to get the reader to want to delve deeper into the heritage. Map of the designated Neighbourhood Area Plaques and information on the Golf course

Leaflet

Actor Christian Bale, most notable for his portrayal of Batman in the Dark Knight Trilogy, grew up in the area between 1985-1991, attending Bournemouth School for Boys. Whilst living

• n Capstone Road,

Bale starred in his first feature role in Empire

• f the Sun, and has

gone on to feature in

• ver 40 films.

Gerald Durrell OBE was a zoologist, writer and actor, and remains a legendary figure in

• Charminster. Residing in St Alban’s Avenue,

the Durrells, as well as his books, has provided the area with national, and international attention, with scenes of the area featuring in his books.

Famous Faces of Charminster

On each point of interest on the map there is a paragraph

• f information of that particular point of subject.

For instance travelling in the area. We tried to have a range of different history from buildings to people to transport and land. This meant that the historical interests

• f each user is met.

As the user is walking around with the tour or using the virtual tour

• nline they can click on each point

(not necessarily numeric in order) and a picture of that area from the past and present will pop up or in this case old pictures of the buses. Along with this, there may be audio (but not on every point).

These points of interest can be edited at anytime by those who have access to the account.

Example of Points of Interest

The Brunswick Pub is a central figure of Charminster, and has housed many different features. For example, legendary local boxer Freddie Mills once ran a gym in the Brunswick. The pub was also subject to an air raid in the Second World War, which destroyed most of the pub seen above.

• St. Andrew’s Church is one of three churches along

the walking tour. Standing since 1891, St Andrew’s is an informal Anglican church in the Charminster area of Bournemouth. Housing and entertaining those from knights to revellers, it provides a great point of history and heritage on the tour.

Significant Local Buildings

What matters to you? What heritage points would you like to see on the walking tour? Do you have any stories of the area? Would you be interested in using the walking tour? Are there any ways in which you believe we could improve?

We’d Like To Hear From You…

Comfort Break

Heritage

Katherine Gough Heritage Working Group Queen's Park Neighbourhood Forum

What is Heritage?

“Heritage is valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations and relating to things of historical and cultural value that require preservation”

The Oxford English Dictionary

Heritage Questionnaire Feedback

Thank you to everyone who completed our questionnaire at the turn of the calendar year

What we asked you

• Should the neighbourhood plan identify, preserve and

enhance the heritage assets of our area for the next generation? 80 responses, 73.8% said Yes. Other comments:

• Balance between modern living and preservation
• Present generation should not impose feelings


and wishes on those
 to come

• Identify key features

What we asked you

• Should we control the design of new buildings

and extensions to ensure that they are in- keeping with historic styles, materials, height and general bulk? 80 responses. 81.3% said Yes Other comments:

• Should be tasteful, retain character
• cost may be prohibitive
• good modern design
• Decent living space
• Each case on own merits

What we asked you

• Should the neighbourhood plan retain all

aspects of architectural heritage, especially family sized dwellings in existing properties such as the Edwardian Villas? 80 Responses. 85% said Yes. Additional Comments:

• Depends on quality and merit,


unless outstanding design,
 “all” may be too sweeping,
 most but not all

What we asked you

Do you think that the demolition and replacement of existing heritage buildings with blocks of flats harms the architectural character of the area? 80 Responses. 90% said Yes. Additional Comments:

• It’s nice around here, lets not make it ugly
• Developments OK but not flats
• Balance to be struck with needs of


community as a whole

• Sympathetic conversion
• Causes parking issues

What we asked you

Richmond Park Road: Some people think the modern blocks of flats that have replaced Edwardian Properties in this area have damaged the character. 80 Responses. 40% agree,
 37.5% strongly agree Additional Comments:

• Some poor development
• Changed character
• Some attractive
• Lots are hidden by trees

What we asked you

Do you think the further conversion of large historic buildings into Houses in Multiple Occupation would harm the character of the area? 80 Responses. 70% said Yes. Additional Comments:

• Depends how it is done/how sensitive
• Car parking putting a strain on area
• Loss of family housing detrimental
• Conservation better than demolition
• People need somewhere to live

What we asked you

Do you think the retention and sensitive conversion of large historic buildings and houses into a small number of family flats (eg 2-4 flats per building) should be allowed? 79 Responses. 43% said Yes 35.4% said Maybe Additional Comments:

• Too many 1 bed flats
• Still adds to parking
• Have to move with the times
• Only if good quality conversion
• With sympathetic planning
• Otherwise unaffordable

What we asked you

If flatted development is proposed in the Neighbourhood Plan, at least one off-street parking space to be provided for each flat? 79 Responses. 93.7% said Yes. Additional Comments:

• Preferably more
• Retain landscape quality
• One the minimum, two is better
• Consider underground
• No

What we asked you

Porchester Road and parts of Milton Road & Beechey Road are in a conservation area…Do you think we should lobby the council to widen the conservation area?

67 Responses. 77.6% said Yes.

What we asked you

Would you like to be informed about the heritage and architectural history of the area? 78 Responses. 75.6% said Yes. Online favoured at 74.6%

DISCUSSION:
 What do we want to leave to the next generation?

• What are the most important

features to be in the Neighbourhood Plan?

• What heritage do we want to

retain?

• What should our future housing

look like and how do we balance the needs of the future population with retaining the past?

FEEDBACK – YOUR VIEWS….
 What do we want to leave to the next generation?

• What are the most important

features to be in the Neighbourhood Plan?

• What heritage do we want to

retain?

• What should our future housing

look like and how do we balance the needs of the future population with retaining the past?

Future Events

➢Join One of our Working Groups:

➢Heritage ➢Parks & Amenities ➢Housing ➢Charminster Rd (trading, shopping, experiencing)

➢Picnic in the Park

➢2-6pm, Sunday 9th June 2019, Queen’s Park ➢To help, please contact Sarah Middleton

➢Public Meeting of Neighbourhood Forum & AGM

➢September 2019 – Date & Venue TBC

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Thank you for your time
 Please keep in touch

www.QueensPark.org.uk QueensParkForum@Hotmail.com www.Facebook.com/QueensParkForum

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