PRE-PLANNING APPLICATION

MEMBERS UPDATE DOCUMENT

BARNES VILLAGE, A34 KINGSWAY, STOCKPORT
NOV 2014

Scheme Update
An introduction by Henley Homes

A new master plan provides a wide range of house types that range from 2 to 4
bedroom family-sized accommodation, arranged over 2 and 3 storeys depending on the

Henley Homes is extremely pleased to be involved in the development of the former

location and responding well to the topography of the site.

Barnes Hospital, Cheadle.

The new proposals aim to create a sustainable residential quarter which aims to create
Since the granting of permission and Listed Building Consent for the conversion of the

an intimate family orientated environment. This new landmark development, known as

hospital to apartments and a mixed development of new houses and apartments in the

Barnes Village, seeks to restore the former hospital building so it can be appreciated as

grounds the site owners have agreed terms with us, Henley Homes, to deliver the

the real jewel in the crown of this quite unique and exciting development.

restoration of the hospital building through enabling development.

The Planning Application
The Henley Group comes to this project with a depth of experience in both volume
new build and conversion/regeneration of listed and landmark buildings. Our approach,

The Design team have held a number of meetings with Emma Curle, Mark Burgess,

which is built upon detailed market knowledge and familiarity with both cutting edge

Paul Hartley and Pippa Brown and Kevin Brooks, and have collaboratively developed the

building techniques and restoration best practice, has led to a number of award-winning

scheme that we are now presenting to you in this document.

schemes in recent years.

There remains strong interest from the local community to see the site brought
Our experience in the successful redevelopment of listed buildings is well

forward and the Hospital restored. You will recall that we undertook very extensive

documented. Recent successes include a Grade II listed former school site and a

community engagement on the approved scheme including public meetings, an

former Grade II listed Victorian Maternity Hospital.

exhibition and over 1100 direct letters to Cheadle residents.

The feedback was

overwhelmingly supportive, as were Members of the Planning and Highways

Barnes Hospital is an exceptional example of a Gothic Revival building is currently in a

Regulation Committee.

state of complete disrepair with rapid deterioration continuing. Our first objective must
be to halt the deterioration by ensuring adequate security and weather proofing.

The principles of that approved scheme have been followed in this latest iteration and

Without the listed asset we understand there could not be an enabling discussion. A

we hope that Members will remain supportive.

resolution that not only protects and sustains the listed asset and its setting but
provides a planning consent that is both desirable and deliverable.

All technical issues have been addressed and we are now working up detailed
drawings for each new building to allow a full planning application and listed Building

We have undertaken detailed research of the local market, which demonstrate that it

Consent application to be made very soon.

would now be exceptionally difficult to procure sales for 237 apartments, whereas a
housing led development is far more realistic. This has resulted in a master plan which
now allows for a significant reduction in overall unit numbers from 300 to around 155
units, with the number of apartments reduced from the original 237 down to 16.

Townhouses dominate the makeup of the accommodation, providing mainly vertical

In this document you will find:

Existing building and site photographs

A proposed site layout drawing and diagrams

Proposed typical elevations of the new housing

A proposed street scheme and an aerial CGI

subdivisions within the main hospital building, alongside some carefully crafted lateral
apartments to the wings and upper floors. The listed building now houses a total of 38
units rather than the previous 78.

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The Existing Site

Existing Site Photographs

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The Existing Building

Existing Building Photographs

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The Proposed Site

New Build Dwellings 3 storey, 3 or 4 bedrooms

New Build Dwellings 2 storey, 2 or 3 bedrooms

Hospital Building Town Houses and Apartments, 1, 2, 3 & 4 bedrooms

Proposed Site Plan

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The Proposed Hospital Building

Hospital Concept Diagrams

Hospital Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan

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The Proposed Hospital Building

Hospital Concept Diagrams

Hospital Proposed Ground Floor Plan

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The Proposed Hospital Building

Hospital Concept Diagrams

Hospital Proposed First Floor Plan

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The Proposed Hospital Building

Hospital Concept Diagrams

Hospital Proposed Second Floor Plan

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The Proposed Hospital Building

Hospital Concept Diagrams

Hospital Proposed Third Floor Plan

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The Proposed Site

Proposed Housing Ideas and Precedents

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The Proposed Site

Proposed Typical Street Schemes

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The Proposed Site

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Proposed Aerial Perspective

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