PRoPeRty £60m London River Park decision deferred Minerva is aiming to transform the brewery site


Latest Ram Brewery plans to go on show


A second public exhibition has been held to enable developer Minerva to display its lat- est plans for the redevelopment of the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, London. Te group’s current plans for the former


brewery site include 5,334sq m (57,415sq ſt) of heritage buildings; 5,367 sq m (57,770sq ſt) of shops, cafés, bars and restaurants; and more than 450 residential units. More than 1,100sq m (11,840sq ſt) of lei-


sure facilities, comprising a swimming pool, a gym and spa, are also proposed, along with office space and a showroom.


Carlisle United display stadium study findings


Carlisle United Football Club has displayed the findings of a feasibility study into the potential redevelopment of its Brunton Park stadium or relocation to a new venue. Te Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP)


examined the redevelopment of the exist- ing venue over a series of phases, which is estimated to cost more than £18m. FWP also identified potential sites for a


new venue and called for talks to continue with Kingmoor Park, which is seen as the “best opportunity for an ‘enabling’ develop- ment” towards a 12,000-seat stadium.


SCALA accolade for £12m Leeds arts complex


A new £12m home for Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Teatre in Leeds, which opened earlier this year, has received its second accolade in the space of a week. Te centre has been named 2011 Civic


Building of the Year by the Society of Chief Architects for Local Authorities (SCALA) at a ceremony held on 11 November. Jacobs Architecture worked alongside


Leeds City Council on the design of the new purpose-built building, which was also named Best Arts Project at the National Lottery Awards in early November.


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Plans for the £60m London River Park development, which had been due to open ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next summer, have been deferred by the City of London Corporation (CLC). Te Gensler-designed proj-


ect had been due to go before CLC’s planning and trans- portation committee on 15 November but were held back as a result of “serious con- cerns” raised by the London Port Authority in relation to navigational safety along the planned 1km (0.6-mile) stretch of the River Tames. CLC planning and transportation commit-


Te London River Park was due to open ahead of the Diamond Jubilee “In order to properly exercise its duty as the


tee chair Martin Farr said: “It is unfortunate that the planning and transportation commit- tee is unable to consider this proposal.


local planning authority, the City’s planning and transportation committee needs to be able to consider all of the material facts.”


OPLC unveils Olympic Park visions


Concept designs put forward by ten shortlisted teams for the creation of “two new distinctive areas” in East London have been unveiled by the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC). Five teams are in the run-


ning to design a public space to the south of the Olympic Park, while five more have been selected to draw up plans for a community hub to the north. Te visions are now on display at the OPLC’s offices until 9 December and at New London Architecture until early January. A winning design for each area will be revealed in December. It is hoped the South Park space will create


One of the five shortlisted ideas for the South area of the Olympic Park


an urban landscape similar to the South Bank and will incorporate a visitor centre, water fea- tures and play facilities. Meanwhile, the second area to the north of the park will be located in


the green river valley and comprise a new vis- itor centre and a multi-purpose indoor space for community use. OPLC chief executive Andrew Altman said:


“Te Olympic Park Legacy Company is mobil- ising plans at pace for the development of the Olympic Park aſter the 2012 Games.”


Mixed-use marina scheme proposed for Fishguard


London-based Conygar Investment Company has partnered with Stena Line Ports to submit plans for a new mixed-use marina develop- ment at Fishguard, south west Wales. A new 450-berth marina with workshops, shops and ancillary facilities; a publicly-


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accessible promenade; and more than 250 residential apartments are proposed. Meanwhile, the regeneration project will


also provide a 19-acre (7.7-hectare) platform for a future expansion of the existing Stena Line port in the Goodwick area.


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