Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Chief Executive, and Head of Regeneration – Alexandra Palace, detailing :

• the Gateway Review

• Presentation of final Conservation  Management Plan

• Regeneration Business Case and Spatial Masterplan

Duncan Wilson – Chief Executive, Alexandra Palace - introduced the report as set out. 

NOTED:

·        The key recommendation of the Gateway Review was detailed at paragraph 6.4 of the report.  The draft copy of the report was attached as a restricted appendix, and could be discussed during the exempt proceedings of the meeting.

·        Thoughts were being given as to the ‘next steps’ and a separate meeting would be arranged for the Board to discuss options in further detail.

·        The HLF bid would be made in November, following the Alexandra Palace and Park Board meeting on 6 November.

The following responses were provided to questions from the Board:

·        Funding was available for current year to cover the costs of advice to get through to the next stage of the HLF bids.

·        The report could not currently be made public, as it contained commercially sensitive information.

Conservation Management Plan

Duncan Wilson introduced Francis Maude – Donald Insall Associates – who provided an update on the key changes to the Conservation Management Plan.  Copies of the presentation are available from the Clerk on request.

NOTED:

·        Consultation feedback had been received from a number of sources:

-          English Heritage

-          Alexandra Palace Television Group

-          Friends of the Alexandra Palace Theatre

-          London Borough of Haringey

-          Key individuals who worked on the post 1980 fire restoration

-          Individual comments expressed as part of the recent public consultation exercise

·        Additional information was received from:

-          Farrells

-          Fourth Street

-          Bonner Keenlyside

-          Friends of the Theatre

-          WSP Group

·        The changes to the CMP were detailed as follows:

-          Buildings

Minor revisions to chronology

Additional text added, particularly in relation to the use of part of the building by the BBC

-          Assessment of significance

Increased emphasis on the importance of the Palace to local residents

Increased reference to the importance of the BBC studios

-          Conservation plan policies

Increased detail arising from a better understanding of what can be achieved, and omission of unfeasible options

-          Implementation

Increased detail in relation to the Theatre

Addition of a note on funding

-          Gazetteer

Minor corrections and additional detail about the 1980s restoration

General revisions to the theatre section

-          Plate list and Plates

Revised for the post fire rebuild images due to copyright clearance issues

The Chair thanked Francis Maude for attending.

Duncan Wilson introduced Gary Young – Farrells – who provided an update on the spatial masterplan following the public consultation.  Copies of the presentation are available from the Clerk on request.

NOTED:

·        Generally, respondents were pleased to see that regeneration was being considered.

·        High priority projects were identified as:

-          Theatre

-          East approach

-          South terrace

-          Great Hall

-          Palm Court

·                    The East/West corridors were considered as low priority, however this could be due to a lack of information / understanding as to why this would be a benefit to visitors at the Palace.

·                    It was important to improve first impressions on arrival at the Palace and work would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 235