Canklow Woods, BFL Report- 13.10.10

1.
Uzma
Sattar
Rotherham
Metropolian
Borough
Council
Neighbourhood
Investment
Service
Reresby
House
Bow
Bridge
Close
Templeborough
Rotherham
S60
1BY
Friday
25th
September
2009
Dear
Uzma
Re:
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development:
58/CAR/ROTH
Thank
you
very
much
for
entering
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development
for
the
Building
for
Life
Awards.
I
am
very
pleased
to
give
you
the
good
news
that
your
development
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development
has
achieved
a
Building
for
Life
Silver
Standard.
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development
scored
15
of
the
20
Building
for
Life
criteria.
This
score
breaks
down
into
the
following
categories:
Environment
&
Community
Streets,
Parking
&
Pedestrianisation
Community
facilities:
0.5
Buildings
priority
over
roads:
0
Accommodation
mix:
1
Well
integrated
car
parking:
0.5
Tenure
mix:
1
Pedestrian,
cycle,
vehicles:
0.5
Public
transport:
1
Integrate
with
context:
1.0
1
1.0
Environmental
impact:
1
Good
0.5
overlook:
0.5
Subtotal:
4.5
Subtotal:
2.5
Character
Design
&
Construction
Specific
design:
1
Public
space
&
maintenance:
0
Exploits
existing
context:
1
Architectural
quality:
1
Distinct
character:
1
Adaptable
spaces:
0.5
Way
finding:
1
Advances
in
construction:
1
Well-­‐structured
layout:
0.5
Statutory
minima:
1
Subtotal:
4.5
Subtotal:
3.5

2. The
assessors’
view
was
that
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development
is
somewhat
spoiled
by
huge
amount
of
railing
and
bollards,
but
a
good
example
of
providing
replacement
housing
in
a
renewal
area
that
offers
something
'new'
and
'different'
to
what
was
there
before.
Unspectacular,
perhaps,
but
successful
in
its
simple
approach
and
provided
good
quality
housing
at
a
range
of
sizes.
We
will
be
providing
a
Building
for
Life
plaque
which
you
may
use
immediately
for
publicity
on
the
scheme
itself.
This
will
arrive
shortly.
Please
contact
bflawards@cabe.org.uk
for
assistance
with
other
promotional
materials,
such
as
the
Building
for
Life
logo.
In
addition
to
being
awarded
a
Building
for
Life
Standard,
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development
will
be
advanced
to
be
considered
by
our
high
profile
panel
of
judges
for
a
2009
Building
for
Life
award.
Our
judges
select
exceptional
schemes
from
those
that
have
achieved
a
Standard
who
are
then
announced
at
a
Building
for
Life
Award
ceremony
in
December,
to
which
you’ll
be
receiving
an
invite
to
shortly.
The
judging
will
take
place
in
the
next
month
and
if
Canklow
Woods
Housing
Development
has
been
recognised
with
a
Building
for
Life
award
we
will
get
in
touch
with
you.
Once
again,
the
Building
for
Life
partners
would
like
to
congratulate
you
and
all
those
involved
in
the
development
on
your
success.
Yours
sincerely
Wayne
Hemingway
MBE
Chair
of
Building
for
Life